The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-03

James NJ. Huston is native Indianian, about forty
five years of age. He is the president of the Con-
nersville national bank Mr.. Huston is largely in
terested in manufacturing and farming and is man
publican central committee during the last two
campaigns. He a delegate at large TO the Chicago
Ellis II. Roberts is sixty-two years of age. He
trained printer and graduated from ale college.
He became editor and proprietor OF the Utica Nor-
ing Herald in 1851 and has been connected with that
paper since that time. He delegate to the ma
tonal republican convention in 1S64-S; mem
Der OF the legislature OF 1867 and served IN the lory-
second and forty-thrd congresses as member OF the
William II. Wharton was born in Massachusetts,,
and is about fOrty-twO years OF age lie became
private secretary to Justice Gray when the latter
was T. = judge in Massachusetts,, and has continued
member OF the U. s supreme court. He is a
cousin OF the late Francis Wharton, has served in
the Massachusetts, legislature is member OF the
state bar, and the author OF legal works.
George II. Shields is about hfty-hve years OF age,
and has been resident OF ST. Louis Tor many years,
and for a long time was associated as law partner
with zen. John b. Henderson.
l. Bradford Prince, chief justice OF New Mexico,
resigned that position account of some misunder
standing during Mr.. Arthur's term lie served one
or two terms a state senator in the New York
legislature prior to his appointment as chief justice
OF New Mexico.
Robert Todd Lincoln is forty-fve years of age and
is the son OF Abraham Lincoln. He graduated from
Harvard college; served throughout Gen. Grant
Virginia campaign captain; practiced law in Chi
csgO and became secretary OF war under President
Garfield, remaining in that post under President
Arthur. Since his retirement, in 1885, he has been
practicing law in Chicago
Murat Hastead was born on a farm in Butler
county, Ohio, Sept ,, 1929. He received fair edu-
cation in his bOyhood, and in the year 1851 gradu-
ated at Farmers college After this he taught school
for a time and nibbed Mt law. He had written for
the newspapers occasionally, when he started Sun
day newspaper, which died after only two appear
Mr.. Halstead persevered in the OF his
pen, and in March, 1852 appointed city editor
OF the Cincinnati Commercial. He to be its
chief proprietor, and is to-day the experimenting
genius Of the Commercial GG-She.
Allen Thorndyke Rice born in Massachu-
sets in 1888 He is graduate OF Oxford university.
England and since 1876 has been editor and proprie-
tor of the North american ReUieir. He also holds a
controlling interest in prominent partisan newspa-
per- lie Mat and has contributed largely to litera-
ture while taking an active part in politics
Patrick Egan was born at BallymahOn, county
LOngford, Ireland, in 1871. When quite young, he
twenty-one years Of age became the principal book
keeper. He became an active member Of the adj
vanced national party, and took part in the revo-
lutiOnary movement which eliminated In the at
tempted instruction of 1867 He was one Of the
organizers and a member of the council OF the home
rule league formed in 1871. When Davitt in 1879
started his land league movement, Mr.. Egan, to-
gether with Joseph Biggar and William O'Sullivan,
members Of parliament, became trustees of the
treasurer. The work of the league in prop
agating its principles and aiding evieted
tenants in 1880, led to persecution of Messrs
Parnell, Dillon, Sexton, Egan and others. The
prosecution failing to a conviction, the En-
glish government suspended the operations of the
habeas corpus act and also devised scheme to seize
the friends of the league At the urgent request OF
the leaders OF the movement Mr.. Egan went tC
France in order to protect the money intrusted tC
his and also TO act Intermediary between
the branches OF the league in America and Australia
and the national league in Ireland and England. In
1882 he returned to his native country, but fearful
of repression and unfair treatment the part Of
the government OF Great Britain, he in 1888, came
10 America and went TO live in Nebraska where h,
has since resided He has been engaged in the grain
trade while in this country.
Thomas Ryan is native of New York. where hi
was born in 1887. He served during the
volunteer, was severely wounded and emerged as
captain in 1861. Since that time he has held vari
Gus legal positions in Kansas and has been repre-
sentative in congress in six successive congresses.
John Hicks is proprietor and editor of the Osh
kosh Wis Northeastern. He has several times beer
elected president of the Wisconsin state press
| citation, but has never before held public Office.
George Bailey LOring is best known because of hi
connection with the department of agriculture, o
which he commissioner from 1881 to 1885. He il
seventy-twO years of age and is Harvard graduate
Marion Erwin is a well-known young lawyer o
Macon, Ga. He was clerk of the IT, S. district cour
at Savannah for four years, and was u. ) commits
siOner at the same time. He graduated from TIT
| university of Georgia in 1875
TyTne Glenn is a native Of South Carolina and wa
chief clerk in the collectors Office al Greenve un
/ der the last republican administration.
James o. Churchill entered the a private il
the Eleventh Illinois infantry and to the ran
/ Of colonel. he severely wounded in an engage
ment and still carries several bullets in his bod v
For many years past he has been U. 5. commissions
and clerk OF the U. s. district court at ST. Louis.