The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-03
PEACE COMMISSIONERS

PEACE COMMISSIONERS
who win Rsprssont the Unltod Stated at
the Paris COnforonso-SketeioS Of Day.
Davis, Frye and Rsid.
william n. Day was born Mt Raven
ma. Ohio, on April II. 1919. and came Of a
race OF lawyers, his father, the late
Chief Justice Luther Day having been
a prominent lawyer for many years. His
Maternal and maternal grandfathers
were supreme court justices. He was
graduated from the University OF Mich
iran in the class OF 40, and studied law
IN the law department Of the same uni
vcrsIty, and was admitted to the bar in
1871 In october Of that year he settled
IN Canton, and formed law partnership
Nth william A. Lynch. In 1885 he was
elected to the bench OF the common pleas
court by both political parties, and In
1859 he was appointed judge Of the United
States district court for the northern dis
trIct Of Ohio by President Harrison. but
falling health compelled him to resign
before taking ofice.
Early in his administration President
Mckinley appointed Judge Day assist
ant secretary of state. Owing to the Ill
health Of Secretary Sherman, the duties
o, the secretaryshtp largely devolved
upon him throughout the administra-
tlon. On April 2s he became secretary,
and his conduet OF the important and
delicate negotiations preceding the de-
clarion of war. as well as those dur
ing its progress, has elected the APP
proyal Of the country.
cushman Kellogg Davis is the chair
man Of the foreign relations committee
o, the senate. He represents the state
Of Minnesota, and mis- home Is In st.
Poul Senator Davis was born In Hen
derson, Jefferson county, New York, on /
June l6. 1888. and began life in humble
circumstances After receiving COM
mon school education, he entered the
University OF Michigan, from which he
was graduated in June. 1851.
From 1862 to 1854 he was first lieu
tenant OF the Twenty-elghth Wisconsin
infantry. After he had studied law and
begun the practice of his profession in
g. Paul, he entered politics, In 1867 he
was elected member OF The Minnesota
legislature, and he was United States
district attorney for his state from 1868
to 1919. He was elected governor of
Minnesota in 1874. and served one term
in that office. His first election to the
United States senate made him the sue
cessor OF S. j. R. Mcmillan, also Re-
publican. He took his seat on March
l. 1887. In 1898 he was reelected. He
is an attractive speaker and an authority
on International law.
William Pierce Frye was born in
Lewiston, Me-, on September 2, 1882. He
was graduated from Boweoln College In
1880 studied law and practiced his pro-
fesslon at Rockland and at his native
place. In 1861, 1862, and 1851 he was
member OF the Maine state legislature,
and in 1854 a presidential elector. He
was mayor OF Lewiston, lS66-'6I, and
state attorney general. lS67-'69.
He was elected a member of the ma
tlonal Republican executive committee
in 1872, was reelected In 1875 and 1880,
and served as delegate 70 national Re-
publican conventions In the same years.
He was a member Of the house OF repre-
sentatIves from the FOrty-second to the
Forty-seventh Congress. In 1881 he was
elected United States senator to fill
out the term OF James G. Blaine, who
had resigned to become secretary OF
state. He was reelected to the senate
in 1853, and every term since, and was
chosen president pro tempore OF the
senate by the unanimous vote OF his
colleagues In 1885.
Senator Frye has always had pow
eriul influence upOnhstate and national
affairs. He has been n close and care
full student OF American and foreign
history. His persistent efforts through
Eve Congresses in respect TO the Gene
va awards, securing at last the rights of
the losers.Is one OF his greatest achieve
ments. His efforts toward securing the
abrogation Of the fishery articles of the
treaty with Great Britain; his success
ful work In respect to Samoan AFFAIRS,
securing an honorable settlement OF ex-
listing complications; his bill providing
for n Congress OF American nations,and
another for a maritime congress; his
postal subsidy bill, his tonnage bill, and
others OF national Importance, all show
his ability as a legislator and diHlo-
matist.
whltelaw Reid was born near Xenla,
O.. on October "a. 1897. He was gradu-
ated at Miami University in 1856. After
acting for a year or more as superln-
tendent OF the graded schools OF South
Charleston, o., he bought and edited
the $enla News. He Joined the Re-
publican party at its birth, and made
political speeches for Fremont In 1856
and advocated in the News the nomina-
ton Of Lincoln in 1860. He became city
editor OF the Cincinnati Gazette, but at
the outbreak OF the civil war Joined the
stan Of General Rosecrans. He was
also war correspondent OF the Gazette,
writing over the signature Of agate"
In 1863 he was appointed librarian OF
the house OF representatives..
In 1858 he became one OF the editors
OF the Cincinnati Gazette, but late in
the same year was invited b. Horace
Greeley to Join the editorial stan OF the
Tribune. The following year he became
It's managing editor. and upon the nom-
lnation OF Greeley for President, In 1879,
Mr. Reid became editor-ln-chleE When
the former died. In the fall OF that year,
he became chief proprietor, as well as