The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-15
SEVEN WISE MEN.
Biographical Sketches of the Inoomin g
Heads Of Departments.
WILLIAM n. EvARTS.

9th of February, 1918. His father,
Jeremiah Evarts, was also lawyer, but
was more famous as secretary of the
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, and as the editor Of
religious periodicals. w. NJ. Evarts
graduated at Yale College in 1887, stud
| led law at Harvard law school, and was
admitted to the bar in New York in
| 1871. He received the degree of LII.
D. from Union College in 1857, from
| Yale in 1865 and from Harvard in 1870.
In 1860 he was delegate to the Repub-
| lican National Convention at Chicago
| that nominated Lincoln for the presi-
| dency. In 1861, he WAS a candidate for
| a seat in the United States Senate, but
was unsuccessful. From July, 1868, to
! the close of President Johnson's admin
istration, he was encouragement of the
United States. Last year it was sug-
gested that he be made the Republican
candidate for governor of New York, but
he was not nominated. During the
campaign he made a speech in NewYork
city advocating the election of Hayes on
the ground especially that it was de
manded by the business interests OF the
country. His professional career has
been highly successful. In the impeach-
ment trial of President Johnson, he was
the principal counsel for the defense.
In 1872, he was counsel for the United
States in tie tribunal of arbitration on
the Alabama claims at Geneva. In the
trial of the Tilton-Beecher case, he was
the leading counsel for the latter. Dur
ing the recent contest before the Elec
toral Commission, he was the principal
counsel for the Republicans.
RICHARD w. THOMPSON.
Richard w. Thompson, secretary of
the navy, was born in Culpepper county,
Va, and is about rs years of age. Be
fore he was 81 he emigrated into the
wilds of Kentucky, and i'll 1881 settled
in Louisville. where he was clerk in
mercantile house. He subsequently re-
moved to Indiana, and taught school in
Lawrence county. He studied law and
was admitted to the bar in 1884. His
first political service was as Represen-
tative in the Indiana Legislature, to
which he was elected in 1884, and re-
elected in 1885. In 1886 he became
State Senator, and served two years,
acting a portion of the time as President
of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor.
In 1910 he was Presidential elector on
the Harrison ticket, and labored zeal
| ously for the success of his party, both
on the stump and by articles in the
newspapers. The next year he was sent
to Congress, serving at that time one
| term, and was subsequently reelected
to serve during the term from 1S47 to
| 1849, at the close of which he voluntari-
Iy withdrew from the candidacy. In
| 1874 he was again a Presidential elector.
| Since 1850 he has held no public office,
| but has devoted his time to the practice
| of his profession at Terre Haute. Pres
| ident Taylor desired to appoint him
/. Charge d. Affairs in Austria, and Presi-
| dent Fillmore offered him the Office of
| Recorder OF the General Land Office,
| both of which he declined. In 1864 he
/! was chosen to be Presidential Elector
| for the third time Thomas was a dele
gate from Indian to the Cincinnati Con
vention Of last year, and was the spokes-
man of his State, Thomson is a man of
| exceedingly fine presence; tail, straight
| with white hair, and countenance de-
| noting great decision of character He
is considered one of the best stump ora
| tors in Indiana.
| CHARLES W. DEvENs.
Gen Devens is native Of Massachu-
sets and about fifty years of age. He
/ was collegemate of Senator Dawes, land
| they were law students together at
| Greenfield. Doveus entered upon the
practice Of his profession at Worcester,
and soon made a reputation for through
| learning and brilliant oratory. Upon
| the breaking out of war he Immediately
entered the military service. His first
| engagement was Balls Bluff, where his
command lost heavily, bnt he was &C
quilted of responsibility for that disas-
ter. Subsequently he participated III
all the principal battles of the Army of
the Potomac, in one of which he lost g
/! leg He was very gallant soldier, and
earned the rank of brigadier- general
and breyet major general. At the close
of the war he returned to the practice o.
his profession, but was soon chosen t.
the bench. For number of years pas
he has been an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts,.
DAVID NJ. KEY.
Ex-senator David M. Key, of Ten
nessee, is a native of Greene county OF
that State, the county seat Of which il
| Greenville, the home of Andrew John
| son. Mr.. Key is 81 years old, and 8
lawyer by profession. He ranks in east
Tennessee among the ablest. From 1876
| and up to his appointment IN 1875 by
| Gov. Porter, of Tennessee, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Andrew
Johnson, Mr.. Key presided as Chancel
lor of the Chattanooga Circuit. He i:
not politician in a party sense, but {
broad, liberal and national statesman
During the war he commanded Con
| federate regiment raised in East Ten
nessee, and made splendid soldier. Ii
the recent election of United States Sen
ator every men1b Der from East Tennessee
in the Legislature, including Is Repub
Leans and 10 Democrats, voted for him
and were earnest in their Efforts to secure
his election. The liberal Democrats ant
ex-Confederate soldiers in other parts oil
the State supported him. OF the 100
members constituting the Legislature o
, | the State, Judge Key received 45 votes
!, Democrats. His opponents, however
appealed to party passion and effectuall,
aroused it. AS an index to the publ,
, as well as the private character of Sena
tor Key, the following extract from hi.
| speech on the Oregon question, deliv
cred Dec. ls, 1876, in the Senate, vii
be read with interest
SIR: 1t is time that we become in
fused with more of that charity which
thinketh no evil and is kind. 1t is tim,
that we should have that confidence
which would allow US to repose trust il
each other. 1t is time for us to make
our Government one of law instead O
force. It is time that offenders be trieC
and punished, and not those who ar,
innocent. The wicked should be con
demned, and not communities or State.
, because wicked men are in them.
. In regard to the Presidential candi
dates, Senator Key, in the same speecl
said: