New Britain herald., 1924-02-12

Then the westward journey began. He stopped first in Dakota, where he struggled for year or two before he went on to Helena. Mont.--his home ever since. This was 34 years ago.
 Prosecuted Copper Cos.
 Then, as now. copper was the big thing in Montana, and it was in litiga- ton involving the great copper inter- ests that Senator Walsh gained his first fame. He became the leading lawyer of the state in prosecuting Therefore there was little surprise about 23 or A years ago when he was rendered the position of general counsel for the Amalgamated Copper 
 The offer was declined because Mir. Walsh did not care to tie himself up with a single great interest. He pre- ferrcd the old way of taking the cases he wanted to take.
 Wins Famous Case.
 Then on a certain day. about 20 years ago, Walsh was asked 10 under take the case of rival copper or He accepted the retainer and in the end won the case. This action on his part displeased some of his former clients, and when MT. Walsh subsequently entered public life certain of these great corpora tions are said to have exerted every political influence they could bring to bear to encompass his defeat. This was in 1910. Walsh was a candidate for senator. There followed mem- orablc deadlock of the legislature. and after weeks of balloting it was broken by the election of Henry w. Myers. who voluntarily retired to pri- vatc life two years ago.
 Two years later, in 1912, Senator Walsh again campaigned for the sen ate, and this time the so-called Ore son law, which gave 10 the voters the privilege of expressing their prefer ance, was in effect. Walsh won the popular decision, and when the legis- aturc met a few weeks later every member participating in the joint ses- sions, republicans as well as demo- ,rats, voted for him. and thus he became the first and only senator to De elected by a unanimous vote of both parties.
 When the memorable fight involv- ng tho antitrust law came to the floor of the senate. it was Walsh who ed the battle that ended in its pas sage.
 In the discussion of the great war tl,rnpcl, a-1,ial, A,,,n nrt, ,roping her way prior to entering tho conflict Senator Walsh showed 10 great advantage. His speech on Copper as Contraband'' attracted vide attention. and his notable ad- lrcss on the right of neutrals 10 rur- 'hasc bclligerent ships brought him Ioticc in foreign lands and the per- | onal thanks of President Wilson.
 4 Wilson Adviser
 There were few men in Washington i who enjoyed to a greater degre" tho | friendship and admiration of Wood. I 'ow Wilson. In tho questions arising 1 ,ut ot war conditions the Montana f was one or Mir. Wilson's ! 'losest advisers and in 1916. when Mir.
 
 president got under way, he asked his 'riend from Montana to take charge ,f the campaign in the west. and. as vents proved, it was tho west that .avcd Wilson in 1918.
 In 1917, when the United States on. cred the war. senator Walsh took his 1 position as n whole hearted and iire. cSs defender Of American participa- ion. H. devoted his time and his ncrgy to just one thing whiio the ontiict lasted. and that was the win. ing of the war.
 in the great League Of Nations dc- 'ato. senator Walsh was ono Of tbe Wilson standard bearers. |,
 Now tho Teapot tempest. In the arly spring of 1929 the news began Q leak out Of the department Of the [ interior which was then functioning !, nd"r the secretarship Of Albert E. 'sll. that something was about to l appen 10 Naval Oil Reserve No. 3 h Wyoming, popOlsrly known as the ' 'eapot Dome Reserve. Then, in April, hat same year. the newspapers print { I paragraph saying that a reserve nown at the Teapot Dome had been rased 10 the Sinclair oil interests.
 Walsh, kendrick, LaFollette and ( thor senator's from the west were { onvinced that something, omewhere ! -as wrong. They did not know what I