The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-12


William F. Villas traces his genealogy to Sir
Richard de Villas, crusader under Edward 1.
OF England. He was born In Chelsea, Vt, July
q 1870 His father was q member OF the YER
mont Legislature in ls4O, but removed 10 Madi-
son, Wis, in 1851, where he became promin mt
az Democrat in the politics eff that State
william r. graduated from the Wisconsin State
University in 1855, and two years later entered
upon the practice of the law In 1862 he raised
company and entered the Union army as
Captain lie was rapidly promoted and resigned
a Colonelcy in 1868. He Is ono OF the lecturers
In the law department OF the Wisconsin State
University. In 1873 he was one of the committee
of three appointed To revise the statutes OF Wis
consin lie President of the Democratic
convention that nominated Cleveland, and is
now a member OF the lower house OF the Legis-
lature of his State. the first elective Office he
| ever held. Col. Villas is an able and eloquent
advocate, "A studous and hard working lawyer
and brilliant man.
WILLIAM c. ENDICoTT, OF MASSACHUSETTS,
SECRETARY OF WAR
William G. Endcott IL n native of Salem,
Mass, where he still res des. and Is now about
| 80 years old. He gradu ted from Harvard Col
| lege in lS47, and entered upon the practice of
| law in 1850. Gov. Washburn appointed him to
! rlace on the Supreme bench of Massachusetts,
which position ne resigned IN 1882 on account OF
| i'll health. Until 1859 Judge Endicott was
an old-line whig. but from that
! time forward was Democrat He never was
prominent in politics until the last campaign,
when he was the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor OF the Bav State. AS LAWYER he Is sad
| 70 be thorough, painstaking, and dignified. He
stood high in the ranks of the judiciary while a
member Of the Supreme bench. He is a de-
scendant OF John rndIcott. one Of the first CO.
| lonial Governors of Massachusetts, His mother
was a daul liter OF the Hon. Jacob Crownin-
shield, who served term In Congress, and was
| President Jefersons Secretary of the Navy
| fr, m 1905 to 1879.
WILLIAM G. WHITNEY, OF NEW YORK. SFCRETA-
RY OF THE NAVY.
William C. Whitney born at Conway,
Mass. in 1870 He graduated at Yale College in
1853. and at the Harvard law school i'm 1864. He
at once began the practice of law I'm New York
City, and speedily drifted into politics He was
appointed Corporation Counsel OF New York
City upon the downfall of the Tweed ring. His
energy and ability In clearing up the mass OF
lit cation that grew out of the rings fraudulent
| transactions made his reputation az a lawyer
| He laid the foundation OF n comfortable fortune
| in his profession, and completed IL by marrying
daughter of Oliver w. Payne, of Ohio. one OF
the millionaire stockholders of the Standard OIL
Company. Throughout his political career he
has enjoyed intimate relations with Samuel j.
| Tiiden, and has labored under the advice and
direction Of the sage OF Greystone for the over
throw OF Tammany and the machine rule OF New
York CITY. Mr.. Whitney conceived the plan OF
organizing the County Democracy of New York,
and largely aided In its execution. lie il a sue
cessful organizer, and, after Daniel Manning
did more than any other one man TO secure
Cleveland's nomination and election. He is a
clean handed Democrat.