The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

loo3 ana enlisted With the tOurteentl
United states Infantry on Feb. %, 1906, ana
served as regimental uuarteTmaster and as
depot Quartermaster at Ogden, Titan, until
Feb. l. 1876 Before he left the army he
built pork-packing house at Marion, and
on his retirement he located there and en-
tered business: His political career began
IN 1876 when he was candidate for Con-
gress, but failed to receive the nomination.
The district was at that time composed of
seven counties and extended clear around to
Johnson county. In 1889 he was elected TO
Congress and served in the FOrty-seVenth,
Forty-elghth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, Fifty
fourth, Fifty-ffth and Fifty-siXth Con-
crosses In 1880 he was appointed Governor
Of Oklahoma and went there expecting to
remain but short time, organizing the
territory, but the capital war broke out
and Major Steele remained long enough to
show the people that his intentions were OF
tie best, and in this he succeeded. He dem
onstrated that he acted according to his best
judgment He is member Of the ways and
means committee and is the first Republican
from Indiana to have served on that commit
tee when the Republicans were in the ma
Jorlty and to participate in the framing OF
tariff bill He is valued member OF
tant government boards Major Steele's son
is in the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and
his daughter is the wife of Representative
Albert J. Beveridge was born during the
civil war on farm on the borders of High
land county, Ohio. His father and all his
brothers were away at the war and at the
close Of that struggle Beverages father lost
all his property. and the family moved to
life was one of hardship. When twelve he
was ploWbOy, at fourteen he was work
ing as a DAY laborer on railroad work; at
fifteen he became logger and teamster
and by reason of natural command of
men was placed in charge of the logging
camp. He went through the high school by
working lit nights and in the morning and
borrowed $50 to go to college on. he got
through his first year by working as steward
of a club and by the end of the year ne
had taken prizes in philosophy, science and
oratory sufficient to pay two years ex-
penses. He was compelled to begin college
late each year ana quit early IN ofder 10
go to work. The strain proved too much for
him and to recover his health Mr.. Bever-
idge went West and for some time lived
with the cowboys. He then came to this
city, where he read law in the office of
Senator Mcdonald. Young Beveridge. lived
on two meals day while doing so. At the
end of the first year he was made manag-
ing clerk. After his admission to the bar
the cases which came to him were OF great
Importance and his first pleading before q
court was in the Supreme Court. His career
as q political speaker commenced IN the
Blaine campaign and he has since Stumped
the State in every campaign. His first adj
dress was in a blacksmith shop in Parke
county and he has passed through every
prominent clubs in the country. In 1898 he
was invited by the Union League Club, Of
at its Washington's birthday banquet and
this address created such sensation that
he was requested to close the Republican
national campaign at the Auditorium IN
Chicago. For this purpose a committee from
the Marquette Club and the national COM
mittee came here to extend the invitation.
The address delivered by Mr.. Beveridge at
that time attracted widespread attention,
as it was reply to the speech of Altgeld
in support of the state-right plank of the
Chicago platform. The Bar Association of
Pittsburg invited Mr.. Beverage to deliver
the annual address before that organization
and his address on The Vitality or the
American Constitution" was such master
~ one that it was printed by the association;
Mr. BeVeridge next delivered the principal
address before the Rpnubp9n (flnD of New
York at it's celebration of LAncolns birth
day. At the celebration of Grants birthday
in 1898, Mr. Beverage was invited by the
MiddleseX Club. Of Boston, to deliver the
principal address. He was also invited to
speak before the peace jubilee in Chicago
and to close the campaign in Massachusetts,
but declined both on account of prior en-
gagements in this State He has never
sought political office and with the eXcep-
ton of the time spent in giving these ad-
dresses has devoted himself to his law prac-
tice. Mr.. BeVeridge married a Miss Langs-
dale, of Greencastle, but has no children.
Robert S. Taylor is a Buckeye, having
been born near Chillicothe, o. May %, 1898
Judge TaylOr's first home was log cabin,
which was practically fort, having been
so constructed to resist attacks by In
dians. He was the eldest child of Pres
byterian minister, and when six years old
his parents removed to Jay county this
State, where his father had charge OF Llber
College 1t was in this institution that
Judge Taylor received his education. The
night he graduated and just after the diplo-
mas were given out Judge Taylor and
ScNOOlIQdles a MISS Wright, OF INdnQOiDH
county, stepped to the front of the stage and
were married, to the utter amazement of
Judge Taylor's mother and sister. The sis
ter was the first to recover from her aston
ishment, and at once hurried home to pre-
pare a wedding supper for the bride and
groom. Judge Taylor began the study of
law with Judge Jacob Haynes, of Portland
and when he was twenty-one years of age
he removed to Fort Wayne, where he has
since lived He there first entered the Of
flee of l.. M. Ninde, who is still living. II
was elected prosecuting attorney and served
in that office in 1867 and 1868 From 1868 to
1870 he was judge of the Court of Common
Pleas. The year afterwards he was elected
to the Legislature, and after having served
this term he was again chosen as judge.
He was once a candidate for Congress, but
was defeated; In 1881 he was appointed
member of the Mississippi River Commits
sion, and has since held that place. He is
an expert electrical and patent attorney, and
was retained by the government in the ia
nous litigation against the Bell Tele-
phone Company. He has been in many
cases of national Importance, and is now the
attorney for the Independent telephone COM
panies Of the State. He was a member of
the Monetary Commission in 1887.
j. Frank Hanly is a native of Illinois,
having been born near St. Joseph. Cham
paign county, April T. 1863. Up until Nov.
50, 1879, Hany in all attended school Just one
year His father was an invalid and his
mother was blind from the time Hanly was
eleven years old. The country in which
they lived was heavily timbered. and they
were three or four miles from the nearest
neighbor. Young Hanly worked at clearing
this land, and the only schooling he had was
in a subscription school and was taught by
his father. The rest of his education was
self-secured. After he was eleven years of
age he worked on farm until 1879, when he
removed to Williamsport, Warren county.
He continued his work on a farm there I'M
til 1871, when he was married. He then
commenced to teach school in Warren
county, and in one year held the highest
grade Of county license. Until 1889 he taught
school in the winter and dug bitches during
the summer The last two years of his
teaching he taught the regular high school
course. except the languages. During all
this time he had been reading law in his
spare moments from books he borrowed
from Judge Rabb. on April 8, 1889 he was
admitted to the bar and at once commenced
the practice of law in Williamsport. He was
elected state senator in 1890 from Fountain
and Warren counties and was sent to Con-
Sress in 1894 from the old Ninth district
He served but one term. as his district was
changed during his term and he was de-
feated for the denomination by fifty-two
one-hundredths of a vote. In 1896 he moved
to Lafayette and formed partnership with
State Senator Will Wood, where he has
since resided. Mr.. Hanly is married and
has family of two children-a girl fifteen
years of age and boy three years old
BeveridGe'S support in Anderson.