New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-15
ELIJAH A. MORSE,

President Massachusetts Republican State League
There are few business men in New-England more
widely known than Congressman Elijah A. Morse, OF
Canton, president of the Massachusetts League. A
successful and wealthy manufacturer, he served In the
Legislature Of the State dozen years ago. lie was
wica elected State Senator and twice elected to the
National House of Representatives. He Is, moreover
jealous leader in the temperance army. In the last
ten years he has delivered $4,000 phibpplcs
against King Alcohol
Mr.. Morse belongs to an old New England family.
whose founder, Samuel Morse, settled Mt Dedham,
Mass, as early rs 1887. He IS the OF the Rev.
Abner Morse, and was born on May o5, 1871. His
birthplace South Bend Ind, but he removed In
early boyhood to the State Of his ancestors and there
nearly all OF his life has been spent. Beginning his
education in the public schools Of sherboIn, he at
tended later the Boylston school In Boston, and
OnOndaga Academy In New-YoTk State. He had Just
left school when the Civil War broke out and the
young patriot of nineteen at once enlisted and went to
the front n private in Company OF the 4th Massa-
chusetts Infantry. On leaving the army he resumed
his business in which he has been most successful
Mr.. Morses factory at Canton four acres con-
ains three million brick and has capacity of ten tons
per day. 1t may interest young men to know that
Mr.. Morse began this large business when school
boy with carpet bag, selling his wares from house
to house.
In 1876 Mr.. Morse was elected to tho Massachu-
sets House of Representatives by his ellowcltlzens,
Norfolk County In the state Senate lie was re-
elected in 1887, and chosen member OF Governor
Amess council lie was member Of the List Con-
gress. and was among the successful aspirants for
seats in the LID
c. F. Rice. secretary Of tie Massachusetts Repub-
Iican League. is yonng man who has always taker
lively interest in politics lie is Republican Of the
salwart type, and has never thOught Of voting any
thing but the straight ticket I'm State and National
affairs. lie has contented himself with doing the
hard work of the campaigns in his State and In this
regard has attained more less prominence. He
was born in Lynn. where he learned the printers
trade with THE Semi Weekly Reporter" and in 1876
connected himself with The Boston Herald with
which paper lie has been connected ever since resid
ing in the city of sOmervlle. lie began his active
political work secretary Of the Republican ward
and City Committee OF s0merville and In 1888 was
also secretary Of the somerville Republican state
League Club and member Of the Executive committee
of the State League lie was elected secretary Of the
With District Republican Congressional Committee in
1885, and largely instrumental in bringing about
the nomination Of General ~ +. Banks for Congress,
and an important factor In his election to the List
Congress which followed, managing hls campaign WIN
Nathan Warren, Of Waltham. IN lsoD lie was chosen
secretary Of The Bracket state Executive Committee,
and managed the campaign for the nomination OF ex-
Governor j. O. A. Bracket with the Hon. W. A.
Clark IT. II was tina hottest and closest contested