Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-18

and West Point Terminal, the Eas
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, th'
/ Memphis and Charleston. the Mobil,
and Birmingham, the Macon and
Brunswick. the Kentucky Central, IN,
Knoxville aud Ohio, the Duluth, Soutl
Shore and Atlantic, the Marquette
/ Houghton aud OntonagOn Railroad
Companies, the National Telegraph
Company, the Southern Trust Com.
pany, the Chase National Bank Of New
York and the United States EXPIRES.
Company. .r--J
II would seem impossible for a man
with all these stuDendOus enterprises tC
look after to have time for any thing
else. But Mr.. Brice has found ample
time, and has embraced the chance u
take foremost place In American poll.
ties. Always a good Democrat, he new.
er missed In his earlier life either city
county or State Convention Of hi.
party, and his voice was always heard
and respected. His contributions have
always been liberal In proportion to hi:
means, and probably
NO TWO MEN EVER GAVE AS MUCH
In the furtherance of q political cause as
did Calvin s. Brice TO the Democracy
In the last Presidential campaign.
"Mr. Brice first came prominently be-
fore the political public by his selection
In the State Convention at DAYTON in
May, 1888, to be one OF Ohio's delegates
at large to the National Convention,
held In st. Louis a month afterward.
"His talents and peculiar qualifica.
tiOns at once commanded attention
here, and he was unanimously selected
for the onerOus and responsible post OF
Chairman Of the National Democratic
Campaign Committee.
"The same business methods and
thorough organization which brought
him success in the railroad world he in
troduced In the campaign. Every thing
was done in u systematic manner, and
probably no campaign in the history of
politics can furnish so complete rec.
ord of work done, credits given to those
due, and every cent received and ex-
pended accurately accounted for, as the
campaign under Mr.. Brice's manage
ment. His thOrough-going methods
and business qualifications were again
recognized on the 1lth of June last at
New York, when Mr.. Brice was chosen
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NAT
IONAL COMMITTEE go
sTO succeed the late VIM. H. Barnum.
1t may seem strange that with the
record he has Mr.. Brice has never filled
'sny public Office. Time and again he
has been offered nominations that in
themselves were equivalent to an elect
ion. His own Congressional District is
Overwhelmingly Democratic, and vet
he has persistently refused more than
once a unanimous tender of the nomin-
alton to Congress.
with all these political cares added
to his business, Mr.. Brice still has abun-
dant time for social relaxation and for
much time
IN THE CIRCLE OF HIS FAMILY.
He Is a member of the Manhattan Club.
of New York. and Is President of the
Miami University Alumni Society. be-
sides belonging to numerous other or
ganizations.
"Mr. Brice's home is at Lima, where
he has q beautiful residence. Much of
the time, however, his family is in New
York, he having purchased for home
the magnificent house on Fifth avenue.
almost opposite DR.. PaxtOn's church,
built few years ago by Mr.. Wander
bilt. The present summer Mr.. Brice
and his family are at Newport, occupy
ing the cottage owned by James Gordon
Bennett.
"Mr. Brice married about twenty
years ago Miss Miley, of Lima, a cul-
tured woman and
A MOST CHARMING WIFE.
They have five children-three bows
and two girls-the eldest, Stewart Brice
being now almost Is years old, and dis
playing in a remarkable degree all the
great abilities of his father. The home
life of Mr.. Brice is very simple, but de-
lightful. He enjoys nothing so we'll as
the society of his wife and children. He
is man utterly without hobbies. Rae
ing has no attraction for him, though
he drives spirited team. Probably no
man more Thoroughly appreciates a
good book than Brice, and his library is
well stocked with all the standard
works. He is very well-read man,
a splendid conversationalist."
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