Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
THE HAYES CABINET.

Sli1ctIlly III plohiSi'S, VIZ ~" ~
termination to carry out the reforms
demanded by the country, in civil
service and otherwise. The new
men chosen are:
Secretary of Statc-Wm. NJ. Evarts, OF New
York.
Secretary of the Trcasury-John Sherman,
Of Ohio.
Secretary of the Io,crior-Carl schurz, of
Missouri.
Secretary Of the Navy r. W. Thompson,
of Indiana.
Secretary of War Geo. W. McCrary. Of
Iowa
Attorney General L Charles Deyens, Of Mas
sachasetts,
Postmaster General-David NJ. Key, of Ten
ncssce.
1t is the almost unanimous verdict
of the press of the country that an
ADLER or purer cabinet was never or
ganized by an incoming President.
In it are representative of all shades
of Republicans, and the only shade
of Democracy which could be con-
sistently allied with a Republican
ADMINISTRATION that Of the truly
conservative and reliably loyal cle-
ment of reconstructed secessionists.
This fact is shown by the following
biographical sketches of the several
appointees
WILLIAM MAXWELL EVARTS,
is q native OF Boston lie was born on The 9th
OF February, 1916. He VAS educated in Yale
College, and was a member OF the class of 1891,
In 1871 after cosrsc of study in the Harvard
Law school, he was admitted 10 the bar OF
New York, where, By force Of intellect and
superior powers, hc very soon rose To a promi.
ncnce which he has since found himself able
TO improve upul. He received the degree Of
J.. l.. ID, from Uuion College in 1851, from Yale
in 1863, aud from Harvard in 1870. Mr. .Evats
has never, until this appointment, held one
public position that could In the usual scnsc of
the word be called an office. In 1868 he was
leading counsel for the defense of Andrew
Iohnsou, who Nas ihCn president OF the United
Sales, and under impeachment and from The
ciose OF that trial until the end of Mr. John
sons term, he was the Attorney General lie
was leading counsel for the United safes in
| the Alabama arbitration at Geneva in 1872.
SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN,
was born at Lancaster, o., IN May, lS23. He
studied in he Mount Vernon school "A while
and then at the ugc Of ii was sent out 10 earn
his own living lie earned 1t on the MUskn-
gum, in The employ Of the Mnskingum In
pruyencnt Company, where he became ne
quainted with the sCcncc of engineering. AT
IL years OF age he dissolved partnership with
the Muskmgum Company, aud went 10 Mans.
field, where in The office OF hi brother Charles
he applied himself 70 the study of the law
When nc reached his majority he was regular
| " admitted to The har, and for eleven years
| p,as a ,,,rtuvr with his nrolhrr, doing the out.
! side business Of the firm, sherman first got
lulo political notice as II member OF the Wing
! National Conventions in lSIS and 1892. In
! the latter year he was Presidential ElcCtOr.
! Two years later hc was elected lo Congress,
| and subsequently rC.rcCtCd-twicc. In 1881
! he WAS again sent To Congress, aud IN the lot.
| lowing year the Legislature of the STATE iicd
| him up into the Senate, in which body he was
! put upon the Finance Committee. 10 him Is
| largely due, in II. present shape, the green
! back as vel! Us the national banks In the
| Thirty ninth CongrCs, he talhcreh the Recon.
| struction law. In the fortirth Congress he.
was again put upon the FINANCE Committee,
and introduced the measure known rs the
J ShCTiuau htsuln pthih net,
CARL sCuURI
| was born in 1880, AT liyiur, "A village near the
| city ct Cologne, Germany. At II years of aye
he entered the University OF Bonn, To which
institution he went from the Gymnasium OF
! Cologne lie WAS uhligt d to leave Tor irving
| to mritr Bonn to msurrvc ion. He proceeded
! Ia the PaIilinatr, aud there assisted in the
! defence of kastadt, where he escaped to SwitZ.
| clmud, leaving his bosom friend and cocoon.
I'LL Ill.
! tho enemy. In 1870 he surrepNuouSly went
back and assisted knkel to escape. Twoycar,
| later he came to America, and almost Instantly
/ took up with tie nuti-sinycry people His tirst
! American home WAS in Wisconsin, where he
Was the Republican candidate Tor Lieut.. Coy.
/ crupr In 1851, and defeated with others on his
! ticket When the war broke out he was
| Minister lu Spain. position which he resigned
! IN order 10 cuuv home and enter the army,
! where no rose To the rank oi major general.
| Two wears after the war he was elected To rep.
resent Missouri IN the L. :. Senate In 1872
! he supported Horace Greeley, hut never July
/ affiliated with the Democrats p 1878 he
! contributed, hy thoroughly canyaSsng Ohio,
/ 10 the election OF HAYES ~ Governor of that
/ State. and in 1876 his mhors in the Republican
cause we've etill more earnest and effective.
RICHARD ". TuOMpSGS
! has alwa,s be.u identified with the best ele.
meut of Indiana Republicans and. though
! nominating Morton AT the Cincinnati owen.
/ lion, Mas Br>tuw man. lie WAS born at
( Iu.p.ppgr. Va. ia iN,9, came jO 1rrrU llautr,
/ lu,' UiIu, IN 1850. taHgAl SCHOOL and read law,
( wac elected ir,m hvu' L. the Legislature al
/ IA ~, well ~ la several -Uhsequyu, our> and
/ acted as Lieutenant Governor under GrN.
( Noble In 1887. In lS4u hc was Harrison,
/ Presidential clrclor, The saWr yrur Ma,
/ elected ,o Co, givSs, and reelected ju l~41 ANA
J 1870 In 1864 MAS again ga the FrvsIdpu.
/ mai Flrrtord uybv,. President TAYLOR an.
. n,irt.I him Minus, tr to Austria. Aud after
Na,l> rccnrlrr orlhv land office atWoslinglun