The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-16

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Rlcu'c.eu' ne uens in.o business
ms SUCCESS Vas great n1s oiy
gooes nouse y Quay t1e largest -
sne Uni'eu o'a'es' perhaps IN inc
world
MI y ansmaKer - ceieDrated
enlousnou. .ne Onieeu SsAtes - =
s,sas meIclsne' eenuel-near.su,
an,e man ana PnhansnIoPist, nis
nes 70 tne poor o. Iniaoe'Pnia
nave oeen generous anu many. MS
mnnincence mas peen eAceiieo py
ie" A"ellcan VI sn's century
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON MILLER,
the A+torrov csrer., 80 horn i
Aro,,sts 0re;d. conrtv No. YarL
na sS saStra;nht sa 10y, 80 80 H.
fathey vs. . Wh;c snd nd an ne sdm;reT
~ Cer H.~r;sor tho F;rst ne on
tared uam;itor COLLAGE :. s;~tear
vears ~ soe and wss crsduated A.
twenty deyot;na : rsrt ~ the last
COLLEGE var IS tha strdv orisw
wh;c5 rros...;r 10 IA dot.rr,;ra5
10 follow. AIter teacnlng school u
couple OF years ne began 10 study
law under the instructions OF Judge
Waite, OF TOLEDO, u, aiterward
Cniei justice OF tne United states
supreme court. IN completing MS
STUDIES ne returned 70 oneida coun-
" ana married MISS Gertrude A.
bunce, ana removed 10 Fort wayne
where ne en.ered activeiy upon the
duties OF MS profession. ne rose
raploiy, ana IN tne course OF eignt
years oi practlce az rort wayne met
harrison frequently, ana IN 1874 ne
received an oner OF partnership with
harrison IN indianapolis: Inc oner
was az once accepted ana ne ana MS
family moved 70 indianapolis. Inc
nrin business was nearly all OF mat
ciass mat pay pign iees' railroad
ana other corporation Litigation ana
the urn OF Harrison, Miller g Elan
was sure 10 De employed on one side
OF every large case that found It's
way into the federal courts.
REpF1ELD PROCTOR,
of vermort tho socrotorv ~ wor
has ronLsd h;ch - Cah;rat
possibility and "a = nower IN Tho
adm;n;strat;on of prea;dart H.rr;.
r;oor. and os for 10 roI;t;oal sh-amd
moss and business ab;l;tu 90 ha inc
t;fies tho claims made a. him No
ia chiefly known for h;s develonmert
If tho marble ;rdn.trv ord i nroh
ohlv +ho rroo+a., ,n.,,rcsat,,rpr -
and dealer in marble in the United
states practically controlling the
whole output OF the Vermont marble
quarrles. lie IS power IN Rutland,
w., which has grown during his
business operations IN that vicinity
from a population OF 1000 to 10000;
but neis the founder OF the town OF
Proctor where ne makes his home
eight miles from Rutland.
The strong political following OF
Governor Proctor IS shown by the
TACT that ne was able to solidify the
vermont delegation to the last Chi
cago convention, that being the only
state deiegatlon which voted solidiy
on every ballot for Gen. Harrison.
a lew Gays before the convention
the delegation was at sea, but Gov
ernor Proctor was able to unite it.
HIS business capacity and fair deal
ing as much as his party services
nave given MIN strength in the
Republican party which even Yer
monts Senators do not rival.
BENJAMIN r. TRACY.
tho S.cretorv Of tho Novv vos horn
about f,ftv-n;ra roors 80 - T;oaa
conntu NJ VII u;s oar,- H.
100 nassod srst IN far,, s .nj sf.an
wortis ~ ~ st,,dr ~ H., IL H. e.
rhvs;cai fremo "a ,mrso,,iar NC w.
poyt;ons oro ~ . rra.t darraa Az
that aoriv fern l;fa GS IosI ~
was edm;fted 70 tho h.r ana ~ .hrae
wears 1 latar Sss o,sctod n; s A.
3orne, ~ r;ors $500, Nn.-;.,s
starj al tho fsat thst d.. oor,.t,,
vas namncrat;c anS Trscv r.:
nntl;car III eiaot;o, 80 .,,.as+
p paa ne waa ,a.da ~ s;nn "S : :
80 49, .s;I.aa5 . -. I.ss sa Ia . .'.1
chairman OF the sub committee of
the whole. In 1862, while serving
in that capacity, ne was instrument
tai in defeating bill to put sur
face road on Broadway, New York
York city. After that the House
never disagreed with report that
had Benjamin +. Tracy's approval.
On January ", 1862, Gov. Morgan
requested him to raise a regiment
from the counties OF Broome, Tomp-
kins and Iioga. He raised two, the
One Hundred and Ninth and the
the One Hundred and Seventh, got
his commission and was given COM
mand of the former. When he re-
signed at the close of the war he had
attained the rank of brigadier gen.
eral. In 1866 he was appointed
United States District Attorney for
the eastern district of New York,
and held the position until 1873,
when he resigned. In 1875 he made
the opening address to the jury in
the famous Beecher-Tilton suit.
JEREMIAH pusK
socrotorv os Acr;on,tu~o
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