The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-18
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President Cleveland.
BAYARD, SECRETARY OF STATE
Thomas F. Bayard, present United
States Senator from Delaware, is the
son of Hon. james Bayard, Who rep
resented that State in the Senate
from 1851 to 1869. He was born at
Wilmington, Delaware, October 20,
1928. and was educated at the
"Flushing" school at Wilmington.
His early training was for q mer-
camille career. and after some busi-
ness experience in New York he re-
turned to Wilmington, and studied
law in his fathers Office. He was
admitted to the Bar in 1851, and
soon built up a large practice. In
1853 be was appointed United States
Distric. Attorney for Delaware. but
resigned in 1854, and took up his
residence in Philadelphia. Here
he remained until 1856, when he
again returned to Wilmington and
resumed his law practice in Della
ware. In the winter of 1869 he
was elected to the United States
Senate to succeed his father, whose
failing health compelled resignation.
He soon became prominent, and
took leading part in shaping the
Democratic policy in regard to lib
erality in dealing with the recon-
struciiop of the southern States. He
was reelected to the Senate ia 1875.
In 1876 he was a member OF the
Electoral Commission and voted
with his Democratic colleagues
AGAINST the seating OF Rutherford B.
Hayes. At the Cincinnati Demo-
crauc Convention in 1880 he was
next to Hancock on the first ballot.
receiving 155 votes TO III for Han
cock. He was again reelected to
the Senate in 1881 for a term which
expires this year.
MANNING, SECRETARY oE THE TREA-
sURY.
Daniel Manning was born in Al
bany, n. Y, August 16, 1881. His
parents were in humble circumstan
ces, and his early schooling was
therefore limited in extent; in fact,
some time between his ninth and
eleventh year he went to work as Of
fee boy in the establishment of the
Albany alias, a paper which subse-
uuently became the Albany Argus
Here he steadily acquired practical
knowledge, and was promoted to be
stock reporter on that paper then
he became one of the official report
ers of the City Council, and later was
transferred to the Capitol to report
the Senate proceedings. On the
death of Mr.. Cassidy, editor-ln-chief
of the 1rgus, he became manager of
that journal, and having acquired a
controlling interest was elected pres
ident of the company, position he
still holds, though he has done but
little journalistic work for some
time. For many years he has held
confidential relations with Hon.
Samuel ]. Tilden, and he was a
member of the Democratic State
Convention in 1874, when that gen.
tleman was nominated for Governor
and also of the National Convention
at st. Louis in 1856, when Mr.. Til
den was nominated for President.
He has been member of the Demo
cratic State Committee ever since
that time, was its Secretary in 1879
and 1880. and was elected its chair
man in 1881, position he still holds.
On the death Of President Pruyn, of
the Commercial National Bank OF
Albany, Mr.. Manning was elected to
succeed him. He is also director
Of the Albany and Susquehanna
Railroad Company, Park Commis-
sioner of Albany, and director OF
the Albany Electric Light Company.
AS the head of the New York dele
cation at Chicago last July he was
active in securing the nomination OF
Mr.. Cleveland. He is remarkably
reticent, but has the reputation of
being strictly truthful when he
can be induced to make state
ment.
ENDICoTT, SECRETARY OF WAR.
William HCrowinshield Endicott
was born in Salem, Mass, in 1927.
He is direct descendant of John
Endicott, the first Governor of Mass
achusetts. His mother was the
daughter of Jacob C-owinshield, JEFF
ferson's Secretary of the Navy from
1906 to 1909. He attended the Sa-
lem schools, and graduated fro IN
Harvard in the class of AZ. He
then studied at the Harvard law
school, and read law in the office OF
the'late Nathaniel J. Lord. He was
admitted to the bar in 80, and SUBJ
sequently formed partnership with
the late ]. w. Perry. He was a
member of the Salem Common
Council in 90, '53, and '57, being
elected TO the presidency of that
body in the latter wear. From IS
to 63 he was City Solicitor of Sa-
len, anu IN 10 was appointed 10
seat on the Supreme Bench of the
State by Governor Washburn. This
position he filled creditably until
'S2, when he was compelled to re-
sign In consequence of iu-health
During that year he made an ex.
tended tour of the continent of Eu.
rope. Last year he was candidate
for the Governorship Of MassachH.
setts, and received considerable sup.
port from Republicans who were
dissatisfied with Governor Robin.
son. He was an old line Wing un.
til 10, when be deserted the for.
tunes Of Bel and Everett in thai
campaign and joined the Democra
cy. He i now one Of the Board d
Overleers Of Harvard CollsRe and /,
amonber ofthe Massachusetts Hin
torical Society.
WHITNEY, srcRErARY OF THE navy
williah Collins Whitnsy is III
son u the latS 06nerSl JiSs1 B
Whitney, who was superfntenden,
of the Springfield yAI1sujT unds,
President PIERCE nnd -0oiiector %
the Port of Boston under Presidsu,
Buchanan. He was born ia Con,
wav. Mass in -183g He or~Anate<