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I Ate and ( Iharacter

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Edward ( Uiver \\ olcotf

Late a Senator of the I nited States

from the Stale ol ( Colorado

homas l;ul(on 1 )a\\ so!)

Volume I

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CN< ttmiloN tr, (kh. Htw C«tk

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In Place ol I'

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with hi in II - Mi tfcC hall- Of

mine ■bilitj ind n

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WWM ibl • ' u T *• 1 % h.»n-

turn wlv

tiooi W ii- ■■'!.• • •■ P»WI< !•'■

and

in PL \' I OF PREF H i:

ir with hii

bment for him.

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w I I ,

i optional force of char

o the

more bril

reputation irai made ai

• « in. ii moai commended him

it bj

• qui qualii • I and

(miration and affection.

kind, he i ai ■ man of i on* ic

_" ii None i "ill. I be more daring

d none moi i u! in standing

tal quali : Drder. Hii

-l liiillin.

d 1 1 1 * »— t men, and i i( i<»

!• - With a

be would

. I. in he irai w th I

1 [i

!i<l liis

■

Willi

and

i. -lu.il iniii. II

|...ini ol

Ii ill. he would bare

• known

: i v7 1 . ;i ■ ;thai

l\ PI H I. O] PREI \« !

public DO

in»r ! i

/S< \

J in. rra-i-.l iluriii^' .ill

ill lll.hr II '••! Ill

llsh itjle, and

i

li i in in n. <

w en in |>ub

HUl li

conricl

Mr v.

g urn. li ol

Intin

the ;•

1 alone in form

ami

magnitude or ; Ike point li-

IN 1'1.A< 1. OF PRE] A< 1.

ger in publio hf«*

itj Vi\ *aiOUe,

ij mpethef alightfnl. Hli nature iraa broadlj gen e the pretender, he wmm gentle and The world aw made In .in f 11 1 In appreciate the ■

W \ S 1 1 I N i . .• I' I

.luii.- 28, i :'"'■'.

\\ great loai I taring

in the Senate, although ire had

• pj fond "f bim. Be \\ ;i- ;i

: i . « 'i i 1 1'- had iint onlj aeen much

art and literature which

i •• had manj aj mpathiei Be w ai

. ading and obaern

dent be made up « haterer in- maj

.• i.\ it 1 1 unnanal rapidirj <«f

. i ii*i in the Senate in- a?on ;> con

■ if unnanal powi ' 'in-

mi. i wiih .I manner

- in moment! of ea

beard When

In ij - made dm • I if ■

.mil rictorioni

.ni.i a hnmoT ■ in- ii never tailed

Ml.- « M\ ll.- -Mill It,

'nil Jnatiot '" in- remarkable natnral

in IMIIII.M Mini

b .it the Bar and In the

in. i i ban eaaed

■ Hi.

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I In- l - 'hal I

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ml brilliant, was |H«SNMd • >'

: be bad great wenm of humor i a pin well, i gi

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:»can Cmndidaic fur Governor— The

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and Mnk< h —

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. ■ :ler

: tadership Lost but

S.ck-

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HIRIH • * I IV

El»\\ \i;i I < >i.l\ BR WOU 0 '• -iivit. »

I Vofonteen in -

-r.nl i fr..in II

mil-

ud I dm mb r of the B - in «li" tai

- " I, 1888

i

rdi Mi W

i i fe I ontribatioD ;«* all P

onlj Approach thai he era made to ;

but

i

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. it \\..if

mely, that in .T;m p in the minority lo the i

plete the -

B ih

l :i.\\ \i:i» OLH EB WOLCOTT

quenl otterance, the genial . ■ be animating purpose, >lu<! ; the stru te human interest thej

' lory; d ■■ hranked " publications,

m p. Wolcott'a birth, la a quiel b1 ing of one broad elm si i b a satisfactory place in a hich waj from a hen the life Btruggle return to when there la do uggle, ;ni«l w hen there la oof •i. i meditate

■ Edward Wolcott'a father and

abode after their marriage In 1843,

ildesl children, Samuel Adama and Henrj

Edward Oliver, were born; and 11 was to

r Wolcotl and Mother Wolcotl re

: their Uvea :ifi<-r they had

familj aii.l eatabliahed mosl «»f Its mem

rorld. After the return <»f tin- family, 11 was

. favorite pla< >rl . largely . "f

e familj were there, and also because it

the world a world which, while 11

• it namea a hich 1 « » 1 1 ^ had ■ I uitli the family, bul In Edward'i case there

i bia custom The na i

;.i\ in honor of < Oliver < Iromwell, a aa

mm thai of Edward \\;i» aew

use of mere fancj .

middle name was preferred by

• • w ord ii gave a aj to 1 he Dame, or ita abbrei la( ion,

i welded together thai each

iughou( hia life M r.

da and largely to the public

not the ursl of the Dame

\'0\ III AMI VOl S(j M Wlh"

Dumb

of fodep

him

nnmindf

■

1 1 i; State <

H

H

1

hiatoricaJ dooament

the f.nuih had ranked well

thor

ili.-. •

Sin: ermined.

N

literally, it mi ni -. " \ of l

trust i

mocta an modern, as

i.l. w Ai;i' OLIVEB WOJJ OTT

■ ame froi

e family had liw<l for many

: their tombs stand bj the

irch Be came earlj in i he Puritan

from Plymouth, England, March 20, L630.

;..m\ u ho Bel i i<-'l at l k>rcheeter, Mas*

■ 16 joined the movement i<> < Jon«

... den p of Rev. Thomai Booker. 1 •

the M assachuset ta towm rtown, and Neu Town, oo\i Cambr

towuM respect ivelj <.f Windsor, ■ !. .Mi-. Wolcott going with Iiis told that he vrai a " Btont- j man," and that after the pastor " i e distinguished man in Windsor." Be i lonnect lent < leneral < Sonrt or Legisla- the time of his arrival until his death, member of the Constitutional Convention of • i been led to change their abode tion to t he oligarchical ideas a hich • felony, and the otter- Convention naturally w;iv pronounced in its I onstitution ii the first docu- ivernment bj the simple i rned i«\ it, and in tfa for i he » '«'ii>t it lit Ion <>f t be I totted this t 'on Ten I ion, a hi< b i on- fundamental law, was pre i m ..at line in a short hand n<»t.' boos <»f

- nator w oleott traced his

ii.) • of t he daughter* "i t he

. i he direct male descent « as

on of I lenrj . as was that of

t « '..mi. •-! lent and

B Wolcott «.i Massa*

ii-i (general ion from the

• ol the American family.

•' II. nn . William. an<]

m -• w oleott w ii icupied

^ I »l ill \ \|» V'Ol Sti M.Wlh H )\)

i lao n. in • Idef of I name ••l '" '' • i •

founger \

'in I John \

tOD, I In- In-' ... .u|>. nit Of ' ; •

I •

■ nor Woh ■<■' of N' family, ttj log in ptTt I

!

:. in the ■ 'Mint.'

■:,il i.— in tin- i

ght, I.ut ■

I till- f.

Indicia]

i

1 of tin- pram . i and 'ivii..

I ol tk

ti ■ «litn |

thai in- would be Dnworthj

frt-.l» loatN to tbC

country, either in tin- h-.ur of

I

Bimoi R as did three old r : '

i:i»\\ ai;i> m.i\ EB WOLCOTT

did not join the family until

; i >nd marrii romantic.

i denta of w Lndsor one

grea !>• man's estate and bad

i .in attract i\«- young

. Pitkin, Bister of the Attorney*

- e had *■« • n i«- onlj for a visit, bnt

of membera "f her sax, it was con«

• public policy i" permit her return. The

il their r and <!••-

liable marriageable man ol i he toa a

r itfa a \ iea to matrimony, and thus In-

■ community. Thej concluded

• was most Likely to be successful In such of the plotting was an earlj match, and

branch <>f the family iw>^\ productive of

\ ong their sons was

cond, who was tin- father of Gideon, who

«, and who became ii>" father ol Samuel

Lion in the Revolutionary War. Thia

ie father <»f Blihn and the grandfather <>f the

i who was the father of Senator Wolcott

er, far more <>f the original Wolcott

us iii;ui iiiis tracing alone

•ii\ through Simon, bul through

iii.i i hrough .Man . li ii to 1 [enrj .

i i onnecl ion a itli the I lenrj and Mar)

mil} came through the mai

i; olut lonarj period to Jeruaba

daughter of < leneral Brastus w ol-

•!. of < lonnecticut, and

lown in direct line from

^tiii fartl • w olcott,

his cousin, Sarah Drake,

i >b I » r. i K « - and daughter of

our lubjecl was a R olcott of the

•! -amlfat Imt. was the

i tabliahed him-

1 hich ai the time seemed to

^ < »i ill AND Vol SCi M\ \||« n

Dr. S..IHW-; W

1

I |. : 1 1 -i t . - of 1

• I t.»wi

Illinois; and < Ileveland, < >hio I • •' • wai :

.in appo

h and 0 ! '

hoooi

• will

I did no( personally knon

prop

•ii while d be fell

old PineoJl B

tbroplst, to tt.<

the B

Phil]

I.m.'k

In "iir qv HOD Of "'ir triuinj

hx \

Bibl<

i:i»w ABD <>i.i\ EB R I >IX> 1 1 "I"

. and thii \\;^ the

which the friends

parent organisation.

r*i actii ii\ in this

Republican Convention in L893, when

. be was a boy, hi* home lia<l been

11. 1 railway/' a bich help

■ • : d LI of !i.n ing

tiidden in the attic <>f the bonae in pen! some i Ime a ii li Shen

• • < 'ii-isi [an < '"iii-

• ter part «»f bia Life he a rote a Dum*

<>f which is widely in oae in Christian

for the a orld we sing."

mother a aa Harriel A. Pope, of Millbury,

Her father, Jonathan Adama Pope, \\li<»

■ Nora ich, < tanned lent, a aa an ex-

mill proprietor, and !"• was a grandaon "f

ped into Nea England the

: ; i u . - 1 1 to thai aed ion.

• • Mr. Wo • r iii:in hare

u bo belonged i" anot her

Pomroy, «>f Hebron, Connecticut

in the rei i\;il methods "f Jonathan

i t.. the double charge being made

N< a Light i lewa, and preaching

on in the pariahea of < >M Light

■ fi »re 1 1"- < toneral < Jonrl in t be

Dg in ;m«l "in ..f the

ildiers. The congrcgat i<m

i bia

• bia life "ii the rolun*

Another \\;>s

. i • d Mci Jut ■ Inate of "> ale

rity School, al the

of Nea l [ampehire ;« m« I

There being do cl(

^i < >l III iXI> VofNti MAN 11

in. n in i be Deightx >i I k V hi

. to the I

i . Q(j y ri Wo

\il of them were born the date "f the birth ol Samu<

i

All attained to manh I and

I in in'

iel, Henry, Edwi children Hari i U I

D ' ; Rev. Willli

- : Kathei ine I lllei

Ann. i I. (

1 rude, "f I

\ ...

A.-.-n pej

j ft-.. in home much <>f lii« : L848, l<

young I .<\" .ii 'I'v ndven .

f.unil\ at Longmeadow, i

until we

j u ith Julia in to nienl place, to taki

the flower of our familj « ith me i hen I warmth ol

111. 1111.-. I I

all I -nf of all hie rhil<

memben of them took

imenl f<»r In* tin; the beginning thei

19 i.i'U \i;i» OLH 1:1: WOLOOTT

DDOBIUU ;in«l of more than . indeed, was bis pn exl mention of the

■■ •■ ■ Ij ■ in Edward's grandfather under the

_■. 18 19, a ben, after express j l

o law, the mother <>f the three

Bon are the three charming boj b,

and \ i\ :i« i t x ; I [enrj . a iili Mis

. :i.i Eda ard a ii li hi** gubernatorial

hi of superiority sufficiently noticeable

• I attenti m-ii then, and

tl ought in ;i letter dated a( \|-i :!. 1849, a ben Ed araa onlj a • "M that date li«- i<-ils of his London, " jnal three a eeka from you and tfu R< peating

i lie dear Little felloe i Samuel aJ d .i polite request \>> th< p like .i in. in. I do

• familj remon and remaining there until is.".::, went

rid, a be in I v"«:» I bi

■ i iioic \ reaidence was i

a bicb < 'leveland, 0 ame

ii.-. i guch urn il I sm. a hen the ngmeadow, arhere thej continued '<» death In L901. m a*o or ill'

ii.n the and joined them •

e of the j ol the lub

to tell his <'\\ ii storj in I, however, thai hia life

: thai he waa • «l u i ing a*eek

•I I II \M»

T

own

w.-ll

til Who :

• liini "f

■ • ■■! 'I

1

nd • nit urwl « li him en

.iti.l rut nil the I

the '

m perraded the t

«-.>ln vu held .if 'In- old w

the

B

n i:i>w \i:i» <>i.i\ i;i; WOLOOTl

r\\ the capture of Fort DonelsoiL

i throbbed aa fiercely In Ohicagi

:i.l B lad in blfl ind alert.

. ,i i.\ it. Be sum one of the crowd

»ll..wr<l (In* funeral |irtM-(>ssioii <»f Si.-ph.-n A. burial place at the s.»utli end «»f iln- city. ii i earh impressions --f his new home are shown In the following letter written, five monthi after hia arrival, to a rho had remained with the relatives al Norwich:

en

your letten from tin- Post-office thia after- ring his letter I thought i would

with it. We have had ;i great deal of g i

but mtv little mow, but the reason there i ;iiim- they ;"''' doa 11 bj the : the a Ind bloa ag that it ll n't any fun.

of the managen of tin- •• foung ftfen'i • me the privilege of taking out any b< . that I choose l like Chicago rery much in : block in Providence would look almost i>k<- a . - ,:, ,,• these great seven and eight-story marble .» much more going on here than There ai am engine! here In < !h

• ■. them work.

■ Dutchmen here In Chicago than you ever

f the i ost Important itreeti in the citj yon

v ind i.i'i""

i '. %

and iIm- highest natural hill In Chicago

high In the yard of one of our

binet and ti ther

it man) curiosities, Aunt) f i much oblige! lo her for

. iii% love i" Addie and

bed

brother

i brought to an end by the

VOUTH IND YOUNfl HANIKwi

...ii ..f the famllj ■ ■ • Oil I the Iron Indnato Cleveland 1

■uilv boil

Arenoe, then Bnclid B

• corner • I clM and i tcqnired an affection I

• >f the acl I. Be all

man!

and loud irould

Bible reading t«> Impoae diacipline, •

i • i the Kir \ queen and Morde< ai, the J<

the hall."

i nsi i '

the war wa* pnli \

: coming; there were military fnn< iiKitiv reterant woondi

• i| hi numberh the worl

-I l»y the B other

belonged to boja1 mil

At !.

.law. .i-».i the tem] '

\ of the ' lfs In

Edward added n it wai one of thoi the •

He ierred foi the laal day* of the war. H D, i fiment of

ing the Bummer of I ft

i:i»\\ \i;i» I >l.l\ ER w I »l.« '< rTT

of the capita] city,

and Mr Woleott

i pa w ritteo bj him at that time

. thai the men u^tti the Dame facetiously

• in for a Bummer vacation.

mi thej are spending

Thai thej made I holi«

dent from the chart

.in. I brief letters written by him daring thai period

friends it -« -; 1 1 1 alighting references

.iinl frith some he left the

I the experience was an unpleasant one BUi

Thai he «li'l ii"t ai all times

\ ,!.- •• • and that occasionally there was

rough work than waa >le t<> him is

I'.ui that in the main tin- service was eni

bis letteri bear abundant testimony. True,

• i ..f not li :i \ i n l: a chance to meet the enemy,

•■» have been his principal cause ol

urallj in hie latei e f<-it that he

i ;i great part in the war. and there were in

■ us win. were disposed i" make rapl-

of a military experience, however trivial, that he

The truth la that he did perform

rnntrj mi a tin f peril, and that

suae he «li<l not have opportunity

. did He enlisted for ;> hundred daj b

He sen ed for

and expressed iii^ w illingni

i ..f like duration, nn i>ii<- brief

opportun waa

II( . p pears not 1.. ha\ ■

a illing to ' he condit ions

. r«iiiL'li tli'Mi^'li 1 1 » • - \ nc<i-ssaril\ musl

. our young soldier probablj had

plaj lug in 1 1 onlj one battle, that at

by Gi DeraJ Jubal A.

in <• ; I. nt on the result <>f that en-

rOUTB tND YOI WOOD

count

w ol<

I

which ti

A.ir. ji;

t<» the Daceanitj of pro!

don, and the undertaken In ••ar:

1 hi. :.

I

gagni in I Idernem \

f<»r r

-uj.pli.il 1,\ ;

m from Uu -

an- 1 i be I i

mailer f"i-

.m.l i

• in. <>n tl.< Hill, veil

bad i

• r the purpoer* .1. i . Barnard, i

them, and wt a bi

IS i:ii w ai;i> I >i.i\ 1:1: w < >i.<< rTT

tl H ■! a .-.ill!:.

■ rerj prominent point, at Inter

bt hundred i" one thousand yards, was occupied bj an

important spproach or depression "t

pi i>\ a battery for field g

l i>\ rifle- trenches irhich were in fact

fantri parapet, furnishing emplscemenl f'»r tiro ranks

■ I communication along tin- line

Mat troops and

ould In- moved rapidly from one point "f tin- Immense

t.. soother, "i- under cover, from point t<> point along

the I

- which prevailed along manj parti <<f the line were r a mile or !«<• in front <>f the works, tin- counter irhich were surrounded by ebattia. Bomb-proofi were :i oearly nil the f<>rts; all guna not solely Intended • Are, placed in embrasure and \\<-n traversi

■ es, ample i" •« ►iit;tiii one hundred -mi. constructed; tin- original crude structures, built

I k< for •■ Bold fortification," re

i by others, <»n pli oped, or which the

■ i i<-rii ariiii«T\ made Decessary. ah com*

on which an enemj would be likely i<> concen* rerpower that "f one or more of « 'u r foi

Dot onlj t.. the fin

ilong the line, bnt also from heavy rifled

hi |M.uit>. unattainable b) the enemy's field-guns.

• lopmen ts i li< sinlj approximated

t" th( i w bich can be attained from

Thej would probablj realise In

atti buted '" fortified lim-^ l>\ Napoleon,

tted earthworks, thej werescarcelj what

■

MM i appear* d i» ton R i hington, all

m in. h iia<i constituted 1 1 mi of

b of the artillery,

ii and iii- mainlj filled bj a few

bundred-daya men," jn-t mustered Into iii<-

under ' ; i of estab

• .1 • 1 1 1 1 • i : i • ementii for

ed Bodies of hastily-

« j 1 1 :i r t « -i- 1 1 1 :i - 1 • • i*- " men, « i t i v. « • 1 1

• t.. the lines, could bardlj go amiss,

\ I >l III \ M> VOl \', M \\||ih.|.

Under «.tf •

\\U to hai

kept tdrin m it With • fleld euni f..iin.|. w Ithoul

•-I from tl \i-r\ !•• I hirh tin- t>

I uiM-iif of T h«- defeni

twentj foar and tiiirf> two-pounder th b limiii-.i proportion «»f I guna, rlH iii". and guni

light cmlibre vere provide*! for

roandi of ammunition, and pome <>f the nrorka bad •» considerable extent of bomb proof

h about one third of

slrep and nearly all take temporary

and the} afford an in) . 1 1 1 jv <-f the young in the effort to bring I tin» country araa - on\ ; • d 1 of the period from the youi bough Nri.-f glimpai 1 1 - lei tern are all written a ith lead p< i tin-in are on half

Although h< .•it upon barn thai the a ril ing t.ii»i<' «

All of Um nothing from him in either ' I

montha included li

ither and

I :,in\ 1». 0. N. <

ti are full «»f blackberr ripen about the tirst ..f July.

eable to

i;i»\\ \i;i» < »i.i\ i.i; w I »i.<« >TT

I ■• : just

i en be umonDoei that he had

i of tin- fruit in Ian than an hour, which

found a place where there had n<>t

ad "f him. Three briet low,

the routine doty. u T he says,

d at our fort, and we have more

do than an\ other company. We bai i on '

i *t rather tough,"

bean date of Julj 8th, and li written

r paper, showing thai the boy's fortunes

in this he tells of bai tag received

her enclosing a photograph <>( bis mother.

h gratification over the receipt of the picture,

■ l one, he adds : " I shall value it

;,ll the boxes or greenbacks thai yon could ever

ace to boxes and greenbacks s

., its of bis on a, which he afterward

Further along In this letter, he says : " i

■ want father to think that because l wanted ca box'

discontented with Government fare and with the

I onlj b that I might be on equal terms

< mi the contrary, I think there

me in tin- regiment that takes things and

i 1 1 ,•• •■ Be then explains

port whi( to have reached his home that the

I the regiment were discontented and di

tioning DJ nam.- the author Of this

i that that gentleman bad taken homes wrong

• The onlj men," I that

es like himself, n bo of course would

But the d e fellows were

front a ii \ waj ." and here Mr. Wolcott

real WolcotMike argument, the convincing

i bis after years; M anj way," he

ma that staj at home doing nothing for

, • ose boys home aot knowing where thej • , | . . . . ol • • i ana, who, of course, • L50th."

^ I »l III \\|» > I .1 SO M \ •

•

ton •• which pi

ondei I I P

of offeiiMivr 9

}■ ■ had been Huccewtful il would

arm •

achieved b] (fort

w . • L864 '

were crowdio

der "f t: •

ed the i<l«-.i of M building and to that end M I ifl> to I

with Mp©

i.f this iii.tTMi u :■ I

' odaj and Jnly.

led

tw..

baae "f b

th.it « bile earlj in the moi .ml Doder enemj filed h

thXOWl) «»nt in fr- n il* from .i d amber of

feda Bf of the futllltj

decided to withdi

u . h » , i men had I

i:i»\\ \i:i» <»i.i\ j.i: w < >LCOTT

■•iimialiil "f Ilarlv lia> Im-vIi \ at;. M&ly

"i men, the former I rlj 'a

of Major-Genera] \ who commanded ila- Union f" ither of theme estimates, bol Axes DO an. i l'ii. linn. There were aboul in tin- works lfoa( "f them \\<-i« . tin- point (»f attack, ■ " i 'ook ma. I.- bia beadqoi The defensive

! in the main <<( n.-u recruits, t*tii there were M.m\ convi from the hospitals and

>yees also were summoned !i i in- in»jM- thai they might be serviceable in .mi.- formidable There is do doubt thai rwards wrote, li«' succeeded in giving w ! fright,*'

mand was located only two or three miles

- reus and unquestionably would have

■ if i;.ni\ bad n..i desisted from bis

i ii j soldier could eaeilj bear the firing of

and, be tells us, be enjoyed peeing the bombs

\- • was, a portion "f lii^ regimen! was

of the Ugh! and some of the members «>f the

■ 1 i lie plau « ben, in i he ii"i aftern

• 1 1 Hi <>f July, Genera] Barlj rode down tin- dust 3

\\ ii li the ii"i f continuing into Washington.

;i ..f young \\o]. ..it's letter "f July ten jn-i after the receipt <»f the news <>f the 1 ame i\\" hours me to i«a\ .• 1 be camp, '" drill four hours

;•• ii«l all iii.- real <>f the ii

I from around the fori This looks

i raid 1 \\ i - 1 1 thai 1 in*

. . 1 •: av( noraet hing i" a rite

another addll ion, in a hich, after

id failed e through the mail

, ;•■ r, he add* u W e have

• bunh. Ii 'b mean work

Ave mounted guerillas

YOUTH tND YOU NO MANHOOD 0

from !"■!•• i

r.-.il t. .ii< h -«f I

■

i.\ tii.- cannon and I

■

i|- m line <>f b

Of tllr tl!

• I 1 think II different pi

■

I ill la' hOI v .11.

ronrtli tod lai and Qenn were bo

I

I ant, an<l added tl

■

i:i»\\ Ai;i» « >u\ 1:1; w i >LO »tt

Mr v - pari for lii* father, ;in«l he was especially

I ^pressing the belief thai I [enry

fortnight after hit arrival, he added:

ire return? if he li n't 11 will

saaure of getting home." The remainder

a. Mill qUOl 1 1 1 j_T. i! follow | ;

I think thai it the end of thii hundred dayi i will look

- • tie pleaaantesl tinw cut We have been

bealthy place, do1 mnch to do, and bare had the satisfaction

liinii two miles of tin- rebe and seeing them drawn

op in line ild he better to have had

ame pretty Dear it :m«i two compi of the 150th » od one man killed.

j thai they will try and keep us another hundred daj s. W <• We heard rery little <>f it here, bn1 I would n't : for another hnndred daw. if «,• conld hare ■ furlough, and if ire didn't hare to l'o hack to the same

lay thai thej are spending me rummer -

■ l rationi boh rernmenl doei b*1

• i. Bothing bn1 hardtack, and that's irormy.

■ ul down the ration oi . •'. If it wihn'i for

I I, and applet that WG f

on i hat ire w ould do.

If you ha. enback thai you can'1 poaaibly spend

on 10 children pleaae rend it along. I suppose, mother, that

monej a1 the i i I ter ipoili it. but I can'1

here that little

•

; I i.\ a member of his family

w hich hai been preeen ed a aa from

late of July 13, iv«'.i In the

.ti of the acth itiea of other

r the 1 -lily, hut it . ontaJ] • n blcfa

ire over the

■ and yel I can - w ill rei w aahington.

e to ( aptore and de- then <>f her desire to have

YO\ in \M» \<>\ KG M INHOOI)

li.T f ;i in i ! -

■

ami wbei

I I • LTtt

nhoold '»•. for we ..f in. in.'*

i' ' in coin and member

■ time, I'Mt later he

..f A' I

1 1th three or f<»ur Men i moment

turn.

meat '

luit onlv with in from :u:

I

but he d(

- whil<

lv. i:i»\\ ai;ii < »i.i\ EB w i >I/> >tt

• -ill-mil** would laj tin- action to motives of politics and

to ate ii»<- organisation for

of Denver, at one

committee to wait on Mr. Wolcotl and

Poet ol b - application for member'

forth ill- • i in- committee and «i<-

with much regret He bad bis discharge

I and prised them highly.

ii. often told bis friends that in- had spent the greater

- time while in the service in the guard-house,

lining that it waa pleasanter inside with friends than

I >oub1 1< : drea the picture in a spirit

i»f humorous self -depreciation ; bnt that be was there some

of the time bis brother Benrj confirma. Benrj relates that

■ in. I Ed confined hut.' than once during their service,

ribing himself at this period of life as Ma chunk of ■

nor man." Mr. \\ olcott delighted to tell

■ a in- bad been " squelched '" hj his colonel.

of the monotony li«- went i<» that officer and

him that in- wanted to u«> to it"- front where there

■• \ .-a want to go to the front, do you? S ou

go bach i" your quartera as a starter." ii waa at one

of the annual dinners of the Loyal Legion that the w

on public Brut became acquainted with the fact that

■ i i had been a soldier in the Civil nn a r Be

i-.< I at the speaker's table as the - or of the

and the badge <>f the organization peeking from be-

the lapel of furnished the information that

:.|<- of the several hundred enthusiastic

• • \i r w ol< ot I made a moat patriot Ic and

that aroused generous and genuine

ii onlj sen ice a as i be

e ( War daj - be oned

added that be saw i erj

of ' be i ime be a as i onfined

from the war, young w olcott set out

i • ■• rmined t hat be

YO\ ill \\|. JfOl SO M tXUOOD

1 Preparatory, hoverer, to took H'i\ .n i.

i

N ii. entered U

and nitiHi be told in ■ r.u -

.ili.l u.is full

proepecl of enterii 1 n.

■elf for liis higher il two jean

II t.. .i|»j'l\ liinis.lf MSidOOU

I [e m .H' elj bad rea< bed I ■

i H year n the P H ■ •! anil fre»hninn y< «ill

ndid lit for frathman • DOl I" in

1 1 ringleader Id fun an. I in m

tin. I

trOI • M a\ v .,n.| m. -.i n - u ;•

wild a large family, irbo had io little* m<

mi in w liirh I

Ici bad •

Mini, an. I bo* In- had 1

for n hieh th<

ii-

1 - tir. for

1

■ w

rding bonne* and ■ much interest. In a letti i

and _

II. w aki» OLIVEB tVOLOOTT

tea ii. and in the coarse -•\ Identlj S i * ith Mi i the

i n ripl asking, •• Boi

\ i". '" in w hich lie

•• I would ;i«l \ !«-<• \<»n I., nail dOWII that window in QUI

W 11 won't leave a single grape for the reel of

ear at Sadaoo Ifr. W ipent another twelve

moot • ►rwich, Connecticut, Disking his home at the

• Irandfathei mong the

young men at the Institution, ss manj of

:i testify. 11 - popularity was due not

atom eniaJ manners which are remarked by all. but

dent and his . ■:■ man.

29, L909, S\ - Mice I < In in. Mill

Mr v. orite irith both teachen and clan

■ aial, "in ■pokes msnner. Be ■ si

ction in snj group irhich be Joined. Be lored

sad frolic, hu i l .aim.. i remember that be i ed it

reme Be bsd, even In 1 demy

...lit, and ;inv plan whh Ii In- pretti BUi ■ .- adopted bv In- class. I re

the - « inn they left tlnir Alt

h, |i .. a.. I mil. h .|iiickm>s. ami his later ii-.-m-il

b lity. I • him writh and followed

eer a Ith much

fj :

r M. 1 r Mr Wolcotl

I ; ed well and bsd the repute

ember him aa a Jollj irhoie often preached

■ N J 1 admired Mr.

II b I think h<-

VOUTU \ M» \ • »l N ' MWIIn.

for

Ith tllC U

be bi

■ much

Mr W

I

uj» and iend to him fa

And the i

ii'\\ \i:i> < »i.i\ 1:1: w < >L0OTT

es an ; i • served, and th( ive been Intended at an ap for tii- »f the letter itaelf. They ran u follows:

' \ :i.l oblige

four Affectionate

her

Oliver

rVolcott"

(Mi the same sheet on which this letter was written was

an original drawing, which, in dew «»f tin- mixed attendance

at t! • - significant It was a silhouette in ink of

tin- head "f a oegro girl and portrays more pointedly Mr.

idea "f the school than could anj language, it

!n.i\ convey a him aa tn tin- reaaoD for his brief stay

: imi i-nj«»\ m i v.-« 1 asso.iat ions.

Mi- \\. .h..!t entered Yale College in 1866. 5e remained a year, leaving without graduating, No ade- quate record «-f h •!<■<• at gale has been preacrved t<» na, Ian in his after iif<- he frequently indicated his chment for an. I great interest In the college WTe ter, written not a great while after he left the Inntitution, an account «»f an incidental return >" it. risit to one of the faculty there Writing 1 ■ bruarj 27, L86fi

v mdaj aoon for Men Haven, I • ailed, "f

I found la i iii ; "ii^' (he (lUfttV

. tii<- Ilbrai . 1 1. i u --• kind t" me, e\ in< ed bu< h ■ Ddahip f' '.'li 3 "a. i

11 mi shrinking fellow and aever will

All at ..!i than that which ha now occuplen Fet

! alf all BOble, BBftel fifth I-!' .i- I <l

e in the world I If laid be hoped ;■ 1 1 j % hope "f returning; that I would BOt

• ■ now 1 1. .•.•'•! in.- i" w rite him

u riting let tei i r ai

! t.. answer them. Per

n< h about him, but mj

• trip, •in. I if \.-ii knew him you would

Ji

1

STOUTH \\h

lid .il-. conferred

i \

i

pmer\> «l I ■

30. itn.

men.

:>. an. I

rm.

in 1 -' nil .-inpl

the ran

his |

i:i»\\ ai;i» i »i.i\ 1:1; w i »i .< H >'i t insurance N for a Ku^in.--^ bonne.

All <»f t: , ••.iii-iii- t1 i | ^t',7,

ii.i ih<- end "f '!»«• last mentioned year - linn ai his od preparing to enter

areer <>f a lav

:l'l\ <-f all h . that a! Flint v/as III.'

» Mi v, M-- was it,,- youngest mem-

■•••. .iii-i. aa much <>f the

ii work "f the establishment Ml t<» him, in- <li.l not

relish Lh< isition. if. however, hia fen

months at Flint <li<l DOt estnhlish liiin in hnsim->s and make Of him the faull W8J DOt <lm- to lack "f

ather. The elder M r. w olcotl wot a man

"f i probity. Be alao was mnch

I for his boy's w « • I r. 1 1 « • He leema to have been

ted in l Id's oh employ ment and t<> have

that he should remain awaj from the large

itrnmental in locating him at Flint, and

1 -'.7. \. rote to the young man from

1

\ line fron that yon g to

. and 1 hope mat j on are

j introdui ><\ to your nev <im lea. This

II !►<• ».. \ ..ur mother, from i bom,

Icitude about your

.111 Im- 11,

n be iii takin

ii-

if. in the <>( honorable I probab ■ nth. in the store srhlcJ

!;..iir.

our employer* and

.ii<- im ome inpport

■ a little, if possible, li the problem

• you « an,

it ?

rouTB \m»

liiiu W

i

lucrative

■ all my i II

do i |

H

a suit of clothi ! '

•'link for bin

thlog for Bd; I

'I I' I I

• r him, Is i I

hi t

tore little mon

« Itfa t In n. In 01

lain

I ITOrt an. I '

tin- money, « In. '

\\«>ui.| be at home Thai

I hai

■

p thom t..

deal "f n.

i:i>\\ .\i:i» < >i.i\ 1:1: w < >LCOTT

be afterwan Mod tome articles borne for the

by a letter from his mother thanking li i in for them ;ni<l complimenting him opou lii* selection.

letter from the mother was irritten on November - that by t 1 1 i — time the familj had beguu Job oote of the son's dissatisfaction with hia employ- ment i; ihe aaya: " 1 bai e no doubt yon win bare much to in yon, but yon will i>a\ »* trials of - In anj situation." The father was not quite ao philoaophical or gentle, and writing on the -Tih «»f ,Imi- uiiii reference t" an offer which the son had er insurance work I ork, he a

I an quite aatiafled with your present place, as favorable for .1 \\ ■ ■ • iii it steadily

f.-r three years ;tn<i <1" well, yon would be In demand In Aral

■. or more, and would occupj an

Independent po ■ '. more bj leaving than bj remain

\\ .■ are aot without anxietj now, and should tremble If yon

But I decide <•• leave the m;i f t .r wholly

w itli en i ouraging nor ptance

:•. 1 >(. 1 hat yOU think !••

difference en father and ^"n were soon ;i«i

justed, and we And the young man transferred from Flint

earlj In the coming year. In Nen 5Tork

be entenn] the office of the Equitable Life Aasurance Society,

then at 92 Broadway.

\| i SVolcott's letters from Neu STork cover onlj the I from . 1 . 1 1 1 1 i.i i \ '-'"Hi to March 18th, althoug in i ! • • in in-. I throughout the year M in ii >>f their de- ken up n it li tints "f ■ ■ irj. boat •

I w Ith old friends "f his f;ii hei .

•a of lm- i • • • on « J 1 1 i i « • a

January 28th, \\<- And him

I* i ■ re s "i I ing for myaelf l

on renewals.

I I * v e | hing for enough

'.- w < • 1 1 ;it present, I. ill hou

I don't know." r,\ ii,.- end <»f February

\ i >l I II \ \ l» ^ i »i \. , MAN he bad •

I' :

.»r ,i

1

the Ik York <

i

fi-

tnillt $

Douallj

1 1. •

k<*pl :

in 11.

dda

■

ami ii

i:i.\\ ai:i» OLH EB WOLCOTT

apparently what an openii made for

he added : " Nou you i Ith my nana]

foolUhnetu I have put mj head in the lion's mouth, aa pe- on spendthrift habita, where there la do need Of if. Bo draw it mild, plei

long in the aame letter he comment! upon the ■ 1 infatnation "f the bu I soliciting lif«*

in-ui ring:

peek without 'in- remoteal i<i"a where i am • . My bread. I am frightened sometimes when I

think <»f i r — t » » think th;it I am liable to |0 ■ iii"iiili without I

man, although i' li said thai if ■ man will devote ■ certain number "f h..> tent <-!T<>rt. he li just ai mre

-s as ihc Mm I hare probablj talked

Lnaurance to i hundred and arty men, and I bate

. :i-\s it. The IniMiii iiur n-ally

ha im!i q we find from another statement

tn the father that Mr. rVolcott had earned |211 87, and that he had overdrawn hii account t<> the extent of twenty-five He pointed "in that tin* Income waa at the rate of i [e added, I on ever, that not from the Aral iij. t.» that time had be obtained s single appli* •• But," !• I have at leaat the satisfaction

'•f knowing that I never worked harder. M\ employers do a hy Hhould l '.' " In i \i r. Woli - to have been \ er]

pulot matter of church attendance, and his Ural letter

oi p ^i ork, dated January Inrgerj taken np

mm «if hiii <-\|" that line on t he Bun-

He telle ol eiaiting for the morning service, b] an old t Ime friend of bis fat her*i that in the evening he went I ;' i spin's church. i ■ ; a splendid sermon, not wholly i, but one of the moat eloquent productions I i i .i week later, he saj - :

in-, h Sal. l.at h morning i in\ life. My friende, how* : he did not <h» himaelf justice In the evenii I

\ < H 111 \ \l> VOI \'. MA!

■ .|.-i| tin- i

- oother !•

.. igth of " B

14 1 like I

■

Dl in a li

[{

boom MMonablv. if If i* igreMbk » ■■■■ • • '

morning. If D trill b

jron. I ■

\..M

th m«>rnh

bath

;t roggMtJon. i «n

r.i'W \i:i> < »i.i vi:i; w < >i.<< >tt

him is in a l. : .it Frankfort, Kentucky, February

IX i *i aed i" ix'th lii» parenta and

i- f 1 1 1 1 ..f . - of his business he -

to-night, but feel more than satisfied. 1 have

il twentj f<»ur hours in three

.•Hilling t< |4500. I obtained full price* and

1 k ii e profit for the H< Bnt il cannot

I happened to itrike tin- merchanti at j n-t the right time,

do drnmmen had recently visited the towns, i irai

For the ireek preriona I lia.l sold comparatively

He en outlined hie desire for the Immediate future,

g that after li«- had finished hie canvass of Kentucky he

would a-k the firm for which he w;h travelling to send him

li;but ii does not appear that hi the plan into

G ring his reason for wishing I utinue In

■• They hare more money than < >hio peopli resent, and will spend it more freely.M

e in travelling a aa a i aried one, but - not without pleasure t<> him in his buoyant young maiiii I i» made <-\ ident :

ontinuing in- lei ter . I i ode about twentj

Khelbyville through 1 1 » « - intrj you

warm ai a lummer day, and In some

- in lummer. In Bhelbyville,

Kentucky towns, the black population ii much

l u. m I.: k <>f the little

o fair, and oei

the yom aa Dot devoid "f interest in the

re woman h I ma\ be gathered from the

'ii from the Frankfort l«-t:-

utiful ipot ai I : i ■ ■ i told la almost

ml iln- t..un is • .nitifiil women, ;m<l in\ lif<-. A South

\..i ill \\l> YO\ S(3 MANHOOD M

The 1 1 • - x I .1 ; ind the buain< li u r:' •• d fron !"• ■ ' ■ I

• r\ -lull and making ru.. tOWDI OCT daj

ml . 1 1 ■ ( ■

H

.... I ,

• k or ten daj i* Froi p, 1 1 o p k i

l.ti-l up at bil

if ire k 1 1 fori Di

kw-w hill) in

ful, inipulf

i ■ onder th<

I

one

\\ Mr. Wnlrnlf f

i:i>\\ \i:i» OLIVBB WOLOOTT

• aturaJ b and splendid executive

a lth a little ii- ■ a rought

al world if be had remained in

it. 1 1 ... , ib ,.f ;i pro- nal life

Bdward'e becoming a

tnd in this determination bad a itaunch supporter

older I W bile Henry bad

in busim ■ after tin- clone ol

and in racceaefnl, be bad

ronnd conditioni •*n t i r«-l \ to his liking ami bad emi-

then territory "f Colorado, where he was

if in tin- bnnineai «>f mining

milling nrc». II. « .n.-.-r --f the Wolcott family In

h he and Edward

repntatioD and wealth, and whence we

And him writ i feeniona] plana. I to

mber, ivi that

••will have application enough to itlch bo

law, for," he aaya, Mhe li capable of making ■

:<>n nf tln-M' plans wr discover Edward located i office in Boston before the clone of tin' fall M-asmi <»f ! SOU Previous to »n for 1 he

roung man ipenl and, but the onlj glimpee

• him there ;- In a let ter '" i

'i . onlj a half

a picture of the home iif«- and

of the Irrepressible jo\ ialitj <>f the

i from hi> Southern i"ur

•i«l. at the time the Ie1 ter w aa penned,

conn I «'f an Inprow ing i"«- nail.

mi trouble Ion rd u I have," be

tudj up to the sofa and a ill etter, thougl lince Thur i am a citing on ■ ; . mna, and I feel a little ' i >r« W al

• the nan •

■ : that

N l »i ill IND Yol'SCJ MAN il

Short, P I [«

I l DOH I '•'

Ull'l

STUDYING LAW

F0BT1 \ kTELY, Mr. Wolcotl has left a quite complete • r.l of liis lift- while he was engaged in studying law. There have been preserved between tort} and iift\ letters from him covering the i»«-ri<»<i from the time he u Ihh course in Boston in tin- law office of Charles T. and Thomaa ll Russell, in September, 1869, until he was diploma bj the Harvard I. aw School in June, iv7i. and • torj more graphically than it can be

told i thej will !"• quotLNl liberally. Possessed of

the faculty of observation to an exceptional degree and otuitive in his judgment, his letters to the f..lks ai home abound in passages "f abiding interest, inter* iiii much "f the detail of everj daj life, I [< >•: n ith the understanding thai his ex-

penditure* should eed iiii\ dollars a month, and oat-

nrallj he found m difficult i«» li\<- as in- desired on this sum. :n.iii\ <.f his father's acquaintances, all of oding and, manj "f i hem, of a ealt h, tent, and even then in' universal favorite in society .1 favorit ism w hich he n.\ er espe ■ ii\ w.-ni ..hi • tent,

ho knew who kne* him then as one of orial '•' onomiei he in his studies a ill • a.

.S4SS.-.I (,f ;i i.'n.i.-iK -\ toward ii in maiiv of ins letters. Those from

^ . .1 III \Mi \ .»l \«, M VMI<M)1) tin- li. il>it

pre And ackiww !••<!.

Win!

thai for

i

g -. be tell

hit work, .1- follon

■

;

I All]

:

I bo| whicb in

w two weeka afterward, the young

legal fame earned ■ lawyer, and

a relating the i

merchant a.-.i ti i in about |600, and thai be couldnl collect

and ranted ni<- to <!<• what I COUld toward getting

Mr. Russell »aid I could attend t.. it and idTited me about it. Ji a iherilf and keeper ami attached hia pro]

etting it all in none] and tecnrity, and learned

law in that oat t r;i n -:i.T i« -n than I lia<l learned in

■

.- conld ii"' keep the money. Aa he had not been

admitted ><• the bar in- <ii<i everything in the nam.- of the

i e charge wai |20, ol which the firm took

half and gave him the other half. He wai satiafled, for be

i f.-it that thej wonld have had a perfect right '«»

i ail. a- my time is i holly theirs."

g, he t«-iis hon his time not onlj belonged t<». I. in was claimed by, t be firm.

ronld think it • yon had been here daring

thii jht 1 bavenM during thai time read fifty |

the other itndent in the office, bappeni to t"- an annanally II, in bia palmieal day a; and ao

the paal fortnight, written pi

. for which the - that we have ■ ■ i hi- h baa been 1 1 ry derablj t.. my < 1 1 -- : t j -i >« « i 1 1 1

they have a cane like the ■

ablj repreaent the capital "f to buj np the Ballon1 clalmi and

■art.

be knen I the young student

■ a ..n Iiim preceptors, for we find

I ' .\ olCOtl "Ii -la

2, ] -:■ plimentary terma :

N 01 III Wl'

\\ .• bol h n.\ t.p •'.• r \ • » u r -••ii If • lili^'' tin- )■■

I ■

I

"iif.

On 1 4 February, I -

•i t a kin- i|..w ■

■ »f i Idening thedi

in t; • ,.1 tlttKM

Intereatm ho found the irorl

quick irork taking do« n •

aay*, and

hand ; II a ould

In \|.ni there a*a

..f that mont] !

mdent all the

your Maker '

v ■ mother,

.

I rather think

r.i»\\ \i;i> <»i.i\ i i; w i >LCOTT

0 that I « an l;i\ iu\ handfl <»n tlu-in at a

. . Bei ioualj . i p "uhl and whether you will come i\ bard though the thermoi • ■ application.

. in i:« 11 .mm i \i>\

Mr Wolcott then was a regular attendant at chnrch . The • »nl\ h made t«» this practice were on the Sundays

when he was in\ii<-,i to spend tin- daj at the country homes «»f u\> father's well-to-do friends, and for these he always ii i;i< ) • o bis parents. Bui li<- n<»i onlj went

regularly e; be was an attentive listener Be beard

(thing and was able to give an account of the sermons and i" ''-li whj he lik«-<i or <li<l not lik«- them, as a fe* ill show.

I'luiiili'- church yesterday morning \ li<- tells

il bis colleague in ili«- other

.. preached for him. Not I rerj Interesting

In the afii-nnH.ii i couldn't resist the temptation

6 rray,

and be did preach a real " redhot " discourse on the overbearance

aking their ministers preach two • day.

Be raa full «.f ministers with softening of

on and turned loose b\ the chin

among the old Patrian ba i < hurt li.

i mher 15th, after having spent a brief time

. . be tells "f ■ liree aer

■ - in one 'la\ . and be prom

ii.l ao much " in church going \\ hen

Sov< ■: ■ i Jv' li he " bad a

r ; went both m< ad after

I bun li and beard the two ones! sermons

I i Of W illiains

,\ on 1 Anthony Froude, and ap

ui h infatuated \\ ith Fronde, if not a itfa Job

roi mi ^nd vol so m \v'

mi. I Mr

I hard], ■ b

I

!. .iii-l eloquent H

.

long • i

. Iik.- him u 1 I

Rpeaker and

him an. I -

well, I think, and

• all itinai

this

should be 1 1

. -lnir. Ii. I think t!,

tendii

lh\\ \i;i» OLIVBB rVOLOOTT

l would tod that they oomprlaed ill the law

■ I .lnll'T BM1 ' ,,!1 V'u

on cannot

-in thorough!; " !' ' '•'

in an epietle of December 5th th< d account of

.. upon a church connciL Mentioning thai i his • hia •• ftral council," ' "' ' ,,li,lk ''

perfed inquiaitSon ami impoaition. Dr. Blagden wbm i »r and they all aaked him all tin- tough qneetionj they

COUld think of.'*

h he reapondi t«> a slight reprimand from ither with the following explanation :

I aotiea that yon nay in your letter that V'U hope 1 1 ill Ittl

I have done no. 1 hare not miaai >i a

ening, hut hare not written «>f them becauae thej

not been eepeclally interaating. I am sorry that all my

Inritationi ipend the Sabbath, it ii becauae bm

in. -n Irving out <>f the aitj are really "at Borne" onlj on thai

Mr. Da Wit B fi JO "ii a text I

meant t.. •-• yon at the time, " For I bare trodden

, md <>f the people <-f 1 1 none

■ ..a earth. it B . i in.. a in the lentimental line, and Mr.

h,- v. i f«ry Impreeaivelj aith the ■ erj beanti-

rally mpnKMti, that th«- imiN-nitrnt umiiii tread the wine-prom

h'i wrath atom feeterdaj be preached two ei ■ernion^, and Mr. « * 1 1 i l < I — gave u I aort of lecture on and I

36D be had pnjroped a seal at church, meet the demand of hie tether for " i ■ Mr rVolcott was .ii>.|„,v.,.,i to cultivate i re- when "tit of church may be Inferred from from a letter of Apt I ,;. L870

: yon e ben I the < renti <>f laat

ItiiihrH'K. If wni realized

ept in1- brotha

mi ii • infloencei which mrround me there,

would be grateful »<> Mr. and Mi H I am, thai

igh t.. mi borne for me too. After

Willi A \ 1 > ! \ Ml' ••

'ill . Inir- h l:-

i:

■

■

■

; ■

"

ill <>ll

t.. II • f

I

I

until Ji

I

will it ■

i:i'\\ \i;i» OUVER WOLOOTT

slue, ami perhaps l bare • I it fully. 1 like the hymn, bin 1 do DOl like

. he nrritea M I have compared the three

rit Worship ' and think the Improvement "f

er the ftrat and the third otct the second la

i e proportion of thia hymn originally t<»

• your bymna la about '*',,'< ; after the Aral

•;<-r the last Improvement 85

in a letter on the 20th <»f the aame month ocean the

following commendatory criticism:

i.l the hymn u Tran quil! : n with your «'iini- and I think it Is

rritten. [I I remember pari <>f the hymn on your last trip I

\. I think one o! the g 1 points

in tin thai it la not a hymn, l like it because it la

• j to the I ml> i" mli nt 1 w ould i ihonld think yon ironld prefer to hymns. Nou ironld be i ir Bible class you tpo i think nothing ii especially og the third and fourth linei begin with "and" think tli. ould make llic verae ;i more logical one; but

. of silence

I think j • site the right srord In " The

The ttii: d I lie fourth

ml fourth linei of the ll

me words rightly lo | our other hj runs.

i the father a • ed a persona

ii in the folio* in'.'

I II T.hIi-\ ' I I. I'- ll . . . idenl l.\ a rites i i ;iii<l he ought to form b co-partnership. • --. I :t 1 1 1 ;i little tempted thout meaning i'. on <i mighty small capital."

N 01 III INI) rabj<

ami '

l»«t V

III. Ill I

I I

I

DOl think

fully 1

nrralh. \

■honl hdndn

hunt •

i:i»\\ ai;i> OLIVEB WOLCOTT

■■_■•■. v;ii and other

\ ■!.. •«-■• hymni in oar hymn booki ire neurlj die tame

n and i the

I under the different beading* and was but similarity in the hymns. i».>n*t yon thii

There are many of these long analyses, bat a feu Bpe cimeni must suffice In the next quoted, onr critic

into detail than in others. The hymn before him la tied •• i>i\in<' Guidance," and <>f ii he saya:

ityle sre both g I, much better than

Trust," and there li something dignified end impressive in the •:• But, ii in all your hymm and all your

ons, the last part ii much the bast [n the first rerse *• flung " isn't good, it ii not ■ int word, anj way,

to < i m i itan r Ith. it ii natural that ■ pillar of fire should "hang" in tin- heavens and "fling" ita

hward." l'.ui COUld a pillar "f cloud !»■ Mid U) -1<i the lame? in the M-<«.nd vcrsr, •• thai In

ftame" and "cloud" ind "• pillar of flame end

g in the heavens, which though moving could nM pathwaj ." could it ? I don't

I hi all tin.-.- v.tm-k iln-n- air i.... manv

. n i belli i t" make the

1 n the fourth eerae, :i " columned rather mild waj -.f designating a pillar of • i . .ii The last line of the

- splendid, in the

• thing in tin- ■ onstru< I Ion not

the " By "

• the third line, if you i<-ft out that line would

I think \<>u will make the hymn

•

i. .1 -\ 19, 1871, "ii the result of the above \i r w ol( o

• d "ii not altering 3 our hj mn

regardn tin- first iwn vitm-s. Tin- two

I your changes are, I ya kept a hymn

^ < »l III Wli \ . .1 SCI M \MI« H

In ol 1870,

not

■

• \\ .

■r a fmi.T. |

in 1 In. h '!"• ti .i in. i

kin.!, \\hil»- thOM uln.li appeal up'

nut ur.' make more freqoej

I

•_'. ls7l li\ in:

I

plinn ' M

..f tl

. ..in- then H

■ l.rii.u\ 1 . 1^71.

• >r m\ :

in \..nr i

H

• to t! | | "

And again on

jroa,

anj thing ■ In itill

.i jnd

and I all

:.i i:i. w \i;i» <»l.l\ 1:1; WOLOOTT

Yom • adi lee his father to

her than poetical •• follow-

illL' !'■ ' ■■■■->. I ""

BDtiooed in mj letter lail week that your article In the 1 It l remember

f the article In ■ lermon 3 on peat anmmer. 1 bare been thinking of ■ grand rblefa I think yon conld accomplish moal in rriting op the EScnmenical Council tor tome ft if I had the age and the sbility, there is aothing 1 would rtudy the Romish Ohnrch from the Oonncil .•Mt in the sixteenth century to the present time and follow .1111.il Don litting, in Eta deliberation! ind then write op the ■ ib you would think 0! it. 1 hope

yon will determine opon baring at least one prose article each hymn. For l think the one Improves the other.

ge advice for a young man jual paal twenty'

;-.. And him taking oote of a Dewspaper controversy

hich his father had engaged over the question of the

puleorj oae of the Bible In the public schools, In which

in- lwnl taken the uegi ng with and com'

mending him, Edward wrote, Jolj ~. 1870:

I 1 ■ . .. : 1 n far the 1

1 think, 1 -|ii-i i.iii\ when he

1 ami shutting tht- Bible

1 ea, bon ever, I think,

• red, though I am oof certain.

:-■-- thall

ihment of religion 0

bether it - ould prohibit

I ih ink a

t and the at bool

DStom drop this ll I think

11 infringemenf on

• for the rapport of public

■ •: • brines Instilled

• 1..IH- hurtful. I think yoa I imp true course, but I should think, from the

VOUTH \ \l« VOI m . MAM

■■niir char

■

H to follOK in '

>f liii love of .1 joki

• i- 1 1 • i -

h .ink with hit (i iiig ill--

u.iv broaqoe and i

nil Ktrictui w ng nny pn

■ from t! ■

whetl

Atul inn till U .

I

era],

Let •

Th»-

i:i«\\ \i:i» OLIVEB WOLOOTT

!i,\ misfit \sh;it dO these *>i^rn> betok 6 ;ui<I I n til In •

I

replj was u prompt as It was crushing. u. January Llth, inn bii letter had ool

red "ii the 15th, \vln*n 1M uiMrrKsttl Inin again, saying:

• You make do commenta on 'ii«* poetry <>f the two i you, I am writing a Byron end until yon

write me that my prodnctiom are unmistakable trai . I shall probably continue to gush."

The father's remarki mnai bare been received afterward Sere Ii a bat be aaid :

be 6th| with original ■tansae, perplexed and troubled

ui.-. ii i« the Brat thing irhich l remember to bate

'•■•in yonr pen, which, like your penchant f<>r ■ boman skull,

mental idiosyncrasy, h was a suggestion <>f some

thing written In ■ tn of ■omnambuliam, «>r drawn from 1 1 » • - tonrce

aspiration. Wt were even apprehensive that

if yon wi .1 little deranged. If a\\ tag

rh_\ii - : sifirr I ha*! |';i»m-<I imv ."..'■ th l»irtlula\ rn<nui

of iii\ children t.. do i' before they bate reached iin-ir I himii feel that I bar* made i double mlitafce.

Be afterward referred i<> the "effort" ai .1 j«'k<-. ther it waa rack or aot the criticiam was effective 1 reply, <lat<-«i February 6th, follows:

chewing n|'" m> effosion wsi duly re I ban e world will nerer am mj "poem" Dor 1

■ Og paSSSg ; • lire.

that at til • felt that 1 bad .1 gift that way,

• >ii r letter ban disillusioned • dying notei of 1 ii«-

ipromptu Ii the la^t that Edward, the Bon of 1 • 1 » . will en

: 1 1 1 1 »- 1 n't 1 rite

M\ 1

• r |.r<>l>'l>l.\ think* In- 's ri^'lit ; —

1 jealoui " - retur '".'

JTOUTB \ M» JfOl SO MANHOOD

It was while '■

tainted hi Mi.tiius. ripf. .in.! the memben of » be I

..-.i i. mi bat t fun

In fr

I

■ upon the

■

\ unci

- in the h

If]

for • roar dent froi

.•f .!

the nataide Q] fhar the your in the iraj

mv ri

• • It will 1

i:i»\\ ai;i> < >i.i\ 1:1; w OLC< itt

.11 be little 1 although

all 1. in oi nkiiivl thai for the last

....•ii to me 1 ■-■ 1 : • — because 1 uronH _• and plaj backgainnion and i>< •

1 0 prayer'

weeks later he a p

quire \\ hat yoo \\ iah me

1 neceai ■ -•■ the bal n end nnlnter

• l mental application." 1 gel all ged some-

1 find difficulty in : 'l daring

m\ 1 ii;i: I ,iv.- ;m I reading.

the lack <>f oooeentratlon hi reading the r- as

you, the o B irdaj afternoona 1

ill.- Pnblic Library t.. ipend them, and 1

mpoauiblc for me ti >me article

in some "f tin- Engliah reriewi that 1 know I ought i" read,

end which perhaps Mr. Russell has advised me '<• read.

An.i ;i fortnight afterward :

I ;iim a lnili- <! ■ • • ! ;ii ool receiving those 1 Ici from

1 think yon had better direct them »<> tin- Winthrop 1 u.t". about two thirds through the &n\ rolume of v when l came to the and found it Impoaaibli d without an Atlas,

I l» but ■ limited time from the Public

i had t>> return it and shall not take it out again

■•• i I have finished Froud* >\ am ju*i beginning

all take op tin- con

1 wiah, Father, thai 700 would, at your

of I on an) budj< 1 ■ - 11 intory,

to n ad. 1 mean t«>

■

d then in. dole and i 1 hi -c

the young Minimi s|„;iks udiuiringlj of

■ • I ;/-;?!'/. he eaj a, " I

1 bare thia" in

•• 1 'i.i\ e -i \ arj

•I f'»r all that In- R litis."

then pi'" ••'■•is t.i comment apon an attack apon

^ I >l 111 Wh '! Wll'" n

tin- I

am '

rell ond(

■ timpU Mr v

ibonl

much more '

irron

Impr

i doo*1 think It irai .1

an. I

w Bod in Mr lectin -.

i:i»\\ ai;i» OLT\ EB WOLOOTT

• tares bj Ralph Waldo Emerson. M • Eb erson n\ hich Mr. vVoleotl at- tended irere on the distinguished author**! favorite thei

lentaliam, "not twentg words <>f which <"ui<l I

understand," I Thai letter «;ts written in December,

and writing ;• year later in- proi jive a detailed

tmt of Mr i arson's lectures on the human intellect,

which in- prononncee uqnite intereeting and Instruct

If the fnller account was written it baa not been preserved.

1 : ; i r- 1 \ in December, L869, Mr. Wolcotl t.-ik ..f having

i ;i lectnre for the first time by Wendell Phillips, and

. never enjoyed a pnblie address more. " l think.'*

be saya, "1 - ityle ie magnificent Mr. ffoanoll says the

(evolutionists an- his ideal Mirabeau, and the w .' conrse folly, but hit manner <>f laying

wonderful." April «;. 1^7". we are told: " I have bad iplendid intellectnal treat* since I wrote last; one, last hearing President Woleej "i» I : • P P i-. bn( especially lasl evening when David Dudley Field -.•ntat i<m «.f \| inorlt ies " He adds : i think I D( ned to so instructive b lecture. He

• •■l how onjustlj 1 1 1 « - people were represented in our . >-t .-in <>f elections, and suggested several reme< ed .it many fans be laid before as, aa, for pie, that t thirty-two United States

vote ■ New 1 ork State casts for '] eard and greatly admired Phillips Brooke. 3, 1 870, M p w oli ol of tli<- honors paid

I lurlinga bis death, iaj

l w- nl ilnll In Pi ' •■ when Rurlingame laj in

! iaw the fnneral procession The

i; the Lai

:m i Ie isj i be • ii 'ii<- most ambl

1 Ii office under

■ ipeotstion that ' be

mi to the l

thiol - it It than anj civilian In the

bard that ipeot iii4- whole

it "iT when ii«' was sear the

-

N I M I II \ \l» . UAN1KNI

■ of th< W

of these

- i

ii.

of Webster, <'l

■ ■

it rai the opposite, th< often

W w under the date of N ■ ■:• 17. i»i i

imjin " EttMMll. N

in tome ofl nil nunal pjrroti

■

i and fn

mber 8, 1870

I nm very inu.h '

■

S

i:i»\\ ai:i» < »u vi.i; w < >LC< >TT

i in. h teem

thing

but • - : \ Friday

the young man's observationa confined entirely

ipon which he was reading He began thus

life t" iliink along Independent line* on national

a, and that hi> thoughts were quite radical mi

inferred from the following extract from a letter »«» hia

father written Maj 27, 1871:

made f<»r the obserraii< •

OW. It IS, I think, a foolish CUBtom.

■ eotion "f soldiers' monuments.

iuioh iii MaMtachiiM e, and in iift.\ yean our

desci'iniants will cart them t" the <-«mi • o gel

ght the reminden of ■ war between brothers. Half

made f<T political •

d1 found that Santo l logo fell flat ;

:

n \\i mum;

\\ . let ters much concerning hi*

and like auh

em in an interesting way. Re

a limit of fiftj dollars a month for

! difficult] iii living as his

;i young man he required the

• it. and a bile he dei otes pagt

mat ter ol tig, it id e\ ident

hich afterward became bo pro

douh I not intended to repro

the subject The from :» l< i April L9, 1870, \\ ill

it :

u ben I left home. Theg bate pd, bul thei -I deal of wet

:<-, thick • .mr|

! of panti I bought here the 27th

rouTn AND

..f \v,-.ii Itill '

I B]

a long

log •

on 01

likr •

• dollars, n hi< h pri<

That.

i:i»\\ ai;i» < »u\ EB w I >i.« < A "i"

round in the announcement that be bad it for himself a fourteen-dollar pair o! si Ifanj . d boardii - were made, and Hie

■ rally w as the beti We find him tiwajfl

for well-fitted rooma, and, young ai be waa, be si surroundings Id hia boarding plat ea. « ta one

• i u i ►• hi a long argument to rapport bia that it was better for him »<• i>«- at a hotel than

at a private boarding-house Be then contemplated locating in B< •! attorney, and even at that earlj date Looked

forward t.» entering apon a political d which event

in- waa of "|»ini..ii that residence at a I » « » t « - 1 would be of

unce t" liim than a borne In a family rammer montha were generally apent at country pi

Mr W father adopted the general plan of sending

:i dollars each week with which to paj bia current

-».-s. ; i • 1 . 1 i 1 1 •_: iii"]v when iii'irssan tn mie extra-

demand, and he required not only a strict acknowl*

• ipt of the money, but a detailed statement «.f the expenditure, which, while cheerfully given when It could be given at all, still appears to have been the subject of in. little care to young Wolcott He always was Lmpa-

l, and it ni;i\ readilj beauppoaed that he found

. bat difficult to keep an act a >unt of all hia

Ifore than once his memoranda were lost, and it

Dfrequentlj happened that. ewii when these data were

furii mil1 items were missing. In either event we

find him making due explanation and Eranklj acknowledg

■ p of i kkeeping.

oot the ails Of his . 1 i 1 1 i

rll]i ., •, i\ to r.-iate a few Inataneea

the pnrpoae of showing the character of the boy, who,

i,, r proved to be the father of

• in i: .;. account yon will notice an item of fifty

n ;i letter tO his father written

Id D 369. Hi a hotel, :in<l

[plain : •• \\ hen I • ame to the bouse i

■ a left th< outaide their doore.

In rged for cleaning them, but

.ini.l a hill in mv shoes for two weeks at

VOUTH \ M» fOUNfl MANHOOD

ID f.. ;i v.. •

if be I

belpi

I

\

bad i

ten '

ien ing h i in -••! f In th Mr w

• ir would

f>»r him.

ROIIIUtl ll

I •

- more libei

bad I

oJl '

* i VHv- ex aJV^ VjOviUL,

•A-

- '

K r\ n~*s\- -~ ft-

5

H. VrJK ft A^_

i

I holding f-»rth DlghtJj In fr-h? ..f tb<

• • fog f.'i .1

I

well t<> do in-

feel i

lion,

the i expran*

Interest In hli

i:i»\\ a 1:1 » OLIVEB w 1 >LOOTT

itut • true 1 ant knoa '■

ind of the formation <>f gla

extent, onlj moving from Castile :m«1 •.1. M\ ireok li op to-morrow, and 1 shall • rning ei oog|| iM iiH- evening! <>f <'ii«- rapport im«- more than two. it maj last bat 1

bl\ it in;i\ continue f<»r three weeka. 1 Ii«>|m- the latter When this lectni n I found mjaelf

I bought i«" nice ones, ready made, and I think thej will 1 through* I'm I maj hare to

11 - wish thai the lecturing might « -< > n t in m • for some

length <»f time was ^appointed, for a sreek later, on

January 18, 1870, we find him writing thai his enp

men! bad or four days previously. He could

i) with i .'ih <.n condition thai he would take

enough each day to attend to the advertising. Thai

>uld 1 1 • • t <i" and give proper attention t" his studies,

and he accordingly declined.

inal, the experience broughl Mr R I into a line

n. 1 he «ii«l nol fail to see wherein it bad been

nee t«» him. It had given him confidence before

;m audience, bul at the tame time it bad shown him that,

. •• he w;i- rerj deficient in extemporary speaking."

included thai he muni cultivate this habit

. u qj also \ aluable to him Id anol her re- Through it he found iiis mice " 1 don'l mean to callj ." he aaj a, " bul I bai e d la< 01 ered an nnuaually fine roice for public speaking,

• i in .1 ral her Ml'Ii kej \ ■ 1 pari of the

time l have been troubled with ;i severe cold, bul my roice :u the lea

am money • if and :i» ins father's objec

the Line of buaineaa in which in- had been engaged,

Mr. W

loubtedh linnet tied me nomewhal In mj studies, for

Thai 1 ihall gel over now, bul it learei me

0 and some sray to 1 arn

KOUTH AND MAXUtX . •

li..ur* <lin

I

tin- '•

the youi

U|m.|i li : e .1 in-. nth ..r two days whil<

1 M i \' •• I I'm. I I b

I no ten

In t!i. fr.'iu in.: v.. u will |

will pleane *«'n«l m- will •

\\\ \\

i:i»\\ \i:i> <>i.i\ i;i: w i >LCOTT

Ing ;: ;•. all. I (li<

• uini in rhe habit was probably

.in.* to poor health, from which at this period he lafflered,

. the explanation mad.' , ifeaan Russell, who attributed It t<>

i >i f hii recitali on thii subject is suffl*

\\ !■:• ,i • .1! her, -i one 28, i v7o. he saj i !

I hail a delightful • last night 1 have jni

to nrj irding-place in Rfedford — the home bj t 1 1 * - wi

rtly with ladiea— and last evening about n ::i». half an hour after 1 had retired, l treated them t.. the ile nightmare l hare ere? Indulged In,

1 feel i little need np to daj . I did nM frvi erday, and to ate no rapper buf I cracker and I cup ol •• i ''i -l" anything t<> rid myaelf of theae turns, bat ii if they would never leave me.

' SQ 0O1 I i:n mini' SflEI !' I

While still in the Lai School, and even before he went to

hool, Mr. Wolcott became quite impressed with the idea

• Ing an appointment in th«- nervice of the National

ernment, probably with the vieu of earning enough

e him independent while pursuing his studies,

acquaintance anion- public men,

inclu - Belknap, who was A connection by

Pomeroy, the latter of Kan#fl% and

\ptii. l^T'i. Ed began trying to persuade his

•o lin.i a place for him In the

i □ bis first let ter, he saj i

i f \.. e, it win be ever] thing to

i nothing, i Its. rtiofl of i - s ork a hicfa test has

d which D U Well 1><- pa'-s.il in pmlltnhle

now. if i oould get the

I would v i hip \\ hi'h

i i "iii. i 1 1 ■ . i u « - profitable

• ; inclined to encourage offl< prompt replj . saj ing

JTOUTH IND YOU St] " f.»r i: ■ od, will U

1

i;.l would !>•• '

Um b

in \\rit;n.

mi I thlnl blind]

i

llllll !

When

■

t •

■w, am I

onlj

•II .

i:i»\\ ai;i» OLIVBB w « iU « »tt

:r ahonan call! work ■ kail «'•■

for It - l" ihin stumps"? and then,

you will achieve \uiir fortune in it. " In-art within.

I i : for

- tOOl, makil all. I know-

that it is imwiM to borron trouble hron th«- future; and

I calmlj and contentedly leave It all In Qod's hands JTou, i j -"ii. maj do certain that yon could be aided In your — but four months long) bow much yon maj to

me, with I g on an onreJ

if the ; Fulfilled neither your hopea nor mine, do

opportunity i"- marred bj anj deapert ■ Hi remember that the N< - the time

i .niii them, and fortifj them with a our oa n.

»tt alao had aome advice to give about

ipoa o! ber son's state of mind. Be seems

to hare fallen into s despondent mood short} before bis

uation, "tn of which both his father and mother were

ag their best endeavors to ralh him. w i

■■•. 1871, only s month before his Anal tern closed

and evidently in reply to s letter from him, lira. IVolcoti

nhlrcKsiMl him :

\\ by, mj son, b een the nnhappieat year yon bai

pAMM-tl'.' l Nupi>ofMi| you were ver) happy, and were looking

...ii. though we wh<

and bow f themaelTei or their friends. ',.n u blch • rated

■

I't \ I I' iN

• iii'-w hat ahead <>f the main I bread ..f

..wr Ntory, which neces als with Mr. Wolcott's pro-

: the Harvard Law afterward h<- located in s boarding-

N < 'I III \ M> ^i i .! \« , MAMIi Ip.ii-. in.-ri'

1 fad

fln.J

(he n

I Dp "ti '''

i hopeful !!..■

future than i 8

■ them on

.l.mu.ir\. 1871

■ urt cam Invol

them

main the con( i

i:i»\\ \i:i» <>i.i\ 1:1: vYOLOOTT

in the !• ini <»f the m< there

ih Further reference to the 3 for the purchase ol

hooka, 11. ,t « . 1 1 1 \ for dm In tin- school, bat for the adornment

future las library, r appears that the young 1

dfather then had been appealed '<> and lia<l made aim

a loan with which to Inn tln-sc works, s,, n,., . . him

and afters

(Oth "f April, L871, to ■ question from . when he would be able to begin the practice

of liis profession, Mr. Wolcott said:

I think I shall i>«- by the end of rammer. Perhaps, iburae thinks ii is \rv\ unwise foi anj 0 Into practice shun of three Tears' hard itudy, but the rer <ii<i It I enclose ;i 1 [obb in answer to iuic I w rote him to

■ unit} in :ui o lalarj or with some

lawyer. I hope yon won't delay writing t«» him, for 1 .|«-;ii will be gained if I can itart In my profession with tainty fop the first two or three yesn of an income. Suc- cess, I am reasonably confident, would come In time, but if I started alone it would be after yean <>f poverty and toiL

June 17th he telle hie father that after the close of the

ed to stu.h H], the statutes, pleadings, and the

truss parti ol peal property las and get admitted

r •• 'I e Maasachusel ta bar," he

any in the Qnited Stan - \n

everywhere, and if 1 pass

nation i,, \\ \ shaii feel confident to hang out

• • 1 can have 1 he ose ion.'* in the same letter, Mr,

u probeblj heard bj tii<- circular tent yon sometime

ember of the

! ' 1 870, whi , . ■ . , must

■ old men get it without. 1 entered for

' in- ini.isi of it. \\ e an

•unit.' : -lit siu. I • ..f u hirh w «■ have

on :it Mil this rear and 1 hare 1 »* -* - r » stud?*

jroi 1 11 \m» jtoi so m \Mi"

! Aril.

■| liii.il ;ui.| !i.ij.|.\ ■

tnd on i

. inf.. rin •

.

harder '• About I

If i

• DMT in Dlnd t ha •

Mr. V m bf

bad boped to 'l". bnl left for i>

FIRST YEARS IN COLORADO »

COLORADO claimed Mr. Wolcott rerj i i after in* bad concluded hia Ian courae Be irai partial to •II. and would have located In thai city for the practice of liin profession if conditiona had been favorable, ivering thai there were more than eight hundred lawyi . he conclnded that, without meana, ai he wan, would i>«- little opportunity t" gain a foothold. k< oglj, we find liim returning to hi* home In Cleveland aftei ■■ of hia term In the latter part of June, iv7i. with hie much priaed diploma In oil pocket We may Im in in enjoying himself for a brief period with hia family, and then starting ont to win his fortune in the far Wi in what t<» him waa practically an unknown land.

dence that the young man waa Irresistibly

[o'a aake < londitiom rather

than hia on ii inclination decided hia choii I d after he

surrender iiis ambition of remaining In

ed at ;i leaa remote place if

bad Incement In riew of hia wonderful

. . then a territory, and be- rach a favorite then-, it would ml that it had long been predetermined Miii. i proceed t" t hat terrl

: and if this 1 <T<- a ii"\ el ■. that turn COUld !•«• given t1,.' narrat i\ ••. The

• bat m r w ol( ot t went t«> < Solorado

be for the practice

' ace of hia brother

• ritory led him to t urn his at tent i<>n thithem ard.

YOUTH AM' bond of union

wit),

bowei

him

qaentlj ■ would (••

inu'

an- 1

C. Pomeroy,

him to in

tli.>

w

made

doubtless if he I an offl< ial ft]

P

i:i»\\ ai:i> OLIVEB W i >L< X » i T

seek- I thifl fail-

ure ■ w >lcott turning hfo bs^ on the u Sunflower M

ed upon hia w eetern course. •r bed pi i brother bo Colorado,

: rived, been located i here for about ts <> al t "it\ in ill*- neighbor* : -»f which place the lirst important discover] <>f L',>i.i in redo had \>*t-u made onlj ten yean i- i entral was

■ •initv s*-at « »f liilpin <\>uni\. ;m<l on til 1 I r.\ of

• h depot i i ek, t hat ton n remained the

centre o! the gold producing district in the B

Indeed, in thai earl] day, Gilpin was th ily county in

- prodnclng q d in quant Ity. < m

urn it was i be He i of all the treasui

n jion. i »'-n\ sr a at t he capital of

• ■ • State, and was the

important trading centre of that section <>f the Rock]

"ii : inn it w;t«* entirely dependent upon the

lurrounding region for its existence, and Gilpin County iras

the moat important <>f all its feeders. Central naturally

pe, and in a<l«lit i< >n man\ Dl

• location there in consequence of its

importance the town became the home of many

lawyer! and writeri of ability, and its banks and other

ini* «-s soon .anif to in- known f<»r their itability.

in those dayi one heard seldom of Gilpin County, for

•i Count) waa "The Kingdom of Gilpin." Named In

Gilpin, the first chief executive of the

terrlt county w.i>- destined to give to the State In

the person* of II< rj m Teller and : B Chaffee the

and in the person ; l i lelford, wl Coj dubbed t he " Red

I

o p Mill another of th< 8 m the upper Hon and in Henrj

B w • • • Stab ■ f it- earl)

.■

• \>\ and silver and the ral deve - bad the effect <>f

Mil III \\h

be »*ii baa beld

i i

Diner »f I - i

■ nn» nmrthoaatn i

men

fli;ii

population <>f onlj log bad been

n <»ii t! • ami u n oi j •*- then

Lett to and i

I ha •

i:h\\ .\i;n <»i.i\ i;i; Wi.i.iiitt

made Dp my mind that In jean tl i become

the richei >n 1 ban Although they bare

working their minea nou for nearlj ten yean they hare but madi be writes

in il ■ •• i iik«* thii country rery much Indeed.

Then is the Btrongeat kiinl "f fascination about It, and if

ong man on© be cannot belp doing well

if then i- anything in him and be doee himaell fnal

ii - dee re then was to obtain a position aa a clerk In a i»;mk. when high aalariea wen paid, bnt in thia ambition in- « icceaafnl, and aoon afterwanl in- turned bia

ntion i" mining He already bad made friends, and

writing briefly of the people of the section, said: "Then

ire not, of course, many one people ben, but what then

re among God'a chosen few, or I lose my and

again, December l'1>i, ihi> time to Bd :

the place for me. Hare just fitted ap ■ alee i m

■ tting along Brat rata Hare alreadj ;> g l reputation

for milling among the miners Hare been studying assaying,

for the past two weeks. I reached Colorado with thirty

.11 pocket and aot eren an acquaintance. Un aome

ahead, but am going '<> put it :ili ini<» ;i mine I bare

leased.

ber enticing letter, and a longer •. was Bent i<>

the brother, who then was poring orer bia i as in Boston,

on the it'll of January, L870. [\ unx full «»f hope and of in over i M If I ei er make a fort one

l t-\j ii be m:i«i«' in Colorado/1 he said, in tn

be hi be added, " I

ii in mining." He then the following captirating pictun of

i il<l like t<> -■•«• von. I'.'l. :in<l "in here,

plendid fellowa hen; plenty "f

ading mal ter, lota of a I and

h;i\<- i hoi nt ) ; _: ■ » - > « i bed blan

and i hare a deriliah imart 'dorg.,w Bunly

• r could I": uch allunment

from Hei > bia brother, which

N < »l 111 A M» VOI v-' • M iMICNHl

be had onlj

■ ml of .1 month be wan i I ui end of torn ibool ereo, i

i i . .. . • ■ i

on i

fen montha, but did • the men \\<>ui<l work n

• I I !■

11. u In. 1 1

found 'i •

idda, ■■ I

H

II.

manager will quite, fiii.il to thor in tin- Mill w.rks ..ii i

It. ii, f|

flu- t u.. j.l.i. p# until t! •

»rid

The m

half a million tailings, and n

i:i»\\ \i;i» OLIVER WOLCOTT

all tl • BWSU-

teparatioD. l ihall keep I attend to

luaineas.

prodocl of the establishment for 1870, the year

Mr \ ed it, was f 650, ; ten years later, dj

jsor Bill's management, the figure bad incn

Hill worka were located at Blackhawk, onlj a mile or t^<» down the gulch from Central, these two bowna ther with Nevadaville practically constituting one city. Combined, the thn bad a population "f I

number.

in: way

idea was to Inform his brother regarding

: tions and prospecta rather than to influence him to

hi Colorado la made evident by the fact thai in one

of in4- lettera he advised him to make aure of employment

• \ place. He wanted him with him In

i rado, I'Mt he also wanted him '<> ascertain before going

that there would thing for bim to do and a

• i\ for him when ii«- should arrive To thia end

tiations were opened with Attorney Hugh Butler, wli<»

doing ;i thriving business in Blackhawk, with a riew

t«. arranging ;i partnership for r.-i. While this negotiation

ilta in the direction intended, it waa one of

which Influenced the young lawyer to

i

dired from < 51ei eland to ( Solorado. He i "ii the a ay, «li«- fli ' Icsonville,

Illinois, where an uncle, Bllsur Wolcott, .i e of bia operations, be entered upon

on roundabout with ;i

place of business

f..r :i yo rnej Uncle Blizur had resided In Jack*

He f..r i! ani ioua to bai e I Sd |-^-

rhere in thai riclnity, and

•mil' man made an effort to connect himself

•i Ja< ksom [lie. Palling in

1

upper SI

H

■

DO d

1

f him which remind* i • •iiflini- flu- u<l\.u .; in [llioo

nnlv • ul.l lit 1!

I

Ignoi

inuiiir \ " 1 1.

nn«l Ihi

If I

-

feaaion. ami I >'■ 'hat.

i:i»\\ \ i; i ► i u.i vi:i: w « >i.< < m

•• and n ut finding anything i tiers, to Colo- bention * Senator Pomeroj ,

and if he did not succeed in interesting that gentleman io behalf, i<> proceed westward* Further, ii had been »u l a i ii t thai if both ventures >ii"ui«l prove an- il he Bhould t 1m- n return to Jacksonville and take op of Ian "ii his own account, which h<- seemed inclined to <i". Memphis, Tennessee, and enter upon

a bun eer.

»nlj ditl Senator Pomeroj fail t<» offer anj substan

tial inducements to Mr Wolcott to remain In Kansas, but

be made an unfavorable impression on the young man. The

. r\ told the youthful fortune-hunter thai Mhe

would '1" anything tie could for him.'* bu1 <ii<l nothing.

otly, Mi Wolcotl soon discovered thai h<- could expect

1 i 1 1 It- more than agreeable assurances from the Kan*

man. ami uliai he beard from Senator Pomeroy's neighbors

•lid iiui |irtjH>s.v,-ss him in tin* Senator's favor. " Thej tell

I-. i.l • Pomeroj in Kansas," he wrote to hi- father

after hi* arrival in Colorado, ami. adding his own impres

• >f him, he -nil. •• \\\ opinion is that in- is a thorough

demagogue, though in the better sense "f i i • * - word, if ii has

. not a bad man." The onlj real gratifying

results <>f ins gtop in the Sunflower State were the pleasant

• ma. it- i.\ people \\ li«» had become acquainted with

del Wolcotl - an ti -slavery views Speaking "f this

i ■ '■ eral gent lemen, "hi set i lers

i j all knew you, and all spoke of you, the

• I in i he remark of one of them

lung man. your father has got a heap of stock

in this

■ rot i;n \ i Bl \< mi \w K

i rena to Blackball k. w here

in the Hill works, Mr.

»n about September 20, I v7 1.

red "in and unwell/' aa he wrote hi- father

II. found the pi tor an en

! Butler urn e thai gentle

^ i »i in \ \i» vol so m \ Mi"-

man bad

In \ i.-u . bo*

f..r the lime; bo I

;in.| u.ir.

school

tlu» nun1 he I n( from

folio*

If I

at $1

■ tie fnrn it-, r willing

- I I

■

f..r me here N

for it. I bad

1 ha\- I tit). I I

i:i»\\ \i;i> i >u\ 1:1: w 1 \U < >TT

. and if 1 can get

Memphis,

ad to pej Henry. Should 1

itart it

and tnortifl 1 unite 1 1 * i -~ letter, bill l must

it.

In the aame l«-t t *-r he telle of • ible news rrom

Mr. Bo tier, adding that thai gentleman had expressed .lis

appointment <»\<-r tin- fact thai he could not take him In witli him. Se then refers to the gugge&tion bj Mr. Butler that he should local >u n.

11. '!: Woloott] anziooi that 1 should settle In

d, ;i place of some 8000 Inhabitants, twentj miles

from Oentral and growing. Be aai promised bis Influence

be can w ad n a 1 >•• ssj - thai after the

jit months I could support myself, and soon be

making monej. And \n lallj anxious that I should

the arrangement be has partially made may still

fall through, in irhich event he could talk with me, and iranta

- 1 [( :nitv. 1 f 1 could get 1 1 year 1 irould

iik<* no better place than Oentral In irhich t<' locate.

og tip the subject again In a letter <»f the 29th 0!

.• announced his Arm conviction that he should

n and added : " The place is groi Ing op

derfully of late. The mines there are doing splendidly

and are all mora or lean Involved In litigation. Butler and

the other leading 1 \ anxious that 1 should

',■1 asxim- iif as I heroine

rnrthcri I' • II II had promised Id

"ii all ore from < leorgeto* n which aid send to th< 11 i smelter.

time he bad consummated the arrangement to

bort t ime 1 i lied, would be 1 rery

• -iii and would bring him In only a email

to paj es f or the time and to

ome of the money he had been com-

jroi in \\i»

pelh ron from

•• I fa and I think I

Ann- .'in- ■ •• ill.

I

but elthi

■

II-

i.iwn.'* irhlfl

1

\\ |e Mr W

of people Ih

■ I w lull-

• knoi od J-.---

til. Ill'

tend)

In* 1 •

w itii and

urvr .-f thai Mr

i;i.\\ \i:i» < »i.i\ 1:1: w I »i.< « »tt

ii\ -it-.. 11- as ;ui instructor In grammar and . irai not partial to mathemat

IN | ,\ \

Mr v. i mi during tin- < !hriatmas

1871, and there in- remained until in- removed i>>

I ».n\ i ro months ai a teacher he

earned about s::«Mt. ami bin : a portion "f this

-urn be at list was prepared, although poorlj Prom a tinan-

cial standpoint, t.. enter anon hi- lif«- a- a lawyer. The

part made l: I bj Mr 'I'. II Potter, •> Central

banker, "f whom Mr. Wolcott speaks a- -'a friend sent

!!• a a location an. I arranged for a partner*

ship Nothing was l«-ft i" !»<• done Inn to bare a sign painted. ii - ■ ■ i was .1 young Bontherner aamed Pope, Prank

\ I';. » known to the people of Colorado aa" J udge"

gentleman lia<l been eatabliahed in Georgetown for some time, and Mr. vVolcott tells us had bad a prac

during the previous year amounting to |2° which it

believed could be increased during the following twelve

mont inducement to go In a itli him was

that be bad an office and wan pontesm*] -.f a law

liiir.r which were of do mean importance

• Mr w tt'« depleted finances and hi- lack of

law ! ■ - The p. n hi. •rsiiiji did aot cont inu<

while N 1H3 impressed i.\ Mr Pope's ability, Mi-

ni.- convinced that be was disinclined t<» .in. I. wl im as a " ^<><«\ fellow, with fair

:i..n .is ii in |i-

i w lull- lic» remained i tow n, be

nued « ii i, ..ii' \\ ben he first arrived, M r.

inable to bar bet ause

mtrolling -inh admission This circumstance

• uni ii i v7::. during a hicfa ' ime bis

wl to I

i mil tin- \.nniL' at torney to

he found it convenient to

do in a is brother 8am, written .hi the 29th of

\<»l III \M» \*>\

I ' tln-

\

■ I

QMMBM>« >. OHtfOBT,

■

I

■ Then « '

i:i>\\ \i;i> < »i.i\ 1:1; w < >U i »ti

stion of my school year, I bad an oflar

i \ Pop doing ill*- beet bust*

dom (perl -riii a partnership with him.

idaj I • ben be day, in front of the pi oudly

- gn :

r< .it. ft WOU « ITT

\\v have nM taken In ■ blamed cent yet ; but I •• live in !i<>|«'<." •a rati rely n.-u place, population L500, i antral and Blaekhawk and tort} lite en rather dull, bnt m Ithin othe large, true silver minee <>f enormoni ralne ery li vt-l y. I think m \- chance i good one and mean ho itich to it. i ■ p .lit a* i bare done.

\ - i . ■ • • \ our brol ber,

i .

Mr Wolcott arrived in Georgetown, thai place

abon< ii\' years old, but only recently had it

• int.. any prominence. Located practically at the foot

of the towering mountain known ai Gray*! Peak, one of

the man) high moantaini in Colorado, it rents

at tip- bead of ■ comparatively level ralley, with mountains

• in three different directions, all "f which

■ •■ and were believed to !•<• "ribbed

• ion li an at trad h >■ one, and is made

ail the i • the fact that the south fork of Clear

of the perpetual snows of

wa\ through the heart <>f the little

The altitude "f the town is high, and ordinarily the

• M ; but the summer cl Lmoat perfect,

sation to the real

it w ill have i • red that in one of hli letten m r.

w ion of the town w hen he went

then i • ii probable that

STOUTD \m»

ill I

in i!

• •mi:

there w ei

had been NQl I

town u.i

oatpul of the LetdriUi

who

both "1

I. Ilr. I U 1*

proda< live Itut, whili the I

in the iH.r.l.-i

• »f i

B

doubled

1*7 J.

■

i:i»\\ \i;i> OLIVEB w I >I> « »tt

were opei fen days, it was believed that the conn-

..f iiiiimI.i wealth, .hi. I people flocked in \ o t i . 1 1 b 1 1 1 . -

blished ; fairlj l""»i hot built; two or three

banks were located in the town, and for a time there were publ o <lail\ newspapers Denver waa the net

on, I'm there w;i^ a well-managed Btage line,

• numbers <<( peo pie arrived everj day. The for

mnter was much In evidence and the settlement wore

.i bustlinf even beyond whal was justified bj th<-

mining development. Ifanj of the nen arrivala were

people .if education and refinement, but bj far the larger

Dumb adventurers, In i "getown was at

that time a typical mining camp, offering manj Inducements,

. Iiuwever, were coupled with some hardships and an

iv mi pre] conditions li should be added that

me \\ < - 1 1 1 ..n conditions generally Improved until the

town became, aa it ^tiil la, one of the moat staid and orderly

in U ■ -

In hii first letter from Georgetown to bis father, Ifr

ipeaka of the town aa "a lively little place. I

i .ii the hotel," he continues, "there i»<iiiL' no private

rather I'lin- here, among strangers

.in. I awaj from Henry; but I suppose I shall soon be used

H-' n office a aa located on II £ el and

i<- Kinull room. In this, he had a home-made

. . w hich, ' leman a ho knea him, " be

deak, and at night, for I bed,

t upon it blankets which during the daj were stowed

mvenient i ornt

r.-ss waa iloi In the beginning, and the

ng l hat he went Into I leorge

■ ends and without money, hia lucceaa waa

<>nh once during the seven years of hia

mil himself to give attent ion

buaineaa than the lai ption oc-

Wl IN \\|» UANIK*

1 itli \|. \ M • •

■ In- li bi

! I

U .1- W .1*

.111.1

I

in 1 1

I '

iM be t!

ill \ lr\\ ..f t

He appt

i:i»\\ \i;i» < » I I \ l i : w < >LC< »tt

which latl tok much

<>ii the poll ■ ii. w h<» w u a . ontemponurj '•' N1 r- town and afterward In i Denver and ntaoce a ith leman co-existent prac-

iii Colorado, probably qualified

ar man. n<- baa prepi a*ork .i sketch <-f thai portion "f Mr. w..i.

..u n expi I n i bii < "ii-

tribntlon Mr. Morrison suppliea an Interest!] m( «»f

\i: v. ion in the D rea Pelican control

..f w hi, •». •• the ii ran mining conteal

incurred in Colorado.'' 01 that litigation, ha

.• | i\ ami the owners tia.t do morbid . i(. rompromia initi <>n the d<

. multiplied, and, if wt erer oan truth* ! opoo lawyers, ire In thin Instanoa, I '■■• rj lawyer In the • d in tome oapaeitj - the im]

talent

oot onlj litigation hot t h« j • int\ Into feodi; partiaanahip ran Ihl'Ii and i part \ had ita sale... ii nn i tie tide ai • guard or charged and fought for the

I it to make tfa m that could hold

in a month*i tlnx ■ si batl le, mi

idicial corruption, alleged if

ae of tin- at torneji ■ for the I '

litem nf lli.' I lives. 'I'll.- insult

the courtrooi! ooolly :ik

line behind i breastwork <>f rnton said, " \

i .| the Ui , ■ ■

I due opoo the < '"l.'ii.-i. w in. h • •■i the Union tide, : \ paidi

a the eaai d learned In 'ii«- law,

yOUTH \M» Vol \«. \! IN •»;.

uliili'

I

'. Mimas,

ntnl t! '

111 "

r.i'W a i;i » i h.i\ EB w i •!.< « >tt first fen mon mj partner returns we will be pretty

lement <>f the big mining controversy busi-

tivelj quiet, and our lawyer is found mak>

to Denver earlj In August in the hope of obtaining

the DominatioD for 1 > i — 1 1- i « - 1 Attorney on In-half of the terri-

. in which, while be «li<l no! succeed, we are t.>i,i bj bim

ili.it be •• made ■ fair run, and would have bad do difficulty

whatever if mj papers bad been right for admission t" the

This information ii obtained from a letter written

• it to his father on August 12th, and other

out ill*- information that for a time be -

• • obtaining this Domination That be should

el lent an impression within the less than

twelve months' time that be bad been in Colorado certainly

i»ll for both his legal ability and his capacity for

making frienda

Following the effort for ih<- District Attorneyship be dis- solved bis partnership with Mr. Pope. Business bad fallen and his partner had returned i" <li\i<h- with him the • i be "in. e Be (ii«i Dot enjoj making and apparently had reached the conclusion that the partner was Dot earning his share <>( the receipts ntly, be <!••• ided to dissolve tin- partnership. < '• i\ ing him !«• his father, lie -. 3 - ■ Business bas been rerj the last i\\<> montha As goon raise the*

iik»im\ in luiv Home \a\\ 1 ks, 1 shall dissolve n,\ connection

with er lie is .1 chivalrous, lasj Southerner, gen

tlemanly, and tut, after all, bii Dame ' Pope1 [Mr.

1 about the onlj

■ nter opon the pract ice alone did

form until well along in the fall, when,

out <»f the business 01 er

• Ir.iu 11. he decided definitely

h|n" ted in a< ■ ordance with

on.

>lution "f p « ame on the first of No-

we find Mr \\ olcott on the oext daj

under bin <»\\ u indii idual letter head.

I . . w

fOUTH 1ND

whirli WMM I I

doodi rid

•r wntii 'J I t!i is \\<«rtli i I !

It )•

■

1 f«>r Inn

•lfCraM to

btmdn

I • u • from

from thro tnd |

i.i»\\ \i:i» <>i.i\ 1:1: w « >LOt rTT

• million de d tin- territory, ltm the countrj la destined

- • it ur«-.

. icover the joang man moralising uatiun and uncertainty "f mining aa a buai- i .1^ he waa irriting od .1 Saturday night, he

ght into the condition <>f religiona mat

u frontier post" at thai time. ItuKineaa was <l<-

j. !■.•«.>, ,|. • niinei irere not producing xn « * 1 1 . bat

the reducing worka were not al»i<- \>> handle the

•• I am." he writ.-*., after midnight following a Satur-

particularly blue over the outlook, and it

trred to me aa a bappj thought to write and tell ai •

Bpeaking of the large Dumber <>f m in town "ii that day, he ^ai.i thej were ael it in\ other time and that the] generally brought :.tlu\ <»f buainetu I * i ■ • - < • < I 1 1 •_• . he aaya:

i uli.it ;i f.i>-. inating thing mining

\ independent. In .1 merchant, agent or pi

But ;i miner hai iii> on ii in the »•<»< k and ii " beholden make mone) out "f I • i ?~ it ooe instance In fortj | he a

in telling, for ■

1 deration of the churches, he

1 ; ■ or, .i M p Tut i i to mon o . 1 1 \ ." he

• ount rj la at a ■\ Ion ebb I be] • four or Are mem*

one church. The] are ■ 22, 1876, in .i letter to bia father Mr. Coloi ado'n late

■JikIi ever] one who lias on for ani length of time

VOUTfl WI» Wl \«. M \ Mlni.h ■,-,

Will

ill uIiiki

in« !•

I

I

ho* Hi>*«il up DJ nasoii of the i

■ bat i

i

then the i

1 pen on I and • odooed hii Urn pi

■ »f the ■!

< !leveland pa]

he entei

Hon with the '

EDWARD OLIVEB rVOLOOTT

■ l of a mixture «>f editorial j ..Mil reporting, but it li evident thai be g lively little attention t<i «*i t ln-r branch. A men

of bh J productions, the following from the Miner

il\ loth <»f tin- M-.tr iii.ini«-iii*<l must sufl

!■■ ■•: the affli< \. i! \ . orators bare dei

. d Lta ten tboog orded and pigment! known, but seldom

there been s period when the complaint! of bard times bare ueral and onireraal as th< For onr ^wn part

. .• i. ut h re are

in si: i of dead b - ' ba( \\<- bare come

uur aormal condition, ;mi»1 accept it as the In rather annoj li i rnallj dnnned

bi \- bnt one t'mali \ used t" everj

i the patient eel loeei iii> skin without i mnrmnr fn-r our : ence ire can smile bland I j at those

pa, ami i. equanimity during the most nnpleaaant

Inten - Alton are not ^ philosophical, and

their temper!; bnt then thej irill learn better, .«. », iii time, and ire hopefully l,,(,k f»>rwar<l to a |M>accful •

the war. more or less oom plaint of the so

of nioncv, ami tin- ilullmss of Imsim-sH, has prt>vuiled. Tbil ll

due • ■ doubt, to the extraragant babiti con

. the fltmb U'nr- ..f p fat contract!, and

■*■ ipeculation, when monej was thought tit onrj t" be

and ihoddj displays, so that when

■ I. ami opportu draw

! ere a Ithdrai n, people > ould not

ought tmple f>T all BeoeB#iti<-h. i>. now io.,i., .i upon

-s«-«i among the lux

Of OOUTM

• I bai k upon legitimati and

the times

ontei

o I.. , ome really

iple. In our own miilst tin- mOOS] w li

ed than heretofore. Aj much

: ■ nth. as at an i . but it in

l'OI l ll AND i'Ol SG M INIIOOD

prod wortJ

• than

the in. mi f r. .in our

■ •tlllllllll 1 1 \

w e ■ re Prom neceei

nomlcal in «"ir ii.ii.u-, and n

« In. Ii 1 ill, in tl ml, i •

In .in -i i : i • Ie pi

of the th< • ew mini i

'he ton ii of Id H r hlch, \\l> I

ton ii. wai an Important min i

a. I while thcr monj ..i bj two mj

of whom bai

• kn..u led] M a nun.- I r -.-s the donoi

without thi'ii mak -.-Ivrs known, but the

! fought under 1 1 P

In thii caae the mini* • * 1 1 1 • ♦ 1 1 1 1 \

• ■" ore abandant en enough to torn the brain of I

: in the

log depth, until one eat value of 119,280 to the ton.

Unfortum . mlaa

withheld

■ mcoB pl< te i •

thai he had been Informed regan i roperty of wl • :

i:i»\\ \i:i» I >LIVEB w <>l < < »'IT

itnre coarse will be we do ool know; w<

r, that the President insist that cur • i ongress, Honorable J !'■ Chaffee, who is

■ i miner, shall come to Colorado at once ind

look after the jT.'i»ri\."'

. the young lawyer-editor In- little -iitiiiKMHalitN as foll<

n ujn.il th< fa hundred

I. .ml. vho non wi-.n- the Isurela be m aoblj iron, may

•iifiit from hit high office, nek In Colorado,

• ;iii<l a ho • iir moimti pour into rs, from their a bund-

• irtune irhich will h«- i ti< recompense '«• him, ami a

■ tido

editorial work scarcely had been began before it

was f-'iiii-i to I"- somewhat onerous, for ;i^ earlj .1- Maj

7 [r. Wolcol to his parent! M Thia edi

ibling me considerablj . I knoa I

could 'l" well at ii f 1 i-.-.tii\ had the time, bat 1 am boss

all daj, an<i when night comes the printers are calling for

and 1 hare to write It oat without time to think or

!• riting for the Uiner was a hit amateurish

m a .1- .1 Ktifflcient ezplanat ion.

•1 tiii last rent ore as an editorial

■ erward identified more or less Inti-

i\ w ith • '.-in. -lit < .f tii. 1 me. Be

for t bat paper, and bia intereal \\ a*

. \ >>t .1 polii ical - I

• I !<>y ■ \.-.ir <t tWO, II 1 W "I have been without eapecial incident, until -7i, w hen he made to I he family home

nd We in.i\ imagine him going along from day

me i" him. petting

re among the four

amp, « mp e Id .1 a bile he seems to

let ter to 1 be homefolks,

-i»'.k.- frequently of the prosperous

J < 'I III \\l» I \ Ml. H ih

...k «.f bii

I f.» turn bil

' ' I In in u r

■

i • ii >>{ |«.r'

\ ..il^'lit t.. : I bOfM '•- '!•• til - .ilnl T h.n ;

tin- on I j i in the

I would rather lire in Bo* ton, I think tin- world i visa Father would . bar

n f r. >iii i !i.|, he i •

up iu\ b - •.••• i

III ;i - I

dropping II Into .1 well ; 11 -I-..-- dM Men ?•• make • : •■! know - I don'l d

iinouii! tli.U 166911 j..i\ in\ . .. . .

infant mm."

DISTRICT AXTORlf] V

1\ 1876, the Centennial year rod the year In which Oolo rado was admitted i B e Union, Mr. Wolcott

.-■l to tin- tw«> offlcea of State's Attorney for the

rid in which he lived, the I rat District of the State,

and Town Attorney foi i town, which offices he con

tinned to ii<»i»l until elected to the State Senate In is7^.

:i»-<l from both <>f them. The judicial diatrid

i <»f Clear Croak, Gilpin, Jefferson, Bonlder,

mit, and (Jrainl numi irs. ;iu<l iiuhnliMl surd inwns as

Central City, Blackhawk, en, Boulder, Longmont, Breckenridge, and Bof Sulphur

He had obtained his formal admission t<> the bar In iv7.".. and when theee ti came to him bad been In a<

i, i. nt w it h<»ut going much Into t he • of til-- time attribute! hii Domination and

■ \ influencet of hii brother Henrj and the

n lnisiiii I'i ifi".s<»r Hill. Doubtless

. t.i him, for, Dota it batand eountj, they had become li and wen rilj pos

•.<•->•••. I ..: in t lint

■:<■> . there doubt thai Ed Wolcott's own personality w:is

■ in in" election. Always m man of ex« i im, he made friei . and it maj

ma] follow Ing went Into t he • ion in Mis support Mr v, I in nomination by Mr. Nathan S.

roi i ii wi. vol i i'

ii.

afterward of D

Hup: ', in addition

bean \n illlam a. « 'lark

w w

W II. til ; I I I .1 ;

Bpruani e; Judge McCoy; and

rxi • p' Mr II ui'l I The nomination oi

bj a band

jM.lit ii>. .in. I in I li< .1 nominal i<m mi i l{

■ II a proi opponent, and !>•• a

tiding ma

in ti • B - an •nt Iretj a( I

ballot for the year on

w • ritorj u.i

i • D i 1 1

in the ii. in the D i "limm. i

I J. Tilden would ' s,h of the i ca n 8 the •

landed on

other elei tion ah

. it. L877, and Mr H

I i>\\ ARD OLIVEB w< >LCOTT

town "ii at tin* mom time that Jacob Filliua, who

lau in hi", office, a*aa Mayor. The « l » 1 1 i« •-

of the Town Attorneyahip were not in anj respect oneroua;

onflicl with 1 D bI i i't At tornej

w ting f«>r the town be compiled tin- ordinancea "f tin*

. i polity.

\n l i;\ "i <.i;<»\\ ill

Important ai waa tin- District Attorneyahip on it^ own

real significance in tin- <;iv,. ,,f Mr Wblcott la

found in tin- bearing it bad upon lii-> Bubeequent career.

.1 much t«» make tin- man. Theretofore Mr. Wolcott

had been known ;i- ■■ .i g I fellow." Be lia<l manj friends

and wan popular; but, lik<- moat young men, was ool pot m-^.-.i ,,f a \,v\ •_' r. -;i t senae ,,f reeponaibility <»r <>f bii own Importance aa a factor In tin- world. The dutiea of iii* cacting, and be aoon came t" know that be had n"t entered upon any boy's play. Be roae to the

Indeed, it is evidenl thai from the beginning "f iiis term be \\a* impressed \\ i i ! i tin- sorioiism-ss of the work In- had undertaken, and there is abundant record of the efficiency of Mis administration. Writing thirty .\<-;ll's afterward, ■ prominent resident <>f (Jeorgetown said:

ll<- u.i- the in' ■- 1 energetic and the ujohI Burcessful District

-! 1 1 ii in :i it life irai bald rather Lightly hi

that tin i result, there awe manj

I le undi rtooh to bring tome of tin- mnrd

to j". . rror

the t"<> jreara sfter iii*

Four t" the penitentiary for

inent a number <<f minor criminals,

king >>f Mr W D trict it torney,

ii' ii ird lays that it \*;is brilliant from the it

he never let up ' a rites Mr Hard In < I kne* more about bis a orl

thar part of ,! • it a gang

i i than all ><• tin- pent , and a joy to all hi

V'Ol ill \M» VOI Sfl M Wll

'' htin • | * 1 1 1 the vorl

I ii \ lev of i '

.\ 00€ "f Mi W

friend i ■ u

be would ii"' prom

ittitnde toward .ill claaaei i four men in .id. I | be • hief argument made bj bii opp ■■ would nol

■ \ He Rnrpi

• \ one of the pi i Countj he did in ■

long • find tin

in .( Ii

will I taall M"t I

the i ■

f..r tli.it |

ken '!"•• i u.iv . on torn n »ill

ruber 13, 1876, in « hich There ii another term <>f tl ■

l.i.w .\Kl> OLIVBB WOLOOTT

it will »«• ■ rerj b . : me. i ihall have three murder

cases to

eircoi eculiar brutality. 1 *iiaii undoubtedly be

• • murderer, end then 1 think 1 *iiaii have done

. allowed to resign mj office In favor of

In > pi t«*

miliarity i Itfa crime end crim an Lndiffi them and deedeni the feasibilities.

Be <li«l not resign at thai time nor at all on account of • ..f the work, and bj April 8, I -

tation i Itfa more com*

•• i .mi." he saya, * riting I on that date,

•• kept rerj busj moat «»f the time and rather Like it l

alreadj been the meant (under Providence) of lending

pal poor fellowa t" the penitentiary f<>r various b

from ten yean down, and have eome more lerioue Crimea

topi »ming three months." Be added: MThii

• ading i fear, bui don't exactly

k 1 1 < > w what elae i«» write about; so 1 'alk shop."

few daya later, when re of another capital

everted to hie previous itate of

mind. A murder was committed ii i own in April,

1877, and after e ret at having to try the

of a leaf i lurder i

ething akin t" pleasure if I believe

be guilty. « ►them lee/1 he adds, " I never

from Blackhawk to hii

■

one Uttle time, but i have been

:.i\ f..r more than three

■ |ht, and Boulder to-

\ iiH.niii ce Ii

.■ but the and training are a

■.:,:■. \\ . bad

find ImiiIi tli<- prisnnorH have

meni f«>r Life There ii another

nnir iii-r to tn tmd '■tin another here, In March.

roi hi am. roi ho u \mi

more cheerful \ cbarai ler 1 1

Beaded ii

i <>f thnn than I .... -

■ ontj r.»r the lust ten \. derfttl change in n

•i't ipotl DM. I la- k - ■i.nililri..

1 never do

moDth'i I ■lit- murderer t.» tr% aad perfci

('hri.-'n.i-. 1-77. u m.-s, •<! a l_vmhinL- < n .\

man |

inur-l.T.

taken oul \\r w

the Incident || brief, I

ii. n

the other

the ! B POT iminh-r I

will'' hut imf.

Jurj I then, i and

Church here applauded the nn.h in n termoo oo the

■

murder :

Ue in 188

• r his ten he wai employ . . .. w

i i

thing, bul I i ould no4 declti •

■.I.'"

l LO r.hw \i:i» I »l.l\ 1.1: w I >LOOTT

• ii w hj Mr. NVolcott <lislikr«i the rriiuin.il

• iiini in the fan i hiii it interfered with his

While tlu- work <'f prosecution was more

ar it <liil not ao much moneg as ■ rimilar

ml <»f «i\ii businesa would have brought it served to

him for the other line <>f work, ami then robbed

him of the time for ittending to it.

lalarj paid the District Attorney was onlj r, but the feea brought the remuneration up to |2500 --ful m«l:< i menU t he feea In those ch nial for a misdemeanor |15; for .in ordinary felonj $25; for capital |50 " M\ pre

In- wrote t<» hia parents, "have made a regular busin< each term indicting liquor saloona and

repul sea for the purpose of levying a aort of Mark

mail I - I will Dot <h>. ami it will nil dOWU m\ Income

fr<»m the office considerably ."

DBVBLOPING TH1 01 kTOI

i osl ■ portant influence of this office upon Mr.

own fortunea waa <m his standing as a jurj la

ami a public Previous t" taking the position, be

mill that h»- could m»t bring himself t<» address a

court < kmfident of ins real ability in that direction, his

la f-Mimi a meana "f forcing him to .» trial of ins powera

wonderful results, aa is told elsewhere,

instituting the First Judicial Dia

claimed th<- honor of being the scene of

ii t Humph at the bar. < me an

0 |pin ( "..11111 \ . M r w olcot t'a

w bile anot her has iai<l t he

ntj But i«'th were In error,

properly claim

all • lion Clinton \i> -..i. m.w of Denver, but

' Wolcott'a prede< i • • . \ furnish.- i be follow ing i tint :

Mr V and be

ItW, ill Inw

. Mr. Wolcott town and I In

JTOCTH INI) YOt'Xd MANHOOD 111

woold be

■

the n

o.-s oil t! •

■ I

much farce behind

h.i<!

BUUUMT uhi-h WOXlV

Hi- I.

luiil in mitiil • m tl

ba1 i

lia i h\\ \i:i' OLIVES vVOLCOTT

- the jury, which be <li'l : it n « i while 1

the tint. uned In i.

- mora than Ate or tan minntaa. Be

rapid talker I I beard, and to that brief

i\ end h ante manner to

the Jurj . in fact, it a . to i Jnrj ai I

: <1.

\\ hen be -at down, be turned to me and walapared, uHoi all tin- points mpletelj ." ' How lonj ilk? "' he t h«-n aaked.

W.ll. 1 Mid, "I think \.-ii talked ahout half an bOOJ ■;

yon have your man." At which be tnnch

•• Do you know, ciint." be m d, " l conld not aee a tingle thooa jurymen all the time i a aa

h wai the beginning oi Mr. v wonderful

r, and, if that beginning waa an honor to

the oountj In which it occurred, I Inaiat that Boulder County is

• «.f his Aral oratorical triumph. It rl<

banished forerer all doubt that he might hare had

orator, and from that time on be never

particle when called npon to addreaa a jurj or make

• any political function.

Harper m Oral I, "f Denver, who succeeded Ifr.

\' tornej . aa Mr. Reed had preceded

- deputy a bile h<- held t he office,

kindlj supplied a brief reminiscence of bia chiefs

■ iti\ «ia\ i of his < i face the

-I saji that the feeling was m pro-

• me m r Wo oualj i ontem-

pracl Ice of the lai . 1 1

During Ifr IV< acumbencj of the office of District

■!< bill WOI 'y in

- in • t iniinal cases

it i ark. 1 1, i bj rerj '

1 l« i ci « ivcd a -alary

from the B irt of

an. I paid bj the counties. His

i ffaot

■ ■! tippearing lo court

JTOUTfl Wl» VOUNfl MANHOOD

and i

Mi ii •■: • Mr H

mi fa jm:

i w ■ > 1 1 1 . l - ind held I

1 he that •

ich ••niiii.

I'llliuo, f

■ \ prosecution <»f two ;

I M ;■ i: 8 Morr son ; :

i I ikI ( !harl( - \\

M

■

. I

•• I

them in n to then i

them, in ;h thrm.

in i:i»\\ \i;i> <»i.i\ 1:1: w « 'i mi] - r

that 1 ranted them

bole truth tiing bui the truth,

tuple w.i\ Gentlemen of 1 1 » «- jury,

11 1 •« .11 the stand, ami have heard their ami 1 le«TQ It to truthfully "i- li"'. 1 know that what I taught 1

bj them, will make them better oil

irhen tin-. uniu-<v.ss;ir\ t«i

! 'hat the jurj promptly brought in a rerdict

of murder in ti •

king <»f tin- same caae, Mi- Morrison alao teatiflea Wolcott'a able mauagemeul <»f it. and he add* an

int.i' iel He sayi that, next to Mr. Wolcott, Mr.

White iraa the moat powerful advocate at tin- bar of Clear County, and. proceeding with oil narrative, aaya:

!. and an OVerU MlPJUg tor-

• (I spellbound the audience and tin- jury, in in tin- can •■ M aj . the d< broken don d

■ .1 "f a degree «>f homicide greater thai

examination would justify. In all ;!:•!•>• the pros

for the ereateet retulti obtainable - tin- gift of perauaeion hai Induced jui rerity

er than the crime demanded, in this Uurtai part

• aantence had beet otl acceded to the

on for clemency and Ma\ wax pardoned.

Mr Fillioj and Mr Morrison paj high tribute to Mr Wolcott'a newlj developed oratorical ability. We quote M r m M r, Pilliua taj 1 1

• •II remember the : • that he had in

. jurj Be araa practically irresistible

•d of condu( Ling ■ proaecution was eminently fair.

1 [e v 'ain \ acuta and hii Instant

wan lit! le ahoii of genius."

M

mi BTATI SENAT1 WOLCOTTfi

■

!l til." s.

ibly of I

OSCS f.'T *

1

candidate f..i

• •<l the l'-_'isl.it i\.

an- 1 »

-

I le tod ' ii rami 1 1 \ cnltai fi

v, itli I >r \\ ol( -'ft in tl I

Dtre of :

1

ti.'ii

W • brother

of the bmthi theii appro lation of th<

116 i .i»u \i;i> < »i.i\ 1:1: R « n.« « >TT

Itica, and, as a ill I"- shown in

end, 'ii'i nol j.i ;i- ■ polit leal leader. Be

ii attention t«> politics, and while In- showed

an aptitude in the stiuh <»f liases ..f political

.• involved to inch an extent In the

side of political life aa i" bewilder and In the end

• hiins.-i! i inently, a bile il in his first for iii" Senate In L879, be fa election after

one term, and never succeeded In regaining bii Inflnence In the management "f Colorado's political ail

Ti • d of Mr Hill as Senator In is7:i was due

almost entirely to 1 ol th< Wolcott brothers

I i leneral William a. llamiil. of < Jlear < frees « '"linn .

; Haiinii was "in* "f tii«- strongesl men who ever

figured in Colorado politics. An Englishman by birth, he

if of bis lif<- iii tli<- in 8 es and for sei

re had i"*'*!! in charge "f the Terrible Mine at

..ii. which was owned bj an English syndicate. He

• !,,. possessor "f some wealth, ll<- had the peculiar faculty (>f controlling men without saying much '«» them, So

has participated in < Solorado polit let il in deciphering a situation and in so direct- to Inflnence results He read men as eaailj as II.- knew from \n\ slight indications what der "i- that would «i". and he was so familiar

with Conditions in tin- Stair that In- \\;i- able Often 1" '"in

■ ■ others would have failed He was in

rou« manhood when he went i" Georgetown,

i were close friends m p llamiil

aainted a ith P il ill, and naturally would

• • ■ w olcot t influence : but

little doubt that he was Induced by the younger

\\ oli ■ ith his w I... i.- heart into the contest in

i m • n n rapplied a Ith a political

I i ty .

opening for III Hill's ' andidai \ w:is made bj Sen

* hom he ■ i An has been narrated,

• ii one of I he first t s o Senators from

to ;m<l that "f his colleague. Senator

rOUTB IN D YOUNG M INIIOOD 117

N

March 4, 1C drea lota, and the ihoi

Teller *

..f the people ami nt \ ■ l can loobl 11 1I<

.111.1 banking ..f the •etUement «»f tl ry, but

III |H.lit irs, .ili-l w

his f i annoum •

■ f W li.ijli.

innouncei t.» the fro i

mm^e, but in the Hill • • for him

announcement

m r I • rminatioD was baaed npoi

the beginning >>f the kidnej trouble whi<

; | ;

innoum ement <>t »

■ v w pre beginning

og u|"'T I .|" poll! i< i end •

while t" r< •; en tin

30, 1871.

B through

I"nif<

;un rt in th.

hulnl thai

nron

lis i;i»w ai;i» < >u\ BB w i >i.» < >tt

.• | Dftiblj inv

premtM uith the anifonn k:: \ of my

l part j in timet pol l lun ■

for Which t i«-f u l beyond 1 1 1 « - power

the public, *»ut I h..|H- 1 may •hat w\ aim bai always been fot the

pill.! g <»f in \ ft at I lia\ •

'v. It lb to

fr<»m political life, tnd I would ha\. BOOB the

admission <>f the State int«> the (Jaioa, except thai the political

tiOD at that (inn- s«-.-iiinl I.. < l«n i a In 1 the OtmOtl «\.-il •

all n Eloping the Repnblican party maj continiie

.1 ooantrj, I em, rery truly roar obedient Mirant,

i !'. »'ii MPBa

publication "f Mr. Chaffee's letter had ;i startling

apon the Republican! of the State. The preponder

tepublican party had no1 been established !uffl

'\ t.. cause it! adherents >•• f'-<-i ioi f their Lrr<>uml.

All appreciated that Mr. Chaffee*! retirement meant division

«.f coonael and ;i scramble for his place, and there were

■ apprehension! that it would be difficult t.» And a worthy

i<» him. Many Dame! were mentioned, but none

• the requirement! ontil Professor Mill-- -an

anounced. Be was accepted immediately by

•ronghlj available man. ami Mr. < lhaffee himself

ter of warm endorsement The lal

una illin him up. ami they

■ elect ion ;i^ to

• uat ion.

Mr i; < . i • . tillable little book, Political Cam-

supplied an account "f t be incept ion

ii :- i which throwi light on that gentle

■ the intimate relationship

• n Mr Wnlrnli ami <i«-mral llamill. Mr. hill

the two, Mr. rVolcott

brother regarding the ■ i ! odidj

Mr. hill] wai that ihortly

roi in \M» x"01 SO M tXHOOU tanor Hill

1 »n ri r .

-

- bruthrr i I f ri «iii ■ li to bii p*j

the •

Mr D

the partj Bol

if I ■

«1 fr«i|u.

«»r torn

i would Mttm it . - nd ■»

120 l :i'\\ .\i:h < n.!\ EB w I >JX> »TT

-• . hr picks Up. II I IliaY

maki ixt

Willi [Oft to all.

i . . . .!• ifleotioi

r

with Mi- ii - candidacy decided upon, it was to be

: thai tin- three men who had been moal Influential

in bringing about lected to take

• tin- campaign. No man wai itrongei with the

-• in Gilpin County than wai Benrj Wolcott, and Ed

thoroughly popnlariaed bimaelf in Clear < 'r<-«u. What

more natural then than that tbeae two brothen ihonld be

the Legislature in Mr. Bill'i behalf? This

wai tin- plan «»f General llatuill. who already bad taken

upon bimaelf the management <>f the Mill content, and in

rdance with thii plan tin- two brothen were nomi

: for the S 'i ae from Qilpin and the other

l lamiii became < Ihairman of i be i o mm it tee and commander-in-chief "f the Hill fur< i-.-.

smppign wai a spirited one in Gilpin Oonnty I [enry

Wolcott bad a- bii antagonist i>«-nnis Sullivan, a Democrat

opularitj and a man of much strength "f character.

In < Cn \i-n- two raixlulatt's opposed i" IM

Elenrj was triumphantly elected over Sir. Bulli- more rotei than both of bii oppo

~<->\ his county under the direction "f

. and Mr Morrison, who was on tin- ground

ami entirely familiar with tin- circumst am <-s, telll 01 that

si doI an element in political work which wai not

:i farOf of Mi- Wolcott The natural

II followed ami th<- eight of the election was . m. • of w ild enthuiiaam."

w .• And in tin* newspaper* "f tin- daj onlj slight i,.f

. | be campaign. Mountain \ < 101 <»f

at lc paper of t be State, failing,

• • tin- future prominence of the Be

publi< i 'oimt \ . ment ioned his

e during the contest, and this mention was

\ I »i Ill \Mi Vol SG MANHOOD

• mi the -■{••ill >>f Beptemh i i >

-

>k on! for

The " • >l'l Wu hone," hoa • ■■■

ral ii • done mm

•■. insiir.- tin- sin . .-s.s ,,f t1

A Pitkli ;ui.| Bonn . \ \\ ' nor

B while he had -I in landinf

he '

interest >>f hii Mend, Ifr Mill, with th< of .<• Repobllcani to the aaeemblj

BO DM

With Mr I \\y oat ,.f the

•i had been made largelj In Mill's •

linnHni! ,-h. still,

"f men in I rominexH i when the time approached for hold

Including M i

term In the fi I

Pernor ; B cnlt judge, who Bon. W. 8. J

■ •• 1 1 1 1 . " . ■

Denvei I Rio Qrande R l Rontt, the

i:i'\\ \i;i> < »i.i\ BR w i UXX)TT

All ■ found ai l ho

I ' !

d behalf,

1 all of th(

:■• lift\ t! : e< incua

• the night «•• 1 879, end Mr.

Hill t >>w the liftli bell ag thirt j

ted the Mi Bill <mi i be two < Colorado H ■ I of imp] time t hi* Republican party <>f I two lead*

■in -iit . marked.

u een Teller and Hill the

two w - -»f the latter, and

. ere knon d ai i be principal rap-

; ward

Mr Mill ■ i"iu-<i the Hill standard before his own i :i \ eari after M r. Hill'i

m1\ made termi with

and, when hii came on, be

Mi- Teller'i follower! < me

the « l«-f--;i t in 1882 of

ernor and the

1 ...\ ernor of the

We The

f the Wn mAned to

j became

•i i1,.- upper house of the

• 1 1 »mbined ability

dominated the entire assembly.

> Ml Til \SH i'Ol tfflOOD

ll.li: • lurti all -••

compl

life I :i end, the two broi towi

forward both m

And but

r from him "i» thii iubj< nkJj

•ll II J Ml I) I.V 1

i whole heart Into the work M<

: in into more or

f.ir hi nun

neoftion of thr H

|V ..!!).!

Bppl

1

Thr >

r.'i i i>\\ \i;i» < »i.i\ EH WOLO I 1 t

publi main 1 j through Benr.v'n

d bj jealousies auMm^ politicians ou

We had ;i clear majority among the Republicans, and

in number, followed da l waa the oolj

and that, more than anything ■ -■ me

ind hasty. 1 unconsciously,

• much ardor mi>> i or oppoaition to

nal feeling e "ii the pari <>f tb< I am quick

ftte. All thoee irithin "iir own ranks in

i n|M.!i in\ mal light for them. If thej want

bill passed, I must champion it: if ■ bill wai to be beaten on their account, I mti it. The result lms been, and I

i the odium and all the hostility no do; tti"-'- irho « 1 i * t nothing but rote In

- !ai<l it m\ door. Ami often

.i>l find my»elf at "out nallj irith some member

when !).• h behalf l bad

undertaken the light had l « »n l: since mad.- up nil differ

• of terms with all the irorld Bj reaaon >!

ion of m\ orerbearing diapoaitioo

ring Utter thlngi which the recipient doea

■ •. ■ l think. m< tniee t ban

itaunch friends.

Km nor'i enei \-tant and assiduous a-

[Ii .:••-.■( !■•. saying that In* wan si-k of [xili t it-H and

did • iln. But we shall

■ bat no compli I is made of t he

I • ature, \ >v\ fevi of Mr.

te have been preserved

0 >il\ a newapaper n ronld take down l few

-. and in ' ■ ■ opj of ■ more ' brilling

■ would prim them. In this waj we gel a fugitive

Benator from « Jlear . of the bill •' nre in l sTn for I be

on of the B Ht opposed t be bill and in

measure of bin own f<»r the regulation dure, ■ bi< B Wo. 1 The news-

Mr vYolcott from which we

^ 1 .1 ill \\|i VOl S'CJ MANHOOD

■

lhOW( !\.mtau«--

Bll 1 No I r

flO j' u.-r.

follows

:|v f..]l..u.

t.nt I do OOllfOM t!

pht bundn

of j as tic

.

■

i

U Montana and •

mil Mr \\ oh ott **as « Chairman «'f the "ii Education, and be held poeitiom of

a nuiii! M ^ . .'liiiniltiM-s.

Hi \\ j pertaining to

fata area awarded

man for bis colleagues,

he presented i Senator M. A. H

Arapj i intj Mr bad generally antagoniied

Mr. VYoloott in the 8 •• bad 1 1 1 ; u i \ other Bena

tut In* was a man of such slunk iuit-uritv and Of BUCfa un-

I be wob generally loved and respected.

preaeof was iiiteixleo! to express this feeling, which. a»

the moat eloquent as well aa the atauncheat ol

, Mi W olcotl "f • 'I.-, i ed i" put

Into a did, aaj Ing:

Mr. Chairmuu, in the laal boura <>f the session, and juat • roll-call in this body, i rlae for the Aral time

:\- ..f tin- session, with the full BB8U]

i am about to mj will receive it"- aanetioo and

. other iimiiiImt of this asseiuhh . We

our allotted time; and are bare bad our

quarn and our fighta our triumpha and

tb it all there bare come heart burningi and

troub bui now. ;i» we ;i j.j.i o.i, h the end of the

\.- the laal roll call that this i of the river, i truat these

n do burdena left la the ■

Ilea mostly in retroKjiection.

; m -•-«•. I ;iw ;i\ . w hen time h;i- w ..rn

■■•III!:.' I.llt the

and remembering thi and

that the in<ii- gain, under any drcumtfa

ng the things that

! that ha I - • i Of an unpleasant nat

ad remembering that if ■lied year aft I a ould each time

- tli.! t W e kli.iW not

who l tO drop in the liat, nor who would follow

no member of this I [oust . oi thia

tfOUTH iND YOU NO M iNHOOU

raJ Ann I

been •

in ih. B nr Id

I mtd th 11 the Mmira timt ii;i\«- pundt tin

•i f->r flu* ltd

anv other pertoo. 1

■ - been mm thing

inan. including ! l>v \..ur

■

that

r f<>r \ ..ii

in in the 8 which i

B ' He

1 that in

i:i»\\ ai;i> <>i.i\ 1:1: WOLCOTT

h the Almighty had Intended should be only thing! imtv, ami ••\|»ivss»m1 the thought thai the further spread

•• w e Im Ite tourists to rand and beautiful scenery and not i<> buy vermifuge," he said. The bill became a law.

During ! m in the 9 Senate li«' Intro-

duced a bill granting equal suffrage to women. The bill .li.l not find ;i place on the statute books, but it waa the Forerunner of the Ian which iraa enacted fifteen yean Li

to ^ii«»w Hit- esteem in which the Wolcotta were li«-l«! ■ e expressiona of ;i fen a ho

Mir\i\»- who were members <>f the Legislature, or wen

,i\ be quoted to a.i\ antage < me of the most prominent <»f the contempori S sen

i ; i iseph I ' l [elm, a ii" represented I he Tenth . ;ui«i who afterward held the high office <»f Chief Justice of the State Ifr. Helm si

I remember thai Ifr Wolcotl showed, during th<

i with him. an unusual b and *UH In grasping the

b bill op measure, and \\:is \<r\ effective in 1 1 1 « - preeen tatioi imenti were chara< terised bj the

ame more pro

• I him in later life. When he espoused

did it enthusiastically and Impulsively.

• g the members and inspired manj

hi.li continued through lif<-. He

or those a hom

■ ut on the other hand he would

a friend.

• the lower 1 1 « »u ^i- in the Second

i ion. nv iiiiam I » Todd, a ho a aa

e County, with resi*

1 1 iuch interested in the establish'

I I Natural History Society,

Institution, and

! in the House a bill to that end I fe succeeded

bill through tin- House, and when it reached

ed ii]-. ii Ed ^ olcot I to take charge of

^ I »i Tii \ M> VOl SO UANH(H)l)

•rk

ip .1 V

ill III- -

• tT< >n hardly, of In- •

I 1 v times, .iini i bile i

ild, the little i. ilk oi

i though the «

\| i ■ v e* ii- the f"ll<»u mil'

cotl in ilature

I taring tii<- mo l< lii< h the f"ur rt

i

Mr V

on it the i immend i

thai delltx

r.. the reaaooiog facol

R ith Imii .

. that li

i

ml. i I- .irnik' n» "i

unit in I the elder, wh« on in 1 1 f«- k !••

the othei and

r.i»\\ ARD i »i i\ 1:1: \\« HX> >TT

Ich 1.-.1 to rxtrava-

•111 of the

< » ] 1 •■!-. w Ik» was editor of the /'■

■ if them, 11 alao he vu 1 . i' .1 principal opponen( in the Senate, fortunately has left an

e two men J ,; bod and the H

n w -i f<ir the ' - four yean after the

en from the 1 Beginning a ith

hia rtM-< I lection ha rei Ired bj 1

• ■ii a train in tin- pro-

1 session in which the u

i-ii ini: si'ssittn f\,-r held in -

up t.i thai time, and he then added :

1 nder of the minority and Ed Wolcotl oti araa president of the

I

•1 witii a fierce determination t«>

H( - :ni : 1 1 1 T n LT« .1 1 i -- T Q01 '

hater, for he bad not i»:i rn«-«i the

! he « ai 1 u.nf \ j .-.■. he a ai still

•:«•. He bad fin • oompliah

M»><ii them with efl 1 lorn hope

- the moat <iai .•

• r !i;i«l in tin- Si I' f uti

ranee, he

•: .in ml vantage, Bui II wai

iik<- • • • The w <>i' <>u majority

perating wan tin- '• «.f tl 1 finer inn lleotual

eaaj atrength; on the other an almoai 1 .1 w rkable

• 1 fertility wm- as u hi* opponent'! \-

rrellooa in tin-ir keenneea and betaole

returned to tii<- aaaauH

tfOUTB 1KD YOUNQ MANHOOD

■

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he h i

I

i Com

telli us tl Mr J 'shrewd and ]

I | | V.

I. II' ' Judgi d

phi were

v% bom h<- « ill I •

11 - ■ lolled

.• i f.»r i 8< diatriet

132 i:i»\n \i;h OLIVEB WOLCOTT

•■• haw done himself justice In some of

in- l< work He did not have the eon ind induatrj

He might have opjtow**] some measures

ipported bad be been n . ■ n faithful

g i.\ the usual - O. Wol

vs.. M the inoal i

■ ..man aj rit«-r in ! be I ' M I ibrtUUTJ 1."..

is^i, we are indebted for the following pen-picture of the .it broth<

The two moat prominent persons in the Senate are the praal

hi; w oleott, and his brother, Hon. B. I '

The latter is ih<- younger and appears '" be the more

|m. pular with tin- ma-si-*, inn. «• ought, iterhapa, to be deaoribed

tleman from the Sixth," as be is officially designated,

11 "f medium height, flueh

1 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 \ and graceful bearing. ll<- has

blond hair and rerj handsome brown eyes indeed h<- li i

od points • • \ • • ii the in<>-t superficial discover. He

|.|i\ nil all \ able man. aii. I I lain t><ni

■iia. ii«.ii t.i the majority of bii fellow* I well adjusted pht sical i on ii

to in- mental operations. He has do

n ami < |i linr

ami inn... in. '..i sophistries as i >,•

i.\ adverse pin -\< al rondit Ions. ■ mi ndequat( ludden emci

. oinmaml ..f his mental

•

• .1 u .11 hnlniK ' 'I man. I \>-

• ann i im id. t tempi i" browbeat ..in t.. him sari asm his methods is

His

I imed a --i -i or ' a ... and bis * » j » i » • ►

bandons them, M r. ^ ol

■ l ..f language and red a verj

\ « h in \M> VOI SG MANHOOD

effect ire ipenl high position

iiln.ir „-.• ami !

■

w In. a II

\ ih<

- .ill that

«| ii.. . I • •• that III

i

I Inn all hmo aball apeak wH!

11 i; w • ..f the >

tirelj different man II.- - not the mrl • ' tin- nob would be >-u\\ much f"r the - ■ prwMMi . of ■• the leoUemeii fr-.m I the "l-l it

I ill of the t»«c'» irerc pot into ti- i

■ ild pan ham tiu» •

hi an founded ,

eeenre in- tod bold bimaelf np to the Immutal effect, Tii-

I log <>f the «»l<l d

Of tl.. II.- ■ ntllfl

with mm. h digs ire He .

with

ioki 11. • .m M<> not I olonslr. I

whi. ' - him t..

earth who are in eerneal

i.i'W \i:i' < >i.i\ 1:1; \\« >LO >TT duty <>r th< who can be patient of at

I Of ili^h

|&OW

Mr. w • •'• otl I ''-ar blue-

graph at 01

experimental em o Impertinent Bern

: \ w iili them lighti that far Into

aua\ with I lie vu

in them a promise of good

ning that they lia\ I

• rating bat not r. but not crednloni — lelf-contained, bnt not

but doI -in ali«'L'' I ber the

1 hai i"-«-ii regnant and whose iif<- hai • !i»t than mere emotion.

•• ] ..ml •• ili.« ;rlin. iiia_\

"f tlii- man"- lift-, hut who

: at him with intell - hai thought b

for I of manhood. Whoever ha

■ his character haa been stimulated to admire all those attribntea <>f the sonl i mere ap] • • ■ ■ d

..i i„- Bupposed, however, that only complimen-

ding the Wolcotts, Bd

■ •11 as friends, ami crit icism w as

by do means Infrequent Be did oof shrink from taking any

.n\ and pro] because of possible censore and

■ >1 forth man} exprcKKionfl regarding himself which

- frienda if not t" him. < >fi<-n i<»<.,

■ . k in

. I I lamiii and

Bettor '. L86 i. made

adil Ion, ami. defending M r. w olcott

• //. raid, said :

ii In the Republican party in ihi^ State who

unjustly ricnlt with than the Eton. Edward 0.

: '1 clique • ni .ii- failed

• ■ ■ • : • • • • . ■ had ;i chance. Thei have

>> i >i tii \ \|. rOl SG MANHOOD

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:

I

I

In t

ie

B

P i.K

ler Field

. AM) P0U1

MB w "i ' ' 1 1 1 - oo to ill-

important toi

"I'l" :

i

• If in the • • upon an

.mi* hi* boaioeai calendar \v i- full.

8 Id the

■ n to t tin

■

v, hi* lifi

si 1» i 1 Railr

li" i:i»w \i;i> OLIVEB WOLCOTT

<»f t hi- ii - for >i.iih.il:.-. a*ere frequent

- to the course to be pursued In the Klation, and manj prere Inclined to- .! course Clearlj the roads stood in Deed of th< I, 1 1 • » t alone "f ■ lawyer, but of ;i man familiar

- ondit \<>\\< a li<« bad th( • and ind<

tiampion their cam uentlj 1 1 1 • - railroad and

lied upon i" • .ui-i

political chicanerj , All -»f them demanded ability, loyalty, fearlessness, in their u-»rk These qualities found exceptional combim • Wolcott. • drau n '-■ him

*ti unit. -in .-tTori <'ii bii part, and after ;i time more business a*as offered than could t-< He w

-.f .in attorney able i<» choose hit cl It i i 1879, thai be transferred bii ofl

1 1 oued bo long at be lived The im-

• >n of tin- change prai bii appointment ai i I ills* orl ii. i ■- ■' eh er foi »ad.

em of i be I >eni er ft Rio • ompani then <-f onlj two or three bun«

■■• track extending from Denver orado Bpringi and Pneblo to 1 and Alamo a fes short feeders in other dire tiona

i built even to that extent a/ith difficulty,

- ite bad been so dull prei loui to the • -n.it.- ii, • • i eadi iii<- that

lable Always aenaitiye to gen- t-ral il renditions, the railroads In Colorado

■ •in i be financial depi ession, and ' be

i- Colonel Elli

w..rtii. it • ' M man, and bad been

-w ii bank, in s bicfa capacity Mr.

w cott <!-•- • in «.f the change, and after beei ai ified r*n Writing father, November 80,

i s mi: men \i»i:i: i 1 1 : i i • in

I :

n be held until b -

in the I- . in- 1 it iinpr-..

with

1 1

■

Nil \

, , ft

H

found "ti

H

i i

K. 11

l

i I

Wfll

BDWABD OLTVEB rVOLOOTT

1 1. i^:>. Mr. w olcott « r the following high

• M. led lawyer I ever knew and

H . \ ■ ■ 1 1

the head <»f the legal department of the company

aid w i t ! i the title "f Genera]

miliar with general local condltiona than

Mr lias*., Mr. Wnlroit ln-l«l a \>\-\ responsible position

the beginning. The headquarters of the company were

and Mr. Baas maintained his

■ ,-. p bile ott represented the company at

the more Important commercial centre of Denver. ks Mr.

iih loiitimn-d i.» fail .Mr. Wolcott'a responsibilities

correspondingly increased, until, after .Mi retirement

in 1886, .Mr. Wolcotl was •!' ;i' the

head «»f the law department <»f tin* system, which had grown

int<» large proportion* He was also elected ;i director "f

the company.

In 1*>M i!m- road again passnl into the hands of I P€

ii this instance, was the Colorado Springs banker, William 8. Jackson. Notwithstanding apprehen-

- that hi- connection with the mad mi^'ht rcasc, Mr.

continued to ad under Ifr. Jackson as legal rep-

■ the railroad company. Sis doubts regarding

on, both before and after the beginning of the

et f.-rth In his letters bo his parents " of the railroad. < m the 2d of January, rather, aaj lug :

• ..!• ft Kin (irandf has passed through some

• knew how he might be ratified to find myself retained as before

spoil the sain. lation as was paid the firm when

f U-. B i .ill be able !" keep t he a. olf

from ■ ;ir at lei

And ' he told his mother

of the return i the control of a receiver.

\. with which i '

BOH . hSS gOI

vt tttribaUble to the present ms

red; but i' wsi oot

in THE BROADER I III D

until tn.i;

OHM.

II continue I \\ ill turn up."

I I

;;

• W.ls ;ij,;

I

enter] |uently .!•

: !• \ Afterward be \» u'lr- Depot k B

•: v, and

th.- hmiri

i MCODd nian - .r\ I

n his offlce irai rapidly enlarged until it ii

In 1--

burn. AJthOt

tern

bora r. ■• York, where be

B

\

skill • ' \

l u EDWARD < >LIVEB w I >L0OTT

solved, if possible, »•• prevail upon Mr. Vails to enter ifflce; and a little later, In ivsi. we find Mr. Vaile one of the mainstay! «>f the Wolcott establishment Tims began an association which in ivvv. ripened into a partnership, and, with ever growing mntnai attachment and esteem, endured until Mr. Wolcott passed awaj In 1905,

in 1888 Mr. Wolcott's campaign for the Dnited Btatea Senate absorbed much of hia time; In issi* he was elected and t""k up I ence in Washington, leaving the im-

mediate supervision and control of the business in Mr. Vaile's bands. A diligent student; patient, indefatigable; post ing a keen and analytical mind; strong and self-reliant, do man could have been better equipped to assume and direct tin conduct «»f a large and active practice than was Mr. \\ - partner. This partnership was unchanged until

1902, when Mr. Charles W. Waterman, who had entered the some ten years previously and who had in the mean- Lime developed Into a rerj able lawyer, was admitted im<» partnership, under Ha- firm name of Wolcott, Vaile ft Water man; and so the firm remained until after Senator Wolcott's death.

The dozen years from L880 to iv,.,-j covered a period of extraordinary activity and development In railroad-building, mining, smelting, irrigation, and other enterprises in Colo- rado, The discoveries of Leadville, \ --i ►< n . and Ban Juan were followed bj iii<- rich yields of silver from Creeds begin- id the richer -j-'id production of Cripple Creek

The »1 ished and built up, as a «• ba\ e seen,

i.\ Hr. Wolcott, and so ablj maintained in character and

-ill wiiii the aid ol Ifi \ le and Mr. Waterman, grew

in volume and in importance with yeai Perhaps nothing

the iii'jii standard and efficiency of

, it,. in the fad that in several instances retainers

\ir Wolcott in the earlj daw of bis professional

withdrawn. Manj clients ol those days

of w oh "". \ .id.- ft \\ aterman at lir. n\ ol«

blj the l tenvi fl Bio Gi ande Railroad

;..m\ .ind the Chicago, liurlington ft Quincj Railroad

* lompi

I \ THE BROADKR HELD L4fi

In id.- COOTM l( ':••:-. Mr M ill. urn fur

nut <»f tii.- circnn under which bi

I into partnerehip with Mi v. ippluwan

i inn-.

'I T..U

inu 111. in, ihowiog thai under the itimulua .>f ; • ni.u employment be wai coming rapidlj U \l llburn'i letter ii dated it Ni JToi Be]

'. .up! reedi

The i i r -* t 1 1 mt- i in.! Edward rVolcotl wai Lb the nunnatif of ivsJ when wt irere goaeti In tii«- mum boo* Spin . - mi ban .1 peraonalitj made m- an inipreavion opoo me. Tall, well prop*

I. in.- • • h and quiet «

tion .in. i h we then ipeol t<>

r .in. I Ik- mured through them lik«- .1 meti

ng up Utw.in us ;(t ,.ii.«-. .ui. I U-furv \vt- pari.-. I \\<- \s.-r--

■o drawn '" --.I'll other that >' bed occurred to i><>'ii "f na In

an. I half . \ ; il.l \\..rl*

pet hex in the profession '<> which we both beloi took definite »lia|*- m id. montba, and In Beptemher, 1- I '■• Denrer and

him : .| f..r m-ai

«.f tir Igbtfnl \.-ars ..f m\ iif.- arhen I returned to the

1 - quite •: th relatii 1 ox

• in. ill.- \ B I \' Railroad linen in < 1 bad be

■ in mining, rommm ial ami

tner, bnf 1 m ai.lv aaaii am bended bj Lex Iw hi I MihiH-n. 1 in. I commodiooa *<-t ..f office* fun

- «sen

wa«

•ui. I n.. 1 1

■'

lowei 1 found in (

of pilea "f law Ih.-.'ks tnd

mammal in

ip; i:i.\\ aki» <»i.i\ i:i: WOl COTT

- law | than

I ' «i. j. .

I

ration. - and a limited bodj

;•>■ in

i ere the i oodi under whJ ded.

! qualities as a la*

-••i and impiiN - .ility.

during tii- * our

orker, ■

■. that ererj boor '""k i different one, I «i«» aof memo bj pable "f long ttretchei "f work on the

• iinee almost t" an abnormal

•!n- iiupul-

u. t. moring rapidlj over a rabjecl and

." a ith lumiuoiiH and

.• a domain in which be

patient, painstaking and <iiii-

ither than

barm

,ilit\ thai and held

■-. bumor, diatinotion and a

in.) if !.. tin- law In*

bii time. :...t help adding Ol my

1 .1 linn

• i tain I i tunnel. We • •

difficult t" rapport them

■

IN THE IIROADEK FIELD

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v.-r. I. ut | in f-' B • kIit in

P

II.

and

for < II

Hon

i \8 i:i»\\ a 1; 1 ► oi.i\ i:i: w < »i.<« »'i t

• in- < Colorado political lottery . With the State !•*. far from the centre of population i" aupplj ential

caud 8 led as the

i Colorado man'i ambition, and many bent attain it. Never a public man «>f anj prominence who did not aooner or later develop Ben .ii ambit loni i i i a, I ben, thai in i ime

Mr Wolcott came to be ■ BenatoriaJ aspirant, ami thai people manifested do aetoniahmeni when the] found one • nix were there mans candidate! for the Senate In days, inn there were more than the Dana] Dumber of - to in- filled. linl<-i-«i bj the time Colorado bad been in the Union B e bad bad ■ half-dosen rep

ate one Pot eai h year. Theae were 1 Dd Teller, the m-si two choeen; Hill. Chaffee*!

1 tiilcott, appointed bj Governor Pitkin t" lill the cauaed bj Mr. Teller*! becoming a member of P dent Arthur".* cabinet; Tabor, who was chosen bj the I> letup eed Chilcott In filling the unexpired term, and

lected t" take np the work after the expiration of ii Mi-. \\.»i. on waa active In politics when four of the all were choeen. Little wonder that in* ambition ■ Ddled! The differed i - natora Teller and ll ill and

e folio* era a ere ao sharp during all . olor to all polit leal 'im-*' time that Mr Hill entered the Senate it became mid be difficult to maintain » be harmony < ..ii delegation

i eller, < 'haffee, and Bel ford These u i in < Ml pin < *< him t \ before going : the affain "f t he State In onld ha\ i- Im.-ii expected to <l". 0 i . but a it h bia elec-

• I -.IK 111 IMIIS j,f. s, |,[, ,| 1 ||,.| .-llll lUg

hiui^i-if and M r. Teller, with Reppe allj in. lining toward the Teller si«l«'.

■ led ion of I he hul it reallv owed ita ei istence

IN THE BROADER I III h

tbc men thei I

the •

H

.' • I in the

I I -it in I8fr

read Mr w • i \\ iih the Hill fori en \\ hen

D in jM.hr.. | ||. | ,,|

cewful .1- hi .in-lit

be ii

\ D imli\ i.hml i

ranked rerj I But he kn.

wm from tin- beginning

\'

[nation r<« bn

u [mil thei ilk "f doi

ll' !. doubt l' -

man for the promotion of whose political Intel done to mu< b

Hill fonnd obi under »| . omp iupp i ith another

mil). : ,r him to

in f -

urn would be •'■ the man

■ ...

I d the Bill • rati] [

150 i:i»\\ aki> OLIVEB WOLCOTT

•thing «»f his change of heart Indeed, a( the time, there die information <»f Mr. 11 ill'- defection, and it seems to have been supposed thai he was strongly advo- ..f his lieutenant Mr. rVolcot I

•in my to the i . and this must be

n horitat i i

msr n m i'»N m. oont]

onventioni in i sv,». the first being held in Ma\ I eleel ion <d deli N ionaJ

blican Convention, which was t<> meet in Chicagi the <«'iuiiiL: June, and th<- second in August, f<>r the Domina- tion 9 in the latter convention Governor d, who had served mo • the previous two •■ - renominated bj acclamation, and the principal I ongreaaional nomination In which Mr. .i candidate. Maj convention was s very animated one. I' will Bcalled that ivvi) was the year in which there wt

art t'» have Genera] Grant nominated for s third

dential term.

Mr. vVolcotl was intensely opposed to the Grant nomina-

ther with General Bamill bitterly antagonised

■i favor of the <'i\il War hero. Both of them

convention an delegate* from Clear Greek County,

Midi\ for Blaine AJt hough

ine enthuc sat, M r. n\ oleott favored

available candidate with whom to defeat

Bamill, on the other hand, was a strong personal

folloi ina

• ed that the State had been so thor-

:-w,.,i and that s<» much attention had been

i - rant delegate**, t hat t<> Btem t he ' ide

■ ..f the queation. in one of his letters, lir.

3 and thirty thousand

< .ram's interest

ritten in advance of the convention, but

. i, plainly t < • r .iit would carrj it.

landing I d, the sent iment of the

I \ THE BRO \i»i:i: FIELD

• U.ls fill. ' t

.•>fllt ill. 8

earnest, howc be «»j>jh.!

one time

itiOD • "l

but little practical the f( his folloa en " lai ed

;i itaoni

■ in the 1 M kmvent ion 'I

i nrernor John I.. Routt, a peraonaJ Mend ol i

hail hope

liifl f.i\ "\

tion nor

resolution! influenced t! nrention in fa\«>r of

.•1<I. who wrai ■ for :

1 1\ home with I • .1 in defeat ii | I it w ithonl ha\ ing promoted ' ; i ..in.! Colorad

and 'ii'- Repi

•

at ?iin»> « 'olorario had onlj tional H for I H

I

mentioned in the

for him. Still he

r.h\\ \i;i» mi.i\ EB WOLOOTT friends," and would have u*«-n placed io Domination if

bad h«*«i> an\ proliahilin t»f hi* success. It \\a^ soon

•hat in .-as.- hi> name BUOUld 06 brought

rention, the other candidate! would combine Indeed, I bia combination irai effl i. -uit of the Informal mention <>f hi*- name, for when it became probable that he would be aprung ai ;i candidate the friends "f Thompaon and Decker deserted their n s ti\.- !■ Belford 'l'lius it happened thai while Woh

cod and hii Bupportera were opposed to Belford more than t.. either of the other candidate! thej realty forced hie nomi- nation. Mr. Wolcott hai left ■ word on this subject, and it appean thai thej were no( acting blindly, but were crowd- ing Belford '<• the front in the hope that they would thus the more certainty eliminate him from State politi<

lae of Ifr Wolcott'a name In connection with the

.Tensions] nomination was due entirety t«. the circum«

.• that the Mill faction, if not Mill himself, were anx-

apon the ticket the name of ■ man who would

represent them, ami thej found In Ifr. Wolcott the most

available material for thi* service, [ndeed, the Legislature

cety had adjourned in the winter of 1879 when there

.tl references to Mr. Wolcott as a factor In

the Congressional race, and aa earl] aa May, ivsn. we And

bin taking note of the possibility of bis candidacy. Etc

then was determined, however, t<> remain aloof from the

••■.in. i -hail.*' he aaya in a letter to his father of Ifaj

pp entirety ont <>f the field under any and all cir>

rnniManifs I U'.uhi not tak<- the nomination for Congress

if it were offered t" me, which it will not be. if a man

ami time enough In courting the

popular will, the people want him; if he does n't, thej don't."

tie timet however, th<- convention met, he had been

influ< tude, and if the nomination ha l

tiered t" him he would In a letter

of September 80th, be aaj i

did n't .■<>■ be convention ;it alL I would

thing but the i onal Domination, and would

f"r that if ;i choice oould be ar

I \ THE KKOADEB FIELD

caml . • . if tti%

■prang In taa oooventJoo, Um gth to the leading

it If'!.

■wart r ! tin-in al

the b ■ all. .iii-i M-t at the last

the strength wt "-Hi. i to Belford, k; t w>< M .us wiii complete in- i"'in l(

Without • •; m • Wf'olt otl then declared

u.iv againel him. •• «»r would here t> ti'-i<i !'• Ida, M Henrj waa, aa naviaJ, mj mail

He ex< lount ,.f Influence than alo

i"-i\ in < 8 . and ia the heat backer, ai areU ai beat brother, In iln- world.*1

in thii - anrention, Hon. « !harlea n Toll, "ii<- a .1 r . : ' . • herine W I ;

and I '-I W ominated for Attorney I M r

Toll oung lai Orande (

bad been .i member <»f the lower Honae of the Rl I lature In L878 and L879 sarin- jH^it Ion Hiar i ! < » w II- ai -• iflv supporter of the Hill int< fluent speaker. He soon formed an intlnu R "ft brothera, and hia nomination for i ocral

waa eJr Influei ■'

ef word n to bit

nominated bj ihoa lug in •■

on."

• 1 major

151 BDWARD OLIVEB WOLOOTT

ether they \ isited aJ j county.

Mr. Wolcott in later yean and to whom

i uoi onlj ever n ake a speech, l>ut ca-

acquitting himself irith more credit than o1

elation, I B >utl had been

rman of t B I and he d r had

red upon thii e than be sought on(

Mr. v ted from him ■ promise to make ■

nk from it ai I never anything and fear I shall make a complete failure "f ■.-.I by tin* fact ti'. i' everybody II But I suppose I r us the young polit i< tl er. II'- ii"t only «li<l make the attempt, but a whirlwind success from it1- '

-l\ had been begun before he had

>Ughl after of all I rS OH t he list.

■ man] tours made bj the young 01

• introduce him to a constituency with whom

ed to become 1 ary familial-. < m t he Bt h

we find him informing h^ parents thai he

pre] • og the itinerary for his speech-making tour,

55th <»f thai mont h.

-»nly fifteen or tu'-ni\

1 her thai in them h<- would " stand I " •• 1 have," he adds, " done t his

•

arlier than I, and yel to , .1 the I 1

►men hat latm date for on

.1 \ ing t hat h.- had

11. v. here he had i-

- l\«-r

-i'\ in his report to bii

■ r Plume he had an audiem e of

bundred and 'hat in- ipoke in the

letter h< n to 1 srare his

salts and that of lir.

- • : ; anion. I !■• saj

in THE BROADEB FIELD

.■

ilth.

.1 brief i

1 .-ii K) far parti- u SMfal in

.,n.l : • di won'l lliten to it I

>o| " B

I expreoi iltv. not!

outlined

pw of pol i I

. f-.r m .1 Itim i

-•• «... much before The '

■nd all i»f mj omit

■

tin- mom

\\ i i j eren boh ah

i:.i; i:i.w \i:i» <»i.i\ i;i; WOLOOTT

i the fact thai the end was n Dear. " I am,*' lie glad it Is over.91 H<- then addi : •• I hare bad some thirtj Invitations for thia week and have .ui i shall doI speak again except perhaps for half an 1 1 « • 1 1 r with Belford the night before election. i onlj pride 1 have bad In the whole matter was thai I might gratifj yon and Henry, and might justifj the good things iii\ friends bare said of nn

Dted In the Tritium will be fonnd in another pari of this work. If it- author had the difficult)

epreeents In preparing his speeches this specimen i

j i • * t betray it He discussed the broad questions of the daj

in a way thai showed the speaker's grasp of national affaire,

though he modestly professed to lack familiarity with

them. He also evinced a generous Intereel In the welfare of

the candidates on the State ticket, going to the extent of

who had not been so l i t ►« - 1- - 1 1 with him. Ii was

just the kind of speech i<» arouse the enthusiasm <»f i Im*

youi aers, ami ii did arouse 1 1 1 i *- feeling In them

- of no other campaigner did. Wherever Mr.

spoke, the cause was strengthened, and the close

of the contest brought him manj expression! of gratitude as

well a> manj compliments on the method and matter of

ddn-»<-s. i 'mm thai time forward the young Clear

reputat ion * as established in < Jolorado.

.mi won ii utH'eKKarj t<> beat i in- bush i" get an

for him.

|\HK"\ ED I in \\'

i • i .- ■• ■ ■ . ■ ) n <li<l not come on for two years. The

devoted bj Sir. fVolcott t" building ap bis Lav

.ind t'> laying the plans for the Domination of bis

l.r<>> I J work for Re< eiver Ella

• upied mm • during t he first .\<';"' '"' ' wo

tutside l»ii- i ii« — drifted in upon bim.

liu •'■ ei ■• nei bap not ol great importance,

Mr. Wolcoti was ii'»i above taking small

■ eiver was a more lu-

ploymenl than be yet had bad, but it did doI

I \ i in i:i;< > \i»i:i: I u I D

... . 1 1 1 . \ .ill <if hi* I i in.-. and thi

f.-|r thai In- louhl w.-ll laki- — 1 1-

.•

daring I - las

■ that he ronld afford to neglect the r hu* di m n tl i of the partj

i ame to him .is one ol the reaulta

«>r the 1880 campaign added material!) to bin Ian and the ne* year ail not pn»^ri'.vH*M| far

titni him indicating In bli letters, and manifeating In hia manner of I ■ f • - , a degree of opulence which hit hi- known. Dp to thia time he had been able to i little toward redeeming i promiae be bad voluntarily i daring fa it in the edu

brothen and niatei I >r aevei MttlemenC

in Georgetown he found it difficult at timea to make endi meet S< rer, hon ei er, after

did ' liml it m-.rvsan in jjive him linam i.il a-

ance Now our lawyer and politician had I the

turn in the road, and 1 bile v' ill ' l • when he did not hare all the fflonej be wanted, there nerer time when he did not bare all that be really needed ami more than th< man would

known bos i'» §pend profitably His i, li- mit il it h. . >s.ii\ f,,r him t<» turn i * a\ !ii\ a> Man li of 1881 Mi fl cott a aa k money home and Hiipplying younger memben of th< with the in. ans to Buppori them at school.

In- furnish tin -. hut In- wr^'iil tin1 KjxMulii

monej freelj Remember ii

ami wh.n ! from him the acknowledgment of all rci

d to act ep wonting fr-mi •

his [ ■ ,| h,- all:

that there should I In one

tion that Id expend T? •

her on luxuries rather than on i

in forwai | :ht liko it if JOU WOUld

i.i'W a 1: 1 » «»i.i\ it; w i iU < 'ii

otmt i<» your general expenses and - .11 in frivolitj or dissipation «>f Bonn

• onwilling to do thai, in I lu or something else

•a. . ui. 1 n't otherwise hu\ " igain, on October 6th

follows:

i draft oi | « i i » i <>f

which amita

I tl-.n'l want l«> >«•<• anv a.-. .ninl>; lhr\ UTS a

and were itnmbling bio

. alwsji to 1 o let me know

when yon l take ;i great deal more pleat

it to yon thai libry sen In tecelring it,

and I'll . [t if _\«'u'ii write me franklj for anything

yon m

ii, in th«- same rein ;m<l to the same Bister, on January 18, i -

I l. ■ <\ your letter. Sow san i make yon ander-

l l send yon li a pleaanre n> dm — that I enjoj

ii '/ I ■ .nit to aend It I want yon I mt if yon

on what I tend yon. i want yon t.. test I the

I to i he old adi

i b 3 "ur pleaanrei ai thej flj ; i time will

.Ml i ^11 let me anon when yon want money,

f-.r l remittances, and am apt t" forget

:• dow before in<- i aether yo raotice • would continue good.

ing t" l. on the 5th <>f hlarch, <»f 1881, he

t hat he dndi it t erj • ■nt ion. I le adds, hon • pensea ln< i er than my Income

• b which b ould have appreciated.

mion con

■

i S Till. BBO 1DEB 111.11'

\\ ! ■

IMi'l inth!, Mi that

It, hut t! •

fad much

• f the mi

id anything inn 1 October !*■

-1 not l bought if might Indue Writing dition,

I Me bat little

! reeenn-h.

i

out .i rei w the emploj I elp. in

I

nn.l an v thine

i:i>\\ \ki» <»i.i\ i.i: wiii.iiitt

w..rk It nasi require |

kelp. The railroad appointment named bo Instant (for l think i bat"

• iukiiuukHlgiu^ two letters from jou

- • \. : ind ■■' Labia.

ill your present business, and i at able . I needful pftrtMtal attention

to Um

ill And ■ better time to oarrj int" effect 1 1 1 • - Ions* :i->1 importunity of jour nd ezborl

to pi omj. i Irani yon t.. nave ■ tooeb Just ;i touoh

)"> ■

ih.- in. -p.-. i-.-.i niii.c font- .aim- uei an«i better I more !•• bered from the follow*

• Ifaj 1 1. 1882, i" Dr. and lira, Woh

nee offices are delightful, or will be \\ii<-i! them fulh arranged. I have been adding rerj extensively t<» in v law Library ami hare non the report! "f twenty Bl and an admirable collection «>f English reports. I iriah I kn.u more "f the Ian thai is in them."

Thai t In- young man WMM not "iil\ w.-ll offlced t'Ul well

I from the folloi Ing ei

from the same i«-i ti

:.'n.. \\ ii\ cannot father return irbeo Henrj doei

• ! a month unit ni here? We. bare I d for bin at

• .in Insure bin I good table. I cannot promise bin i njoj nifiit. But, seriously, II

vrooUl much if be irould come, and I knon

. sd it irould <i" bin good, i ban ire so Rituated that hia in.

in (TBI w 01 ii\i..\

Nii \\oi...!i had begun bj tins time to prepare for the

and probablj s ai I be

.m m tii. ght againal Qenrj Wolcott

4 the diatieaalng political quarrel between the

Telli rhe antagonism bet ireen t be I pro

- early In I be iee ion

in i ill. BKU \i»i K l I ELD

Aj-nl of bad

• 1 1 1 » t if them i

;ifr-

• !\ In- Ailed b

■ •uM \..ir U

II. Will.!:

on, ■ m

in I.-s.h I f.T

DMB Wd fnn\

th Teller In • Bill i in the B

4 tin- mi

r.-.-lv le*'

rand hi mi

Mr lowed within lew thnn .i u.-.k \>\ iUv .ij.j.

B

of hi B I !

an.l all the Ulti Hill I

bini J friend and I

UH II'W ABD OLIVEB w I >LCOTT

him ii better equipped than any of the other aspirants to

• •• the duties <»f tin- gubernatorial office.

.Mr. i>iii thai deacribee la hif work on Political Cam- the relatiooi of the parties, his testimony - gnificanl from the fact of hie being tensely partisan against Mr. Wolcott end personally attached t<» one of ili»- other candidati

There irai do objeotioo to llr. Wolcott, penonallj. n<- wai then ed a sterling Republican who deserved well of

hit party, and under other circnj there Ii little <i<>ui»t

that be would bare receiwd the nomination. I than iiis brother, be had created fewer antagonisms, and among the i ' " 1 1 1 1 »i »« - 1 1 there were many

who sincerely regretted thai the conteal had aaanmed laon i

• that they could no tor Wolcott The contest wai purely the outgrowth of the bitterness n< agendered through persona] ambitions— a condition almost Inseparable from

and which had been enhanced by the i

f the younger Wolcott. Neither Sir. Chaffee nor Mr. Teller

. «i to Wolcott "ii persona] grounds. The} obji

■ thai time for the m that he waa

the !• - nator Hill, and the lenatoria] question

DTolred in the gubernatorial contest, llr. Chaffee replied

to thi i eral Bamill f<>r th<- withdrawal of his

ott, that if Wolcott would wait until after

ri;ii queation wai disposed of he would cheerfully

»rt him for Governor, but be absolutely refused his coo

nlnation <>f Wolcott, with 1 1 » « - certainrj that in

• Ion the ei jth <>f the State adminia

on would )"• i. are the re-election <>f Bill to the

and Teller i<» Hill'i re elect ion

vu i the whole con and led '<. th<*

blnation between those gentlemen <>f which

larj incident The

: Teller on one tide, and

Hill th 'h<- senati n aa the

- Ipimrting ^ -.ill rami 11 and Ed

at forth in t he follow lug ■ r»f Ed v • his fath(

i\ THE HRO \i»i:i: nu D

"

ii utiwill

tod i

in .t bt Dominated beeaoei thai ther Bill

• bul H man throughout tl i -

I ire might poll through, after all. I ihoold

him. hot with th<>

■ .

■ in.

hut ira cannot hope f<>r orach from hli

repnd w i \s..n't t..u. h Pitkio. Hamlll

I!

•i began itv sittings in

I polll

R ill foi

imelter «

w ■

•

hand man. and he i Banked i

i:i»w \i:i> i »i.i\i:i; w < »i.<< itt

••• lom "f i; - • bene

irbo were josl coming Into their own in iM.iiti.s end in tin- ;

ad '«' ackno* ledgi Ifr v i lender, end it maj .1- well be enid ben

■ ii" man In ]M»iiti«» ever bed a more loyal,

admiring throng of young men aa fol«

lowers than had Ed Wolcott 11. • wai their choice al all

bampion on everj on- win

• linn.- of n ever there

.1 man under middle age who waa strivii abliah

himself in the world, ther waa almost tnre to timl ■

man. And thej were "f the kin<l that stayed with

and supported and made aacriflcea for and on behalf <>f a

were Dombera ««f them sitting in the Denver

-. i. in there were si ill more a bo ba 1

••. t in- convent ion as mere sj

The principal controveray in the convention waa In con'

• n with the Arapah lelegation. At that time Denver

•he connty seat and it had by far the tion in • - otrol <>f this conntj bad been

In the primaries, ami some <»f the < "i taken t" tin- < Sonnty convention

principal content* in the Conntg convention had from the fih wards >>f I •••n

_- charged in both. Prom the former the

•••■i and from the latter the anl l«

Ua bodj I be < tonntj convent i<>n a aa

Mr Wolcott :m<l a delegation to I • 11. ■ ailed npon to conaider t In* • ..r 1 he regoli 1 • >i Wolcott •! claimants The if th< ^ iiniiniiis. and 1 be 1 1 dent ials a hicfa \\ aa ■

ommendntion ;<- t<» .• ..f tin- dele i.h the committei d that they <ii<i not fairly repreaent the

1

II K W

I N nil. BUO \i»i.i: PIELD

■ 1 recomi

I

port wee -

i

Mr \\ 0 . \\ ..:. .:

M r.

• i the eei

In ins ipeech, Mr i

laring that it bad

.11 w it li B

.1.1 under anfarorable • \\ . i ..:.!. • project ouj to the p

f.-«-l the Lntenee Interest la tl it hii beu

ire hi

nihl

new end lincerity. < to the printed pege 11 Beemi

ri^'lr In primary eiectioi

Oonrieh at the do Republican!* [t wee,

frit ! that tli«-\ ha. I Imi-ii w it nww.s "f ...

<»t In : ur w ith b

w en he eroei . Mr w

the - x- ' I wil

where I en an-i u hm- I In-i t to hold

:

Inti; ... nnv Of f

: :t\ of their pr

i:i»\\ ai:i» < >i.ivi:i; w i >LC< »tt

These prill re bald, and m> man T ti inks tlii'in leal '!•••

■ l... in the Plfth Ward, from vrhich the fi

admitted t<> t ii«- oountj .•.•nwmuin. more • in three boon than during the irhole di

: ft |

ti.-.i i.\ the convention. The « ere present* d t" t I * ■ - oon* g that in. fraud «.i» committed; that thi

■ .■ . nity of the tab as, but

that ii" balloti -i opon them. T

v -t that !,. teller man and that

that i ii upon the table. The " dele

• ler, did n't refer t" thii Dtioo adi lected th.

from tin- Fifth Ward. Thej the

i - \\ .mi. Bad \\<- admitted

then would have bad from eleven t<> fonrteeo

- ia< In- "" has spoken <>f the fa«t that

repn ted in 'hi.- delegation. In < Hlpin

■ - 1 | it week th< some

the town <'f Nevada, bj an overwhelming

cnventiou for Henry

and when thai convention met they win- ohoked "if

•

in the eounrj "f Summit there irae also a time-li

different precincts. In thai

to appoinl a committee

pnrpoae and to adopl the reporl <>f that committee.

found l!.. itTOted ami that t * •

ipportnnitj to expn they

:i ii|H,ii thl i'l tln-\ lifted up t!,

; l.-tclv the iv|...il ,,f tin-

■ four onl t>l tin- precincts

• for the . • • • tin

in the irapahoe in majority. Mr. Teller : a majority, ami \it be

■ .1 tu the State

,,-..,. a Con oonvi

■I'M. or, in fnirm

I n u

H

1 S THE BROADEN PIE! D admit 1

tlw i.

i iranl to inform tl

on t! .

pnbllcani "f this 8

I

inn. h for «in- f «*• • 1 i i .

i thai in

' men at

■

long and loud app otion, do pro

cliritiea, immediately pi

from Ai done b 91

I m, ■ > 1 1 : !i :

Although

-

EDWARD OLn BB WOLOOTT

It will !■•• «.«•»• n |i\ a letter herein quoted that Mr.

•a w.i-. ..f the opinion that, if the rota on the I could here come at once, Ifr. Benrj Wolcott would --fui. n«- was n"t alone In that be- lief. . unfortunately was engaged for an entertainment thai evening, and the convention ad- jonrned until the oext morning. Thii allowed time for manv -if the anti-Wolcott d to combii rneai

unpbell of Leadville, and to make bargains In hit

half. One of theae bargains vu frith the delegation of

men froi Frei >m County, who were pcomiaed that

if elected Mr. Campbell wonld appoint ■ Premont County

man aa warden of the penitentiary. Five candidatei bad

placet "ii the Aral ballot of tin* morning, Mr. Wolcott having

out of 811, and Mr. Campbell L49, the latter thus

jacking nven of a major This deficiency was pro

for in the second ballot bj the ahifting of the Fremont < kranty

: from one of the minor candidatei bo Campbell

es also hastened to i»<- a it h the i in-

n.-r. inn it was the Fremont County delegation which gave

him the nomination.

lose of the convention Ed Wolcott was

(led an unexpected opportunity to show his metal

efore he iia<i been willing if do! anxious to

pi the nomination for < 'oii^ivsv, ami with his own con- ili-il .1- a prospective candidate for < !on«

greai)i<>nai honors Dp to this time he ha<i nut fixed bis gaxe on i - Knowing of his aspiration to represent

injfton, the Windmills sought to tempt him With i" of the honor at this lime. Recognising

difficult] • State wit hont the aid of ' he

the Domlnal i ampbell t bey

C ngreaaionaJ oomi-

10 would D6 hih for th<- I !!■ antlj and

Indignant ly refused.

Mr. Hamiii and Mr. Wolcott Dominated as Chairman of

... Mr. < II aflee p. bo had been prominent

in u on of the antl Wolcott forces, and then h-ft

■ >uld Mr.

• ■ be a weak candidate. I fe

i\ Till BRO U>EB I nil'

bad Utile acq through

in law ..f the I ' " H

• •«1 u n h bu\ In opposing cam i • - l '• < .

dent in '

great imeltisg industry Be wai r gi

hi of tplendld i U ul. I n- >t

•..I it u.is s.niii fviiiciii thai do thing leei than a • ui-i prevent Mr. < ampbeir« def<

the aarlj daji of the campaign thai the follow* lag lei ter a ai a rll

Mi i

i have n't i ritten home op with ill" qninsj, I hm been j demoralised bj i

JOU

kei beaten, but em un<l< 11 li pmdeni f«>r d itamp the State, bal thall decline W

i n't anything i.. li.-. -}«eech, whirlwind, i: that day, Qearj woald have tx.ru muuiiiattti. if tin-

minated bj w . stand £

i . followed

-'«1 in th-

thr.-.- thoosand onl • I • _* -

■ the >• iriag the thir

TVUcr term, and Thomas M I'

EDWABD OLIVEB W( >i .« :OTT lowing B< Iford was again returned i<» Congi

I. ut !■■

a 1 1 spaper i * ► l < l during

■ • of the frequent experience of Colo- • - in being i<»1<1 bj Eustern capitalists thai the oold go into the enterprises preaented to them if j Wolcott'a endoraemenl could be procured Then m that his election would have given the B anding In buaineae and \\<>ul<l ha\ «* Btimn*

commercial development Thii In turn would servmtive sentiment, and would have retarded the torrent <»f radicaliam irhich swept

a fen years later. And although they helped to inflict inch an injurj upon ih<- commonwealth, the dele from Fremonl County <li<l not obtain the wardenahip <>f .ill.

:• made an attempt to justify hia ipbell| I'm during the next campaign, in isM,

■ ion "ii the subject of part} loyalty

as foil

Ice Individuals, become sometime! earelesi of the

:.<i if for the . - sre

sometimes happens that primary

I in the in teres 1 of some unworthy man irho

rment to glase and ©over an unsavory a win. in the soquisitioD <-f irealtfa irhich he

■ -pf in- brow, lias made ambitious, and

i of brains and

M tin- w ay the minority

• I w hen ire are told tiiat the

< • 1 1 r medicine "

ir unfit in- ii for > of the

gentlemen, maj 'I" for

irhich I belong. I 1<iv»- it fur Its splendid i in tin- past. I lo the principles upon which it

n.ii rock, i learned to

bidden in the attis

sight to folio* their

slave holding oountn to the

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i

1

with the «ri

within il

'i>- un tit men itemaelvea

■

i

- OWB thinking in him, ifl unrit •

L79 i:hw aki» OLIVER VTOLCOTT

LOOKING R) ill}

With the beginning of the campaign in 1SM ii \\a* M-t-n

Dti was i to withdraw fr«»m the Hill

b, and lu* did n«'t figure to anj greet extent In this

Hi Blaine was the Republican candidate dent thie year, and he had the heartg rapport of both of the w olcott d <•! the prei lous camp

oot been forgotten, however, and while thej <ii<i Dot

permit t: ad out of the party becan*

action "ii that occasion, thej elected to pursue a modest

Ded from anj great activity. Bd deliv-

■ Dumber >ut he made do effort to influence

prim.! i State.

in addition i«» iii«- oational aspect of the campaign the

.i very Important one. Benatori