Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
npa9n Generals Of Two Great Political Parties'

mittee. is a lawyer. He was born ~
Bayside, N. T.. June "a. 1854. =
Nicoll is graduate of ST. Paui's
Concord, n. H., and of Princete
yersity He is also an aluRElsl
| Columbia Law school. IL iS
elected district attorney ant
been prominent in TamE.,.&.3
Mr.. Nicoll was member af
tutional convention of 1884
George Foster Peabody fire
of the Democratic national &C.
is a banker. He is native sf as
bus. Ca, and is about fiftytwo yes.
of age. He is director cha sraAfn /,
board and vice president IN ilulaerou.
railroad companies. He is also q d.
rector in the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION of Brooklyn. Mr.. Peabody is
bachelor. His city residence is IL
Brooklyn, and his country seat is al
Caldwell, Lake George.
August Belmont is New York bank
er and the son of banker OF the same
name. now deceased. He Is f1fty-one
years of age and a graduate of Har-
ward. The banking house OF which he
is the head is the American repre-
sentative Of the Rothschilds. Mr.. Bel
mont Is the financial promoter OF the
great metropolitan underground rail-
way. He is an officer or director In nu-
merous banking and railroad enter
prises and a member Of most of the
leading social organizations Of the me-
tropolis.
John Roll Mclean is the proprietor
.. of the Cincinnati Enquirer. the leading
Democratic paper of Ohio, founded by
his father Washington Mclean. Mr.
Mclean was born in Cincinnati fifty
six years ago. He is Harvard man
and has long been prominent in state
and national politics. In 1890 he was
the Democratic candidate for governor
OF Ohio, but was defeated by George X
Nash. He has been Ohio member OF
the Democratic national COMMITTEES fol
several years Mr.. Mclean now resides
in Washington.
Thomas Staples Martin has beer
United States senator from Virginia
since 1896. He is fifty-seven years Of
age and was born at Scottsville. Va.
near the farm on which he now lives
Mr.. Martin was educated at the Uni
versity Of Virginia and is lawyer by
profession. He served in the Confed-
crate service luS SISii wal
james McClurg Guffey Is noted pc
troleum producer. He was born IN
Westmoreland county, Pa. in 1889. he
engaged in the production of oil and
gas In 1872 and is probably the largest
individual producer in America. MT
Guffey has long been power IN Dem
ocratic politics. but has never been q
candidate for office. He is resident
of Pittsburg.
James Smith Jr is banker, manu-
facturer and ex-United States senator
from New Jersey. Born at Newark
N. j., June 12, 1851, he was educated
in the public schools and at an early
age became engaged in the manufac-
ture of leather. He is now one of the
largest producers of that commodity IN
the world. Mr.. Smith has been mem
Der of the Democratic national COM
mittee for many years. He was elected
United States senator in 1898 and
served six years.
Timothy E. Ryan is a lawyer. he Is
a native of Washington county, N Y.
and is fifty-fo years of age. He went
to Wisconsin at an early age ana is an
alumnus of the State university. MT
Ryan, although prominent in Wiscon-
sin politics, has not been an office
holder. He is one of the most noted
and successful attorneys in the state
He was the Democratic candidate FOR
United States senator in 1899, but was
not elected.
The new secretary of the Democratic
national executive committee is urey
Woodson. proprietor Of the Owensboro
(Ky.) Messenger and the Paducah
(Ky.) News-D Democrat. He has fol-
some time been active In state and ma
tional politics and was an Intimate
friend Of the late Governor GoebeL
CHAHLEa JOHNSON