Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-15
THE NEW GARNET.
Brief Personal Skett hes of the
Mem Comp0sing II. ,Ss.
WILLIAM N. EyARTs.

mas ccnsequcntiys Juss entercu Dis stxtietd
year. After graduating at Yale College in
1887, be studied law, and began Its practice
in New York in 1910. He made his first ap-
pearance in politics by presiding over the
convention tha, nominated Abraham Lincoln
for the Presidency in 1860. In 1868 be was
one of President Johnson's counsel in the i'm
peachment trial, asd was appointed Attorney
General as a testimonial to the value of his
services. He held the office only few
months, retiring on President Grants acces
sion in March, 1869. In 1871 he was appoint
ed one of the counsel before the Geneva Tri-
bunal of Arbitration. He was the chief conn
sci for MIR. Beecher in the suit brought against
the Plymouth pastor by Theodore Tilton.
When the late Electoral Commission assem-
bled he acted as counsel for the Republicans.
1t would be superfuous to enlarge on Mr..
Evarts' qualifications for the Cabinet position
to which he is now called. They are as well
known to our readers as to ourselves.
JOHN SHERMAN .f
If Mr.. Evarts' fame is sufficient indorse
ment of his capacity, the same is true even in
a greater degree Of John Sherman, nominated
for Secretary of the Treasury, as far as West
ern readers are concerned. He was born at
Lancaster, Ohio, May 10, 1928, studied law
with bis brother Charles, and was licensed to
practice law on the day succeeding the twen-
ty-first anniversary of his birth. He became
prominent in the Wing party as early as 1915,
and in 1852 was chosen Presidential Elec,,
tor. He served in the lower House of Con-
gress from 1854 to 1861, serving during the
latter part of that time as Chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means, and failing
Of election to the Speakelship by a very few
v1tes. Since 1861 he has held place in the
Senate, where his record is too fresh to need
recapitulation.
CARL SEIZURE,
nominated Secretary of tn. Interior, was born
near Cologne, in Rhenish Prussia, March Q,
1929. He was educated at the University of
Bonn, and participated in the oatbreak of
IS4s; edited a liberal newspaper, but was
Obliged 10 flee to Switzerland. BE returned
two years later in secret, and rescued his i'm
prisoned fellow-liberal, Kinkel. In 1852 be
came to this country, and at once identified
himself with the anti-slavery cause. He was
active and eloquent as a Republican orator in
the campaign Of 1860, and Mr.. Lincoln sent
him as Minister to Spain. He returned in
less than year to enter the army, fighting
bravely until its close, by which time he had
become Major General. In 1867 he became
editor of the St Louis Westliche Post. From
1869 to 1875 he was United States Senator
from Missouri, and was leader in the Greeley
movement. On the nomination of Gov.
Hayes, Mr.. Schurz espOused his cause, re-
fusing tempting offers from the Democracy,
and worked hard for the success of the Re
publican ticket. His labors among the Ger
mans were specially valuable.
GEORGE W. M'CRARY, .-,.-.
nominee for Secretary of War, is in his forty-
second year. He was elected from the First
Iowa District as member of the Forty-first
Congress, and soon became prominent. He
served on the Judiciary Committee. and
showed legal abilities of no ordinary degree
of merit. His reputation has been growing
since his first appearance in public life.
RICHARD W. THOMPSON.
Hon. R. w. Thompson, of Indiana, Secre-
tary of the Navy; will be the oldest member
of the Cabinet. For nearly forty years he
has been conspicuous figure in Indian poll
tics. In the memorable campaign of 1910 his
eloquence first began to attract attention, and
since that time he has done service in score
of political contests. Although active in pol
itics, he has rarely held Office, preferring the
interests of the party to his own advance
gress, and served with distinction. One Of
the incidents of his long career was his speech
in the Chicago Convention, nominating Mr..
Lincoln. In the late Cincinnati Convention
he was active in the Morten interest, but was
ar.ong the first of the rival factions to come
to the support of Hayes. He is in person tall
and stately, with the manners of the old
school. His home is near Terre Haute, where
for many years he has lived In partial retire
ment. He is a thorough lawyer, fine scholar,
and genial gentleman, and Indiana rejoices
in his elevation.
DAVID N. KEY, -I
nominated Postmaster General is fifty-four
years old, and native of Greene County,
Tenn. He is lawyer by profession; had
comparatively little to do with politics until
the war broke out, when he commanded
Confederate regiment. He had always been
Democrat, but when the war ended showed
that he had been reconstructed. From 1870
10 1875 he was Chancellor of the Chattanooga
Circuit. In 1875 he was appointed to fill the
vacancy in the Senate occasiored by the
death of Andrew johnson. In the recent
election for Senator every member from East
Tennessee, including eighteen Republicans
and ten Democrats, supported him, but the
fire-eating Democrats succeeded in defeating
him by a small majority, mainly on account
of his patriotic and non-sectionai utterances.
He supported 1ilden during the canvass Of
last year, but invariably spoke respectfully Of
the honesty and patriotism of Hayes and
Wheeler.
CHARLES DEvENs,
nominee for Attorney General, is one Of the
most popular men in Massachusetts. He wg
formerly law partner of Senator Hoa,, and
later Judge. Charles Devens, jr., was born
in Charlestown, Mass, April 4, 1920, eradu
ated at Harvard In 1888, and was admitted to
the bar in 1841; was member of the Massa-
chusetts State Senate Of 1s4s ard lS4s, and
was United States Marshal Of the District