The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-12
Case of Virginian Who Gave
Up Law Practice
TO BE A NIGHT WATCHMAN
Phil Campbell and His Irish
Partisan.
The New York NewsbOy Who
Went to Congress-

man has given up d good business or
a lucrative job at home to come mere
and accept a position under the govern
ment. No better demonstration of the
chronic desire to obtain federal recog-
milton and cast aside a good future at
home has been presented in years as
in the recent case of a. West Virginia
appointment.
Down in a little mining town known
as Tunnelton was a man. who was ac-
credited with having the best law
practice in that section. Incidentally
he was a good politician. Last cam
paign he worked hard for the election
of William G. Brown, Jr, as represent
tative from the second West Virginia
district.
Feeling that he was to some extent
rest onsibie for Browns election, ne
came to washington Immediately fol-
lowing inauguration and urged MS con-
gresham friend to secure Tor MIN an
appointment as an assistant attorney
general in the department of justice
which pays a salary of 5000 a year.
Finding no opportunity ta land his
friend in such a position Repfesehld-
tive Brown urged him to hang around
town for a few weeks and he would
try and find him a position in some
other department.
pnring the interim the postmaster
ship at Harper's Ferry, which is in Mr..
Browns district, became vacant AT
the time he had a man from Harper $
Ferry serving the job as policeman at
the house office building. He went to
him and offered him the office, which
he accepted and the appointment fol-
lowed within short time.
Brown then informed hisk lawyer
friend ana supporter that he had I'M
0lly. after running a fine-toethed4e comb
Ri, rNrNra a
Il have finally landed something for
yor-a job of policeman in the house
office building. 1t is fine stepping
stone for something better in the fL-
ture.''
The lawyer is now sitting on the
watch-job from midnight till morning
patiently waiting for something better
to show up. His salary is loco per an
mum.
Representative Philip Pitt Camp
bell tells an amusing incident that
happened when he was running for
the office of member of the board of
education out in Pittsburg, kan.
Among the most ardent admirers and
strongest partisans was a son of Erin
by the name of Jack Cady. Jack was
character around town, who
claimed residence in Campbelrs ward,
slept in the rear of a saloon in an
other ward, and ate whenever the
most inviting display of free lunch.
One day shortly before election, Cady
came into Mr.. Campbelfs office and,
with an aggrieved expression ON. his
face and with a brogue of richest
verdure, relieved himself of the fol-
lowing outburst:
"Begor, Mfsther Campbell. I was
insulted a while ago over -~beaathat
pIa-ace," pointing across the street 10
a saloon "A man I don't know
oil 70 he fn
seq he, Who air yez goin' to vo-ote
for for the board of edication? l SEE
to him. SEE I. thot livery body
knowed that L was for me ou1d frin.
Phil Campbell The Teller SEE to me,
Sure. there's where we're wrong SEE
he: hes not wan of our fellers.'
- Is thot SOP SEE I. What do yez
nance Then in an aggra-avatin'
Campbell down town in this cam
paign a-sittin 'em up to the boys ??
seq he. l thot a minute without
shown 1 wuz mad, an. SEE to him,
MOO SEE, I don't think L have
SEE I. -ss~.sssn.-
Then he SEE to me, in a banter
in sort of way. so as fverwan in the
pla-ace could hear him, SEE he, Have
yez seen annywan with his money
a-sittin' 'em upT Then 1 wuz rale
mad, an 1 seq, 'Begor. moo; but PhtI
Campbell is me frind. and he is as
liberal as annywan in the pla-aee.
Then he SEE to me, SEE he, louder
than liver, I'll bet yez IS to S25 that
yez can't git IS from your purity
frind to sit EN- up to the boys An
before he could bat his two eyes, !
dived down into me jeans an pulled
out a five-spot. an L SEE to him. seq
I: I'll take that bet. SO 1 will, an
here's SIS Phil Campbell give me not
two minutes agone- Come on, boys;
have a drink. This Teller kin watch
us
The education of Representative
George John KindeI of the First Colo
RADIO district, was limited to parochial
school and night high school He was
horn in Cincinnati, Ohio, and at the
age of 13 began work at S1.50 per
week. When 16 years old Mr.. Kindel
began a four years apprenticeship in
upholstery and mattress making, and
shortly after iourneyship took the ad-
vice of Horace Greeley, went west. To-
eating in Denver in 1878. There he
tablished himself in the mattress and
upholstery business, in which he has
been engaged ever since. Since 1892
he has been in the courts contesting
the discriminative freight and express
rates which prevail against the state
of Colorado. By this means Kindel
was brought into politics two years
ago and elected to congress.
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas
was not favorably regarded when he
first came to congress as a member
of the house by the Rosalie Courier,
a weekly published down in his dis
trict.
The editor of the Courier always led
off his editorial column with a few
piIhy sentences setting forth the
status of his Brigllt's disease Follow
ing right after the usual Bright's dis
ease paragraph the issue after Shap-
pard had been elected contained this
comment:
Young sheppard doesn't know a
thing about parliament. We would
like to know how such people get
elected to congress. He has had no
experience to fit him for the place. We
voted for his father for congress be-