The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16
THE FUSION CANDIDATES.
John II. Rogers.


John r.. Roger. fusion candidate for
governor. wrote this sutobgossa phicai
sketch for the Post fntellfgs ncer last
year: John n. Rogers was born Septem-
Der 4. 1855 at Brunswick. Me-: enjoyed
good educational facilities. bar left home
az an carly age. gaing TO Boston. whore he
spent some years IN learning the drug
business In Ixs he went to the state
OF Mississippi. whore some years were
passed as a druggist. During the iate
war he lived In Southern Illinois. where
he taught school. finally buying a farm
and becoming farmer As all his relatives
were Democrats and southern vympa-
thixers. he quite naturally held the same
views In 1870 ae went 70 Maine. where
five years were spent In his native town
as a druggist. In 1875 be went 70 Kansas.
again becoming a farmer. Here he was
elected TO number OF minor Offices as
a Greenback Republican. lie was chair
man or tho Harvey county beard 81 coun-
~ commissioners fer some years In tST
he established the Kansas Comnoner
aow published AZ Wichita. one Of the In
ffuentlal popgiist papers OF that state.
and was It's editor for three years. In
1879 ne came 20 PuyallUp. whore ne has
since resided. and has been engaged IN
the real estate ard merchandising haSi-
ness" Mr. Rogers - the representative
OF the Thlrty-th!rsi district IN the present
barefoot scheoiboy law. and was one %
the few popullst legislators who dla not
ride on a railroad pass. tie has written
much for the PoRni;st press. and - the
author of a widely circulated book on re-
form subjects. tie is knoSn as the
"Paysllup phllcsorher"
Rogcrs IS n sdlf-sducateS man. ara
has been a stadens and reader all his ilfe
There Is ne true man he saia To-Day.
s.h,,t Is educating himself AT the unc.
I hone - know more next year than now
Mr. Raeers' family 81 Eve II composed -
three sons and two daughters tAe latter
OF whom are nvgng 81 the home n Ply
alum Ills oldest ser. Frederick John. IS
a Yeas sla ard = Instructor 90 physics
at Cornell university. Tue second son,
Rogers = a pTnSYs rcsss merchant
az puvailar ana the third. Albert q,
Is \ printer 81 Portland
Neal Cheathaa.
Nal S-ssesthaFn. q Gsrnel1. candidate
49, auditor was bora near ftttsbuEx sn
tSas - EuEsfsn parents, After ave Yeas
IN Vest Virginia. az TIE axe 81 > ~
rss,xea % TowA. sTsi spent twelve YEARS or
a farm He had four osder erctaeFs ~ TIE
IFtten army and ran away from home &c
le IN the grav He eot FAIR esi0catsoa.
mostly az oskaloasa. La catered TIE mr.
s.s~x- az tie Christian church y tss-
easne 20 washlasroa ~ June. so he
VS. formerly an Independent Rcpse'.s car
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