Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-03
STRIKE INVESTIGATORS.
THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS
THEPROMISED COMMISSION.
Carroll ID. Wright, the Commissioner
of Labor; John ID. Herman, of NcvS
York, and Nicholas T.. Worthing
ton, of Illinois. VIII Study Labor
Troubles In the West.

President Cleveland annouaced tho mem.
bers OF the commission to investigate tho
railroad strike in the West growing out ol
the troubles between the Pullman Company
and its employees. Tho commission is as
follows
Carroll l.. Wright, Commissioner OF Labor
of tho United States John II. Herman. law
yer. New York City Nicholas L. WOrthing-
ton. OF Peoria. H.
II was necessary under the statut" that
Mr. Wright should he u member Of the body,
as the law provides that tho Commissioner
! of Labor shall be Il mrmb r Of the Hoari OF
inquiry. The law further provides that one
m6H9Gcr of the commission shall ho RESI-
dent otthe State in which the trouble is To-
catod. which in this ease is Illinois, hence
the appointment of Mr.. WorthiuEtOn.
President Cleveland had offered tho Hi
nois appointment to Lyman Trumbull, of
Chicago H.. VINO declined to serve He
said his reason WAS that tho commission
would have to conine its Investigation To
the American Railway Union strike, which
! was ended.
Carroll d. Wright. who ex-offlcio a mem
ber Of the commission is n native OF Massa-
chusetts, of which State he was for long
time the Labor Commissioner. He is an OK
pert on the subject Of labor aud Is now in
charge Of the Government Bureau, which
| gathers and complies labor statistics.
John ID. Herman is the Oldest son OF tho
late Francis Herman. vino represented New
York State in tho Unitei States Senate as II
Democrat from 1875 to 1881. succeeding oX-
Governor Reuben f. Fenton, preceding
| Thomas c. Platt. ard uoinS the collcaguS
OF Roscoe COnkling. who came from
tho same part ofthe State. John ID. ker-
nan was born at Utica, February
25. 1874 He was protege OF Horntio
Seymour. He was educated in tho public
schools and FREQ academy OF Utica
/ and at Seton Hall College, New Jersey, from
| which he graduated in 1863. He studied
| law with his father, was admitted to tho bar
! in 1868, and began tho practice OF law in
/ Utica. Mr.. Kernan's law practice was large
| and lucrative. Later he opened an oflic" ut
/ No 10 Wall street New York city, his partners
! being his brother. Nicholas f., and William
/ q. Quinn, under the firm name of Herman
Brothers. He served for several
| years as Chairman oftho Democratic Com
mttoe of Oneida County, and on"o refused
| tho nomination for Congress. Mr.. Herman
/ is especially qualified by experience TO deal
| with railroad matters. in which no has
always taken deep interest. In
1888 Governor cleveland appointoi
! him Railroui Commissioner with Will
! lam F. Rogers and ex-senator
! John o Donncll. During the previous spring
! he had written much on railroad matters
| and had actively co-operatei i'll tho move
/ ment OF merchants and manufacturers
| AGAINST the 1SiiliTOil CObtlllSolOli hSl. II
was elected Chairman of tac Railroad Com
mission.
Nicholas L. Worthington, Of Peoria. H.,
is a personal friend of Vice-Presid"nt Aliai
. E. Stevenson, whose namo he presented for
! nomination at the Chicago Convention OF
| 1892. He was born In West Virginia
| in 1896, and was graduated from
! Allegheny College at McaIviIlC. Penn. in
1855. He then returned to West Virginia
and began the study of the law. He
was admitted to tho bar, and in 1859 re-
moved to fremont, H., where he taught
school for a year. After 1861 h. acted with
the war Democrats and supported tho Re-
publican candidates until President Grant
ran a second time. He ran for Congress in
1872 but was defeated by Granville Bar
rere In 1882 he was again nominated for
Congress. this time to oppose John II.
Lewis, who stumpod tho district ns
tho candidate Of 'wealth. intelligence and
nristocracy" Mr. WOrlington claimed 10
loo merely a representative of tho people and
was elected. At tho expiration OF his term
he was renominated by acclamatcn and re-
elected. Ho was renominatcd 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.
! Mr. WOrthington was elected a Judge OF tho
| Circuit Court two years ago.