Evening journal., 1914-09-21
New News Of Yesterday
Two CObblerS Who Made
Themselves Famous
By Holland.

The late Noah Davis, who was for
many years a Judge Of the New York
State Supreme Court, and who be-
fore his election to the bench served
in Congress and also as United States
district attorney for the Southern
district of New York. was for some
thirty years a distinguished citizen
of the Empire State. He gained
national prominence as the judge
who tried William NJ TSeed. He
was an intimate, personal as well
as professional friend OF the late
Judge Daniels. who served for many
years upon the Supreme Court bench
I'm New York and who, after his re-
.htirement on account Of the age lim-
tation of seventy years, was elected
as Representative in Congress of one
OF the Buffalo districts.
At the time of that election, /
had a good opportunity to talk with
Judge Davis about Judge Daniels.
Judge Davis became enthusiastic
over the extraordinary career of his
friend
Il have often thought that there
vas a marked similarity between the
early careers of Henry Wilson, Uni
ted States Senator from Massachu-
setts, and aftterward Vice President
under Grant, and that Of Judge
Daniels" he said.
Both of these men who had
gained great distinction. were born in
obscurity, Daniels i'm absolute power.
ty Wilson picked up the shoe
makers trade and while he was
cobbling at the bench at Natick
Mass. he was reading everything h'
could secure which told the histor!
of the United States or gave the bi
Cgraphies of some Of our great men
Daniels was befriended by a kind
hearted shoemaker, who lived in tn
lower part of New York City. Tn
boy really had no home and the shoe
maker took him in. He learned hi
trade, and when he was about O
age he packed his kit and started {
walk from New York TO Buffalo, 70
he thought he would have a bette
opportunity to gain a living in tina
city than in New York. While o
his way to Buffalo. he stopped for
day or two at Geneva end wandere
into the courthouse. | must hay
NEtn AItA0 at ADOuN ANAN AAlANH q
though, Of course, I have no recO
lection of the young man. He wa
completely absorbed in listening I
/ the ross-examination Of witnesst
and the arguments of counsel. Il
had never been inside courtrool
II before
II "As soon as he got TO Buffalo.
h set up a little cobbling shop, bo
II rowed one or two law hooks an
H read while he cobbled. exactly
u Henry Wilson did, excepting tn
\ Daniels read law books and WilsC
read history and biography.
- Wilson began to take part in d
oaucuses of his time and soon ma
IL plain to the people that he h
Il great gifts as a politician. DAME
II after he had read law enough and h
been given some opportunity in
- Buffalo office, was admitted to I
~ bar and il was not long before
H. was able to close the door of
The cobbling shop. for he soon gained
fairly remunerative practice.
Doesn't that seem TO you "
impressive illustration of vi
ing American opportunities are?
Of these cobblers became Uni
r. States Senator and then Vice Pre-
dent and the other jurist dist
guished for exceptional ability ;
now about to take his seat in
House of Representatives at Wa
ington."
me,
our Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell
1.-TWO Senatorial Colleagues Y
Were Congenial."
ds.
soul Copyright, 1914. by E. J. Edwa
All rights reseryed)