New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

joseph McKenna was born In Philadelphia on
Angus, IT, 1888. but when he was twelve years OH
his parents moved % california and so he IL known
entirely as representative OF the far west Inc
family settled In Ben.cia. Solano County. ana
Joseph ATTENDED the public schools. Later he at
tended A collegiate institute at Denicis, studying
law urlcr Professor Abbot. He Was graduated from
the institute IN 1879. ard admitted TO practice
law before the Supreme Court OF California In mo
samo year he was elected Dlstrict-Attornoy OF SO
!ano County and went to 1--we al Fairfield. the coun
Is scat lie was reelected In 1851 At the expiration
o. his second term as Dlstr!ct-Auorney he moved
to suisun. a Few miles from Fa!rncM. and began
the practice 81 law in which ne highly success
ful
In 1875 Nj NcKerna was elected 20 the Leg!sia-
ure ami he served In that body ig:ing the session
Of 1875 TIL, brief experience as lawmaker
served rs N incentive - the ambitious young law
ye- and In 1870 tho Republicans OF the lIId Con-
gross District nominated him ,or Congress. lie was
defeated Again. IN isfS he was a candidate. and
was again defeated. In 1885, nc was successful and
represented tho ia California District in the
XLINth. Lth and List Congresses Ho served on
the House Committee on Claims n FIRST. and after
ward on the Committee Ways and Means. where
no came into clono contact with Major Mckinley.
and WAS the only member Of the committee from a
State west q tho Rocky Mountains, lie won an
honorable ami conspicuous rank In the House dur
Ing his memhcrshlp OF H.
Representative Mckeana United States Circu;
Judge ior the N.nth or Pacific Slope Circuit TO sue
coed Lorenzo sawyer. ITS appointment was re-
gtricl as ono OF President Iarrison's numerous
Manifestations q excellent judgment IN selecting
Ien,r f,ter Nrkrnna'e selection Tor a place I'm
the Cabinet Was announced at Canton on February
3. His bcst-known work ls Acknowledgement has
BEEN RE opinion on section :? %, thc p.hSey Jaw
and tho settlement OF the Union Pacihc debt.
Judge Mcken was married In 1863 TO Mics
Amanda +. Borucmann. OF San Francisco. They
n Ia ron
Judge H. thoroughly domestic His favorits recrea-
lions are hunting and tahing. In religion ne Is a
Roman Cath9Ac lie l. o. medium heiEht w WIN
gray. lie wears mustache. and his beard In
always c,oscy cropped.
Charles G. Dawes OF Evanston. H., was born In
Marietta. ohio. GA August e. 1865. lie vas edu,
Gated Marietta. attending tho public school and
being graduated at Marietta College with honors In
1874. lie then attended the Cincinnati Law school
college and law school and FOR time after his hnal
graduation be worked as civil engineer. becoming
ton OF the Toledo and OHIO Central. In April 1885,
lac went To Lincoln Neb. whore for seven years he
while there hc TOOK an dcUFc part IN puh!lc aualIs
ana a recognized leader IN the discussion OF the
frc!ghtrate schedules or Nebraska about the time
OF the passage az tho Interstate commerce. law RE
is a student OF finance and In 1874 published n book
entitled "rhc Banking system OF the United
States" he became interested In the gas business
removing % Illinois In 1894 lie was the executive
head OF the Mckinley movement IN tho contest In
kinney at The Springfield convention in April. 1896
lie was made the member from Illinois OF the Elk
ecutlve Committee OF the Republican National Com
Mis- caro- D. Blymyer. o. Cincinnati. and they have
two children n boy OF seven and girl OF Ave years
Of age Nj Dawes Is son OF. General r. r.
Der ~ Congress from that state ana ono OF the
commanders OF tho old iron Brigade" OF Wisconsin