The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-15
Is BACKED BY A. PA.
CONGRESSMAN LINTON, WHO 1
BACKED BY THAT SOCIETY.

BACKED BY THAT SOCIETY.
Es is the Head and Front of the Move
mont and His Mail is Overloaded With
Letters From A. r. A. People Prom Al
Over the Country, Who Protest Against
Pretty Nearly Every Unregistered for
Fear the Issttleships VIII be Painted
Green-what Linton's Candidacy Means
If Carried to its Full Purpose.
Washington, D. c., April 14-one q
the most conspicuous members OF the
Fiftv-fourtb congress is William See
i've Linton. who represents the Eighth
Michigan district in the house Of repre-
sentatives and who is a candidate for
The Republican nomination Of presi-
dent. backed by the A. P. 4.
Ever since Mr.. Linton came TO Wash
tneton in the Fifty-tllird congress he
has been foremost in agitating the
cause of the A. 2. A, and he stands up
boldly on the floor of the house and ad-
yocates the tenets of the organization.
His first work along this line was
manifested during the discussion Of the
appropriation bills in the Forty-third
congress, when the congressman from
Michigan proclaimed himself the cham
pion of the little red school house OF the
United States and opposed the appro-
priation of public funds for sectarian
uses.
1t was not an unusual occurrence on
gala days in the house to find horal
models of a public school building on
his desk, and at the ouening or the
Fifty-third congress an emblem OF this
description was sent to him OF such
large dimensions that it required four
men to remove from the chamber Of
representatives to Mr.. Unions lodg-
lngs.
When the statue of Pere Marquette
was placed in the hall of statuary at the
capitol a few weeks ago the representa-
tive of the Eighth Michigan district led
the opposition to this piece of marble
being allowed a place in the American
pantheon. Thus far nothing has been
done in regard to the statue being ac-
corded permanent place in the big
marble pile and thousands of communi-
cations have poured in upon congress-
man from all parts of this country
commencing him for the course he pur-
sued in this matter.
Congressman Linton has just passed
his 10th birthday. He was born at st.
Clair. Mich, Feb. 4, 1856. When still a
small boy MS parents moved to Sagi-
nav, Of which he afterwards became
mayor, serving two years in this posi-
ton. II was in the public schools he
received his education up to his 18th
year. when he became a clerk in a gen
eral store at Farwell, Mich. Som af-
terward he became manager of his IA
Tiers saw mill and lumber yard at the
same place For time he was mem
Der Of a firm dealing In lumber at Jones'
vile, Mich, and subsequently was en-
gagged as bookkeeper by a prominent
lumber firm at Saginaw.
For a couple of years prior to 1877 he
put in his winters among the lumber
camps of the northwest, and when he
reached his majority he was superin-
tending a large lumber industry at
Wells It was here that he had his
first taste of public life, having been
chosen for two terms member Of the
Bay county board of supervisors. In
1879 Mr.. Linton returned to Saginaw,
where he has since residede and is en-
ga ged in the lumber and salt business.
He was elected a member of the East
Saginaw common council in 1883, and
after serving two terms was sent to the
legisla ture as a Republican during 1887
'S8. In 1890 he was the candidate for
acknowledgements on the Republican
ticket but was defeated. In addition
to attending TO his private business af-
fairs Mr. Linton has been president Of
various building and loan associations
IN Michigan.
After being mayor of Saginaw for q
couple of years he was elected to the Fit
ty-third congress and reelected to the
Fifty-fourth congress as Republican,
receiving 1856 votes against 1O.11S for
Connor, Democrat, 1872 for Brewer,
Prohibitionist, and 1856 for Coe, Popu-
list.
Personally Congressman Linton is an
agreeable, congenial companion, and is
of medium build and complexion being
what is usually termed sandy.
All sorts of demands are made upon
him by the A p. A. constituents. who
are not confined to Michigan, but range
all over the United States. Protests
which come to him range from ccndem-
nation of public funds being used for
sectarian purposes to painting new tor
POGO boa ts green.
A short time ago a story was sent out
from this city TO the effect that Assist
ant Secretary NcAdno Of the navy de-
partment had issued an order on St
Patricks day ordering all the new tor
pedo boats Of the United States navy
to be painted green. Instantly storm
of Indignation was created and COM
muS icatiOns poured in upon the navy
department declaring if this order was
not Immediately recinded and the tor
pedo boats painted red, white. or blue
Mr.. Linton would be redhot on the trail
of the secretary Of the navy. While Mr..
Linton had no part in this controversy
is nevertheless shows the estimation in
which he is held by those who are de-
termined that politics and religion must
be divorced.
4 member Of the Michigan delegation
in discussing the movement TO make
Mr. Linton the presidential candidate
OF the A. P. A. said:
ut is only in keeping with the char
acter of Mr.. Linton. who seeks in this
an opportunity 10 cement the Republi-
can party IN his state all the closer.
While he IS not counting upon becOm-
Ing the successor 10 President Cleve-
land he is nevertheless putting Inn
self in position TO dictate one of the
planks in the national Republican plat
form when Il is adopted at St. Louis
In June His idea is 70 have the ma
tional Republican convention to declare
ulreservedly against any appropriation
OF public moneys for sectarian pur-
poses. and If he can accomplish this he
win he perfectly satisfied.
This is his avowed purpose and the
movement in his behalf means nothing