The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

oorl III Tue TOWN. OF FRANKLIN, Wnere ne
now resides His education was in the
Franklin high school and the Franklin
college, where he took a degree. In the
same town he studied law under his
father, was admitted to the bar, and
subsequently became his fathers part
ner, with a successful practice. During
the campaign of 1892 he was n member
of the Republican State central commit
tee. He is a man of good address and
attainments.
CHAS. L. HENRY.
Chas. l.. Henry, who defeated Bynum
in the Seventh Indiana district, is law
yer and n business man of considerable
wealth. He is about 46, of rather deli
cate build, a strong, intellectual face and
hair pretty well silvered. He is a plain
appearing man, but is one of education
| and excellent business attachments, and
it is said that he will probably be speedily
recognized as the leader of the Indiana
delegation. He has been very successful
in gas and street railway enterprises.
GEORGE w. FARIS.
Brookshire's successor from the Eighth
Indiana was reared on a farm until he
was is, and then he earned his way
| through college by teaching school part
| VI tliAiS anu hNNpihS UP LIS StuuiNr
meanwhile and then spending part of
the year with his class, finally graduating
in the class of II. He then became a
lawyer and has since practiced his pro-
| fession successfully and attained prom
inence in it. In 1854 he was the Repub-
lican candidate for circuit judge and was
| defeated by but a very small plurality.
He has for number of years been fac
tor in the politics of his district, but has
never before held office.
BENSON WOOD.
Captain Benson Wood of the Nineteenth
1llionis district is a man of about 90, with
gray hair, smooth face and n scholastic
cut of features. He has been an educa-
tor, a scholar, and is n lawyer. He is
n native of Pennsylvania. At the age
of 20 he went to Illinois, after having re-
ceived an academic education, and was
| for two years principal of a village school.
When the war broke out he enlisted with
the Illinois troops, and from a place in
the ranks he earned promotion until he
became captain of infantry. He has been
mayor of the city and member of the leg
islature and was delegate to the Repub-
lican National conventions of '76 and 'SS.
He is engaged in the banking business.
| During the campaign he would not talk
:. finance upon the stump, but he is known to
be a sound money man. He is a very
high protectionist and strong partisan.
| He has been local counsel for the Illinois
Central and Baltimore and Ohio railroads.
He comes from a section where there is
a pretty strong sentiment in favor of the
| free coinage of silver, but it is not thought
that this will induce him to vote for that
cause in congress.
PETER j. OTEY.
Mr.. Peter j. Otey of the Sixth Virginia
district is first and foremost business
man, at heart soldier, and of recent
years a politician. When he was lad
at the Virginia Military institute he par
ticipated in the resistance offered by the
cadets of that institution to the John
Brown raid in Virginia. In 1861 he
joined the Confederate army and partici-
pated in the Western campaign culmina-
ting at Shiloh and Donaldson. He re-
turned from this campaign and was with
the Army of Northern Virginia, and re-
manned with the infantry until the close
of the war. After the war he built the
Lynchburg and Durham railway, and has
been marked as thorough business man
throughout his whole career. He is a
Democrat and in the race for congress de-
feated Mr.. Hoge by 200O votes. Mr.
Otey is n Virginian of the old regime
nolished courtiy and dignified, but com.
hining with il ali thorough aptitude fol-
thp most nrocticol affairs of life.
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