The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-14

a an active campaign. His record as a
soldier was gallant and honorable Ua
participated in many close ENGAGEMENTS
and was one of the prominent officers in |
the attack upon Nicksburg. He com
mended himself during that campaign
TO the special notice of General Grant,
who has always been his friend. He PEI.
sistently declined Office, and in 1879
turned deaf ear to his friends, who Of
fered him the governorship of Wiscon-
sin. lie went to Chicago as delegate,
and he was made permanent chairman of
the convention.
AUGUSTUS IL. GARLAND.
Senator Garland is native of Ten
nessee. lie was born in 1882 and be-
came lawyer at the aye of twenty one.
He went to Little Rock, Ark, and
gained some celebrity. \ Wing in poll
tics, he was nominated tor presidential
elector on tie Bell and Everett ticket,
and strongly opposed the advocates of
but afterwards followed his state into
secession, and was present at the con.
vention which decided upon the ordi-
nance of separation from the Union. He
was elected to the Confederate Senate at
| Richmond, and remained member I'M
| til the end of the war. He helped to
reconstruct the state. and was elected
| governor. He came prominently before
the public by pleading an important case
before the United States Supreme Court.
1t was the test oath question, in which
Southern lawyers were deeply interested.
Mr.. Garland was elected to the United
States Senate from Arkansas for the
term beginning March 4, 1867, but was
not admitted to his seat, and he prac-
ticed law in Arkansas until 1874, when
he was elected governor of the state
without any opposition. In january,
1876, he was again elected United
States senator from Arkansas as Demo-
GRAFT without opposition, and took his
seat in March, 1877. He was reelected
to the Senate in 1889 for the term to ex-
pire March 3, 1889. His ability, fair
ness and legal knowledge have won him
Il high reputation among his fellow-sena-
tors, and his usefulness as member of
the judiciary Committee has been recog-
nized by his political opponents. His
habits are very Industrious, and he
makes a thorough examination of all
questions of law or policy which come
before him. He lost his wife seven years
ago, and his mother, who shares his
dren.
WILLIAM C. ENDIC0TT.
William C. Eodicott was born in Salem,
Mass, and is about tifty-sight years of
age. He is a direct descendant of John
Endicott, who was the first governor of
Massachusetts, under the charter from
the Crown (having been chosen April
80, 1929, in London, and who held the
Office unit, the arrival of Gov. Winthrop
in 1880. His full name, William Crown.
inShield Endicott, indicates his ancestry.
William Putnam Endicott was his father
and his mother was Mary Crowninshleld,
daughter of Jacob Crowinshield, who
was Thos. Jef1erson's secretary of the
navy from 1905 to 1909. So it may be
reasonably assumed that he is familiar
with the traditions of Cabinet position
and has some idea of its duties. He is 8
Harvard graduate of the class of 1S47
He studied at the Harvard Law Schco
and read law with the late Nathaniel J
Lord. About 1850 he was admitted t.
the bar and was the law partner of the
late J. w. Perry until he was appointed
to the Supreme bench. He married his
cousin, daughter of George Peabody
and has one sou and one daughter. He
, was an old-line Wing until 1860, but de
serted the fortunes of Bell and Everett
in that campaign to join the Democracy
Judge Endicott was the candidate of tn,
Democrats last November for governo
of Massachusetts,.
wM. C. WHITNEY.
Mr.. William Collins Whitney, of New
York, was boru in Conway, Mass, i,
1889. Gen. James S. Whitney, his fathe
| was prominent Massachusetts Demo
crat, who was superintendent of thu
Springfield Arsenal under Presiden
, | piar,a'S aI tra anh an1lan n
the port of Boston under President Buch
anan. Mr.. Whitney was graduated from
, Williston Seminary, at Easthampton
Mass, and then, in 1863, from Yale Col
lege, where he was chosen to deliver the
' class Grafton. Mr.. Whitney was mex
} graduated from the Harvard Law School
: and, going to New York, entered tn
office of Judge Arabian b. Lawrence
: engaged in private practice. He acquired
e a large practice soon after his admissio
to the bar. For several years he wa
4 counsel for some of our largest life in
: surance companies and other corpora
\ tions. He is a Son-in law of United State
s Senator Payne, of Ohio. His politica
a activity began during the campaig
: against the Tweed ring in 1870 and 1871
y when the attention of Mr.. Tilden wa
: attracted to his abilities. 1872 Mr.. Whit
f ney was the candidate for district attol
e ney on the Apollo Hall ticket; but owin
e to the Democratic vote = q "ividf
: was defeated. Mr.. VIII e cS7lL
t the principal organizerso & %
G Democracy. The first Y =