St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-30

Lie lolloWlLS year lie organized COM
| pany E of the Eighteenth Ohio infantry
and served to the end of the war in the
| Twentythird army CORPS in Tennessee.
| Georgia and the Carolinas. He was ap-
pointed lieutenant colonel just at the
| end of the war.
| From the army he went directly to the
| law school of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
| He obtained his degree in 1866 and was
| at once admitted to the bar in Cincin-
| natl. Less than a decade of law prac-
tice, during which period he made a
| speciality OF corporation law, sufliced to
turn his attention to more profitable
work.
From corporation law he went into
corporation management. His FIST
railroad cOnnectiOnwas with the Lake
Erie d Western, then in its infancy.
The road runs through Lima, which is
Mr.. Brice'S Ohio home, and he has
an especial liking for the property,
which has led him to follow it through
all of its vicissitudes. He is now its
president.
Mr.. Brice first came prominently be-
fore the financial community as one of
the projectors of the famous Nickel
Plate" road, legally known as the New
York, Chicago &c st. Louis railroad.
This enterprise caused great deal of
hard feeling, especially as the builders
were able to sell it at a handsome
profit.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
there are some people who do not use
kind words when they speak of Mr..
Brice, but their only grievances appears
to be that they could not drive as good
bargain as he can.
Since then MI. Brice has been and
still is identified with the East Tennes-
Virni nj G, Ganroia
Terminal system, the Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic, the control of which
has just been sold to the Canadian Pa
cific company; the Knoxville 81 Ohio,
and a number of less important prop
critics. Besides, he is one of the active
directors in the management of the
United States Express company, and is
director of the Chase National bank.
Politically Mr.. Brice has
ALWAYS BEEN
a Democrat, and though he has always
taken keen interest in local and ma
tional politics, he has never held or
sought an Office. AS evidence of his
interest in politics. it may be stated that
he has attended every convention of his
party in his county, district and state
the Tilden, Hancock and Cleveland
electoral tickets, and was chosen dele
gate-at-large to the st. Louis cOnven-
tion of 1888 by the largest vote cast,
hence he headed the Ohio delegation,
and was subsequently selected to repre-
sent the state on the national committee.
There is no question as to Mr.. Brice's
interest in the present campaign. The
fact that he has consented to take the
Craftsmanship of the campaign commit
tee proves his interest. He has taken the
post with the view of meeting all the
demands that may be made upon his
time and energies, since he never ac-
cepts an obligation in any other spirit.
Although he has been compelled by
his business engagements to spend
most of his time III this city, and has
established magnificent home at 693
Fifth avenue. Mr.. Brice has retained his
interest in his native state, which he
has shown by preserving his citizenship
there.
Personally he is a man of great deal
of culture, a vOracious and retentiye
reader, and he enjoys an intellectual
tuSsle even more than rattling game
of poker.
Although his offices are within the
sound of the babel of the stock ex-
change, its mutations have no special
attraction for him. The stock exchange
for his purposes is a market where he
can sell what he does not want or buy
such securities as he may want.
Neither he nor his operations ere ever
spoken of on 'change as features of the
market. Yet no one doubts his ability
to wake the market up should his in
clination ever lead him into it simply as
an operator. But he prefers a larger.
more comprehensive field than the stock
exchange affords.
AS for recreation, outside of his
friends, he has rich store of books and
pictures, of which he is a constant and
discriminating collector.
Mr.. Brice's personal appearance sug-
gestS, first of all, keenneSs.
NO INIPOsToR
can look him in the face any great
length of time. His eyes penetrate. In
figure he is about five feet six inches i'm
height, and is cOmpactly, but not
heavily, built. His complexion is of a
sandy type. He wears full, closely
cropped beard. but lets his hair have a
little more liberty.
Mr.. Brice's wealth is variously placed
at from SS,000,000 to $4,000, 900.
Like the head of the Republican
forces, MIR. Quay, he is the son of a
Presbyterian minister. He and his fam
lily are leading members of DIR. John
Halls Fifth Avenue church.
Mrs. Brice is a most charitable lady,
and is associated with some of the lead
ing charities of the city.
II precedent counts for anything, Mr..
Brlce brings to the Democratic cam paign
an element of success. His sincerity
cannot be doubted, for he has taken off
nd hot Iy.Ji