The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
THE CABINET.

William M. Evarts, nominated for Sec
retary of State was born in Boston IN
February, 1918, He was the son OF Jer'
miah Evarts,aud grandson ofRoger sher-
man. He graduated at Yale College IN
1887, studied law at Cambridge, and was
nd nitted to the bar in New York city in
1910. He was leading counsel in the de-
fense in the Johnson impeachment trial |;
was Attorney General of the United
States from July, 1868, to March, 1869; (;
was one of the three lawyers representing
in the United States the Geneva arbilra-
ton defended Henry Ward Beecher IN
1875, and delivered the Grafton at the
opening of the Centennial Exhibition
He has a very large law practice, and is
one of the most distinguished men in the
legal profession.
John Sherman, for Secretary of the
Treasury, was born in Lancaster, Ohio
May 10, 1928. He received liberal ed
ucation and was admitted to the bar in
1874. In lS48 and 1852 he was a delegate
to Whig Conventions. In 1854 he was
elected a Representative to the Thirty
fourth Congress. He was reelected to
the Thirty.flth and Thirty'sixth Con-
crosses, and in the latter, in protracted
contest, came within two votes Of being
elected Speaker. In 1860 he was elected
to the Thirty-seventh Congress, but on
the resignation of Mr.. Chase in 1861 he
WAS chosen United States Senator. lie
has been twice reelected to the Senate
since then, and his present term ends
March, 1879. His residence is at Mans
field.
George W. McCrary, for Secretary of
War, was born in Indiana, August q, 1885
and removed with his parents to Wiscon,
sin Territory in 1886. He was admitted
TO the bar at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1855 was
elected to the State Legislature in 1857,
and to the State Senate for four years, in
1861. He devoted himself to his profess
sion until 1868, when he was elected a
Representative to the Forty-tirs Con-
gress. He was reelected to the Forty
second, Forty. third and Forty-fourth
Congresses.
Richard W. Thompson, for Secretary
of the Navy, was born in Culpepper coun.
ty, Virginia, June 8, 1902 He received
a good English and classical education /;
settled in Louisville in 1881, engaged in
mercantile pursuits and school teaching,
and studied law, and removing to Law
renee county, Indiana, was admitted to
the bar in 1884, and Immediately elected
to the Indiana Legislature, IN both bran
ches of which he served for several years.
He was conspicuous orator in 1910, and
was elected Representative in Congress
in l84l. He again served in Congress
from lS47 to 1919, and after that devoted
himself to the law at Terre Haute, declin-
ing appointments from President Taylor
and President Fillmore.
David NJ. Key for Postmaster General
was born in Greene county, Tennessee,
in 1920; worked on a farm until he was
twenty-one years DID, graduated at Ha
wassie College in 1850; studied law and
practiced at Chattanooga; was Presi-
Dental elector in 1856; served as Colo
mel in the Confederate army; received his
political pardon from President johnson;
was elected to the Constitutional Con-
vention in 1869, and in 1870 Chancellor
of State. in 1875 he was appointed Uni
ted States Senator, to succeed Andrew
Johnson.
Carl bchurz, for Secretary of the Inte-
rior, was born in Cologne, Germany,
March 2, 1929. He was educated at the
University of Bown, and afterward edited
paper identified with the revolution
of 1S4S. He took part in the defense of
Rastadt, after which he fled to Switzer-
land subsequently resided in Paris and
London, and emigrated to this country in
1852. He was a delegate to the Chicago
Convention of 1860 and in 1851 was ap-
pointed Minister to Spain, position
which he soon resigned. He was ap-
pointed Brigadier General of volunteers
and was at the second battle of Bull Run
and Gettysburg. After the war he was
appointed Commissioner to report Oh
the affairs of the Freedmens Bureau. In
1865 and 1865 he was Washington cor.
respondent of the New York Tribune {;
was subsequently connected with the
press of Detroit and ST. Louis; was a dele
gate to the Chicago Convention in 1885,
and served as United States Senator
from Missouri from 1869 to 1875.
General Charles Deyens, of Massachu-
sotts, is to fill the position of Attorney
General. He was born at Charles
town, in that State, in 1920, graduated
at the Harvard Law School, commenced
practice in 1871. In 1847.48 he occupied
a seat in the Senate of his State, and was
United States Marshal from l849 to 1858.
When the war broke out he entered the
army as maj or of a regiment and in short
time was chosen colonel of the 18th Mass.
Regt. AT Yorktown, Colonel Devens
was promoted to the rank of brigadier-
general and was afterwards transferred
to the Army ofthe Potomac. He receiv-
ed wounds at Balls Bluff, Fair Oaks,
Charlottesville and Cold Harbor, one
of which necessitated the amputation of
his leg. In one campaign in Massachu-
sets Mr.. Devens was the Democratic
candidate for Governor in opposition to
Governor Andrew, the candidate of the
Republicans, and was defeated in 1867
was appointed Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the State, post he