The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-28
SKETCH OF CAREER
OF SENATOR DAVIS.
Was = SeIf-Made MAN, = soldier,
student. Lawyer and One of
Americas Ablest statesmen.

AUAtat Stuten@ 60.
cushman Ksllogs Davis wa. born az
. moved during childhood with his parents
to Waukesha. Wis, and there attended
school After attending the common
IN Carroll college at waukesha. prepar-
ing himself for the University OF Michi-
gan, from which he graduated in 1857.
p"s,,,on n,s ooy ,nSa he near spms s sas
r. now a suburb Of Milwaukee. After
his graduation he entered the law once
OF Alexandsr w Randall, afterward war gar
practice 81 his profession at Waukesha.
soon after the breaking out Of the
civil wR he enlisted In the Union army
lieutenant in the Twenty-eigfth wiscon-
sin infantry. Soon after the close Of
the war he removed To Minnesota, and
Gon@ 70 e. as hs a q ss sH ps
nsrship with his army chief. Cen w. A.
.iorman, ex-governor OF Minnesota terri
tory In 1858 he was elected 20 the state
pointed United States district attorney.
serving five years In that position.
Elected Gevernsr.
In is7s. by majority Of one vote. he
was nominated by the Republicans for
governor and elected by majority OF
being whether he state should s' control miro
the charges OF railroads Gov. Davis
asserted this right. and such legislation
was enacted and enforced during his
During q proiracted senatorial contest
at that session Gov Davis was one OF
The. candidates. but Chief Justice Mac
MILAN was finally elected.
II was at this time that the great
Erasshopper plague devastated South
western Minnesota. and Gov. Davis raised
over xlutaoa In money, besides supplies.
for the victims of the plague
Gov. Davis declined q denomination and
resumed the practice Of law. His sue
ss ss IN a sr tna,s sSusy rssained him to
the case OF the state OF Wisconsin against
the city OF Duluth and the state OF Min
nesota. 70 restrain the opening % the
present Duluth ship canal. through which
Al the commences. Of the port now passes.
Mr. Davis won the suit for Minnesota
lie continued In the practice ~ law
ton to politics In 1854 he headed the
Blaine delegation TO Chicago. where he
made one q the nominating speeches for
that candidate.
Sent 60 the senate.
Daring Jsss many Of the state news
papers advocated his .clecsion as United
siatc* senator. and when the legislature
~ l@s met senator Mcmillan withdrew
~ candidats Ter re~eiecflon and Mr.
Davis received every vote
Senator Davis arst chairrnanshIp ~, the
senate was OF the committee on psnsions
which he held throughout his first term.
re VAS author OF the pension las Of
iSE. which terminated the demands for
excessive pension legislation and also
satisfied the old soldiers
rs = rn~rh<r ~ the committee or, terri
The admission ~ inr Dakntas 20 stase.
hood. nlakias nis Hrst speech In the sen-
ATE on that subject
AZ student ana an authority on inter.
national law Senator Davis furnished
briefs 70 President Harrison and Secr~-
tay 9f state bietae On the Chiisau dis
pnse and the beriag sea controversy.
sauis ase Marie xnsn canal eArrsed "a
successful result legislation the wisdom
q witch has sines beea amply aemon-
n 80 fhe Republican legislative can.
Gus voted ~ fases ~ tha rt.eiecsian ~
Senator Nayls. bat before the iekisla-
ss.,e s.1se 50 VIC s''sssTthlp ysrtes IN
fte3 seA ~ "A tn& tnFlfy ~ one Affhanuh
th9 Republicans had i majority * if ~
jnsnt ballot
"A rme.rfsat Pest.
~ the texirninx ~ has sag0nd tarsr
senator Davis ~as rsaems ~ a. eS,,e
iritter 90 foreign relations ard whsn
Senator St4rnan ~as Transferred 4, th@
saelaet ~ prnsssxni NJ kialsv. Eenatev
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LITERARY Attachments.
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