The Opelousas courier., 1885-03-14
The New Cabinet.
Capitolian. .Adyocace.

The Secretary of State, is Senator
Thomas F. Bayard, the distinguished
son of Delaware, where he was born
October 90, 1928. Mr.. Bayard comes
from family of statesmen. His grand
father represented. Delaware in the Sen
ate of the United States from 1904 to
1913 when he was appointed one of the
commissioners to negotiate the treaty
of Ghent His uncle was elected to the
same body in 1886, and again i'll 1S4l. His
he was succeeded By his brilliant sou,
who is justly regarded as one of the
ablest and purest statesmen in the
United States.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Hon.
Daniel Manning, Chairman of the DEM
ocratic State Committee of New York,
is self-made man. At an early age
he entered the printing Office of the Al
baDy Argus, in which he rose success
sively to be compositor, reporter, cd
ltor, and President of the Argus. Com
pany. He has figured prominently in
several presidential nominating con
yentions and on the State committee,
where he acquiredSa thorough acquaint-
ance with State and National politics.
He is also President of the Commercial
National Bank of Albany. Gifted with
wonderful energy and sagacity, he is
eminently fitted for the high trust to
which he has been assigned. He was
born in Albany, August is, 1887, and
is but IA years of age.
The Secretary of War is Judge VIII
liam Crowninsbield Endicott, of of'Massa-
chusetts, where he was born in 1927. He
is graduate of Harvard College, and a
distinguished ,jnrist, having filled seat
on the Supreme bench of his State. He
is descendant of Gov. Endicott, the
owner of large fortune, and son-in-
law of George Peabody He was the
last candidate of his party for Governor,
and received very handsome vote.
He stands high in the esteem of the
people of Massachusetts.
The Secretary of the Interior, is Sen
ator L. @. C. Lamar, of Mississippi, of
whose career and character it is almost
superfuous to speak, as he is justly re-
garded as one of the greatest states
men of the South and Of this country.
Mr.. Lamar was born in Georgia, Sept.
/ II, 1926. He is a graduate OF Emory
College, and moved to Mississippi in
1e49, where he rose to. great eminence
aa n iurist and orator. He served two
terms of Congress, aud in the Secession
Convention of that State. He after
wards entered the Confederate Army as
Lieutenapt Colonel, which rank he
held until 1868, when he was sent to
Russia ON an important diplomatic mis-
sion. After the war, he served two
terms in Congress, and in 1879, he made
his entry in the United States Senate,
/ In which body lie has risen to the emf
nent position he occupies before the
country.
The Secretary of the Navy, Hon. VIII
liam G. Whitney, of New York, was
born in Massachusetts in 1889. He is
the son OF Gen. james 5. Whitney, one
of the greatest Democrats OF the last
named State He is Il graduate of Yale
College, and IL distinguished lawyer,
and has sfiIled numerous important
trnsts. He is Il SOD -in-law of Senator
Payne of Ohio, and a man of large
wealth. In point Of integrity he stands
among the foremost in the empire State.
The Postmaster General is Colonel
w. F. Villas, of Wisconsin. He was
born In Vermont, July 8, 1910, and at the
aoe of eleven wears moved to Wiscon-
sin, and graduated at the University of
that State afterwards at the law school
OF Albany, New York, At the outbreak
Of the war he entered the 23d Wiscon-
sin regiment as captain and rose to
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Resign !.
/ ing his commission in 1861, he resumed
/ the practice Of his profession, in which
! he soon took first rank. In 1879, be
refused the use Of his name for Cover
| nor, but went to the Chicago conyen-
I ton in 1884, Of which he was made
chairman. and on that occasion deliver
! ed an address which attracted the at
4 tention of the entire country. He is
talented, energetic and courageous.
/ The Attorney General is Senator
I Augustus III. Garland, OF Arkansan. He
was born In Tennessee, June IL = 1882,
4 and pursued his studies in the Catholic
/ College Of St. Mary and ST Joseph.
/ He was admitted to the practice of law
/ before the Supreme Court at Washing
/ tan. Arkansas, iii 1858. He opposed
4 tie secession Of Arkansas, but when
war became inevitable, lie consented to
take q seat in the Confederate Con-
gress at Montgomery, Alabama, and
/ took part in drawing up the Constitu-
4 tion of the Confederate States, He
1 afterwards served in the Confederate
Senate until the close of the war. In
1 1874. lie was elected Governor of Ark
ausas. and to him was due the over