The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-07-14
WHO
IN The
TAFT PARTY

The following details concerning a
number of those composing the Taft
party are compiled from who's Who in
America"
WILLIAM BOURKE COCHRAN.
Lawyer. orator, b. Ireland, Feby IS,
1864; ed. in Ireland and France; came
to U. S. 1871; taught in private acad.;
later prin of a public school in West
chester Co., Ny, then a lawyer, soon
becoming prominent i'm New York city
politics; made noteworthy speeches at
Nat. Dem. Cows. 1884 and 1892 oppos-
ing nomination of Cleveland; mem.
Congress, 1915. as Democrat. In 1896
became advocate of the gold standard
and campagned for Mckinley. On is
sue of anti-imperialism returned to
Dem. party, 1900, and campaigned for
Bryan. Residence; 763 5th Av. Office:
81 Nassau St, New York.
HENRY ALLEN COOPER.
Congressman. lawyer; b. Walworth
Co.. Wis: grad. Northwestern Univ,
1873: Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1875;
admitted to bar; dist atty Racine Co.,
! 1906; delegate to Nat. Rep. cow, 1884;
mem. BID. of ed'n, Racine, 1867; State
senator. 1879; mem. Congress, 1898
1905, list Wis. dist; Republican. Home:
! Racine, Wis.
| CHARLES CURTIS.
Congressman. lawyer; b. N. Topeka,
Shawnee Co., Kan, Jan. %, 1860; ed.
/ common schools; m. Nov. 27, 1884, An
ME E. Baird Topeka, Kan Admitted
| to bar, 1881, and engaged in practice;
atty Shawnee Co., 1SS4-S; mem. Con-
gress, 4th Kan. dist, 1899; from LIST
! Kan. dist. .1SS9-19O5; Republican. Home:
Topeka Kan.
DAVID A. DE ARMOND.
Congressman. lawyer b. Blair Co.,
Pa, March IS, 1874; reared on farm; ed
in common schools and at Williams
port Dickinson Sem; practiced law at
Butler, Mo-; presidential elector, 1884;
State senator, circuit judge and Mo.
Supreme Court commr. Mem Congress,
9Th Mo. dist, 1S91-19O5; Democrat. Ad-
dress; Butler Mo.
| EDWARD MITCHELL DRISCOLL.
| Congressman, lawyer; b. Syracuse. N.
/ Y. Feb 9, 1851; $. Michael and Ellen D.;
grad. Monroe Collegiate Inst, Eldridge
n. Y, 1872; Williams Coll, with dstin-
gushed honors, 1877; m Marry Nc
Lean. Syracuse. n. Y; 1856; admitted
to bar, 1879: prominent i'm negligence
actions against large corporations;
mem. Congress, 9th (now 29th) N. Y.
,t.1s II. 49,
21S Green st. Office: University Blk
Syracuse, n. Y.
EDMUND GEORGE FOSS.
Congressman, lawyer; b. Berkshire,
VT, July 2, 1868; grad. Harvard, 1885,
Union Coll. Law, LII. b., 1889; admitted
to Ill. bar same year; has since prac-
tced in Chicago. Mem. Congress, 1885,
1908, 18th Ill. dist, and 19O3-5, 10th dist;
Rep. Introduced bill to reorganize the
navy in 55th Congress; chamn. naval
COM, seth Congress. Home: AZ Gordon
Terrace, Chicago.
TASKER HOWARD BLISS.
Army officer; b. Lewisburg, Pa, Dec
81. 1858; $. George Ripley ODD, Ii. d.
and Mary A. b.; ed. Lewisburg Acad..
1853, enter Univ. at Lewisburg (now
Bucknel Univ.) 1869, and finished sop
homOre year; grad. West Point, 1875, u.
S. Arty. Sch. 1884, m. May "a, 1882, Ele-
anora E. Anderson, Rosemont Pa.
Served LIST U. S. Arty., 1S75-92; adj. Arty
Sch, 1SS4-5; rector of BID. apptd. by the
President, 1884, to report on mil. value
of Interior Water ways of the u. s.;
prof. mil. science U. S. Naval War Coll,
1855; a.-d.-c. to 1t. Gen. Schofield
comdg. U.S.A., and insp. rifle practice,
1885; transferred to subsistence dept.
1892; on sp'l transferred to subsistence
dept 1892; on sp'l duty with Sec. of War
1851; apptd. July, 1897 mil. attache at
U. s. legation, Madrid, on staff Minister
Stewart L. Woodford left Madrid April
81, 1895 date of declaration of war bet.
Spain and u. s. Served through Porto
Rican campaign, 1898, chief of staff 10
Maj.-Gen. James H. Wilson, cOmdg. LIST
div. 1st Army Corps; served oct. and
I Now 1898, i'm Cuba as men, BID. officers
to select camp sites for u. S. troops;
collector customs, port of Havana, and
chief Cuban Customs Service, Dec
1898. to May 90 1902. Apptd brig gen.
U.S.V.. April 26, 1901; brig-gen. U.S.A.
July 81, 1902; apptd. Nov. 10, 1902 spl
envoy to Cuba to negotiate treaty of
reciprocity bet, Cuba and the II. s;
pres. Army War Coll, since Aug u,
1903. Address: War Dept, Washington.
MURPHY JAMES FOSTER.
U. s. senator, lawyer; b. Franklin,
La, Jan. 70, 1S49 studied at Washing
ton and Lee Univ, 1S67-8; grad. Cum
berland Univ, 1870; grad. law dept,
Tulane Univ, 1871; engaged in law
practice Franklin, La. mem. La. SEN
ate, 1SSO-92 (pres. 1SS8-9O); led and won
fight against La. State lottery; mar
ried. Gov. La, 1S92-19OO; u. S. senator
La. 1907. Democrat. Address; Frank
lin, La.
EBENEZER ]. HILL.
Congressman; b. Redding, Conn, Aug
4, 1915; ed. public school, Norwalk, and
years at Yale CA NJ, 1892. Is pres