The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-18

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graduated - :>e.. RG: ss:ac r.cro;.t
,a the 6;ia s::ia:f Il Lam. and ,iscarTei
L, tire .awNe:,s' les: os:ll :n Wss. vtr-
:::a:a. .1s had on y tss pro: ssso-ss..p ;:-:-
Il: ,Ssi, wasa ne resigned am .esin p-ac,
lice IL tha.!ssion y partnership With his
cous!n, Captain George Baylor, having i
fu:. pTaG,ices a.rIGsi from he starr. ard
gaining rr1al!:egtc, 10. ca.x az an aav5-
Gaze, but as of:sn se:ec:ed .cr f:Guc.a:y !
trusts.
HIS ENTRANCE INTO POLITICS.
He first er;erea po.it:cS n .>S; as de-
ecate 10 tie National Den.ecra::c Ccnve:i-
his STATE as e.ector At :a.gc on the 1a:;-
cock ticket. which attracted much atitn-
ton II lSS2 he was asked by the unan-
:nlous vote Of the regents to take ,!ie pres
.dency of the West Virginia State Jn.ver-
sity and reluctantly accepted. entering on
his duties September 9Th. On September
2Dth he was nominated by acclamat!on as
the Democratic candidate for Congress
from his district and was elected on the
second Tuesday in October following. He
resigned his position at the University with
the beginning Of his congressional term,
March Attn, 1883, but On the unanimous pc
tition of regents, faculty and students
served until the end of the session, in
June, refusing pay for this period. Mr..
Wilson was Reelected to Congress five
times He was again the nominee in 1884.
but was defeated DT Hon 4, G. Dayton,
Republican.
A TARIFF REFoaaIER
HIS twelve years of congressional SER
vice wers marked by hard work, steady
devotion 10 principle, increasing influence,
reputation and prominence in the coun-
try
As he had been an outspoken and earn
est advocate Of Mr. Cleve4and's nominal
ton N 1892, he Was selected By The friends
OF the latter for permanent chairman OF
the National. Democratic Convention al
Chicago. and his speech on assuming the
chair. as also his subsequent address in
forming Mr. Cleveland Of his nomination,
In the Madison Square Garden. was re-
sarded as a masterpiece Of political ora
tory and kndiel the most intense enthu-
siaSm.
Meanwhile Speaker Crisp, N response to
what seemed a clear designation OF public
opinion, had appointed him chairman OF
the Ways and Means COMMITTEES. which
was 10 prepare the tariff bill promised py
the Democratic party as its chief nilsson
on being given the control OF the govern
ment This was a task Of the most sur
passing magnitude and difficulty. ana MI
Wilson entered upon il with Il zeal. dcFo-
ton and capacity commensurate with its
greatness. Before Christmas he had re-
ported the bill known as the Wilson bill
The Wilson bill having passed the
House. Mr. Wilson sought rest in a trip
TO Mexico. but was stricken down with
typhoid fever from the very evening he
crossed the Rio Grande. Tor weeks he
lay iii and suffering in that country, and
not able to return Hume until the middle
of Nav, still weakened and exhausted by
his Illness.
As stated, AIr. Wilson was defeated
for the ffty-foucth Congress BY Mt.
DAYTON. but before his term expired as
a member Of the F'ifty-thrd Congress
he was nominated for Postmast r-Gen-
erai by President Cleveland and promptly
confirmed by the United States Senate.
OTHER HONCRS.
He was for two congresses n regent of
Tho Smithsonian Institution on the part
Of the House. was a member of quite
a number Of learned societies, ana
received the degree of Doctor Of Laws
from Hampden-Sidney Collcse and the
Columbian University. In 1890 he was
offered the presidency ef the Missouri
University. and in 1891 that of the Rich
n,onl College, Va. both OF which he
declined.
Mr.. Wilson was married IL 1869 to Miss
Mamie Huntington, daughter of Rev. Dr..
HUNTINGTON, Of the Columbian University,
and mas family Of six children.
Mr.. Wilson was elected president of
Washington and Lee University on Feb
iuary Il, 1897