The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-03-24
The Cabinet.

/ Mr.. Evarts is probably the best known lawyer
in the United States. He has been counsel in a
great number of causes cetebres, and is noted for
the subtlety of his reasoning the learned grace of
his style and the elaborate involution and length
of his sentences He has had distinguished part
already in public affairs was Attorney General
and counsel for Andrew johnson at the time Of the
impeachment, counsel for Henry Ward Beecher,
and attorney for the United States before the &C.
neva Tribunal. A little, weazened old man, lean
and thin, with large head and countenance
full of intellect. Born in Boston 1918.
JOHN SHERMAN, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Mr.. Sherman is the elder brother of Gen. VIM.
| Tecumseh Sherman and son of a judge of the Su-
preme Court of the State of Ohio. He was born
at Lancaster, Ohio, in 1923. He went into poll
tics carly and distinguished himself upon his elec-
ton to Congress in 1854 by his abolitionist course
tempered and trimmed often to suit what might
| be the emergency of the occasion. With all his
Radical disposition Sherman was timid and
ever O trimmer. He came into the Senate in 1852
and mas been there ever since. As member of
| the Finance Committee his views have been gen.
orally far more sound than his votes. As a poll
| tician ne is below contempt. He looks like
Yankee deacon taking up collection in meeting
has that same stoop, the same rusty, dingy hair
and face and the same deprecatory pretepse of hu-
mility.
GEN. CHARLES DEvENS, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Gen. Devens' is good appointment. He is
Harvard graduate, born at Charlestown, Mass, in
1920, and lawyer by profession. He has been
in the Massachusetts State Senate, and under Fill
more was United States District Attorney for that
State. In 1851, as major of volunteers, he COM
manded in Annapolis and Baltimore. He in
the front of the battle at Balls Bluff was wound
ed at Fair Oaks, and fought, also, at South Noun
tain, where President Hayes went into battle with
I him. He ran for Governor of Massachusetts on
The "peoples ticket" while still in the field, but
was beaten. Gen. Devens is a competent man.
lie is now Judge on the MASSACHUSETTS Supreme
. Bench.
RICHARD ". THOMPSON, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
Richard w. Thompson is a Virginan by birth,
and Wing politician of the old school. He was
born in Culpepper county on June Q, 1909, andre
ceived good classical education. He was fond
of adventure, and long before he was of age set
his face toward the wilds of Kentucky. In 1854
he was admitted to the bar, and was almost imme-
diately elected to the Indiana Legislature. He
was elected IL 1885 and in the following 5c-r
went to the Senate, where he served two years, be-
ing President pro TEN. of that body. In the cam
paign of 1910 he worked zealously for ''Tippec.-
noe and Tyler, too, being Presidential eector and
speaking constantly from the stump. In lS4l he
was elected a Representative in Congress- In
1914 he was again chosen Presidential elector,
and in 1S47 reappeared in Congress. He was
chairman of the Indiana delegation at the Cincin-
natl Convention last year, and voted for Mr.. Nor
ton until the break made for Mr.. Hayes. He
was put forward to place Senator Morton in nom
nation and his speech, with the exception of that
of Col Ingersoll, was probably the most effective
of any made on that occasion. Mr.. Thompson is
man of exceedingly fine presence, tall, straight,
with white hair, and countenance denoting great
decision of character He is considered one of the
best stump orators in Indiana.
CARL SEIZURE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Mr. Schurz was born at Liblar, near Cologne,
Germany, and in his time has played many parts
and participated in many stirring scenes He was
at Bonn preparing for the degree of Phi. D. when
the revolution of ls4S broke out. He and Kinker
edited a Red Republican journal, which was sup
pressed. Schurz fed, entered the nsurgent forces,
was besieged in Rastadt, and when that fortress
was captured, escaped through sewer. Kinkel
was imprisoned in Spandan on twenty years
sentence, but Schurz, at great risks, managed to
procure his escape Schurs then went to Paris,
and afterwards was teacher in London. In 1852
| he came to this country, took the stump for Ere
mont in 1856, practced law in Wisconsin, lectur-
I ing much. Lincoln made him Minister to Spain,
but he afterwards went into the army, and fought
/ Emit Sigel" at the second Bull Run. After the
war he became an editor, removed to st. Louis,
and was sent to the Senate of the United States
Mr.. Schurz is able eloquent and honest; he is err
ratio, however, unreliable, and changes his poll
tics without good reason for it. At the Fifth Ave-
nue. Conference he described Mr.. Hayes as just the
man who ought not and Mr.. Tilden as just the
man who ought to be nominated for President, and
then went and took the stump for Hayes.
GEORGE W. McRARY, OF IOWA, SECRETARY OF WAR,
Mr.. McCrary is Western man by birth and
lifelong residence; he passed the first year of his
life in indiana, but has since lived in Iowa. He
was born in Evansville in August, 1885, and in
| foIl IN urho uCa
consin Territory. He studied in the public school,
and graduated from an academy then took
up law as a profession, and in 1856, when 81 years
of age, was admitted to practice at Keokuk. He
took pronounced position among the people OF
that city at once and in 1857 sent to the State
Legislature. In 1861 he was elected to the State
Senate where he served until the close of the war;
taking active part in the legislation incident to
that period. He gave the remaining years until
1865 ~ the practice of his profession, and was
then elected to Congress. Hewas there appointed
one of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and also
served on the committee to revise the laws, o.
which Mr. Poland was chairman. He was re-
elected to the succeeding Congresses, receiving il
1874 / 1888 votes against 9,521 for Leroy G. Pal
mer, the Anti Monopoly candidate. lie was not
; candidate for re election last fall In the Forty
Second Congress the familiarity he had shown will
election laws recommended him for the chairman
ship ofthe Committee on Elections. In the follow
on Railways and Canals, and in the Forty -Fourtl
served on the Judiciary.
! To Mr. McCrary belongs the credit of havini
taken the first step in the legislation which creates
The ntc Electoral Tribunal.
: DAVID N. KEY, POSTMASTER R-GENERAL.
L David NJ. Key, the Southern member ofthe Cab
met and the new Postmaster General, is a nativ
s of Tennessee, having been born in Greene county
:. in that State January 81, 1924. He worked o.
n his fathers farm until he was twenty lone years
age, after which he entered Hiwassee College
. from which he was graduated in 1850. He subse
quently studied law and practiced his professio
: at Chattanooga. Before the war he held no polii
o ical office further than to Presidents
= eector in 1856. During that contest he was
colonel in the Confederate service, but he was on
e Of the first to resume his citizenship when the
was over. In 1859 he member of the Ten
nessee Constitutional Convention, and he wa
elected Chancellor of the State in 1870. In Aug
lo 1875, he was appointed Senator in Congress I
& succeed his old friend Andrew Johnson, and di'
Il tinguished himself for his conservative cours
to while he was in the Senate, but not elected
lc become his own successor.