Evening journal., 1914-09-01
New News Of Yesterday
The First United States
Senator From Nevada
By Holland.

James W. Nye, who with William
stewart was one of the first repre-
sentatives from Navada in the United
States Senate after that Territory had
been created into State. was
man of singularly attractive person
ality. Physically he resembled some
what Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll. AL
though he was not quite so tall The
facial resemblance was strong and
was especially noticeable when SEN
ator Nye was speaking.
He was a man Of infinite wit. He
sometimes deplored the mastery over
him Of his sense Of humor. He was
enc of the most effective of the cam
paign speakers Of his time. although
much the greater part of his service
of that sort was in the East. He
did not have much opportunity for
public speaking while he was a Gift
zen of Nevada.
Senator Nye was a native Of Cen
tral New York, and for some wears
practiced law in the villege of Hamil-
ton. He was a devoted friend Of
William H. Seward, who lived nearby
at Auburn. When Nye was appoint-
ed governor of Nevada by President
Lincoln the belief prevailed among
the Republicans Of New York State
that he owed that appointment to the
recommendation of his longtime
friend, Secretary Seward.
In one of the political campaisns
oi Connecticut, in the late COS. SEN
ator Nye took active part and was
the guest Of his friend. the late \.
ID. Sperry, of New Haven, who after
ward SERVED a long time in Congress
and who In his last year of service
was the oldest member of the House
AT that time Senator Nye said TO
Mr. Sperry:
"One of the first calls which I made
after | arrived in Washington TO take
my seat in the United States Senate
was upon Gov. Seward. ! told him
that ! found myself wondering when
| was in the Senate chamber how in
the world ! got there. wondered
whether the new States which would
be established after the Territories
had grown would elect Eastern-born
and reared men as Senators.
Seward then told me that in his
opinion the mining and the mountain
/ States of the West which would be
/ admitted to the Union in the course
OF few years would furnish a very
desirable influence and element, both
: in the Senate and in the House of
Representatives He said that at
/ first these new States would probably
be represented by men whose birth
and training had been In the East.
( but after a time native sons of those
/ States would be sent to Washington.
They might be men of some rough
ness. not accustomed 20 the con-
! ventionalities characteristic OF older
/ communities, but they would be men
o. original thought and granite-like
{ character He was especially inter-
ested in the mountain Territories un-
! III az last they became admitted to
| the Union as States. He told me that
il vas the invariable characteristic
OF non born and bred in mountain
countries that they were frugal. very
/ frfie ana were always dominated by
intense love of freedom
That he predicted would he the
Characteristic OF those who In tho
future would represent the mountain
ano mining States in the House OF
I Representatives and in the Senate al
Washington"
{ Copyright. 1914. by z. J. Edwards
All rights reserved)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell OF
Z "A business Mans CURIOUS Lapse o
Memory"