New-York tribune., 1907-12-02

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Eugene w Leake Of New Jersey, was elected
from the 9Th District. He educated at
Andovcr and at the New York Law School He
has held no previous political office. Another
new member from New Jersey is James \.
Hamill. Of the 10Th District He, too. IS a
graduate of the New York Law School and has
been for four terms member of the lower
House OF the New Jersey Legislature, of which
he was last year the minority leader.
NEW YORKS SOLID SEVEN.
Seven new members viii take their seats with
tho New York delegation Charles V. Fornes,
Of the 18th District, is "A native of the state.
During his youth he worked on a farm and pail
his own expenses through school. He began his
career as n clerk in the office Of grain Iner-
chant and later became principal OF a public
school in Buffalo. lie president of the
Roard Of Aldermen OF New York from 1902 until
1906. when lie was elected to Congress. He sue
cecds William Randolph Hearst
William Willett. Jr. of the 1fth District. was
born in Brooklyn i'm 1863 He studied law at
the University OF the city Of New York after
working for some time at the wholesale dry
goods business. lie was a candidate from the
LIST Congress District. hut defeated. lie
succeeds New Yorll's political chameleon. Charles
\. Towue Samuel Mcmillan, from the 2lst Dis
trict. is the successor OF the late venerable John
Henry ketcham. whose long service in Congress
had won him the affection of every member Of
the House and the love OF his large constituency.
Mr.. Mcmillan was a Park Commissioner under
Mayor Strong and is ardent admirer OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt Although George Winthrop
Fairchild of the cath District has never before
held political office he has lee active business
life and has made a close study OF important
realty. Industrial and financial conditions. After
Il year on farm in his early life he became a
printer and worked for three years in a news
paper office Later he Joined the reportoriaI
staff and in some years became the owner of
paper.
Cyrus Durcy, the postmaster of Youngstown was
unanimously nominated successor to Represent
ative Littauer, OF the 25th District. lie has al
ways been a Republican, and for fifteen years
has been leader Of his party organization in his
county. He was elected supervisor when TWEEN
ty-four years of age. and served as a member
of the Republican State Committee in 1904
and 1906. Mr.. Durey is Il manufacturing um-
herman and is forty-four years old. A farmer
by occupation. George r Malby OF the 25th
District has also practised law IN his native
town Of Ogdensburg. lie was member of the
Assembly for four years. during of which he
was Speaker. He also served two years in the
Senate. and has always been a Republican.
Peter Augustus Porter. the man who "cow-ed'
James w Wadsworth in the 34th District is a
graduate of Yale University. He was mem
ber Of the Assembly in 1886 and 1887. introduc-
ing the first bill for the development of Niagara
power. lie nominated as an Independent
Republican candidate for Congress and was in
dorsed by the Democratic party and the Inde-
pendence League.
North Carolina sends two new members. Han
nibal p. Goodwin and Richard n. Hackctt Mr.
Goodwin, from the 9th District who is a graduate
of the University of North Carolina and Is q
member of the bar, has been Mayor of Dunn
State Senator and Democratic Presidential cleo
tor. Mr.. Hackett has always taken an active
interest in politics, and Was made chairman of
the Democratic State Executive Committee
when he was twenty-one years old. In 1898 he
was a candidate for the nomination 10 Congress-
bat lost by four votes. In his last campaign he
defeated T. Spencer Blackburn. the only Repub-
lican Representative from North Carolina vs.
oHIO'S EIGHT MEN.
Ohio contributes eight members to the
Goth Congress. OF these particular interest at
taches to Albert Douglas, Of the 11th successor
to the veteran General Grosvenor. Mr.. Doug
las is fifty-five years old ana has wide politi-
cal career behind him. AS early as 1876 he was
elected Prosecuting Attorney of his native
county. Since that time he has taken an active
interest in Ohio politics. and in 1896 was placed
on the state ticket eector- at-large When
the Electoral College met To cast its vote for
Mckinley he made its president. He is a
thorough student of the constitutional history of
Ohio and member of many historical and
archaeological societies.
The Sd District of Ohio was treated to a sur
prise when j. Eugene Harding was elected over
Ex-Governor James E. Campbell. Besides be-
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