Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-03-29
The New Cabinet.

William II. Seward, Of New York, Is
Secretary Of State. He was born May
lG, 1901, and first appeared as p6lili-
elan in 1925, when he wrote the address
Of the Republican Convention of Cayuga
county. In 1928, he presided at the
State Convention Of Young Men favor
able 10 the election of John Q. Adams
in 1880 he was elected to the Senate and
in 1883 he was chosen Governor. From
,hat time to the present, no man has been
so prominently identified with the politi-
cal history Of our State. He entered
public life in 1924, as the advocate OF
Republican principles, and he is still re-
eognizcd as their foremost champion.
Salmon p. Chase, Secretary of the
Treasury, was born at Cornish, N H.,
Jan. 10, 1908. Left as an orphan soon
aflcrward, in 1920 he went to Ohio I'M
der the guardianship of his uncle, Phi
lander Chase, Episcopal Bislo? OF that
diocese. He graduated in 1926, at Dart
mouth College, taught school at Wash
ington for three years, having for pupils
the sons of Henry Clay, William Writ,
Samuel L. Southland, and other emf
nent men of that day. He studied law
with William Writ, and he removed to
Cincinnati in 1880. In 1887 he appear
ed as the advocate Of woman claimed
as o fugitive slave, and from that time
forward he became the most conspicuous
advocate in the West Of anti-savery doc
trnes. In 1870 he voted for Gc0. Har-
rison, but in 1871, idealled himself win
the Liberty party, and continued to act
with it until 1913, when he supported
Mr.. Van Buren,, and in lS40 was elected
to the Senate by the Democrats and
Free Sellers of Ohio In 1865, Mr..
Chase was nominated for Governor by
,bo onnoos,ts Of III. p;orca Adr,;,;stra-
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pressed as a candidate for the Presiden-
cy before the Convention at Chicago,
and was elected to the u. S. Senate by
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Edward Bates, the Attorney General
was born IN Virginia, Sept 4, 1898. In
1914 he removed to st. Louis, and in
1917 commenced the practice OF the law.
lie was a member OF the Missouri State
Convention in 1920, and served several
terms IN the State Legislature In 1927
DC was e'ec'ed 10 Congress- ana served
through one lerm' out from '""' TINE IN
ii the present lie mas refused all offers
81 Official position being always den
iIhed' with the wing party until the re-
cent canvass when he entered heartily
into the support OF the Republican can
dldate Tor the PRESIDENCY Great con-
iidence Is felt IN his wisdom and sagaci-
~, and men OF all parties rejoice at his
selection for place in the Cabinet.
Simon Camreon, Secretary of War
was born IN Lancaster, Ia, IN 1888
His early years were years Of orphan
age, ponury and hardship. He served a
few years apprenticeship as a printer,
and subsequently worked as a journey
man in Harrisburgh, Washington, Doyle
town, &c and IN 1877. became one
oil me publishers OF a Democa''c paper
al 4l"rF''Ourgn' MS was 'ne iounda-
ll0h OF MS fortune IN 1867 he became
Inc Prihc'Pa' oillcer OF 'he M'daieto"h