The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-03-17
rHs NEW CABINET.

sent TO the Senate the follwin,, nomi.
nations
James q. Blaine. OF N,iuc, Seere-
tary ofState.
William Wiudom, of Minnesota,
Secretary Of tho Treasury.
Wayne Macyeagh. OF Pennsylvania,
Attorney General.
Robert r. Lincoln, of Illinois, Secre
tary of War.
Thoms, l.. james, Of New YORK,
Postmaster General,
Sam uel j. kirkwool, !, of Iowa, Sec
retary of til, Interior.
Willisn II u mt. Of e IA si,1a, 5ss
retary Of the Navy.
The Senate receiv, 4 these uomina
tious at 3, % p IN, aud immediately,
on motion OF Mr. Cameron, (pa
went into executive session. and all
were unanimously cou lirned.
Sketches oP Tds M:uD :aS on fI1 NsH
CABINET.
James q. Blaine. of Maine. was
born iu Washington, Pi., on Jana
ary 81, 1889; was elucitsI at
Washington, whers he graii,tsl in
1S47. He removed to Maine in 49,
53, and adopted journalism as n
profession. In ls5S he was elected
to his fist Office, the Maine Legis
latare, having already achieved dis
tinction as public speaker in the
Fremont campaign Of 1856. Tie was
five times electe | To the Legislature,
and ia 1851 anl l3j, was Speaker
Of tho House where he oxhib
the same peculiar fitness for a pre-
siling officer that he showed as
Speaker Of the National House Of
Repr esenls;ives. In 1868 he was
elected 10 the senate, in 1873, TO ill
the vacancy can'el by tho appoint
nent of Lot NJ. Morrill, to the Sec
retary CT the Treasury. ami was re-
elected for the term which will ex-
p ire March 4, 1883. Hs was can-
didate for President in 1916, receiv.
ing on the final ballot 3jl votes to
385 for Hayes and II for Bcist,v.
He was again candil,te for Pre-
sident in 1880, where he receive on
first ballot 23l votes IA | Il on ths
last when Girisli WA no uinltel
OF Mr. Blaine it il not necessary
for ms to say anything at this timo
except that be is the most brilliant
p ,liticsl le.isr tnlt this cIiltry
has known since the days Of Xonry
Clay.
Mr. Window, OF Minnesota, il a
native OF Ohio, in the prime of man
hood, a lawyer by profession, was a
representative in Congress for eight
years and in 1919 WAS app,intel a
Senator to succeed Senator Norton.
deceased, and was subsequently
elected, and reelected in 1877. His
present term woul1 expire on the
9TH of March, 1888. He was a can.
didate for President before the
Chicago convention. bnt did not re.
ceivs at any time during the ballot.
ing more than ten votes. th1ss be.
ing the votes Of his own State. His
abilities are OF the rugged. solid
kind, yet his pnbiic utterauces are
not devoid Of the graces Of rhetoric
which distinguish the orator. His
opinions have the greatest weight in
the councils OF his party. Less az
gressive than Blaine, less brilliant
than ConkliDg, be il safer politi
cal guids than either. He more re-
sembles Elmuujs. He is in bis
fifty.fourtb year.
Wayne SI,cveagh was horn in
Chester coupty, April ID, 1888. He !
was graduate | at Yale college in the |
class 1853, and adopting tho pro
fession of law, was admitted to the
bar April rs, 1855. Il,viny enter-
ei upon tbs active practice OF his
profession, be became district attor-
ncJ OF Chester connty, aD 4 remain
ed SO for three years. Daring the
war he served as captain OF militia
cavalry in 1862, and as major OF the
staff OF Gen Couch in 1862. Ddr-
ing tho last-namel year he was also
chairman Of the Republican State
Central Committee OF Pennsylvania.
Unller the first administration OF
President Grant, be was appaintsl
United States Minister to Constans !