Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-08
BIOGRAPHICAL.
THE TWENTY-FIRST MINNESOTA
STATE LEGISLATUkE
Hon. C. 8. P0aUe,,s,

S1AIC LTd1SLA1UkLE.
Hon. G. s. P0aUeys
Fountain, Fillmore county, is native of Can
ada West now Dominion of Ontario, born
September 9, 1926. His father was a Vermont
er. his mother a native of the city of Water
ford, Ireland. On the paternal side the fam
lily were residents OF Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, since the early colonial times. Thew
were originally from ireland, and the family
tree is easily traced back in that country for a
period OF more than two hundred years-the
ton, however, comes from France-'sDe La
Power" At the age of eight years the subject
of this sketch moved with his parents
to. New Castle, Canada Weat.
subsequently he took up tho arts of lettering,
engraving and sculpture, and in the meantime
published q literary periodical, and followed
photographic reporting, which occupation he
had previously acquired. November, 1856, he
began as an itnerant lecturer on cerebral phys-
iology, pathology, physiognomy and the social
and collateral sciences also acting as reporter
and correspondent for the press. In that
capacity he travelled over New England.
the British provinces and the Middle States.
In the fall of 1860 he came to Minnesota and
settled at his present home. Since his arrival
he has lectured from seven to twelve months
each year, combining himself to the States of
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missou-
RI, Iowa, Minnesota aud Nebraska. Senator Pow
ers is a man OF excellent physique, full habit
head as large as Ouvier's, height nearly six
feet, weight $50 pounds; language, human ma
ture, memory, ideality and combativeness well
developed. In religion he is a radical
of the Parker school, and has a
strong leaning to what is termed 'Harmonial
Philosophy" In Canada he was STYLED .sthe
Yankee rRf0rrnar - Init he ~.
United States he allied himself with the
abolitionists. More than once has his life been
at the mercy of the mob for his radical senti.
ments, but his self possession and his ready
tongue were his best weapons in the hour of
danger. lie stumped the country for Lincoln in
both his campaigns, and for Grant-frst term
He then soured on the hero Of Appomattox.
That high functionary vetoed the soldiers
equalization bounty act, but sanctioned the
infamous Credit Mobilier," the demonetiza-
ton of silver, the salary grab and the entire
carnival of corruption then rife in the ranks of
his party. In the fall Of 1877 Senator Powers
took up the greenback cause, and with such
men as Judge Smith, Hon. R. L. Fleming, Thos.
Quinn, Mr.. Ford and others, changed
the politics Of Fillmore county. Tn
the last campaign he stumped the
county, speaking in the principal towns, fol-
lowing the Hon. Mark Fl. Dunnell, and from
there he went out over that Congressional dis
cussed the pending issues. During his absence
on this campaign he was nominated III mass
convention by reclamation for the State Senate
and was elected over Colby, the regular Repub-
lican nominee, by nearly 700 majority, carrying
several townships out Of the thirteen compris.
ing the district, almost solid. He aided in
electlng IN his county a Greenback sheriff by
nearly 900 majority, also two Representative
from his district, and where they had formerly
over, those numbers were s''s reduced
IN some instances to less than 100. In the
meantime Senator Powers furnished many of
the editorials for the Dollar Weeklv. a Green
back paper published at Wykoff, Which soon
attained circulation of 5000. Oppressive
monopolies and corrupt political rings will
find in him foe not easily vanquished As a
political organizer he is said to be number one.
and whether on the stump or in the lecture
field discussing his favorite themes, he is able,
logical and forcible
Hon. o. III. Page,
Pleasant Grove, Olmsted county, was born in
Union, Brown county, New York, Nov. 4, 1882;
lived thirteen years in that State, then removed
to Columbia county, Wisconsin. He is evil
Gently just about as nature designed him-a
self-made man, and a good one. He abounds
in hard, practical sense, a knowledge that comes
of well matured thought, keen observation, a
reliable memory. prominent social faculties,
and desire to mingle with men and discuss
measures. In 1854, with his gun and grip-sack.
he came to Minnesota; pre-empted piece of
Olmsted county. where he has since lived; has
good home and $50 acres of we'll titled land.
adjoining the town Of Pleasant Grove. He
went out after Indians in so, but
never became so much of a military man as to
lose his higher title, that of farmer. About
five years ago the honorable gentleman began
to take an interest in politics, and like all bad
habits they grew upon him, until finally the
disease became chronic, and here we find him
in the State Senate. He is a Greenbacker
don't believe in the divine right of kings
national banks, oppressive contraction of the
currency, the depreciation of silver BY fraud
nor in any other monopoly that tends to
paralize the industries of the country and
a over the this tG 6Iaaa r millions
Senator Page is considered one of the strong
men in Olmsted county politics. He is a prom
inent granger, and in that capacity set the ball
in motion that eventually developed into a
strong anti-monopoly element. Last fall the
Democrats and Republicans compromised on
their candidates, leaving the subject of this
sketch to run his race with simply the bare
support of his own party. Consequently he
was the only successful candidate from that
county elected on the soft money issue. If the
Democrats had coalesed with the Greenbackers,
he thinks there might have been different or
der of things in Palestine.
Hon. Il. ID. Perkins,
Window, Cottonwood county, was born IN Erie
county, New York, March "a. 1847 He attend
ed the Griffith institute and lived in his native
State until 81 years of age; studied law ct
Whites Corners, near Buffalo, and in 1868 emf
grated to Wisconsin, locating at La Crosse.
BE was there admitted to the bar before Judge