Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1886 — Hereditary Friendship. [ARTICLE]

Hereditary Friendship.

Senator Butler, of South Carolina, and Senator’Don Cameron arte very close personal friends. The friendship is hereditary, descending from Bptier’s uncle and Cameron’s father, who were both United States Senators. SimonCameron’s election was contested on one occasion, and it was likely to be invalidated but for the efforts and the vote of Uncle Butler, who Was then a member of the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Simon Cameron never forgot the service then done, and longed in some way to repay it. One day Sir. Butler (the pfesent Senator ) happened to be at the Capitol on a little matter of business, when he chanced to run across old Senator Cameron. “Butler, Butler,” the Senator repeated, “are you any relative to Senator Butler, of South Carolina?” “A nephew, sir.” “A nephew of Senator Butler! Well, can I do anything for you, my boy 9 ” “The House,” said the young man. “has just cast an adverse vote on a bill to remove some political disabilities under which I am at present laboring. You could not do anything better than make the House reverse its vote. ” Mr. Butler had no idea that such a thing could be done, but in less than live minutes the House had reversed its \iote, and by the exertion of Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, the political disabilities of the present Senator from South Carolina were removed.—JPashing ton Post.