Show JIB NB M PINE FUm One New Hew York Assemblyman of Whom Wom it Made Tade a Lifelong Fiend New York Sun While President McKinley was wa dy dying dYing dylag ing lag in Buffalo Bufalo Assemblyman Charles CharlesS Charle S Adler of the Eighth district re remained alongside a telephone and rt when the news neus of ot the end came the tears were streaming down his cheeks as a he went home Assemblyman Adler was one of the warmest admirers the late president had in this city Their acquaintance began in 1891 1851 in a railroad train near ner Steubenville O 0 Adler Adlar was then a traveling salesman and Major McKin McKinley ley icy was a candidate for governor of Ohio against former Governor Camp Campbell Campbell bell bellI I r boarded a train one day at Steu Steubenville benville benle said Adler telling the Sun reporter about it yesterday and the brakeman said to me Go inside that thit car Theres the major there Just In Introduce In introduce yourself I walked up to Ma Major Major jor McKinley held out my hard hand hard and said Major allow me to congratulate late the next governor of ot Ohio o S Thank you he said with wih a smile Youre a traveling man I take it Sit SitI down I am always glad to meet you I gentlemen I sat beside him and I will wll never I forget the tle pleasant conversation we weI had He talked glowingly of the future I of the United States and Incidentally the tariff issue was brought up Young man he said we ve love the he I United States States When anybody advocates advocates advocates cates free trade for this grand rich richI I republic of ours tell them for an anI I answer that one of the reasons that you love this country countr Is for the gold goldI there Is In It I and you want it to stay I 1 here I here At that tat time I had no thought of going into politics but from then on onI onI onI I I was a protectionist In 1895 when I Iwas Iwas Iwas was a member of the assembly j i Speaker Fish one day announced to the members Gentlemen allow alow me to Introduce to you Governor McKinley of at Ohio And Ad we members all aU passed up to shake hands with the governor When It came to t my turn he looked at atme atme atme me sharply and asked Arent you the young man I met on a Do train tain one day Inear near Steubenville I think you are and that you said you were a drum dr drummer m I 1 am I replied Then Than what are you doing up here he asked The people down where I 1 live lve zen sen sentenced en me up here I 1 said 4 Are you a member of the assem assembly assembly assembly bly he asked Yes and a good god Republican mem member member ber I answered I r am glad to hear it I he replied I am glad to see one of your profession profession sion zion so highly honored I wont forget you young man manIt manI p d dIt It I was only about a Do year ago that I went to Washington to seek a par pardon pardon don for one of ot my constituents It I I was a deserving case and I felt fel that i after ater I r talked with wih the president he would grant my request request The minute I r entered the Ute chamber he recognized me and held out his nand nandI I 1 am pleased t see you he said You Tou are ar the young drummer I met on the train in Ohio and afterward In Albany Are you still sUl in Yes Tes I am still a member there I said saidI sad sadI I explained my errand and my say re request request request quest was granted right away The next day I had the pleasure of restoring ing lug to his wife and children a father who had been sentenced to a long term in Sing Sing for a crime of which I knew kew he lie was Innocent The news of ot President death came as a shock to me To meet him once was to love him and I be believe beleve here lieve leve that that feeling of love for him existed in every American heart heart His death deat every household will wi carry car deep sorrow into |