The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-13
LIVES OF CONGRESSMEN.
Interesting Biographical Information
Contributed by Them.

Interesting Biographical Information
Contributed by Them.
New York Sun.
The new congressional directory contains the
usual proportion of humorous autobiography
furnished by senators and representatives. The
Farmers Alliance representatives are especially
interesting contributors.
Among the members of the Kansas delegation
John Grant Otis causes it to be known that since
the war he has been "a most uncompromising
Greenbacker and advocate OF a new American
monetary system in the interest of the industrial
classes" Besides, he has always supported
prohibition and equal suffrage" John Davis,
Gas editor of the Junction City Tribune, through
correspondence in the Journal of the Knights of
Labor and other mediums" says he has become
"widely known as an able and fearless writer on
economic subjects" He also rejoices in the fact
that in 1873 he was president of the first dis
tinetive farmers organization in Kansas
Jerry simpson leaves out the most interesting
portion of his biography by making 40 refer
ence to his interior pedal decorations, and con-
tents himself with saying that, beginning at the
age OF IA, he followed the fresh water seas for
tWenty-three years. During his life as q sailor
ne had command of many large vessels on the
great lakes. He served in the army until he be-
came Ill. He "drlfted" to Kansas in 1878. and
Tor twelve years 'has been voting and affiIiating
with the Greenback and Labor Union parties"
William Alfred PETER has been school teach
er, soldier, farmer, lawyer, an editor and q
statesman. He is perhaps the only soldier on
record who STUDIED law at odd times during
the war" and his name will go down to posteri.
ty as the founder of the Cofeyvile Journal
Many write themselves farmers, but it re-
manned for Joseph H. Beaman to say that he
was brought up on farm, and has spent much
OF ms lie In active participation in agricult-
in place OF Grover Cleveland" William J.
Coombs, OF Brooklyn. sis one of the pioneers in
me ne pnsl n Of exporting American goods"
tered Cornell the first day il opened" Michael
d. Harter, of John 5herman's town, is not afraid
10 say that he Is member OF the Golden Club,
ana that he has used his voice and pen in the
interest OF tariff reform for many years. Eli
Ihomas stackhouse, of South Carolina, has de-
voted himself since the reconstruction era to
improving his farm and educating his children:
yet he has found time to enlighten the world
through the agricultural press, and this fact, he
modestiy assumes, caused him to be elected
president of the state Alliance.
John Benjamin Long, of Texas, IS Farmers
Ailisnee mogul and a Presbyterian ruling elder,
out ne Is, first OF all, Democrat, aud he Hse-
cured the nomination over some of the most
prominent and best men of the state" He
admits that "his education is ordinary" B. H.
Glover. of Kansas, received his education in
the common schools of his native state and the
school of experience" He says that che was
married on All Fools day In 1859. and has seven
children, and admits that he has twice been
vice president of the national organization of
W.
Illinois, writes that he has travelled extensively
In the United States and is a good Latin, Greek
and French scholar Walter c. Newberry OF
Chicago 10 proud of the fact that he entered the
army as private and came out brigadier gen.
eral by breyet
The longest biography in the book is furnished
oy senator John McAuley Palmer, of Illinois
In 1880 he spent year in college, paying his
expenses, which were small, by his labor" In
the Illinois state Senate he opposed the Nebraska
bill and left the Democratic party on that issue
~ 1fpat IN 1nfaf anl
Ior congress by the reaction caused by John
brown raid. After serving through the war
aao reaching the rank of major general he be-
came Republican governor of his state, and then
went out with Horace Greeley. He was Dem
ocratlc visiting statesman" to Louisiana in
Hayes time. and was three times beaten for the
senate before his election in 1870.
William McAahon MeKaig, of Maryland has
Knocked about the world bit. He has "boated
coal on the canal, has studied law has
rancaed, hunted and trapped in the Pixies Peak
gold IN California Then he ran over to South
America and came home only to fail TO get a
nomination for states attorney.
James Sedgwick German, the one-armed
Michigan member, began his education in a log
schooIhoUse and became a practical, everyday
farmer Byron Gray Stout exhibits remark
abe case of suspended political animation.
starting life as Republican, he left the party
70 run against Austin Blair, the war governor
OF Michigan Since then he has run for every
once on the political gamut and has been
loWned IN turn by Senators Couger, Ferry and
rainier. Now he has come 10 congress
The most romantic story in the directory 10
that OF Lucas ". Miller. OF Oshkosh, the son of
IIeek chIettan who was killed by the Turks
curing the Greek revolution. soon after this
nls mother died. and he was cared for by wo-
man who found him in an abandoned town
She applied 10 Colonel J. F. Miller for assist.
anes- The colonel was an American who Joined
Ne Greek army at the beginning of the reyolu-
- was eomxnisaiSA>A - colonel, and