Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

The prolonged rebellion in Cuba having de-
stroyed the productive capacity of that
country the father and son retired from the
business. Soon afterward the younger Mr..
Treat went to Delaware at the invitation of
the Old Dominion Steamship Company,
which was developing a line of steamers
and railroads, TO build some factories that
would enlarge the business and open UP the
country. He established large factories at
Frankfort and Georgetown, Delaware,
which became the leading manufactures of
fruit packages, butter plates and fancy
three-ply goods of the state, and which had
a market all over the world.
Career in Politics.
BY heritage of many generations he was
n democrat, but in his young manhood he
abandoned the faith of his forefathers and
became an ardent republican. With the late
James G.. Blaine he stumped the state Of
Maine during the Iatter's presidential cam
paign. Upon Senator Hales invitation he
canvassed his district and made the open
ing speech for the late Speaker Reed in his
first campaign for Congress In 1876.
His power of oratory and SIT Of organ
ization gave him great influence in politics
while he lived in Delaware. In 1sSS he was
elected a delegate-at-large to the republi-
can national convention at Chicago. He
espoused the cause of Benjamin Harrison
and succeeded in unifying the Delaware
delegation for him. When the fortunes of
Gen. Harrison before the convention were
into the conference and the general told
him afterward that he was one of the five
men who had made his nomination. He
was requested by the Indiana delegation to
second the nomination of Harrison, and
while the honor went to another he In an
epigrammatic, amusing speech which caught
the convention, seconded the nomination of
Vice President Morton. His prominence in
Ion tIa
nation for Congress from his home district
in Delaware, and he subsequently came
within two votes of being made United
States senator from that state-a miss which
the party leaders have regretted from that
day to this, as the Addicks controversy
dates from that time.
In the latter part of the eighties Mr. Treat
left Delaware and went to Baltimore, where
he carried on a manufacturing business for
few years In 1892 he moved to New
York city, and. while continuing his bust
ness interests, he soon entered actively into
the local politics of the city.
Mr.. Treats powers of leadership were
put to immediate use when he tired the
field of New York politics. In 49, he laid
out the plan of campaign and led the bat
tie which resulted in the political revo-
luton on the East Side in New York
Chauncey De3ew paid Mr.. Treat the COM
pliment of saying on that election night
that it took Yankee from Delaware to
teach New York politicians how to run
campaign.
In 1894 Mr.. Treat was elected member
of the New York county committee and
in 1895 was chosen by President Lauter-
bach to manage the campaign for the
county. which resulted in such a victory
for the republicans
Revenue Collector in New York.
In 1896 he was an active factor in the
Mckinley campaign, and in 1898 Presi-
dent Mckinley. unsought rendered him
the Office of collector of internal revenue
for the Wall street district of New York.
Root and Cornelius n. Bliss, Mr. Root at
the time remarking. IF Mr.. Treat will
accept this position do not offer IL to an
other man" AT the expiration of his four
years term In 1902 President Roosevelt
reappointed him to the same office.
! Mr.. Treat is a member of the Union
League Club OF New York, a director of
the Grant Monument ASSocia ton of New
York member of the West Side Repub-
lican Club of New York city, one of the
board of governors of the Republican
Club of the City of New York and mem
Der of several social clubs. In early man
| hood he was married to Miss Frances
Emily HuXford, daughter of family as
old and distinguished as his own.
Mr.. and Mrs. Treat have three daugii-
ters They are fine linguists and are pro-
as we'll as other musical instruments, and
all are good vocalists. The family spend
most Of their time at their country home
| In the Oranges, In New Jersey, are
Episcopalians and attend Grace Church,
| Orange, y. ].