The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
INCOMES, PRESIDENT
 MAKER, 38 TO-DAY, A
 NATIVE OF ARKANSAW

In considering the men and inf1u- ences that operated to make him President of the United States, Dr. Woodrow Wilson must thank his lucky stars that a certain interesting event occurred in Arkansaw thirty eight years ago to-day, Dec. 6, 1875. Had that event not eventuated, "Prexy'' Wilson might still be the oc-. cupant of the White House, but he must be glad that he didn't have to take such chance. The event, seem ing1y unimportant at the time, was the visit of a stork to the McCombs family, residing in the little village of Hamburg, in Ashley county, Arkansas, near the Louisiana border. The bird of joy left a boy, who was christened William F., and who was destined to achieve greatness the chairman and general manager of the Demo- cratic national campaign committee, in the year which witnessed the cleo ton of woodrow Wilson to the Presi- dency and the institution of a Demo cratic Congress.
 In his youth ''Bi1r' or Mac" as he was called, attended a typical Arkan- sas rural school, and took part in the buco1ic sports and pastfmes incident thereto. He was an ambitious lad and determined to go to college. It was fortunate for himself and for pr. Wilson that he chose Princeton as his alma mater. He graduated from Princeton in 1898, studied law at liar ward, and began the practice of law in New York dozen years ago. At first he was merely a clerk and 'leg man. for big law firm, but within couple of years he hung out his own shing1e and soon built up a paying practice. His only political experi- ence, prior to the last presidential campaign, was gained in running for assemblyman. He was defeated, but ran ahead of his ticket.
 Mr. McCombs was Wilson n44~h from the time when Princeton's 'tprexy'' first began to manifest an in terest in practical politics. When he began booming Wilson for the White House, other Democrats laugh ed at him, declaring that there wasn't any precedent for nominating a col Iege professor for such a high office. IL S11Ap1y WASH O04LS 0OA01 S61A0 L10 objectors, and considered it settled. MT. McCornbs kept right on the job, however, and soon rallied other Princeton graduates to his aid And now see what has happened
 The chairman of the Democratic national committee has long been considered a confirmed bachelor, but the little god captured him at last, and in November he married Miss Dorothy Williams, of Washington, in London. President Wilson was not lacking in appreciation. and offered MT. McCombs the post of ambassador to France, but it was refused.
 The New York, Near Heaven 6, Hades railway, which has gained the unenviable distinction of sending more people to kingdom come and the hospitals than any other American railway in the same time, is seeking to regain it's old title of New York, New Haven & Hartford. The Moses who has been given the job of lead ing the transportation system out of the wilderness of stock-1uggling and mismanagement into which it has long been plunged Is Howard Elliott, a native of New York, hfty-three years old to-day, and experienced in railroading as a rodman, clerk, freight and passenger agent, general manager, and president of the North ern Pacific. The successor of MelIen the Goat as president of the New Haven is a descendant of John Elliott. the Apostle to the Indians.'' and his youth was spent in Cambridge, where he graduated from Lawrence Scien- tif1c School before going west to begin his railway career in the humble ca pacity of a rodman on the c. B. & o. He has tackled a big job. but if he fails it will be his first failure.