Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-15
SKETCH OF MEIKLEJoHN.

Hon. George ID. MeiklcJonn was borr
| August 26, 1851 in Weyauwega, Wis. His
father was a hard-working farmer and the
| son raised on the farm with no more
| advantages and with the full quota of hard
| work that falls to the average farmer s
| At the age of II he began teaching school
| winters, continuing his work on the farm
summers, until he entered the Wisconsin
State Normal school, where he entered foI
| the classical course. He remained there
two years and then resumed his work OF
teaching. From 1876 to 1878 he was princi-
pal of the schools at Liscomb, Ia, and in
the latter year he entered the law depart, ai,,
he graduated in 1850 and was admitted to
practice. In that year he came to Fuller
ton, Neb where he located and engaged in
the practice of his profession and has
since continued to reside.
Mr.; Meiklejohn has. been quite promi-
nently identified with Nebraska politics. He
entered the political arena soon after COM
ing to the state and for rnree years was
county attorney of Nance county. In 1854
resent the counties of Boone, Nance, Mer-
rick and Greeley.
He was reelected in 1856 and was elected
president pro tenn of the senate. He was
the presiding officer of that body during
about half of that session in the absence
of Lieutenant Governor Shedd. He was
elected chairman of the republican state
central committee in 1887 and served in
votesthat capacity for one year. In 1883 he
was elected lieutenant governor. He was
chairman of the joint convention to can
vass the votes and presided during the
memorable contest over the organization of
the Legislature and the seating of the state
officers.
He is well known all over the state, hav-
ing stumped 1t in 1883, when II candidate for
lieutenant governor, and under the state
central committee in several campaigns.
He has always been a staunch republican
and cast his vote in this state for Garfield
IN 1880. 1t was his maiden vote, for
although he had attained his majority two
tudsnt In Mchean wns ad Under college fSs
laws of the state was not al
lowed as such to cast vote.
Mr.. Meiklejohn is of Scotch descent. and
well known in Sterling and far and near
over the lowlandsi OF bonnie Scotland, He
cestors cultivated for generations on the
Gramean G hills flsa He h has the happy faculty
friendship and esteem
In 1892 he was elected to congress from the
hrd dsrGt ans W
defeating W. N Hens ey democrat a d'sJti% and John
candidate for denomination in 1896. and
made. canvass for the republican nomina-
ton for governor, but was unsuccessful.
SKETCH OF ANGELL.
Mr. Angel is a native of Rhode Island,
in which state he was born IN 1929, but he
has resided in Michigan for the past twenty
Michigan State university. He is a grad. adj
uate of Brown university and his life has
been largely devoted to educational work
his alma mater from 1853 to 1860 and occu-
pied the position of presidenl OF the State
university of Vermont for five years be-
fore being called to Michigan. He was en-
gagged in journalistic work in Providence
from 1860 to 1866. In 1850 Mr.. Angel was
appointed minister to Chr,. serving until
1881. He has had considerable experience
in negotiating treaties. He represented the
United States in preparing treaties with
China for the exclusion of Chinese laborers
and was one of the representatives of this
country In negotiating. the Newfoundland
treaties, which failed of ratification by the
senate. Mr.. Angel is a Congregationallst
and has been quite prominent I'm church af-
fairs. His appointment was sought espe-
cially by the members OF this church.
which has a greater number OF missionaries
In the Turkish field than any other denomi-
nation. 1t Is expected by them that he will
give especial attention to the protection
of American missionaries I'm Turkey.