Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-10
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elected Speaker in 1915 remaining
in the chair until 1920, when b.
resigned. The two succeeding Speak
ers were Johr W Taylor, OF Nav
York, and Phiiip P. Barbour OF Vlr-
ginia but in 1923 Clay was again
made Speaker, and served until March
3, 1926, when he entered John q IN
cy Adams Cabinet as Secretary oil
State. All this time he kept his
eye on the Presidency, and Ultimate
ly lost the object of his ambition as
much through his imperions DISPOSE
ton as through the enmity of rivals.
Ii I'D be been nominated in 1910
when the Democratic party was 3. lit
in consequer ce OF the hard times, he
would have won but when he was
brought forward IN 1914 the Demo-
Gratis had reunited, AMI the consoh-
dated South beat it's most brilliant
citizen.
Blaine when elected Speaker wa
80, while Clay was 81. He is a
brainy, brawny, fearless parllamen-
tartan, hospitablo and impu-ive
with wide grasp of events, news
paper knowledge of public mon. a
fine lawyer, with steel-sprlng elts-
ticity and indomitable energy. ln
politics and society thoroughly train
ed, full of all the enthusiasm of the
war, inclined to deal fairly with the
C0nfederates, an advocate through
out of the col0red man, he will make
a stiff race for the coveted prizo.
Next on the list of aspirants may
be named Roscoe C)nkling, present
Senator in Congress from New York
"a successful politician, and an
altogether different man from BlAile.
Born at Albany, in 1923, he was
chosen to Congress in 1858, and re
manned there until he was elected in
March, 1867, to succeed Ira Harris in
the Senate, where be now is-his term
expiring March 3, 1879. OF fine
presence and rotund voice, he is a
hard student, and unquestionably
competent for any position, even the
highest. 1t is believed that Presi-
dent Grant offered him the place Of
Chief Justice of the United States,
but prefers the Senate and chances
for the Presidency. His misfortune
is that he represents rather frac-
ton than the whole Of the Republi-
can party of his State and has en-
countered, whether deserveoly or
innocently, good many enmites by
what is represented as she intoler-
ance of his opinions and the haugh-
tiness of his manner. | believe that
Blaine and ConkliDg are now good
friends, although several years ago
tio S in The House tTS wnic"is stu G Ge-
called as memorial, mental duel.
in which the two pummrlei each
other rhetoricaily without mercy.
Alllu G. Thurman, Senator in
Congress from Ohio, has for many
months been accepted as promi-
nent Democratic candidate for Press
ident. Was go November IL, 1873 /;
born in Virginia we'll educa ed a
good lawyer; moved to Ohio in
1919; represented the ChlIco.he
district of that State in the Twenty
ninth Congress judge of the Su-
preme g urt of ONO in 1851 and
Chief Justice of the same court from
1854 to 1856; D mocratic candidate
tor Governor il 1867, and beaten !;
elected to the United States Senate
in 1869, IN place of BEN amen F.
Wade, and reelected in 1874-his
term consequently, expiring March
3 1881 FL is the nephew of the
celebrated William Allen, for many
years Senator from Onio, and now
the Governor of that State. He is
the father-in-lAw of the Hon Richard
c. Mccormick, Delegate in Congress
from Arizona, and is altogether a
safe aud reputable man, but his late
declarations in favor of hard mt ney
have injured his prospects for the
Democratic Presidential nomination.
Within a few weeks the name of
Thomas Francis Bayard, of Della
ware. has been introduced into the
list of aspirants for the highest office.
Born in Wilmington Del, October
20, 1928, he is just the age of Conk-
ling. His grandfather, James A.
Bayard, his father, James A. Bayard,
and his uncle, Richard 81. Bayard,
were all Senators in Congress from
the same State 80 that it may be
said that the Senatorial Office is a
sort of heirloom-a little like its
transmission in the family of his
colleague, Mr.. Salisbury. who sue.
ceeded his brother. Bayard, like
TURNS ., is hard money Democrat
one OF the old school, much beloved
by his party associates, and highly
honored by his political adversaries.
John A Logan, of Illinois, must
not be omitted from the catalogue
He is conspicuous figure with his
black mustache, dark olive complex
ion and jet,blac< hair, his fine SOL
dier record, his impulsive eloquence,
and his varied pcll ical history. |
cannot compute his age from any OF
the biographies, but be must be near
fifty, as in the Mexican war he SER
we'd as a private and in 1849 was
elected clerk of the jackson q unity
Court, and in 1852 member of the
Legl.l 1ture. La 1858 be was ca sen
10 Congress as Democrat, and in
1860 was reelected. resigning to
enter the army, in which be served
with great distinction, and taking
his seat IN the United States Senate,
March 4, 1871, as the successor of
Richsri Yates Logan is favorlte
with the young men and the soldiers,
and has earnestly identified himself
with the new party which demands
an increased currency, liberal appro-
priations, and material dew, | pm mt.
George S. Boutwell,, of Massachu>
sets, late Secretary OF the Treasury,
has been favorably named among