Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-07
OUR M. 6. CALLERS.
The Personnel Of the Party That u
Probing The Railroad
Troubles.


tecnth OHIO district, Abraham \ iarkerl
Twtnty.socond New York district, and
James Buchanan, Second New Jersey
district Accompanying ihcn are O. W.
Coombs Of Missouri, eergeantat.arma,
and 4. G. Weloh Of Tennessee, official
ttenOgmphnr Tue railroad company
also has three eteuographerH AZ work ON
The testimony.
Mr. Grain III the henusomeat looking
man In tho partyi Cultivate tho most
dlgni1edi Parker the most benevolent,
and Buchanan the stornost They ask
questions alternately. Grain IL tho
quickest questioner and Parker the
closest. Cultivate Boothes tho wit
neaees; Buchanan tcrilps them.
Buchanan Is the lafgcat man Ia the
party lie has a bankor-iike appearance,
wears handsome Bldo.Whlskora, and
Weighs hall 0s mucn AZ au average bale Of
cotton
Parker comes next on the scale Of
avcirduDols. lialooks very solid, with
something like 200 pounds, and would
pass very easily for Meth odiat bishop
Odihwate ~ next TO Grain IA point Of
looks, aud wears Il muHtache and impe.
rial which tho ladies' would pronounce
"juat l0yely,n lle Is rather slender in
appearance. Grain well, almost every.
body Ia Texas knows aud likes William
Henry Grain.
The following Is a brief sketch OF the
IN, C'B.p,
William II Grain Is Of Cuero, Tex. lie
was born At Galveston November 20, |
lsis graduated at Saint Francis |
Aaviers college, New York city, July /,
1867, aud received the degree OF A. M
al A. at Ia, a.. |
the office Of Stockdale s. Proctor, Indian
ola and was admitted TO practice In Feb
fuafY, 1871 and has pIactlcod law since
that time was elected state senator on
the Democratic ticket IN February, 1876
was elected AZ the Democratic candidate
for district attorney Of the rwenty.thrd
judicial district OF Texas IN November,
lsi2, and was elected to the Forty-nlnth
congress aa Democrat, receiving l5,47l
votes against $685. votes for U. Is. kontiro.
Republican, and 1852 votes for Richard
Nelson, c0lorod, Republican.
Abraham \. Parker OF Potsdam was
horn At Granville, Addison county VI,
November III, 1881, and has been resl.
dtnt OF saint LawroncA county, N v,
over iurty years; was educated at Saint
LaWfonoo academy and the Albany Law
tch0ol, and, after being admitted 10 |
practicc continued law studies NJ Duf-
fOlo and SYRIA usej has, since 1857, been
lawyer IN active practice; served In the
New York assembly IN lS68.Gl, and as
state senator In lsGS.7li was first eleotor
at large upon tho Republican presidential
ticket IN 1876 * secretary OF Tho State
Normal school at pOtsdam, received the I
honorary degree OF A, NJ from Middle |
bury college In 1896 was elected TO the /
FOfy-soyonth congress, aud WIS re-
elected TO dho Forty olghth congress as
Republican, receiving l2,b78 votes ,
against 1903 votes for Smith, Democrat. /,
james Buchanan OF Trenton, N, j.,
was born at Ringoes, llunterdon county,
N - Juno ~, 1899 was raieod ON
lhth aud educated NJ public schools and
CLINTON academy, studied law at tho Al. ,
many university and for four years In the I,
law Office OF Hon, John 4. Blrd, now
NlCn'chancollor Of New Jersey, was adj.
'nlttcd TO practice In 1864, was reading
Nlorh of the Now Jersey legislature I'm
1860 was member Of the board OF edu. ,
Gallon OF Trenton IN ls6S7p; was pre-.
slhlng Judge OF Mercer county 1874, t76,
20, "a ~ aud ~ was member OF the !,
common council OF Treuton In lss8.i.b, .
anu was elected TO the Furlynlnth CON
gross as q Republican, receiving l0,lti =
'p'es against TO- S5H votes FOR Franklin
Iannntt Democrat, sos votes for Henry
" Howell PrOhlbltionst, and 21l votes
Tor ) A, Dobbins, Nationalist
Joseph II Cultivate OF Columbus waa
born In Cleveland Ohio, December q. y
'Ml was educated In tho public schools Y
" Hanesvillo, Ohio, taught two years in u
HE high school OF that city aud was prln.
'lpal 81 grammar school In Columbus,
)hlo, for three years, read law while
ltaehhs aud was admitted 70 the bar In y
500 lilo practiood law from 1867 to VI \
" uscoola, MOI was elected prosecuting Il
attorney OF Franklin county, Ohio, in b
Sfl aud again In 1876, lie was appointed d
me OF the trustees of the county chill. In
lrehs home from March, 1870, TO July, n
Saa, and ono OF the trustees OF tho sink. $
ny lnnd OF the city Of Colum. o
'uH III 1883 aud roappolntod In v
nv Tor a. torn OF live years, n
ie was oloctedlo the fory-ninth congress q
N y Democrat, receiving 2ai7S votes Il
'galnst ls,GOI for Allen Miller, Republl. a
AN, 3lo votes for j, II. Williams, Green. A
'aekeri 20p votes for w, A. Dobyns, Pro. a
libltonist, and votes for q, w, lIurst q
an rne COMMERCIAL cum. n
The Commercial club gave au enter. U
WhWVhttp thu congressional committee y
ast night Among the guests were Mai. 9,
Gresham and Mr., Terry OF Galveston, g
ndge Carroll of Denton and MIR. Lolcht' y
nan OF Massachusetts, the representative y
! the knights Of Labor, who acoomna. y
les the committee, ny Il strange aocl. v
cent not a citizen Of Dallas was present, ~
'hO llrst toast was "Fort Worth, the con,
on pl civilization" to which Congress, -
nan buchanan responded in very happy \.
elm amid loud applause The third toast ~
.as Fort Worth She New York OF
'cNas," 70 which Congressman Parker Of
lew York responded and admitted the
omnatlson 20 DO detrimental 10 New
.otk' The next toast was "Fort Worm, OF
ic soul ana body OF the progress Of pu
oNas," 10 which Congressman Outh. br
lalto responded In very happy stylo ar
ne lltth toast was ''rhe crtiaens OF M
orr Worth, publc.splrltOd, oNterprlslng, "a
onesi, honorable, falthful To tho Interests I'm
the metropolis 81 Texas which was ",
'spopdod 20 by tho entire audience, cN. MI
'pt thn congressmen, who were only Ia
ioNvnied by their judicial positions from or
nuing IL TIE general applause, Mr., ap
Ntstft IL * -