THE SCI? ANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 25, 1896.'
8
MANY CHANGES
IN THE SENATE
New Members Who Will Appear at the
Next Session.
TKS TERMS OF THIRTY WILL EXPIRE
Fnmilinrt'nreaoi KtnU'smou Will lie
MissedMessrs. Itl.irkbarii, Bricc,
Inimron, Hill, Tnlmor nnd Your.
hfVH Arc Villous Those Who Will
Forxnko tho Worry of rntilic Life
for tho Pence of Privtttc t ili7.cn
lii.1lnny rrominrnt Ocmoi-mtic
Member Will lie KrlircU.
From the rittsbtiiR News.
AVhilf tho Vnltetl States sennte Is
Biiiii.lfil lv tho c-nnstitutifin against
r.uvh mvocpinat chmiK'S as frpiintly
occur in tin1 nimilH-rslilp 'f the huv,
tho upmr branch f the national li-vi-laturo
in tln next eon.eri'ss will see nn
unusually hi ray number of its present
me rubers vtiivil from nllicc nnil in w
men scatnl in their jilaoes. Th- terms
nf "1 senators expire on March 4 next.
Ten of these, it is assured, will not re
turn, and the ehamis are thai half n
dozen more will be unable to hold on
to lueir tosas. .Some of tho oldest, most
tile turesiH' and nutable- 11k urea ill the
senate will slop down upon the dawn
of the Fifty-tilth congress, and there
promises to !e another translusion of
younger Mood into that slow and de
liberate body. The senators whose
terms expire are Messrs. Allison, of
SENATOR WILM41I B. AU.1S0S.
Iowa; lilai kburn. of Kentucky; lllaneh
nrd, of Louisiana: 1 Slice, of Ohio;
Jtrown, of 1'tah; Call, of Florida; Cam
eron; Dubois, of Idaho; linlliiitrrr. of
New Hampshire: Gibson, of -Maryland;
Gordon, of Georuia; Hanshrouuh, of
North Dakota: Hill, of New York; Irby,
of South t'arolina: Jones, of Arkansas;
Jones, of Nevada: Kyle, of South !a
kiito; Jlitehell, of iireqon; Morrill, of
Vermont; Palmer, of Illinois: I'efl'er. of
Kansas; Perkins, of California; Piatt,
of Connecticut; Pritchard, of North
Carolina: J'uiih, of Alabama: Siiulre,
of Washington: Te ll T, of Colorado;
Vest, of Missouri; Vilas, of Wisconsin,
and Voorhees, nf Indiana. These Ron
llemen were c lassed in the last session
of this congress as 14 Kepublicans, 14
Democrats, 1 Independent ami 1 Farm
ers' Alliance. Senator Kyle is the In
dependent, nnd Pel'fer the Alliance
man, nllhoiiuli both of them invariably
Voted with Allen, of Nebraska, tho out-and-out
Populist.
Several senators whose terms expire
have nhvady been re-elected, or their
successors chosen. The I Jepuldicans
will pain Ronntnrs from tho state of
New York. Maryland. Ohio, Wisconsin,
Indiana, Illinois, and almost certainly
from Kentucky. Senators who are cer
tainly pot coming back are Hlackburn,
Price, Cameron, Hill. Palmer. Voor
hees. Vilas, Gordon, lrby and Ilrown.
nator Gordon declined some time
ntro to serve again, and Senator Irby'H
successor has been clv'sen in the per
son of Judge W, II. Knile. Other sena
tors who may not be returned are Call,
S(Ulre and Dubois. While the Florida
I'lrislature Is Democratic!, there are
others besides Mr. Cnll who want to be
senator, and It Is said he has already
fallen behind In the race. Sipiire and
Dubois are in the same boat, lioth
CALVIX 8. hRW.K.
ere nepubllcans, and bolted tho ft.
Louis platform.
Dubois expected to organize n silver
party in Idaho that would stand aloof
from all the old parties in tho state and
practically absorb all tho free silver
votes, but the Democratic and Populist
leaders In tho state did not like Sena
tor Dubois, for past political reasons too
numerous to mention, and brought
about a fusion, which left out the sena
tor and his followers altogether. Du
bois appealed to the national commit
tee of tho two parties to straighten out
things for him, and did succeed in hav
ing an agent sent out there to fix
things up, but he accomplished very lit
tle. The. answer of the fusionlsts was
that they had fixed things un so that
Hryan would certainly carry the state,
nnd they had no time to look nut for
bolting Republicans, with Tvhnm self
Interest appeared to be paramount. He;
has but a slim following in the newly
(dorted legislature, and a fusionist will
certainly be elected to succeed him.
SQUIRE'S COLD COMFORT.
Squire, of Washington, did not bolt
tintil fusion between the Democrats
nnd Topulists and free silver Repub
licans In his state was practically as
sured. Then he wrote a loner letter to
one of their number, prominent in the
SO-ITI M. TAIAIEU.
Ilrown wns practically unknown to the
nation at the time of the admission
of I'tnh as a slate, hut he made some
Speeches In the senate and one at the
i 4 m4
St. Loula convention that won atten
tion tor him. He la a lawyer and never
before held public otllce. He and his
colleague. Senator Cannon, one of the
Republican bolters, wore elected by
the same vote, and In drawing lots
l'.rown cot the short term and Cannon
the Ions one. The laiter's term expires
in 1M.
Voorhees and Blackburn have lonpt
been familiar figures in Washington.
The former tirst came to congress in
lsf.l. remaining for live successive
terms. His defeat in the race for the
WitTrV
H ill.. J1 a . . 1
DAVID U. Ill LI.
Forty-third congress was due, as he ,
himself attributes it. to the nomination
of Horace Greelev lis tin- Democratic
candidate for iivsiel.Mit. A vacancy
being c aused In the senate by the ileal li
of O. P. Mortan, the governor of lneli
i.na nppoinled Vooiiicis. who took his
seat Nov. 1-. IS77. Almost his first
words In the senate were an earnest
appeal in favor of the free coinage of
silver and the preservation of the
t-rcenhack currency us full legal tender
money. On this issti tin; stat of In
diana was carried by tho Democratic
pariv the following year. Mr. Vour
h.c es is a man of decidedly mutable
opinions. His course' on the financial
iiuestiou has been frequently changed.
Three years ago he was an ardent ad
vocate of sound money, and being
c luiirmiin of the finance committee, led
the light In the senate for the repeal 'of
I lie silver purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. He is now again for free
silver.
Senator Hlackburn began his con
gressional career in the F .rly-foiirth
congress. Alter serving ten years in
tile lower house, he came to the senate
in March, 1N.s". and w is re-elected in
lMii). He is n native son of the state
that honored him, and served in tho
ConlVd-iato army throuhout the wm.
His defeat for re-election last spring,
and the active campaign for free silver
BF.NT.r M. TICU.KIU
which lie made this fall, are fresh In tho
minds of everyone.
Senators- Hill. Palmer. Rrlce. Vilas
nnd Irby nre nil one-term men, but
have left the Impress of their personal
ity bl the senate. All have achieved
fame In one way or another. Senator
Hill, having been governor of New
York nnd a candidate for the proslden
fusion movement, statins that he; was
Willi them until the last and would
be at their Joint convention to help
the good work along. Ho received but
cold comfort from many nf the fusion
ist lenders, nnd enmo away a month
or more before tho campaign was over.
The legislature just chosen in Wash
ington hail a ve ry strong fusion ma
jority, nnd there will bo candidates
galore from tho three parlies. Squire's
defeat will be received with but little
regret hero by newspaper men and
otheis who are forced to come in con
tact with him. He Is personally one of
the most unpopular men that ever serv
ed in the senate, nnd unlike many
others who will retire, his exit will be
conspicuous by the absence of expres
sions of sympathy nnd good cheer for
his future political welfare.
Two Plaits are likely to lie members
of the next senate; he, of Cincinnati, j
Is sure of re-election, and he, of New !
York. It is said, can be sent to succeed
Hill If ho so desires. If not, it Is
eonccilwd that he will name the mnn.
These two Platts nre from the same
family, being second cousins.
of the ten senators who are certnln
to stay at home, two only, Cameron,
and Ilrown, of Utah, are Republicans.
S'TOI VIIA8.
tlnl nomination, wns yet a surprise to
many people, w ho were prone to believe
many of the malignant assertions of his !
enemies. Instead of being a mere poll- i
lician it soon appeared that he was a
r ndy debater, well supplied wiiti facts,
with ready wit and keen satire, the
sharp and unwelcome point of which
has been fe lt by many an older states
man. CAREER OF SENATOR VILAS.
Senator Vilas, as a result of being
chosen chairman of the Democratic
national convention In ls.4. that first
nominated Mr. Cleveland fur the pres
idency, was made postmaster general,
and afterward secretary of the Inter
ior for the remainder of Mr. Cleve
land's first term. The Democrats con
trolling the Wisconsin legislature in
1Mb, he was sent to the senate as the
successor of John C. Spooner.
Senator Price was noted as n suc
cessful camimign manager In Ohio
some time before he became a sena
tor. Helng a representative of tho
state on the Democratic national com
mittee, he was chosen chairman of the
campaign committee In 1SS, and be
came chairman of the national commit
tee upon the cleath nf William H. llar
num. This prominence resulted in his
selection as senator in 1890 to succeed
Henry D. Payne.
Senator Palmer Is 79 years of age,
I
!'
and probably would not have sought
re-elect Inn even If Illinois had chosen
a Democratic legislature. He has a
long record of public service both In
civil and military life, and closes his
career with the honor of a nomination
for the presidency from the sound
money wing of the Democratic party.
General Gordon does not return be
cause he prefers the quiet life of a plain
citizen to the cares of a public func
tionary. An honorable record In the
fact that he was wounded In eight
confederate service is attested by the
battles. He tlrst caKie to the I'niled
States senate In IS72. serving two terms.
He then served as governor of Georgia
for four years, at the expiration of
which time he was again sent to the
senate for the term now drawing to
a close. He Is C4 years of age. He has
gained considerable fame from his lec
ture, "The Last Days of the Confed
eracy," which has heard in Pittsburg
on Monday night.
Senator Irby is the owner of a large
plantation near Laurens, South Caro
lina, which demands a great deal of his
personal attention. He will devote
himself to that upon his retirement
from the senate.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, has already
been elected to succeed himself, as has
Senator Morrill, of Vermont: J. H. For
nker, of Ohio, has already been chosen
as Senator Prices successor. Mary
land has selected George L. Welling
ton to succeed Senator Gibson, and
Louisiana has chosen ex-Governor Me
Kne iy in place of Senator Ulanc hard.
Senators Gallingcr.Haushrciugli. Mitch
ell. Perkins and Piatt, all Republicans,
and Jones, of Arkansas; Jones, of Ne
vada; Vest, Piigh. Teller, PclTor nnd
Kyle. Democrats and Populists, are al
most certain to succeed themselves.
I'efl'er will hi'Ve to overthrow live oth
er good Populists In Kansas, who are
anxious t' have a taste of Washing
tor, otlicial life, which is supposed to
ii .chide marble bath tubs, ,-i ented soap
end free shampoos, all at government
expense. Senator Pugh will probably
have to opposition in Alabama.
THE PARIS CLAQUE.
Something Adorn the French Methods
of "Approval" Systematizing
the Claquers.
An action for breach of contract,
brought by one of the leaders of the
Paris eiaipie ugalnst the director of the
thtater with which he was connected,
has ended In a manner which will prob
ably cause some little consternation
among the class whom It chiefly con
cerns. Tho contract was pronounced
void and tho plaintiff nonsuited, on the
ground that hired applause Is con
trary to public order and good man
ners, hinders the expression of unbl
aseil opinion and destroys the liberty
of the paying public. This seems to
be excellent common sense, nnd might
well be taken for nn Kngllsh judicial
utterance. Uut they order theatrical
matters so differently In France that
the' decision of the civil tribune has all
tic charm of the unexpected. The
Paris claque is much more than a re
cognized institution; It Is not merely
tolerated, says tho Pnll Mall Gazette.
For three-quarters of a century It has
been a completely organized system,
regarded as unassailable within the
boundaries of law and order. More
over, the judgment Is in curious con
trast with one given In Vienna on a
cognate question not so long since.
Here tho fiscal authorities imposed a
new and burdensome! tax on the chef
do claque of the Court Opera house.
That functionary appealed to the ,egal
tribunal, hut the decision was against
him. on the ground that "hired ap
plause, being a marketable commodity,
wus le gally subject to taxation."
It was In that tho Paris claquers
first became ainenuble to anything like
a general control. In that year a cer
tain M. Santon set up a bureau for the
purpose of systematizing tho loose
methods by which paid professional ap
plause had hitherto been provided by
unil for the Paris theaters. That
shrewd entrepreneur not only raised
ri'cruits for the service, but trained
them for the several branches of the
profession for which they were des
tined. The manager of a theater de
voted to comedy, farce or vaudeville
had but to notify his requirements to
the central otllce, when he was duly
supplied with n suitable contingent of
rieurs. Tragedy and melodrama re
quired support of a different charac
ter, and accordingly, skilled pleureus
chiefly women were at hnnd ready
to take their seats among the paying
public and to bestow the tribute of their
mercenary tears upon the wrongs and
sufferings of the stage heroine. His
seurs, the autocrats of the encore, were
held In r. serve for operas and concerts,
while to the conitnissnires and chatou
Illers was intrusted a larger discretion
ary power In the way of lending ap
plause according to the particular cir
cumstances of time and occasion. The
latter were also charged with the un
enviable duty of endeavoring to sup
press any manifestations of discontent
among an audience, and to stem the
rising -tiile of disapproval, a task call
ing for no Fmall amount of tact and
experience, and not always slice ssful
ly accomplished even by their aid.
During the seventy-five years which
have since elapsed, the claque system
has undergone many modifications,
and has been re-established on an en
tirely different footing. The gradual
overlapping of the various forms of
dramntic entertainment, and especially
the increase in the number of the Pnris
theaters, made the old methods cum
bersome nnd finally unworkable. For
fioine years past tho handling of the
whole machinery of the cinque has
Iihii Intrusted to a few well known
leaders, each of whom Is responsible' to
a ccrt:'ln number of theaters for the
supply of the necessary hired applause.
There are thus some half doz n groups
of theaters, the director ')f each house
belonging to one group severally con
tracting with tho same chef do cinque.
The busiiii ss Is not un unprofitable one.
though all engaged In it ure not, of
course, equally successful. One of the
most remunerative leaderships was
held by the lit" M. FourniiT. who died
five y-ars nt". h aving a nle-e little for
tune of a million francs. This g-ntlo-miin
l ad supplied and controlled np
P'ause as a "niarketabl.; commodity"
forth" Opera, odenn. Hoiiffi'o. Amblgu.
Folios. Dramatiniiis and Menus fini
sh's perhaps one of the most Impor
tant eoinblnatinns existing for this pur
pose. As might, perhaps, be expected from
Its position nnd traditions, the Theater
Franenise holds aloof from these ar
rangements. Not that its director ig
nores the power of the claque, but
chnesi s to keep it entirely within his
personal control. As a consequence the
system finds its expression In this house
in its least nggreslve form. The salary
attache el to the post of c hef de claque
at the Frnncalse is a small one. having
been some time ngo reduced from about
ii:;i per annum to naif that figure. The
leader receives, however, for his free
disposal, twenty free seats every night,
which amounts to considerable aug
mentation of his salary. He attends
the final rehearsals of new plays, and
makes notes of the speeches anil situa
tions which the authors nnd stage man
agers wish to be applauded. Hut his
functions are limited to "lending" the
public Instead of coercing them. At the
Theater Francalse also recalls ore left
entirely in the hand of the public,
though the claques are expected to sup
port them when made.
If the ttnby Is Cutting Teeth.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays nil pain, cures wind colic and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold
by druggists In every part of the world.
He sure and call for "M.- WlnsUiw's
Soothing Syrup," and take no other
kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
SENATORIAL FIGHTS
OF OTHER PERIODS
Belnre and After the Rise of the Cam
eroo Dyoasty.
HOW JOHN FORNEY WAS BETRAYED
Manner in Which Cameron Won His
First Election to the Seunte-Thc
Subsequent Unities That liuvc
Periodically Agitated the Ordi
narily Calm Surface at Hiirrisburg.
"Pc nn." In Philadelphia Bulletin.
Tho light for tho succession to Cam
eron's seat In the senate is the tlrst
occasion in sixteen vears since there
has been anything like u general bat
tle In the open for the Pennsylvania
Bcnatorship. The four terms that have
been filled In the interval have not
caused any serious trouble after the
choice of the legislatures which were
called upon to name the senators. If
Senator Cameron shall hold good to
his repented assurances that he would
not again seek re-election It will be
the first time In lit" tv years when a
Cameron has not been either in the
Semite or a candidate be-fore a Republi
can or n Democratic senatorial caucus.
Simon Cameron made his first appear
ance in the I'liltcd states senate In 1N45,
as the result of the peculiar deul which
ho entered into with a combination
of Whlirs and Democratic bolters on
tho tariff question, defeating that em
inent jurist, George W. Woodward, sec
ond f no member of his party In
either character or Intellectual force,
and taking the place of James liuchan
iin, who had been called into the cab
inet of Polk as secretary of state. With
the exception of the intervals between
his retirement to make way for Rich
ard Hrondhead and his resignation to
enter Lincoln's cabinet as secretary of
war and his re-election in lSli" the Cam
eron line of father and son has been
continuous in the senate, covering al
together a period of thirty-eight years.
No other Pennsylvania senator has
anywhere approached the record of
either of the Camerons in length of
service, with the exception of Quay
(at the close of his present term),
Daniel Sturgeon and James ltuchan
an, and none nf them has more than
a dozen years to his credit. Cameron
will have sat in the senate continu
ously for almost twenty years; while
his father Is tho only senator who en
Joyed the distinction of going out of
the senate, not only once, but twice,
and then going back again each time,
finally to hand the seat over In his
old age to Don as he would an heir
loom of the household, tin the 4th
of March next the memorable history
of tho Caineronlan dynasty in the mu
tations of timo will have closed its
flnul chapter, after n career which can
not be matched in American politics
for audacity, tenncity, Intrigue, chi
canery and personal success,
IN EARLY DAYS.
In the early days of the Reqiubllcan
party in Pennsylvania the senatorshlps
were generally bones of fierce conten
tion, or, at least, until the elder Cam
eron, after the war, succeeded In plac
ing himself In the saddle. The begin
ning of his historic quarrel with An
drew G. Curtin may be said to date
buck to their wrangling for the nomi
nation In lsf)i. Two years later came
the celebrated delivery to Cameron of
the thru; Democratic votes of Maneer.
I.ebo and Wagenseller In betrayal of
John W. Forney. The whole power of
the Democratic machine In Pennsylva
nia under the orders of Buchanan, as
president-elect, had been employed to
make Forney, who was chairman of
the state committee, the candidate of
the caucus. The Democrats had only
a bare majority on joint ballot, and, al
though Forney had made some enemies
among the ambitious members of his
party who had been rejected in the ef
fort to whip into line a majority for
Huchannn's young champion, it was
expected that he would carry the clay.
Cameron who had entered the Republi
can party only the year before, had
pressed his claims without receiving
an altogether cordial recognition, but
he caused a hint to be conveyed to
the Republican caucus through Pen
rose, kinsman of the present senator,
that he could control the votes of sev
eral Democrats, that no other Republi
can could control any, and that, there
fore, he was the only Republican who
could possibly be elected.
The caucus, through a committee,
made a quiet Investigation, verified
substantially the correctness of Camer
on's assertions, and, therefore, agreed
to give him the solid vote of tho party
In order that the deserters might have
the required opportunity to carry out
their end of the bargain. It was ful
filled amidst a howl of Democratic dis
may, nnd was followed by an outburst
of indignation throughout the state. I
believe that all three of the traitors
were never again heard of In public
affairs. They went into private life
pursued by a storm of wrath anil rxe
ciation. So bitter wns this detesta
tion that some of the hot-Is In Harris
burg afterwaid refused them bed and
board.
DAVID WILMOT.
The next Republican who entered the
Kenate from Pennsylvania was David
Wilmot, who in his Democratic clays
had won fame as the author of the
celebrated anti-slavery "proviso" which
bears his name, and who remained
there, for only two years, to fill the
unexpired term of Cameron, after his
e ntrance Into the cabinet, Edgar Cow
an, who went thither as Wllmot's col
league ut the same time as successor
to ex-Governor P.igler bili-il a not in
conspicuous place In the senate In the
next six years. Thus" who may look
over his speeches in the Congressional
Recoid in the early reconstruction
period will find them marked by much
logical acumen, apt citations ami his
toric learning. Sir. Itlaine makes a re
mark of him in his "Twenty Years In
Congress" that his ability was far
greater than either his ambitions or his
Industry. As it was. despite his In
firmities, he was often an effec tive de
bater; but he early took his place with
the extreme conservative Republicans
in the senate, became; "a Johnson man."
was foremost in the diie-i iion of th? fa
mous "Ann-ln-Arm Convention" which
met at Nineteenth street and Girarel
avenue, and virtually drifted Into the
Democratic party.
THE ELDER CAMERON.
Simon Cameron, after coming home
from his service In the Russian mission,
again appeared on the scene In an
other dash for a se;at in the senate. In
the general reaction against the Re
publicans throughout the north, the
state In 18B2 had given thein a majority
of one In the legislature at Harrlslitirg.
Cameron again boldly assured the Re
publicans that he could secure the vote
that was needed nnd attempted to make
good his word. The Curtin wing of the
party, however, was not disposed to
help him in his plans, and the. Dem
ocratic lenders were determined that
the party should not be betrayed ami
cheated the second time. The caucus
nomination was given to Charles R.
Ituckalew and the prevailing sentiment
among Democrats was that If any
member of the party should sell out to
Cameron, he deserved to pay the penal
ty with his life. When the time came
for balloting the old-time rounders of
the Bill McMullen-Hob Lister Smith
Jimmy Haggarty stamp went to Har
rlsburg and stationed themselves about
the windows and doors of the house on
Capitol Hill with a tacit understanding
to "pick off" any Democrat who might
desert Iluckalew, but they all came up
for Huekalew to a man under the
knowledge of the cheerful array of
Derringers and Colts that were hidden
In the clothes of the toughs like a
masked battery. Cameron's tactics,
however, were not effective with the
Republicans either, and he failed to re-
celve their full support.
It was In 1867, when the desperate
contest for the legislature between
Cameron and Curtin was fought, and
when the downfall of Custin was her
alded by the defeat of Quay for speak
er, that Cameron scored probablv his
greatest triumph, converting Quay and
other promising youngsters of the time
to the dynasty and giving It a suprem
acy which no opposition within the
party was able to shake In the next
fourteen years, or until Cameron was
on the verge of four score and had ab
negated his honors to the heir apparent.
HIS RESIGNATION.
Elected to the senate In the wake
of the great victory for Grant for pres
ident and Hartranft for governor, the
old chieftain would have remained
there longer If it had not been for his
desire to "vindicate" Don. w hen Hayes
in 1877 declined after great pressure
to keeD him in office as secretary of
war. Cameron then wrote his reslirna
tlon; there was a hubbub all over the
state; for the moment there was a
rush of innocents to the front; it was
soon given out that the "orders" were
for Cameron Ills; there was a grumble:
but the. machine worked with beauti
ful precision. Two years later, when
Cameron cuiiio ui for his Hist election
to u full term by the legislature which
was floated in with the victory of
Henry M. Hoyt for governor, there was
a little handful of recalcitrants, led by
Charles S. VS'olf nnd George K. Maples,
but the machine rode over them with
hardly a Jar. On the night of the elec
tion. General Cameron, In his old stone
house on the bank of the Susquehanna,
received his retainers like some old
feudal bnron, and told them that now
he would die happy, that he had seen
Ills greatness descend to his beloved
lad.
In the meantime, John Scott, a cor
poration lawyer of little popularity, and
never widely known even in the state,
although of good standing In his pro-l.-sslon,
had been selected by Cumel'on
as his colleague. When his term ex
pired In ISTfi the unexpectedly tremend
ous Democratic tidal wave of 1S74 hud
swept a Democratic legislature into
power and William A. Wallace;, then
In control of the Democratic muchine,
nnd with the assistance of the Penn
sylvania rullroad. speedily disposed of
Lewis C. Cassldy, Richard Vaux, Hen
drlck Ii. Wright, Helster Clymer, Dan
iel Dougherty and a lot of other Dern.
ocrats who were in tralnln? for the
seat In the senate.
The contest for the choice of a succes
sor to Wallace shook the Republican
party in the winter of 1881 from center
to circumference and lasted several
weeks. The Hlalne inlluence In the
Garfield administration, then being or
ganized, was exerted against the Cam
erons, who had picked out Henry W.
Oliver, of Pittsburg, as Don's colleague.
"Harry" Oliver was well known In the
Iron manufacturing industry as one of
Its magnates; but In public affairs out
slele of his own city, his name was un
known to the public except as a gener
ous contributor to campaign funds anil
one of the ardent "business men" who
were always faithful to the organiza
tion. It was evident that there would
be a general protest; but It wns deter
mined that ho should be crammed
down the party throat willy-nilly. Tne
anti-Cameron men appealed to the his
toric sentiment and traditions of the
party by rallying around tialushn A.
Grow.also taking up Thomas M. Hayno,
who was then cutting his short-lived
swath In politics, and the dendlock con
tinued until late In the session. Tho
outcome was the compromise on John
I. Mitchell, of Tioga, who had fairly
reached his level In the house at Wash
ington, and who for tho next six years
was painfully overweighted with a
sense of his responsibility. In late
years he has nestled In the snug repose
of the bench of the common ple;as court
nt home, more nearly forgotten than
nny other Pennsylvanian who has sat
In the senate in the past forty years.
Since that time Cameron and Quay
have held both scats as a sort of a joint
stock possession.
THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY.
Some of the More or Less Great Au
thors and Actresses Who Resolute
ly Reluse to Be Interviewed.
It may be that after a while popular
novelists will have their press agents
Just as distinguished theatrical -tars
do now. In point of fact, It Is stated
that Mnrle Corelll Is already Introduc
ing the custom. Everyone knows how
Duse piques curiosity by never permit
ting lierseif to be Interviewed. What
one knows about her Is simply what one
gathers from her public performances.
There are no visits to her room in the
hotel or to her home In Italy, with de
scriptions of her paintings, brlc-a-brae
and books; no accounts of her favorite
dishes, perfumes and the like, says the
New York Journal. There is only the
Duse of the footlights, with her slender
figure and pained face. Hut how much
nil this reserve arouses Interest In her!
Why Is she so secluded? What hidden
giie f, what sorrow In the past, what
poignant wrongs lie at the bottom of
this mystery? One can only speculate
nnd to see her over and over again. So
it is with Marie Corelll, who is a great
favorite with Queen Victoria and the
royal family. Is this her real name? Is
she Italian, French or what? Why
will t-he not let peopl? know about her
household, her personal tastes, habits
and caprice's? The re Is just one glimpse
of her private llf' which is going the
rounds in n paragraph, and Is as fol
lows: "There Is a touching Incident to
relate, which Is not only Interesting
In itself, but Is highly Indicative oi the
dee p feeling of reverence; with which
Marl- Corelll approached the task of
writing 'Harabbas; a Dream of the
Wot Id's Tragedy." Her desk was
placed opposite a picture after Guido's
'Ecoin 'Homo.' under which a reel lamp
burned continuously. A friend pre
senteil to her a gold penholder, s; t with
a single pearl at the top. With this
pen aione, consecrated to the work,
Minle Corelll wrote, from the first word
to the Inst, the book which is now so
famous."
Some public persons like to be In
terviewed for the press, and some do
not. With actresses the older they get
the more gracious they become In this
respect; and one Is reminded of the
shrewd observation of Rose Coghlan to
a young actress whose name was very
much In the papers. She said to Miss
Coghlan in genuine agitation: "It is so
rl-cadful to be written about by the
reporters in this way." "My dear, don't
mind that," said Miss Coghlan, calm
ly. "It Is only dreaiiful w hen they be
gin to stop writing about you." When
Julia Marlowe first went out as a star
she would never be Interviewed. Her
mamger kept strict guard. Now she
is her own mistress, except so far as
Mr. Tabor is concerned, and Is very
gracious to the writers for the press.
Miss Ada Rehan has never given any
Interview to a newspaper man not
through her own choice, perhaps, but
Mr. Daly obects. He conceives, and
very rightly It may be. that it de
grades the mystery of the slage to al
low the performers to be seen In dressing-gown
and slippers and by daylight.
He has Charles Lamb's feeling that
actors and actresses Inhabit a world
f their own, and should be visible to
the public only In their paint and pow
der, swords and doublets and hoops
and wigs. Romance has too far de
parted, and men nowadays are not
heroes to the general public any more
than to their valets. Mr. Daly would
continue to preserve as far as possible
some part of the old seclusion and sen
timent that clung to the regions he
hind the curtain; and accordingly dur
ing his administration of the theater
to which his name is attached he will
hardly ever allow his players to walk
in Rroadway. An interview appears to
his mind an abomination.
Miss M. E. liraddon Is one of those
persons who maintain firm ideas about
the right of public characters to their
private lives. It is said that she has
never been photographed, and certainly
no newspaper portrait of her has ever
appeared. A picture of this popular
novelist would, be Impossible to obtain.
Recently she was offered $100 cash to
allow herself to' be photogruphud and
a royalty on all pictures of her that
might be sold; but she declined. She
has no abhorrence of figuring in this
way, although he has several times
allowed herself and her beautiful Eng
lish home to be written up. George
Kliot had the same rooted objection to
thiv camera, although theie are several
portraits of her in existence taken,
from drawings. She was very plain;
everyone who reads the periodicals
knows that long, narrow face, without
a gleam of beauty or genius anywhere
In its features. .Miss V.raddon or Mrs.
Maxwell, as tihe really l.i Is also plain
and quite a large woman, 'with a ruddy
English countenance, beautiful only In
Its kindness and good nature the real
beauty after all.
How far back It seems, although it
Is really not so far, since Miss liraddon
began to write those wonderful s liga
tion novels which set the whole read
ing world In a flutter. "Lady Audley's
Secret" was the tlrst. Then this sort of
novel was something new and unique,
and Lady Audley. with her lovely fair
hair and baby blue eyes and pink and
white complexion, was the first of a
long line of wicked heroines. What
mystery and caveplness there was In
the book 1'iom the discovery of the In
fant's shoes In the chapter, through nil
the stages of her ladyship's dreael te
cret and George Talboy's disappear
ance, to the horror at the end! All this
seems eouimoiinlace enough now. for
Miss Hrudilon has had a thousand Imi
tators, and beautiful adventuresses
with green eyes and golden hair have
passed across the stage In cohorts'. Hut i
lioooeiy even yet has been able to do
them, as well as she did. Then came
"Aurora Floyd," the beautiful horse
woman, with her secret, and then
"John Marchmont's Legacy and 1 ne
Doctor's Wife" and others, and finally
that truly splendid story, "Henry Dun
bar," or, as It was first called. "The
Outcasts." This Is one of the best sen
sation novels ever written; ami from It
Tom Taylor made nn intensely Interest
ing play In w hic h in this country James
W, Wrillack was accustomed to appear.
Henry Irving could handle the charac
ter of Dunbar a remarkable psysoho
loglcal study but hardly anybody else;
unless, perhaps, Mr. Wlllnrd. Hut no
performance could surpass that of Wal
lack. Miss Praddon Is still writing; but
her readers do not seem to be as many
as they once were.
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
Odell Williams will star.
Mrs. Laniitry Is a bicyclist.
Washington has seven theaters.
New York has a Chinese theater.
Adelaide Hanelnll Is In vaudeville.
W. S. Gilbert has Just finished play.
Lydla Thompson Is acting in London.
Liliiun Russell's father was an editor.
Anna Held will head a vaudeville com
pany. I'nrinne will be seen shortly In a new
opera.
Cissy Fitzgerald will star In "The
Foiinilllng."
Will T. Rising is starring in "Leaves of
Shamrock."
Julia M.irlowe-Tubor will shortly act
"For Scotland."
"She" nail the "Clemcnceau Case" have
be n resurrected.
Mclntyre and Heath's "Dixie Land" has
given up the ghost.
I.yella Ycamnns Titus will hereafter bo
known as Lydla Titus.
A Spanish bullfighter's fee for a special
performance Is about $S,(Jtil.
Donnelly, of Donnelly and Qlrard, once
played only legitimate roles.
The ISostonlans will probably produce
"The Ouecn of the Buccaneers."
"Veronica" Is the title of a play for
Hernhanlt hv Canala's poet Iniirenti'.
"The Electrician," by Charles K. Rla
ney, will soon have Its initial production.
A school for opera has been established
at tho New England Conservatory of Mu
sic. Inez Hprugiie, wife of cx-Governor
Sprague. nmilo her debut on the concert
stagu last week.
Marie Dressier, recently divorced from
her millionaire hubby, declares she'll
never wed ami In.
An actreps 111 Now York Is about to
have the null on her left forefinger beau
tilled by a diamond.
William II. Crane presented Martha
Morton's new play, "A Fool of Fortune,"
at I.o'.isvllle last week.
Nat Goodwin has dropped proceedings
for divorce against his wife. Goodwin will
prolMtbly appear In London this season.
After an absence of two seasons E. 8.
VVIIIard Inaugurated his American tour tit
Knston Monday night. In "The Rogue's
Comedy."
CliHiniccy Depew and Mayor Strong are
among those who have tendered a benefit
to Hose Coghlan, shortly to bo given In
New York.
It has been discovered in London that
thp great effect ill David Helaseo's drama.
"The Heart of .Maryland," has be;cn used
In an older play.
The fcene of "Saturnalia," a new eoinlo
opera, Is laid in New Orleans during the
Mardl Urns. The authors are two Provi
dence young men.
A nero bought a ticket for a scat In
a Chicago theater, but was ejected on ac
count of his color. He has gained a ver
dict of $l,Siic against the manager.
James O'Neill is perfecting plans to cel
ebrate the two thousandth performance of
"Monte Christo" on a. great scale. The
play will be given with an nil-star cast.
A new play by I lent Ik lb?en, said to be
a continuation of "The Doll's House,"
showing the life of Nora afteT she leaves
her husband, will shortly be acted In
Frankfort.
The ne w play which John Hnre Is to
produce 111 till.' country will probably be
called "Ilio, Master." It Is a thri;e-act
modern drama written by Ogilvie, author
of "llyimtla."
Contracts were signed last week where
by Caniille D'Arvllio will sing the leading
role In Richard Carroll's resurrected "Kis
met." The company will soon be nrgien-ize-il
and the opening Is set for Philadel
phia, Jan. 4.
The Hostonlnns will produce a new op
era by Herbert and Smith ut Washington
next month. If It doesn't make a hit the
company will produce "II Travatore,"
"Carmen," "linhemian Olrl" anil "Uobln
Hood" the rest of the season.
Inlininiiinlory Rheumatism Cured iu
Morton L. JtHI, of Lebanon, Ind.,
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