Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-08-13

Phio, Ubu vi IcdSinS lildJ INSTITUTION,
ne went south and spent number OF
years in teaching. Several years ago
he removed 20 Kansas, and taught
school for some time in LeavenWorth
In 1882 he took the stump for Geo. W.
Click, and has ever since then taken an
active interest in Kansas politics, also
Stumping the state for Cleveland and
Hendricks during the last presidential
campaign. He is an eloquent and
earnest speaker, and viii make votes
wherever he appears in the coming
campaign. lie was endorsed for the
nomination by the oldest and most sub
stantial democrats in the state.
p. BIRCuFIELD.
The candidate for state treasurer,
Mr.. Luther F. Birchfeld, is well known
banker of Sa!ern. Jewell county, and
has been prominently identified with
the democratic party of Kansas for
more than decade. lie was born in
Kentucky and served for three wears as
assistant superintendent OF the state
For ten years he travelled throughout
northern Kansas, and three years ego
he established himself in the banking
business at Salem. 1t is Il matter of
great pride with him that his first pres
idential vote was cast for Samuel j.
Tilden.
a. SMITH DEVENNEY.
Judge Albert Smith Devenney, of
johnson county, the candidate for at
tOrney general, first saw the light in
Philadelphia, on December 81, 1881. He
remained in his native city until sixteen
years of age, when he ran away from
home and joined the troops engaged IN
the war with Mexico. lie was on the
Rio Grande with General Taylor and
was aiterward sent to the city of Mex
leo under General Scott, where he re-
manned until peace was declared, when
he sailed from Vera Cruz to New Or
leans where he was honOrably dis
charged in 1913. In lS49 he enlisted
with the first regiment of mounted rife
men at st. Louis, and was sent to Fort
Kearney, Fort Hall and Salt Lake city,
thence TO Fort Vancouver, Oregon. He
remained here until 1851, when he was
ordered with his command TO the Rogue
river country to quell an invasion of the
Rogue river Indians. After subduing
the Iudians lie crossed the mountains
into California, where he was the sec
ond time honorably discharged from
the service. He returned to New York
in 1858, attended school and studied
law, and when lie had completed his
course removed to Olathe, Kan. in 1855
and commenced the practice of his pro-
fession. He has been county attorney
and judge, and was secretary of the
senate council Of the territorial legisla-
ture of 1853. During 1859 he was editor
and proprietor of weekly newspaper
known as the Olathe Herald. He has
ever been a staunch democrat and was
an ardent supporter of the late lamented
Tilden.
W. j. \. MONTGOMERY.
Mr.. w. j. y. Montgomery, candidate
for superintendent of public instruction,
was born August l2, 1858, at Westiieid.
\. Y. He comes from Scotch-Irish an
cestry and is fine specimen of physical
strength, weighing $50 pounds and
standing 6 feet inches high.
VIXEN he was twelveye old his par
ents moved to Fulton, ILL.,, where he at
tended the schools, and at the early
age of fourteen had nearly completed
the normal course. Thence the family
came to Kansas, arriving at Lawrence
October 18th, 1868. From this time I'M
til 1873 Mr.. Montgomery followed vari-
Gus pursuits with a view of gratifying
his love of travel, visiting the Gulf
states, Mexico, Colorado, Utah and.
Wyoming. His father dying in 1873
the care Of the entire family devolved
upon him. Enervated by the malarial
influences which had caused the death
of the father, the family were all in very
poor health for some time.
lie removed them to Baldwin and
after n short interval began teaching.
He rapidly went up the scale of certili-
Gates until he obtained the highest GER
tilicate issued by the state board of ed
ucation OF Kansas. He has also a
certificate of the same grade from the
state board of Nebraska. In 1885 he
began the publication of the Stockton
Democrat, which was a success from its
inception. a short time ago he bought
out the Eagle at Clay Center, changing
the name of that paper to the Democrat
and the politics TO correspond. He
makes his headquarters ut Clay Center.
W. NJ. wHITELAw.
Judge w. NJ. Whitelaw, the nominee
for associate justice, is well known
attorney of Kingman, Kingman county.
who would fill the Office with credit to
himself and to the state. He is life
long democrat, having been born in
Tennessee about forty-five years ago.
He first went to Kingman ten
years ago, but subsequently returned
TO his old home, where be remained un-
til about three years ago, since which
time his home has been at Kingman.
/ lie Is partner of Hon. T. Z. Gillette.
In the Practice of law.
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