The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-29

For six months, which he has described six eventful months" he the editor of newspaper in a southern town, whose locality l shall not give here, because of certain crcum- stances connected with the There it was another crusade against a municipal ring and another of being compelled to edit with revolver fin the hand and also to walk with gun exceedingly handy The ring eventually broken into bits, but meanwhile MT. Woolley had lost his newspaper.
 For a short time thereafter MT. Wooey the editor of the San Antonio Light in Texas. Then he went back to New York and entered upon really notable career as a magazine writer He sent many assignments throughout the country for some of the best magazines III the United States, and then he became one Of the Washington correspondents of the New York World, a position which he held for about two years. Then again MT Woolley turned to maga- zine work and in the year 1911 he became the chief investigator of the congressional commit tee appointed to look into the affairs of the Unit ed States Steel corporation. This committee was known as the Stanley committee.
 Because of its wide-reaching effects, it is prob able that a magazine article entitled, The Plum derers of Washington" the most notable contribution to the news and information of the day" which MT. Woolley wrote. This article was preceded by an intimation that anyone men, toned and who chose to do might know that he had recourse in the courts. In other words the information upon which the article was based was tested in advance. This article was called by the press of the time fearless" It dealt with some of Washington's big bankers and real es- tate men and with good many officials.
 Woolley writing just as he wrote when he was attacking municipal rings in smaller toWLs of the country. It is not too much to say, per haps, that the article largely responsible for complete change fn the manner of men ap- pointed to positions of high trust in the mun- cipal government of the city of Washington. for Washington in way has municipal government being under the rule. of course, of congress, but having a board of District commissioners ac responsible heads.
 In the year 1912 Mir Woolley was the editor and compiler of the Democratic Text Book" and WIS chief of the campaign of publicity bureau of the Democratic national committee. He also coIu- piled the text book of 1914. His political afhla- tions at this time, however, newspaper men be- leve, did not have anything to do with his ap- pointment to office, His efforts along liberal and progressive lines had attracted the attention of Woodrow Wilson. MT. Woolley appointed first as auditor for the interior department, an office which despite it's name, is under the control of the treasury department. Then he was given his present position director of the mint He is filling it.
 am writing this article with feelings of per sonal admiration and liking, perhaps even Of af lection for I have known Woolley for years. He is a tried man. He is of the newspaper fra ternty and after nearly quarter of a century of close acquaintance know that can say that he is an honor to 1t. Robert Wicklife Wooney lives just outside of Washington In Fairfax. Va It is this little town which has possession of the wills of George and Martha Washington, and some parts of the bill of rights of George Mason. It is a good place for Democrat of strongly pro gressive tendencies to live.
 MT Woolley married Marguerite Treholm of Winchester Virginia. They have four childrer all girls The family life is of the kind ac- counted ideal In the books Mir Woolley is put down as Robert Wickffe Wooley, but newspaper men from coast to coast and from the Canada line to the Gulf know him much better as Bob
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