The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-08-23
Five Men Who Will Prepare lila.
waits Organic Act.
COMMISSION CA STRONG ONE
Senator Cuiiom IL Chairman The
Veteran John r. Morgan-Con-
gresham Hitt-lsland Men.
SENATOR CULLOM.

Hawaiian Commission was born in
Wayne County, KY, November %,
1929. His father removed TO Tazewell
County, Ills, the following year. He
received an academic and university
education. In the fall OF 1858 he went
TO Springfield to study law and has
since resided there. Immediately upon
receiving license to practice he was
elected city attorney. lie continued to
practice law until he took his seat in
the House of Representatives in 1865.
He was a presidential elector in 1856
on the Fillmore ticket. He was elected
a member OF the House Of Representa-
tives OF the Illinois Legislature in
1856, 1860. 1872 and 1874 and was
speaker in 1861 and 1873. He served
from Illinois in the House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington from De-
cember 4, 1865 to March 3, 1871. He
was a delegate to the first Republican
convention at Philadelphia in 1872, be-
ing chairman of the Illinois delegation.
He placed General Grant In nomina-
ton. Mr.. Cullom was elected Governor
OF Illinois in 1876 and was reelected
10 the United States Senate as n Re-
publican, to succeed David Davis, in
dependent Democrat Mr.. Cullom took
his seat in the Senate December 4,
1888 and was reelected in 1888 and in
1894. His term Of service will expire
March 3, 1901. Mr.. Cullom has always
been prominent in the field of nation
al politics. Both as representative
and as n senator, as well as while at
the head OF his State Government. he
has shown himself to be a keen public
list OF the stature OF a statesman.
SENATOR MORGAN.
John T. Morgan was born at Athens,
Tenn. June 20. 1924. He received an
academic education, chiefly in Ala
bama, to which State he was taken
when nine years of age. and where he
has since resided He studied law. was
admitted to the bar and practiced I'M
til his election to the Senate. He was
a Presidential elector in 1860 for the
State at large and voted for Brecken-
ridge and Lane. He was a delegate in
1861 from Dallas county to the State
convention which passed the ordinance
of secession. He Joined the Confede-
rate army in May, 1861 as a private
in Company !, Cahaba Rifles, and
when that company was assigned to
the Fifth Alabama regiment, under
Col. Robt. L. Rodes, he was elected
major and afterwards lieutenant-col-
onel of that regiment. He was COM
missiOned in 1862 as n colonel and
raised the fifty-first Alabama regiment.
He was appointed brigadier-general
in 1868 and assigned to a Virginia
brigade. but resigned to rejoin his re-
giment, whose colonel had been killed
in battle. Later In 1863 he was again
appointed brigadier-general and as
signed to an Alabama brigade which
included his regiment. After the war
he resumed the practice OF his pro-
fession at Selma, Ala. He was chosen
presidential elector for the State ut
large in 1876 and voted for Tilden and
Hendricks. He was elected to the
United States Senate as Democrat
and took his seat March 8, 1877, was
reelected in 1882, in 1888 and again
in 1894. His term will expire March
3. 1901. Senator Morgan Is well known
in Honolulu, having visited here for
several months last year. He has been
an annexationist for thirty years and
has been one Of the very foremost OF
all men in advocating and working
early and late for the union of the
United States and Hawaii.
CONGRESSMAN HIT.
Robert Roberts Hit was born at
Urbana, o., January 6. 1884, and was
aiken by his parents three years later
10 Ogle County. Ills. He was educated
at Rock River Seminary; now Mount
Morris college and at De Paw univer-
sity. He Was the first secretary Of
legation and charge d'affaires ad in
term at Paris from December. 1874.
TIL March, 1881. He was Assistant
Secretary of State at Washington in
1861. Mr.. Hit was elected to the
Forty-seventh Congress November Z.
1852, to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by
the death of r. NJ. A. Hawk. Mr.. Hit
has been in Congress as staunch
Republican ever since and has been a
leader both in the branch and in his
party. He has shown ability of the
first order In shaping legislation touch
ing the contact OF the United States
with other Governments. Mr.. Hit and
Senator cullom, as well as being poll