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STRIKE INVESTIGATORS.
THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS
THEPROMIsED COMMISSION.

of Labor; John D. Herman, of New
York, and Nicholas E. Worthing-
ton, of Illinois, Will Study Labor
Troubles in the West.
President Cleveland announced the mem
bers OF the commission to investigate the
railroad strike in the West growing out OF
the troubles between the Pullman Company
and its employees. The commission is as
follows:
Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor
of the United States John D. Herman, law
yer, New York City Nicholas E. Worthing-
ton, OF Peoria, Ill.
1t was necessary under the statute that
Mr.. Wright should be a member OF the body,
as the law provides that the Commissioner
of Labor shall be member OF the board OF
inquiry. The law further provides that one
member of the com mission shall be resi-
dent Of the State In which the trouble is To-
Gated, which in this case is Illinois, hence
the appointment of Mr.. Worthington.
President Cleveland had offered the Illi-
Dois appointment to Lyman Trumbuil, OF
Chicago, ILL.,, who declined to serve. He
said his reason was that the commission
would have to conflne its investigation to
the American Railway Union strike, which
was ended.
Carroll D. Wright, who is ex-of1cio MEM
Der of the commission is native OF Massa-
chusetts, of which State he was for long
time the Labor Commissioner. He Is an ex-
pert on the subject Of labor and is now In
charge Of the Government Bureau, which
gathers and complies labor statistics.
John D. Herman Is the Oldest son Of the
late Francis Herman. who represented New
w. koSa IN fha Cfoto
Democrat from 1875 to 1881. succeeding ex-
Governor Reuben E. Fenton, preceding
Thomas G. Platt, and being the colleague
of Roscoe Conkling. who came from
the same part ofthe State. John D. Ker-
nan was born at Utica, February
rs, 1874. He was a protege OF Horatio
Seymour. He was educated in the public
schools and free academy OF Utica
and at Seton Hall College, New Jersey, from
which he graduated In 1868. He studied
law with his father, was admitted to the bar
in 1868, and began the practice OF law In
Utica. Mr.. Kernan's law practice was large
and lucrative. Later he opened an Office at
No. 10 Wall street, New York city, his partners
being his brother, Nicholas E, and William
q. Quinn, under the firm name OF Herman
Brothers. He served for several
years as Chairman ofthe Democratic Com
mittee OF Oneida County, and once refused
the nomination for Congress. Mr.. Herman
is especially qualified by experience to deal
with railroad matters, In which ne has
always taken deep interest. In
1883 Governor Cleveland appointed
him Railroad Commissioner with Will
John O'Donnell. During the previous spring
he had written much on railroad matters
and had actively co-operated in the move
ment OF merchants and manufacturers
against the Railroad Commission act. He
was elected Chairman of the Railroad Com
mission.
Nicholas E. worthington, OF Peoria, ILL.,,
Is a personal friend of Vlce-President Adlat
e. Stevenson, whose name he presented for
nomination at the Chicago Convention OF
1892. He was born In West Virginia
in 1885, and was graduated from
Allegheny College at Meadvllle. Peun., in
1856. He then returned to West Virginia
and began the study Of the law. He
moved to fremont, Ill.,. where he taught
school for year. After 1861 he acted with
the war Democrats and supported the Re.
publican candidates until President Grant
ran second time. He ran for Congress In
1879, but was defeated by Granville Bar
rere. In 1882 he was again nominated for
Congress, this time to oppose John d.
Lewis. who stumped the district rs
the candidate OF "wealth. intelligence and
aristocracy." Mr.. Worthington claimed to
be merely representative OF the people and
was elected. At the expiration of his term
he was renominated by acclamaticn and re-
elected. He was renominated again In 1886,
but was defeated by twenty-nine votes. He
then devoted himself to the practice OF law
with Samuel s. Page, OF Chicago, who was
later elected Judge Of the Circuit Court.
MIR. Worthington was elected Judge Of the
Circuit Court two years ago.