The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-16
THE NEW MEN.


THE NEW MEN.
With the exceptions of the gentle
men nominated for Treasurer and Aud
itor, the candidates on the Repub-
lican State Ticket have already
served one or two terms each as
State officers and are therefore suffi-
GENTLY well known to the people.
Something of the personal history OF
the two thew men" .Mr. Hamilton and
Mr.. Mccarthy, will doubtless interest
many of our readers however hence we
clip from the Topeka Capital the fol-
lowing biographical sketches:
James w. Hamilton, of Wellington,
who is at present o member of the live
stock sanitary commission, and who
was yesterday nominated for State
treasurer, il one of the heaviest cattle
dealers of Kansas. He was born in
Ohio in 1912, and was reared in the
agricultural profession. At the age of
IL he Joined the army, and served three
turned to Illinois and engaged in farm
ing until 1868, at which time he came
to NeoshO county, KAN, and took up a
claim 0f160 acres, on which he remain.
ed two years. He then went to Sum-
ner county, and settled on farm $50
acres. 800 acres of which he cultivated
in connection with stOckraising. In
1869 Mr.. Hamilton, went with his fam
lily to the city of Wellington. for the
purpose of educating his children, but
continued to raise and speculate in
stock. Mr.. Hamilton has also been en-
gagged in specializing in town property.
He also owns one-halfinterest in stock
farm of 800 acres, One-mile from Well
ingtOn, and he owns, in Kingman,
Pratt and Barber counties, 800 acres
of land, and controls pasture of &c, 600
acres. He has been mayor of the city
of Wellington, is member of the order
of Free Mas0ns, and is q knight Tenn.
plar. In 1882, Mr.. Hamilton associated
himself with Messrs. A. b. Mayhem, J,
r. Messerly, John G. Woods and 8. p.
Flint, for the purpose of carrying on a
general stock business. The company
controlled go, 900 acres of land, the
capital stock being SOC, 900. The COM
pany has had from 5000 to 5000 head
of cattle on these extensive pastures.
Mr.. Hamilton Is q member of the Bap-
fist church. Though starting in life
without aid, he succeeded in placing
himself in the front ranks of the best
business men of the State, and no man
is more capable than Mr.. Hamilton oil
performing the duties Of the Office of
State treasurer.
General Tim Mccarthy, of I.arned,
VINO was yesterday honOred with the
nomination of State auditor, was born
in Killarney, county Kerry, Ireland,
in 1885. Came to the United States in
1851. living in Boston, Mass, about
three years, and in August, 1854, en-
listed for general service in the Unit |
ed States army, and was assigned to
company X, First United States infant |
~; served at Fort Columbus, New
York harbOr; Fort Duncan, Texas, and
was discharged by reason of expiration |
of service at Fort Lancaster, same |
State, in August, 1859. He went to
New Orleans, La, and from there to
New York. on July 4, 1850, when he
again enlisted March II, 1861. Was
one of the two hundred selected to re-
enforce Fort Sumter, and sailed in the |
steamer "Baltic" for that purpose, in |
April, 1861; returned, after thesurren- |
der, with Major Anderson and his COM
mand to Governors Island, New York |
harbOr, and was assigned to company |
X, Third United States infantry. Hell
in the following battles;
First Bull Run, July IL, 1851: siege of
Yorktown, April and May. 1862; Gain
es Mills, June q, 1861; Malvern Hill,
June 80. and July !, 1862; second Bull
Run, August 30, 1852; Antietam, Sep
TENDER II, 1862; Fredericksburg, De-
cember Is, IA and Is, 1862; Chancellor
sville, May 2, Sand 4, 1863; Gettysburg,
July 2, 8 and 4, 1863; Rappahannock |
November 7, 1868; after which
the regiment was ordered to Fort Col.
umbus, New York harbor, for the pur-l
pose of recruiting and recognizing, at
which place he was discharged March
IL, 1864, as sergeant-maj0r of the regi-
ment. He re-eplisted May IL, 1854, in
company E, 3rd United States infantry,
then at Fort Hamilton, New York
harbor, went with his regiment to the
front, and was engaged through Geo.
eral Grants campaign in front of Pc
tersburg, including the surrender oil
Lee at appomatt0x Court House, April
;. 1865. Returned to Washington, d.
G., after the war cl0sed and was sent
10 st. Louis, Mo-, and from there to
Jefferson Barracks, same State, and
rom there to Fort Riley, Kansas, in
1855, and on the expiration of term OIL
service was discharged May 12, 1867,
1t Fort Wallace, Kansas, as first ser.
yeant of his company. He went toI
Larned. Kansas, in 1870; was county
of Pawpee county in 1874
% 1878 inclusive, and mayor of Larned
n 1877; appointed postmaster in 1873;
'e-appoi4ted in 1879. when the Office
ppo $si Fssssssv aRs a FL as
aarried ia 1875 to Miss Julia Eeeiy. oil
Pennsylyapia, They have
me dauvhtar Nora Ho Ia r,ost noy,.