Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07

congressional district Of Wisconsin. Mr.
Charles H. Weisse. After high school
education Mr.. Weisse went into the tan
ming business with his father. He started
as an employee, but Is nov the head of the
big establishment at Sheboygan Falls.
which Is his home, and near which he was
born. on a farm. in October 1866. Mr..
Wefsse is a stanch democrat, and his pop
ularity Is attested by the fact that last
fall he was elected from a district which
had been strongly republican two years
before.
Mr.. weisse's first education was in n
German private school. after which he en-
tered the public high school. 1t at the
age of fourteen that he entered his ia
theirs tannery as a tanner. Eight years
later he was admitted to partnership, and
since his fathers death iT 1897 has had
| full charge of the business. Associated
with him in the tannery are his four
brothers.
Since his youth Mr. weisse has been
very popular with his fellow-townsmen
and those with whom he has been thrown
in contact. He has been chairman or the
board of village trustees four times. hav-
ing first been elected to the office Mt the
age of twenty-siX. when he received 3bZ
votes. the total number cast. In the hfty
years history of the village he Is the only
town officer to have made such a record
He has held other town offices from time to
time
Mr. Weisse made his first bid for Con-
gress in 1900, when his county was included
| in the old fifth district of Wisconsin. His
republican opponent, S. S. Barney, was sue
cessful by 5000 plurality. The district had
heretofore gone republican by majorities
ranging above 10000 so the decided cut in
this figure was regarded distinct trib-
ute to the democratic nominee 1t was the
only district where a democratic gain was
made. With the Encouragement of the dis
tricts after the last census Mr. Weisse was
eligible for election from the sixth Wiscon-
sin district. He was nominated and car
ried the day, the counties that had formerly
given Mckinley 1.5I6 majority giving Mr..
Weisse plurality of more than 5000.
j. A. Beall.
Jack Beall, a thorough Texan, born and
bred. comes from the lone star state to the
national House Of Representatives with an
already well defined legislative career. For
three years he served a member Of the
lower body of the Texas legislature. and
for four years more was state senator.
Mr.. Beall is to represent the fifth congress
sional district. which is made up of the
counties of Bosque, Dallas. Ellis, Hill and
Rockwell. He is 2 resident of WaXahachie,
and was born in Ellis county October %,
| 1866. His father was Richard Beall and his
| mothers maiden name was Adelaide Pierce.
Both were Kentuckians and were among
! the early settlers OF Texas
Representative Beall was reared on q
| farm, among all the strenuosty of the early
| days in the big southwestern common
wealth. When he was not attending one of
| the old-fashioned country schools in the
nefghborhood of his fathers house Young
Jack was astride bucking bronchos njoying
| all the boyhood pleasures to be found In a
rough and sparseiy settled country.
While yet youth. however he settled
down to the serious duties of life be-
| coming a school teacher in his eighteenth
| year. AT the age of twenty Mr. Beall en-
| tered the literary department of the Uni
! versity OF Texas. Three years later he en-
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| uating therefrom I'm 1890. Since that time
| he has been engaged in the practice Of
law. being meanwhile in the state legisla-
| ture He was elected last fall to represent
| the fifth district, receiving 1873 votes to
| lob cast for S. II. Lumpkn republican,
VIM. Bailey Lamar.
William Bailey Lamar of the third
Florida district bears a name that has
| been distinguished throughout the south
| and which has been honored in Congress
ere now. Mr.. Lamar Is a son of Thompson
Il. Lamar. colonel of the 9TH Florida Regi-
nent. who was killed before Petersburg IN
July, 1854. al the head of his regiment.
The subject of this sketch was born In
Jefferson county. Fla, in 1853. but for some
years resided in Georgia. He was educated
at the jefferson Academy. Monticello Fla,
and at the University of Georgia At Athens
In 1915 he graduated from the Lebanon
Law School Lebanon. Tenn, and resided
for a time in Tupelo. Miss. as the law
partner of Private John Allen.
Possibly Mr. Lamar obtained his bent
for politics and craftsmanship from the
Sage of Tupelo.' for it was noticed that
he soon became ambitious for honors. HIS
first office was clerk of the circuit court OF
Jefferson county. Fla, after which IL he
came county judge. In 1856 he was sent
to the lower house of the Florida legisla-
ture and was chosen speaker when Mr.
Pasco was elevated to the United States
Senate, but declined the office. He WIS
elected attorney general of Florida In 1883
ana reelected for three successive terms OF
| four years each. In 1902 Mr.. Lamars
| friends urged him to come to Congress, and
he the nomination in a democratic
primary over two opponents by majority
vote. His election not contested by
the republicans of his district
Geo. D. McCreary.
George D. McCreary of the sixth Penn
sylvania district had only J01 votes cast
against him. and those by prohibtionists.
His is one of the Philadelphia districts
crea ted under the new apportionment, and
Mr.. McCreary represents it as a republican.
He was born in 1876 and his early years
were spent in the anthracite coal region.
where his father was one of the pioneer
Goa, operators. In 1864 he went to Phtla-
delphia and was educated in the common
He left college in his junior year to go into
business with his father.
In 1870 he began his Independent bust
ness career in the coal trade, but retired
in 1879 to take charge of his fathers es-
tate
In 1882 he became interested in municipal
affairs in Philadelphia, and In 1891 was
elected city and county treasurer. he Is
man of culture and has travelled extensive.
ly in this and other countries.
B. G. Humphreys.
Benjamin Grub Humphreys. representa-
tive in the Fifty-eighth Congress of the
third district in Mississippi, is the son of
a civil war general distinguished among the
confederate forces. Following out the
spirit of true Americanism, regardless Of
section, the son enlisted in theUnted States
army in the war with Spain. serving under
General Fitzhugh Lee. Mr.. Humphreys
has been prominent In the party councils
of his state for many years, and was twice