South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-21
S STATES
REAL AND NEAR
By Fred c. Kelly

When James A. Gallivan was sent
10 congress by the people of Boston
a. a special election a little while ago,
the first thing he did was TO hold a
reunion in Washington with one
Samuel WinslOw, skate manufacturer
and member of congress from Wor-
cester.
Every time Gallivan has crossed the
path of Winslow it has augured for
the good of Gallivan, and the sight of
Winslow filled him with a great joy.
Back in the sos when Gallivan's folks
packed him out to Cambridge TO enter
Harvard, he had ambitions as "A base
ball player. When the spring prac-
tice opened up he went out to try for
the team. 1t was easy to see that he
was a promising youngster on the
baseball diamond, but two or three Of
the older players made a thorough
investigation into Gallivan's ancestry.
They found to their utter horror, not
only that none of his folks had ever
been prominent socially. but that none
had ever possessed any vast sums of
money. Such a young man on the
ball team was of course out of the
question, and they bade him be on
his way.
But wait Sam Winslow a young
young man who had been captain of
the team the year before and who
had been the idol of all the students,
was back for a few weeks helping to
coach the team. He missed Gallivan
and asked what had become of him.
They explained about Gallivan's folks
never having been prominent socially
or even wealthy.
You put that boy back into the
reserve squad" ordered WinslOw, "or
I'll have to know the reason why"
So Gallivan became a member OF
the ball team and in due course he
was their star player. He was so
good that when he finished college he
had offers 10 go with one Of the big
league teams at a salary that sent him
bounding home TO tell the good news
to his parents.
I'VE didn't send you TO college to
make ball player of YOU" was CALI
vans mothers comment. And that
ended the baseball business. In time
he became a political reporter on
Boston newspapers, and he was a
good one. From that he drifted into
politics.
But to get back to Gallivan and
Winslow They didn't see much of
each other after the incident on the
ball field until Gallivan was elected TO
the Massachusetts house of representa-
tives, few years later Then they
bumped into each other on a Boston
street corner and exchanged gossip.
What committee will you be on ?"
asked WinslOw
Il don't suppose I'll be able TO get
on any of much consequence" replied
Gallivan. I'm a democrat, an un-
known democrat at that, and the re-
pubiicans are in control"
Well I'm a republican myself
I haIp of N
low. Whereupon he led him 10
hotel and introduced him to George
Won L. Meyer, afterward secretary Of
the navy under Taft, but then speaker
of the Massachusetts house of repre-
sentatives.
Winslow and Meyer had been col
lege classmates and were great
friends.
George" says Winslow, here's a
young man who used to win all the
ball games for us at Harvard and so l
think he ought TO have a good COM
mittee place even though he is a dem
ocrat. If you don't give it to him, I'll
simply have TO get even with you
somehow"
That being the case, Meyer put
Gallivan on one of the most impor-
tant committees and with the opportu-
nifty there afforded he made rather a
name for himself.
Naturally enough, when Gallivan
found Winslow in the house of repre-
sentatives on his arrival in Washing
ton, he said 10 him:
You look like a good omen to me.
| don't see how | can have much bad
luck here with you no further away
than the other side of the house"
Also. it may be remarked. before we
so any further. that Gallivan is almost
double for Chairman Fitzgerald of
the powerful committee on apprOpri-
atoms. which may help him just that
much.
One of the things that used 10 amuse
Gallivan in his college days was the
fact that John Jacob Astor would
nudge up TO him now and then and
ask for all the baseball news. He and
Astor were classmates. the one with
out financial backing and struggling
for an education; the othsr the heir
10 millions. Aston was a<great base
ball fan. though he didn't play him
self. Every time AstOr passed CALI
van he would approach him humbly,
almost 10 a hero-worshiper and ask
for a few crumbs OF inside informa-
ton about the ball team. And CALI
van never failed TO treat him with
great kindneSs-almost as an equal.
No matter how hot and humid the
day may be or how many men 90
about among their fellows in cute lit
( tie dancing pumps. Third Assistant
Postmaster General Dockery wears
the same kind of footgear that he
does in winter. He wears old fash
I toned. leather bOots-the kind that
reach 10 the kDees-and ne wears
them regardless OF fashion or weather.
But he wears his trousers on the out
side.
fCopvright 1914 hv Fred q KellxA