Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-29
LYMAN J. GAG%'
viii Be Mckinley s Sec,eS ryOf the
Treasury - The .er Settled
Last Evening at ton.

Canton, Ohio. January 2S.-At 1870
ociock this evening Lyman j. Gage,
president of the First National Bank,
of Chicago. emerged from the dining
room OF the Mckinley home TO fill an
Press and special correspondents, TO
tell them the result OF his conference
with Major Mckinley.
"Gir Mckinley offered me the treas
ury portfolio. told him l would ac-
cept tine high honor and fill the posi-
zion 90 the best of my ability.
This was the first uJterance OF the
incoming secretary of the treasury on
being presented To the party.
Mr. Gage reached Canton about 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon. his train being
belaJed 10y cold and snow. With him
was National Committeeman Cyrus
Leland. of Kansas.
The Mckinley conveyance was IN
waiting and the visitors were hurried
over the suOW-coVered streets TO the
Mckinley home. from which no hint of
what was trauSpiring within came un-
til dinner had been served and Mr..
Gage stepped into the office library
and addressed himself as quoted above
Beyond this me had little to say. He
declined 10 discuss any feature of the
policy of the incoming administration
or J0 discuss any matter other than
that relating 90 himself.
He said there was no ground for the
publication that he was q gold Demo
crat during the campaign and that his
only atlati0n with the Democratic
party was I'm lS>4 when he voted for
Cleveland He also said that he and
Major Mckinley substantially agree on
the tariff questions.
SKETCH or LYMAN J. GAGE.
Lyman j. Gage was born at Deruy-
ter, Madison county. \. Y. June 2S,
1886. His parents, who were both born
In the State of New York. were of Eng
Hsh stock When Lyman J. Gage was
ten years of age his parents moved TO
Rome. n. Y, where he entered the
Rome Academy where ne remained
four years. the term ne spent i'm that
school practically constituting his en-
tire school education. He came 10 Chi
cag0 iu the fan of 1888 and was engaged
aS "a bOobkeeper by a lumber firm.
His duties as boOkkeeper. however
comprised the driving of one of the
teams belonging TO the firm, and load
ing and unloading lumber. He also
served for a time as night watchman.
While me was thus engaged he was Of
r.rei the position of bOOkkeeper of the
Merchants Saving Loan and Trust Co,
and this was the actual beginning of
his career as a banker
In lhe spring of 1860 he had worked
his way mp 20 the position of assistant
cashier and later TO that of cashier
which he held until 1868 when he left
tho Merchants Savings Loan and Trust
Co.. 10 accept a similar position with
the First National Bank. with which
institution he has since been Identified
until the present time. In 1882 his n
uancial ability was paid a high COM
pliment by his election to the presi-
dency of the American Bankers Asso-
citation. on January "a. 1891. he was
elected president of the First National
Bank and still holds that position.
He was prominent in all of the work
that made the worlds fair great sue
cess.
Mr.. Gage has been twice married. his
first wife being Miss Sarah Ether.dge
of Little Falls. n Y. whom he married
fn 1864. She died i'm 1874. and i'm 1887
he married COrnelia Gage, of Denver,
Col
lie is "a member of the Commercial
and Union League clubs of this city,
and ners0nally is a very popular man.
Tie is democratic i'm his manners. pleas
amt and afable and is easy of approach
at an times.