Evening journal., 1915-03-10
New News Of Yesterday
How a Democrat Helped
a Republican
By Holland.

M one Of the Senators at Washing
ton whose terms expired ON March a.
1881, received more smccre, even af.l
iccting. demonstrations of friendship
aud expressions of regret that his term
in the Senate should have ended thanl
did Allen G.. Thurman, Senator FROM
Ohio for two terms The perfect sim.
plicity Of manner, tho utter freedom
from affcctaiion or consciousness, al
certain delightful unconventionalty oil
speech and even of dress, his confirmed
habit OF using snufl and then Of utiiiz
ing bandanna handkerchief highly col
cred and Of the fashion OF earlier
years. all served to make Senator
Thurman. in his personality as attrac-
tive q man as ever sat in the Senate
chamber.
He had no enemies and he com
manded the respect and admiration
even OF Senators who we're conspicu-
GUS for a certain isolation OF habit
distinguished for proud self-con-
sciousness or an assumption Of OK
cessivc Senatorial dignity. To him
Senator Roscoe Conkling paid one OF
the rarest compliments he evor be-
slowed upon any Of his colleagues.
/ Thursman's Senatorial intimate was
a Senator who sat upon The opposite
side Of the aisle, a Senator who re-
sembled him in Intellectual qualities
and a mastery knowledge OF the
law--George +. Edmunds, OF Yer
mont.
II was known before Senator Thur
man had been long in his seat that
while no one could surpass him in
his devotion to the principles which
the Democrat party represented. he
never pormnted himself to indulge
either in excessive partisanship or
in the characteristic manipulations or
politicians This was one Of the rea-
sons why. without losing any OF his
influence upon the Democratic side
Of the Senate, he maintained the
friendship and confidence OF OF Sena-
tors upon the Republican side,
The late Col. John 4. Waite. who
was serving as a representative from
one Of the Connecticut districts at
the time Of Senator Thursman's COM
pletion Of his Senatorial term and
who was near of kin 10 MOI rison r.
Waite. who became chief justice OF
the United States Supreme Court in
1874. narrated 20 me one day au in
: terestiVg anecdote associated with
| Senator Thurman.
! when President Grant nominated
Mr.. White as chief justice OF the Su-
% preme Court bench" said the colonel
, the leading lawyers in Congress
/ knew how valuable Mr.. Waite's SER
vice had been as one OF the counsel
for the United States before the Gen.
eva tribunal which was TO pass upor
the Alabama case. But outside Tho
/, great lawyers and the people Of Ohio
Judge Waite was little known. 4
was presumed that his prc-ominen
u service at Geneva would secure fo
5 his nomination speedy ratification b.
II the Senate. For some reason, how
Ia ever. which was never understood
l. Charles Sumner. Senator from Mas
Ie sachusetts. opposed the ratification G
e. the nomination. Thoreupon Senate
10 Thurman made p very earnest spcec
is to the Senators in executive session
l. He spoke of Judge Waitc's very grca
professional attainments. He refer
rcd 10 the mastery manner in whic
F. Judge Waite bad prepared tho cas-
~ for the United States before the Gen
I, cva tribunal. He referred TO th
y high personal qualities that wcr
= characteristic OF him. and insistc'
that he would not permit his part
affiliations in any manner to inhuenc
= his opinions while judge.
d "This was remarkable indorse
e ment 10 be made by Democrat OF tn
d nomination Of a Republican for higl
e Office. II Was instantly successful
81 Senator Summers opposition va
Withdrawn and Judge Waite va
r unanimously confirmed as Presidcn
r Grants appointee as Chief Justice o
{. the Supreme Court"
Copyright. 1915. by L. J. Edwards
= All rights rcserved)
% Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell O
- "The Man Who Made a President"