Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-04-18 | Page 4 | Story Boomed Clahoun.

STORY BOOMED CALHOUN William Calhoun the mw w m minister r tl ster to China W was 8 a Chicago lawyer with little morr morn than a local loal reputation in 1806 1896 when he fought ht for McKinley ylI s 's s nomination and for tor his election against Bryan says the Boston Herald It was wason wason wason on the stump that he attracted a lot of attention and Home sonic of his hL friends say Bay that a II story stor he told at the big biJ political meeting in Chicago o had as much bearing j upon his future career as anything beever he be ever did or said It was at tho the close closing meeting meting of tho the campaign tho the so-calle so d Flag Rally presided over by Mark Marl Hanna lianna that Mr Calhoun sprang apran thi thu one ono 3 I was recen recently campaigning nin down dowa in that part of the tho state we call cal call Egypt ho he said and was just get gee et tin ting started on my speech when a inai sm who was tho worse worse for tor several drinks broke in J I can lick any man in n remarked loudly M Nobody pa paid d any attention j I I can can lick licIt any man in in the corn coun tr try he volunteered again agnin Nobody accepted the Challen challenge E i I can can lick the out of an man in the state of Illinois declare the scrappy one No No takers I irecI I I can lick any man man-i j the whole United States and ani I can lie lid him to death loath was as the last challen challenge e A little stubby railroad walked slowly over to him planted fist on tho the w would would-be champions champion's s 's law jaw a an J the latter Jatter passed down and out Te Tei minutes later he came to p The mistake I made he HP remarked I was that I tried to bite bito off too m moo l territory V The story made the hit of the meeting cau caught ht Mr l Hannas Hanna's fancy and actor accor accord in ing to report drew Mr rI Kin andl to Mr Calhoun At any ra rate President McKinley appointed trim him It tho the interstate c commerce Commissio and a career in public life followed