Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
HOW DOES 1T
STRIKE YOU?

GOVERNOR COX told the subcom-
" mittce of the Democratic national
committee this story of his new chair
man of the national committee, former
Representative George White.
When Mr.. White got through Prince
ton University he hadn't dollar.
That didn't prevent him from falling
in love with the daughter of we'll to-
do oil producer in western Pennsyl-
vania.
And it did not prevent the young
woman from regarding him with favor.
At length it became necessary FOR MN
TO tell the well to do oil producer OF
the state of his affections.
"Well," asked the latter in the way
fathers do in stories. "how do you pro-
nose to support my daughter! How
much money have you| ~
None" replied young White, But
don't let that worry you. III be able
to make money all right. -.
"But am going to let it worry me, y
rcplied the father. "My daughter has
been brought up in comfort. am not
going TO turn her over to you on the
Chance that you will be able to take
core of her as we'll as | have. Go out
and make the money first. And then
you can have her 81,
"How much have I got to make?'
asked White. ,
lone hundred thousand dollars. When
you have 100000 clear you can have
my daughter. ..
"AIl right" said White, "it is
agreed" o., -. .
"When YOU have $1,000 I'll not only
give YOU the girl. but III give you
800, 900 in addition. y
In those days when young man
had to have Si00,0 in a hurry, to
claim the hand of rich mans daughter
or for any other romantic purpose, he
went to Alaska to get it,
Young Mr.. White was conventional
hero.
He went to the Klondike to get his.
He spent several years there.
He went through incredible tribula-
tions. scurvy and the likC-for details
see Jack London.
In the end he wired from the Klon-
dixie: Have my 100000. Am re-
turning from the Klondike. Get ready
your 500, 900"
Good as his word-but Mr.. White
ought to have been a movie hero instead
of mere chairman of the Democratic
| national committee.
q q q
MIR. WHITE is a dry.
Nl 1t may be useful to have a dry
campaign manager for wet candidate,
Mr.. White tells the story himself of
how he became a dry politically.
He got himself elected to the Ohio
state Legislature. Like all new mem
hers, he had an innocent ambition to
be a member of an important commit
tee; the committee on appropriations,
perhaps.
in the state Legislature he listened at
tentively.
His name was not on the coveted
committee.
He waited while and finally it ap-
peared, ,'-,
lie was member of the committee
on temperance.
This must be n mistake" he said.
He made inquiries, and he was told
that he had been assigned to the TEN
perance committee by some unfriendly
influence which desired to kill him off.
When his term in the Legislature was
up he got himself nominated to Con
gress, and on the strength of his serv
ices to the dry cause as a member o
the committee on temperance he man
aged to be elected three times agains
a wet Republican in normally Re
publican district.
Mr.. White has a distinguished po
litical past.
When he was in Congress he was tn,
roommate of Congressman John w
Davis, of West Virginia, now ambas
sador to the Court of st. James ant
one of the ornaments Of the admins
tration.
He was still a member of the Hous
of Representatives when the Peac
Conference was going on in Paris, an,
as such he went there.
In Paris he had access to Presiden
Wilson. than which there is no create
distinction.
To have place in the affections O
President Wilson and also in those o
Tom Taggart, Charlie Murphy, Georg
Brennan and Wilbur Marsh is given t
few men.