The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-19

tho President.
The following sketches of the mem.
bers of Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet will IA
of interest:
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Hon. Thomas Francis Bayard of
OeiaWare, is one OF the best and most
iaVorably known Democratic Statesmen
IN the United States. He has been in
continuous service in the Senate
longer than any of the other Democratic
senators, and when he was called TO the
Cabinet by President Cleveland was
serving his third term, and had been a
senator for sixteen years. He succeeded
his father. He il the third in direct line
In his family in the Senate. He will be
81 yeafs Of age the Goth of October. He
does not look day over 50. He 10 veIy
tall, with q good, well.fIIed. figure.
although he is by 10 means stout. He
has the fresh color of man who lives
plainly and simply, aud the alert look of
young man of 25. His face il inclined
u be long, while his features are angular.
His forehead is broad and high and pro
Jects well over pair of keen blue eyes.
dis nose is large Roman. His face is
smooth. shaven, leaving bare his pointed
chin and squarely. Lined jaws. He has
very even white teeth, which might well
De the envy of man 80 years younger
than he. He always dresses with great
neatnes., and is rs careful in the seiec
ton OF bis gloves and boots aa the most
fashionable young man. He is man Of
very pure private record. While he is
got al Interesting public speaker, on ac
count of the weakness of his voice. vet
he IL always listened to with the greatest
respect. His chief prominence in pub
lic life has been through the study end
denomination Of financial topics. al.
though he Is O member Of the Senate
Judiciary committee, he has made more
reputation in the part he has taken a. O
member, and, when the Democrats were
In control, as the chairman of the finance
committee. He is au uncompromising
man, who would yield no principle
where there was any sacrifice required Of
his ideas of personal honor. He il one
OF the highest minded men ia public
life. He has moderate fortune of $780,
600 to 100000. This is The result of
the natural increase Of the Inheritance
left him by his father. He has two
daughters and three SONS, who are grown.
Mr. BayarG was bonn at Wilmington,
Delaware. He received his education at
the Flushing school. He had no collie
giate education. He was admitted to
the Bar in 1851. The only office that he
ever held before he was elected to the
Senate in 1869 was the Office of District
Attorney Of Delaware, which Office he
held in 1858 and 1854. He was ranked
az one of the best lawyers Of Delaware.
He has great dignity and conservatism,
and will make very satisfactory Spcre.
tary Of State.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The Hon. Daniel Manning, who has
been chosen by President Cleveland as
Secretary of the Treasury, was born in
Albany, N. Y, August l6. 1881. His
parentage was. Of Irish, English and
Dutch extraction. He was poor boy,
and his early opportunities for schooling
were very limited. At IL years of age
he went 70 work "a an office boy at the
establishment of the Albany atlas,
which WAS afterwards merged into the
Albany Argus, with which paper he has
ever since, in one capacity or another,
been connected. In 1873 he assumed
sole charge of the argus, and was elect
ed President of the company, which
position he yet holds, though he has
done little or no writing for some time.
He was a member OF the Democratic
State Convention of 1874 that nomina-
ted Samuel j. Tildeh for Governor, and
was delegate to the st. Louis Conven.
tion of 1876 that nominated Mr.. Tilden
for President. He has been O member
Of the Democratic State Committee since
1870. He was it's Secretary in 1879 and
1880, and was eleci.d d chairman in 1881,
which place he now fills. Hewas warm.
Cleveland for President at Chicago last
July, and it is generally conceded that
he showed great skill in the Convention
as the head Of the New York delegation.
MIR. Manning has been active and sue.
cessful outside of journalism and politics.
He has long been q Director of the Alba.
ny and Sus4uehanna Railway Company,
and was, until \ te1 days ago, President
of The National Commercial Bank OF
Albany, of which he was frat Direct. r
and then Vice President. He ia also
Park Commissioner of Albany and is a
Director of the Albany Electric Light
Company.
Mr.. Manning will bring at once high
political ability to the station. While
not wanting in financial ability of the
kind usually expected in the station, his
habits and pursuits in life have not been
specially in that line. But his training
has been of the kind To enable him to
know where and how 10 find what he
wants, IL no caHnus readily supply it.
An experienced editor, a successful bank.
er and man of the world On o large
scale should be good Cabinet officer.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The Hon. William Cfowainshield
Endlcott, Mr.. Clevelanis Secretary Of
war, was born In Salem 10 1927, and ia
the son of William Putnam Endicott
and Mary, daughter Of Hon. jacob
Crownins,ield, who was a Representa-
tive TO Congress; He attended the sa'
lem schools, and was graduated from
Harvard College in the class of 18A7
He married his cousin, 6 daughter o!
George Peabody, and has TWO children, u
son and daughter. He studied at the
Harvard Law School, and read law iu
the Office of the late Nathaniel j. Lord
| He was admitted TO the Bar about 1856
and q few ,years later formed partner
ship with the late j. w. Perry and con
tinued with him until bis appointment
By Governor Washburn TO seat on the
Supreme Bench In 1873. This position
| he held until 1882. when he resigned or
account of his health. In 1882 he made
an extended tour of the Continent. HI
was member Of tho Salem common
council 10 1852, 1853 and 1857, when ht
wsa elected president of that bnnrd. Ht