The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20

Thomas f. Bayard, Secretay o. State,
all know as Senator from Delaware, one
of the largest figures in that body, al
though from the smallest State. He is
a native Delawarean. ffty-seven years
of age next October 29th. He is a law
yer by profession, though he started out
to be a merchant and he IS the fourth
member of the family who has sat 10
Senate of the United States. His a5lii-
ty. rectitude of character, and acqualnt-
ance with public affairs are too well
knOwI to need further statement on
that head. He was a strong competitor
of Mr. Ceveland's tor sthe nomination
for the Presidency.
Daniel Manning, Secretary Of the
Treasury, is a native New Yorker, born
at Albany. and is in his fifty-iouTth
year. He was printers boy in the old
ArgIs office. and grew up with that pa
per, and is one of its principal owners.
He is, or recently was, president OF the
Commercial National Bank at Albany,
and proprietor in number Of public
enterprises. He FIRST became prominent
in Mr.. Tilden's campaign in 1876, and
his identification with the promotion OF
Mr.. Cleveland's political fortunes is
well known. He belongs to the type of
quiet, prudent, but most energetic poll
ticians. He is said to be a man of un-
common intellectual force, with broad
grasp Of any situation he has to deal
with, good Judge of men and the mo-
tives that actuate them, and a strong,
original thinker
William G. Endicott, Secretary of
War, is an eX-Judge of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts,, born in that
State and fifty seven years of age. He
is Harvard graduate, went 10 the pTac-
tice of law, was on the Supreme bench
for nine years when i'll health caused
him to resign. He. like Senator Gar
land, was an old line Wing, and, like
him, was on the Bell-Everett cleo
tOral ticket in 1860. In later years he
has affiliated with Democrats and was
their candidate for Governor Of Massa.
chusetts last year. He is a learned law
yer. an able jurist, and a man of high
reputation.
William 9. Whitney, Secretary of the
Navy, is a Massachusetts, man by birth,
in his fOrty-hfth year, graduate of
Yale, and lawyer by profession. He
has been actively engaged in politics,
aiding very largely In the transfer of the
old time power of Tammany to the bet
ter organization known as the County
Democracy in the city of New \ OIk.
As a lawyer and corporation attorney he
was noted for his energetic action, aud
yhe ability and speed with which he dis
posed of the public business. He has
been very successful in his profession,
He has been a devoted adheTeEt of Mr..
Tilden's, but it is believed that he is
rather the choice of Mr.. Cleveland than
OF Mr.. Tilden for the Cabinet.
- g 4,
Interior, is also taken from the Senate
to 90 into the Cabinet. He will 6e six
ty years of age next September, and is
a native of Georgia. He was educated
at Emory College, in that State, and
removed to Mississippi when he was
quite young man He has been plant
CT, lawyer, and college professor, as we'll
as Senator. He was a Confederate colo
Gel during the Civil War. As professor
his chairs were mathematics, political
economy, and social science He is a
fine scholar, a broad and liberal man in
politics, and an eloquent orator. He is
very sturdy in his political independ
ence, having, when the greenback iuna-
tIon craze swept over his State, refused
to obey the instructions Of his LegIsia-
tuIe to vQ z for hat heresy The iufa-
tiOnists then tIied Go Jea, him for the
Senate, but he beat them. He is very
highly esteemed by bis brother Senators
of all parties.
William T. Villas Postmaster Gener-
al. was born in Vermont, and VIII be
4j years Of age next July. He was ia
ken to W Wisconsin when "a boy II years
Old is a graduate of the Wisconsin I'm
iversity, and also q graduate of an Al
banv law school. He was an officer of a
Wisconsin regiment during the war is
IN the practice of his profession as a
lawyer at Madison, Wisconsin and IS
regarded as one Of Tie leaders Of the
bar Of that State. He WAS commission.
ed to revise the Wisconsin sJatutes is
Regent of the State University, and
Professor of Law 10 its Law School
He came into national prominence last
July as presiding officer of the Demo
cratic National Convention that nOmi.
uatei Mr. Cleveland He is reputed tC
be most brilliant public speaker, and
has certainly been an able and success.
ful advocate At the bar
Augustus II. Garland. Attorney Gen
eral, is the same general type of man as
Mr.. Bayard, and now represents Arkan-
sas in the Senate. He IS a Tennessee
an 10y birth, aud will bp fiftv-three wears
old next June. His father was a far.
meT, who educated ms son at .he col
leCes of s.. MaTy's and St. Joseph's in
Kentucky. His parents had removed
TO Arkansas soon after he was born. and
In that Stale Nj. Garland has spent his
manhood life, in the practice OF the law
except during The recent war, when ht
was an officer la the Confederate army
he was originally a Whg in politics
aud was on the Bell Everett Electoral
ticket. H has been Governor of hi.
state, and remarkably good one. H.
I IS an unusually able Uau, a sound law
/ yer, and "a man OF high character. H.
has been in the United States SenaJ,
about seven years.