Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1899 — IN THE PUBLICEYE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE PUBLICEYE

Henry C. Payne, who may manage the next Republican national campaign, has had good political training. During the

contest of 1890 he was one of the most able of Senator Hanna’s lieutenants and paid special attention to the work iu the Western States. Senator Hanna has the highest appreciation of Mr. Payne’s political skill and the general impression is that should the present chairman retire he would be bis successor in the

management of the next presidential campaign. Since 1872 Mr. Payne has served consecutively as secretary and chairman of the Young Men’s Republican Club of Miiwankee, secretary and chairman of Iris ebunty committee, and the same offices in the State central committee of Wisconsin. Since 1880 he has been a member of the national committee, and for ten years he was postmaster at Milwaukee.

Mrs. Maria Jenks of Pontiac, Mich., who supports herself by washing and Ironing, was once engaged to marry Gen.

U. S. Grant. Recently at a church social one of the curiosities displayed to the guests was a little rosecolored silk apron bearing the legend: “This is the apron which matched (fen. Grant’s tie at a necktie party 40 years ago.” Mrs. Jenks was found to be the owner of

this and she told how she had become Grant’s partner that evening and a short time later they were engaged. The young woman's father did not like Grant and sent his daughter to Albany. She never saw the future President again. Miss Daisy Letter, of Chicago, whose beauty and prospective fortune have caused her to take a conspicuous place

in society in this 'country and abroad since her debut a few years ago, and who is accounted j one of the great “gatehes” of the day, is, it is reported, engaged to Major Colin Powys Campbell, a British officer of illustrious ancestry and d i s,t i n guisbrd achievement. Major Campbell is one of the heroes of the

Anglo-Indian army. He is at present an officer of the Second Central India Horse. Miss Daisy Leiter Is the youngest of the throe daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Z. Leiter, of Chicago. IJer oldest sister is the- wife of Lord Curton, Viceroy of India. Already the inventors of the country are busy getting up new attraction! for the coining presidential campaign. From

Oklahoma cornea one of the most novel of the new suggestions* It is calculated not only to stir partisan feeling to the height, but, at the same time, to render miserable the lives of a’.l residents along the line of march of political processions. It consists of a torch

at the top of which is mounted a papier mache representation of the face of the presidential candidate. Below the lamp a pair of cymbals is mounted, one of them being loosely fastened, so that by swinging their torches the marchers can make as much noise as may seem desirable. President Kruger has sent seven sons uud fifty grandsons into the Boer army

to fight the English, in addition to taking the field himself, and It would appear from the illustration, which is drawn from a photograph, that even the fourth generation is keeping np the martial reputation of the family. The young sold ie f shown is Fritz Eloff, a greatgrandson of the president, who rejoices in the courtesy title of “lieutenant” in spite of

the fact that he Is only 4 years old.

HENRY C. PAYNE.

MRS. JENKS.

MISS LEITER.

CAMPAIGN TORCH.

KRUGER’S GRANDSON.