The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-31
MR.. BAYA.RD'S
PORTRAIT.
Henry c. Conrad Present.
ed II to Council
Last Night.

On behalf OF the public building DOM.
mittee OF City Council, City Solicitor
Conrad last night presented to Council
the excelleDt portrait In oil OF the late
Hon. Thomas 3. Bayard. The portrait
occupied prominent position In council
mired BY the members Of Council md the
city ofilciais who were present to hear Mr..
COnrads address on the life of the dis
tinguished Delawaroan.
Ms. Gherstein Pyle. who executed the
work was also pressnJ and was intro.
duced to tho Councilman by Nj Fisher
whom President Latch assigned TO the
pleasant duty.
Mr.. Conrad's speech was proceeded BY
the presentation by Mr.. Leary Of the pub.
lilo building oo,nmittse report concerning
the portrait He then announced that MI.
Conrad had been selected 10 prsseut the
Pc rtrait. and after President Leitoh an
nounced that Mr. Conrad needed no In
troduotion the solicitor said In part:
II accepted. with great deal Of pleas-
ure, the Invitation Of your committee to
present formally this portrait 1t has
struck me that there was q genuine AZ.
propriateness 10 securing this portrait. u
Is to hang In this hail. or what In the fu-
ture may be the City Hall. In this city
Thomas It. Bayard was born and here he
spent most Of his life.
when the news Of his death was 70.
Csived Wiimingtonians felt they had lost
their forinost citizen. His grandfather.
James A. Baysrd, represented this statein
Congress and for a full term In Senate
and was ons-of the Important men of the
times. He was ono OF tho commissioners
who framed the Treaty Of Client. In 1888,
Richard II. Bayard became United States
Senator and In addition to being chief
Justice Of this state. was ons Of the first
mayors Of this city. He was . son of the
elder n James a: Ba }I, 10 a 1851 another
another James A. Bayard, and liz served
until 1868. He resigned In that year be-
cause he considered 1t an insult to bo ask
cd to take what was known as the iron.
clad oath. In 1859 James A. Bayasd was
elected senator again for the short torn,
and Thomas +. Baya:d was elected to be
senator.
Thomas F. Bsyard's public career
really began in 1860, when lie was elected
senator. It was intended that be should
be merchant, and he went to New York
for that purpose. He came back and was
admitted 10 tho bar. He tried practice In
New York ind Philadelphia, but he re-
turned to Delaware. With that exception
be bud always lived In Delaware. He was
senator until 1885. when he was made SEQ
Rotary Of State by Mr.. Cleveland, and
uiltu Uuht paul WAUh uUhVk w ulHlJCAi MN
his country. When Mr. Cleveland was re-
elected Mr.. Bayard became emba ssador to
England. Those who saw him after 10
returned from England saw the signs Of
decline He lived but u year after his re-
Turn His career In many regards was
remarkable one, yet the service to this
country which will live longest, was that
while ambassador to England.
I'VE cnn remember how vituperAtive
In att a vnuda him hnt ale
most with one accord we can agree that 10
was the gospel Of peace praaohed by this
man that caused that great country 10
stand as our friend Ia tho recent war with
Spain. That service will live the longest.
"Ha was a learned lawyer. He was .
man thoroughly trained In stateoraft. He
was pub!i0-spirited citizen and q high.
minded gentleman. One Of the highest
compliments that was paid to him was
TINT he never forgot to bs gentleman"
MIR. Conrad alluded TO how kindly Mr.
Bayard had grested him when admitted to
the bur. That kindness, MIR. Conrad said,
made him Mr.. Bayard's friend.
He continued: The Council 10 to 10
on securing this portrait
The artist has done her part. May We
cherish his memory as you cherish this por.
patriotism and hand them down to the
men who CONS after u.s."
Mayor McLear said in accepting the por-
trait:
1T gives me great pleasure to accept this
poy trait on behalf Of tho city. knsw Mr,
Bayard since was boy. To all. to Re-
publican or Democrat, to rich man o.
a poor man he was the came Mr.. Bayald.
the same educated, broad minded gentle
man,
/ was glad when our friend who has
sincs left us made the motion to secure
this portrait hope that the portraits Of
other prominent Delawareans may follow
this one that we may show those who sue
coed Us an to visitors as well, tho kind Of
men that Delaware has produced "