Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-11-03
DENNIS D.. DONOVAN.
Brief Biographical Sketch Of the
6th'S Standard Bearer.
No DOUBT AS TO HIS REELECTION
BY A HANDSOME MAJORITY.
He Was and Is Distinctly the Choice
of the People.

He who will lead the Democracy OF
the Fifth Ohio Congressional District
to victory of a most decisive nature
next Tuesday; who is looked upon as
o representative Democrat in the full
lest sense OF the term; who stands q:
the top with leaders of his party In
whose councils he Is q prominent fig-
ure; who enjoys the confidence Of his
constituency In large degree, regard
less of political tenents; whose rise to
prominence has been rapid, and at the
command of the people, and who as
man, is sincere In his beliefand as offi-
cial has the ability and courage to per-
form his duty;-is the subject Of this
sketch, Hon. Dennis D. Donovan, the
present congressman from this district
and democratic candidate for re-elec-
ton.
He Is distinctly native Of Henry
County, having been born near Texas
on January 81, 1859. This fact alone
Is greatly In his favor and no doubt
his success Ia in a measure attributable
to the stearling worth, grit and back |
bone with which Henry County's sons
are usually invested. AS his name
signifies, he is of Irish parentage. His
bohyood days were those of farm life,
attending school in winter and assist
ing on the farm during the summer
months.
He was early impressed with the
value of an education and devoted his
spare time In acquiring one. AT the
age of IS he attended two years at
the Northern Indiana Normal School
situated In Valparaiso, which institu-
ton enjoys the distinction Of turning |
out some of our best men. 1t was
here that he studied and acquired a
thorough knowledge of the German |
language which has so often stood |
him in good need in business re-
lations.
On leaving college he followed the !
profession of teaching for three years
when he engaged in the timber and [
mercantile business.
When the country was swept with
democratic success in 1884, he was
called to take charge of the Deshler
postoffice, which position he held un-
Ill 1887, when he resigned to take his
,eat in Ohio's General Assembly as
representative from Henry County.
He was reelected two years later,
md while serving on his second term,
IN 1890 he was nominated at Defiance
Dy the Democrats to make the race for
In the 9Th district, then
the counties Of Henry, De-
fanca, Paulding, Williams, Fulton
.nd Wood. His opponent was the
notorious Col. Brigham, of Fulton
County, who had long posed as the
armers' friend, and whom it re-
NAMED for Mr.. Donovan to expose as
. first class hypocrit. The aggressive
ness of that campaign still remains
'resh in the memory. When the re-
,ult was announced, and the demo.
,ratIc nominee was elected by an over
majority, the people had
,ause to rejoice.
Mr.. Donovan took his seat in De-
,ember, 1891, but just prior to SO do
ng he took step that capped the cli-
max, so to speak, of his former good
work. We refer to his marriage with
Miss Genevera Waltimire, an estima-
Die Young lady of Deshler, daughter of
Waltimire, which took
place at Baltimore in November.
During the last session of Congress
Mr.. Donovan proved himself an able
of his constituents rights.
In the line of pensions especially did
he do good service, and many are the
Did soldiers who received their PEN
sions through the personal attention
Of their congressman.
By the last gerrymander. of the
state Henry County was placed In the
9Th district composed of the counties
Henry, Defiance, Paulding, Putnam,
Van Vert and Williams. Democrats
are right in believing that Dennis was
put in largely democratic district
because the members knew it would
be useless to throw away close dis
trict in his direction-they well knew
his fighting procivities and that he
would get there anyway.
His election next Tuesday is one of
the future events on which we can
count to a dead certainty. The only
question is how large will be his ma
ority.
DTnGEUTTT GOD MTDC