Evening star., 1897-03-18

Perry Heath is known TO all newspaper
| men in Washington, and quite generally
to public men and newspaper writer's in all
parts of the country. He lived in Marion,
Ind, for some years before coming to
Washington as correspondent for several
western papers. After some years of news
paper service here he went to Cincinnati
as editor of the Commercial Gazette since
consolidated with the Cincinnati Tribune
On resigning this position he entered ac-
lively int Mr.. Mckinley's canvass, and
was one of his lieutenants before and after
the convention, During the campaign he
vas chief of the republican literary bu-
reau. He II fairly well-to-do as the result
or fortunate real estate investments in
towns in the Indiana natural gas belt.
Powell Clayton.
Powell Clayton is the leader of the re-
publicans of Arkansas. He has been a del
tGate in republican rational conventions
almost since the war, and for many years
has been member of the national COM
mittee for Arkansas. He is sixty three
Years old, and is d native of Pennsylvania
He entered the Union army from Kansas
as captain in 1861 and was succsssively
promoted until he reached the rank of
brigadier general. Al the close of the war
he settled In Arkansas and became Il plant
er In 1stis he was elected governof of the
senator, and served until 1877.
Mr.. Clayton has been very active in pol
itics He is one OF the old stalwart repub-
leans, and one of the most aggressive
He has had fierce contests in his state, and
one of his brothers was killed in Arkansas
during a political campaign. Mr.. Clayton
was one of the early advocates of McKin-
leys nomination.. and as a member of the
national committee and a delegate to the
convention was hard worker for the sue
ceSsful nominee.
The new assistant secretary of agricul-
ture is a farmer living near Delta, Ohio,
In the western part of the state He mas
an excellent war record as an officer in the
Union army. and is well known in Ohio
political circles, having been his party s
nominee IN several hot fights. Among
the agriculturists he is widely known as
master of the National Grange, which Of
flee he held for some time He has lectur-
ed to oranges in all parts of the country
and was warmly indorsed by oranges in
all parts Of the country for Secretary of
Agriculture. He probably will be the tall
est man in departmental life. towering SIX
feet five incnes in height. In the Harrison
administration he was one of the commits
sloners 10 negotiate with the ShoShone and
Araphahoe Indians for a cession of a part
OIL the W lhd river reservation in Wyoming.
John X. Gowdy.
John X Gowdy is chairman of the In
diana republican committee. He was an
oiisiidi hchileS man IN that state and
managed the preliminary campaign. which
gave the Ohio candidate the solid Indiana
delegation. Mr.. Gowdy was captain in
the late war. He has never held any large
office. but has held a number of county
ofnces. lie lives at Rushvile Ind He is
about fifty years old and has been more
Identified with farming interests than any
thing else.
Mr. Osborne.
Mr.. Osborne, appointed consul general to
London, Is cousin of President Mckinley
They were boys together and men close to
the President say it was personal ap-
pointment Mr.. Osborne was very active
during the preliminary campaign, before
the nomination last summer and Travelled
through many states In the Mckinley in
terest he was secretary of the national
committee during the campaign, with head
quarters in New York Mr. Osborne is
probably near sixty years old. He has
been member of the board Of police COM
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