Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15
THE CABINET
Hayes's Seven Wise
Men.
& Biographical Sketch of
Them.

President Hayes sent to the Sen
ate the names of the men selected as
his Cabinet,on the It'll instant at 2:20
p NJ. They are the following.
Secretary of State-Wm. NJ. Evarts.
of New York.
Secretary of the Treasury-John
Sherman, of Ohio.
Secretary Of EVdr-George w. Nc.
Crary, of Iowa.
Secretary of the Nauy-Richard w.
Thompson, of Indiana.
attorney GeneraI-Chas. Deyens,
of Massachusetts.
Postmaster Generol--M. Key, of
Tennessee.
Secretary Of the Interior Carl
Shurz % Missouri.
Below is Biographical sketch Of
each.
WILLIAM Nj. EVARTS.
William Maxwell Evarts, Secre-
tary Of State, was born in Boston,
Mass, on the 9th of February, 1918.
His father, Jeremiah Evarts. was al
so O lawyer, but was more famous az
Secretary Of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
aud as the editor of religious period
icals. w. M. Everts graduated at
Yale College 10 1887, studied law at
Harvard aw school, and was admitted
to the bar in New YORK in 1871. He
received the degree of Ill. ID. from
Union College in 1857, from Yale in
1865 and from Harvard Ia 1870. Ia
1860 no was delegate to The Re-
publican National Contention at
Chicago that nominated Lincoln for
the presidency. In 1861, ho was
candidate for seat 10 the United
| States Senate, but was unsuccessful.
From July, 1867, to the close of
President Johnsou's administration,
he was Attorney-aeneral of the
| United States Uas5 year IT was
suggested that he be made the Re-
publican candidate tor Governor of
| New Nork, but he was not nominal
ed During the campaign he made
speech in New York city advocating
the election Of Hayes on the ground
especially that it was demanded by
the business interests Of the country.
His professional career has been
highly successful La the mpeach-
mont trial of President Johnson, he
was the principal counsel for the de-
Tense. 10 1872, be was counsel for
the United States 10 the tribunal Of
arbitration on the Alabama claims
at Geneva. In the trial Of the Til
ton-Beecher case, he was the lead
ing counsel for the latter. Daring
the recent contest before the Elec-
toral Com mission, be was the princi-
pal couns9 81 for the Republicans.
! JOHN SHERMAN.
Senator Jonn Sherman, from the
first mention Of GOV. Hay es's
name in connection with the presi-
Dental Office, has been bis staunchest
friend and advocate. Recently he
has been credited with being Mr.
Hayes's most confidential and trust
cd advisor, ana with having more IN
| fiuence in The organization OF the
new Cabinet and Administration
than any other Of President Hayes's
friends or political counselors, Pub
lie rumor and opinion have connect
ed him with Cabinet position from
the time it became reasonably Ger
tain that Mr.. Hayes would need q
Cabinet, and Senator Sherman's con-
spicuous service SO chairman OF the
| Senate Finance Committee for sever
al years and acknowledged financial
ability made it equally certain that
| if be entered the Cabinet it would be
10 fill the highly important and re-
sponsble position of Secretary OF the
Treasury. Senator Sherman was IN
close tclegraphic COMMUNICATION
with Mr.. Hayes during the counting
of the electoral vote, and received
and entertained MIR. Hayes and fam
lily on their arrival in Washington.
John Sherman comes from d dis.
tinguished Connecticut family found
ed by refugee Roundhead from Es-
sex, England. His father, Charles
Robert Sherman, q lawyer, removed
10 Ohio 10 1910, and became Judge
of the Supreme Court He married
Young, and had family of eleven
children. OF the cons, William Te~
cumse Sherman is the General OF
the Army. John Sherman was the
eighth child He was born at Lancas-
ter, o., May 10, 1923, and received
bis early education ct Mount Ver-
non, o. Al Ia be was sent TO the
Muskingum improvement TO earn
his own living and to learn civil on.
eeneefing. After two years political
changes deprived him Of his position,
and he began the study of law ST
Mansfield, O, with bis brother,
Charles T. Sherman, afterwards
United States District Judge. He
studied Latin and read largely OF
English standard authors. He wa
licensed to practice law the day efIei
be became of age For II years be
was partner with his older brother