The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
Known as original second elective term Roosevelt

known as original second elective term Roosevelt
man
Frank O. Briggs. New Jersey; Rerublican-Forty-
five years old; West Point graduate; this being
only political ONCE he ever held. except that Of
state treasurer; bears remarkable resemblance 20
Col William r Cody ard Is known 20 his friends
as Buffalo Bill BugEs-
Norris Brown. Repubican-Bon at Maquokets
Iowa May 2 1853 As attorney general OF Nebraska
vigorously prosecuted corporations and was elected
b Senate on snti-railroad platform; known as t.e
publican Of advanced ideas and faTors election OF
senators BY direct vote. said 70 be s. poor he
does not own his own home. and IS popular with
the masses.
Charles Curtis. Republican. OF Topeka. hanS-
Born in what is now known as North Topeka,
Shawnee. KanA January 8. 1850; educated IN con-
mon schools Of Topeka; studied law With A. ID.
Case; has been newsbOy, butcher. and cab driver
elected 10 Fifty-sixth Fitty-serenth' Fnty-eiehth'
and Fifty-ninth Congress- Is popular with his con
stituents and known in Washington as man Of
ability.
jefferson Davis. Democrat. Of ArkanSas-Is noted
as platform speaker; is expected TO approach Sen
ator Tillman in feTyneSs picturesQueness and fer
vor: born in Little River Ark June q 1852; grad
uzte Of Vanderbilt University: admitted 70 the bar
in 1884 attorney general Of Arkansas in 1855 and
| governor from 1900 until January, l9G only gov
eTnor Of State elected three times.
Joseph ". Dixon. Republican, Of Montana-Born
! in Snow Camp. y. O., July 81, 1851 graduated
from GuIiford Coge May, ls7s; admitted TO the bar
December. 1884; served as assistant prosecuting at
torney Misscula Mont. from 1893 10 lss5; elected
/ prosecuting attorney In 1884 and served until ~
elected member Of the Montana legislature in 1900;
married Carrie NJ WordOn March 1885, delegate
st-larEe from Montana to Republican national con
TentiOn al Chicago in 1904; elected to t1fty-eghth
and Fifty-nnth congresses.
Thomas P. Gore Oklahoma; DemOcTat-Ihirty-
seven years old and totally blind; lost sight q one
eye when eight years old result Of accident. and
other at age Of eleven. while page IN Mississippi
senate as result a accident with cToss bow; kept
up education BY having school children and mem
\ bers OF his family read 10 him; entered Normal
College at sixteen and graduated with distinction.
his roommate having read aloud 20 him during tina,
/ time. At age Of twenty-five. IN lss2 graduated
with honors from Columbia Law School: went 70
Oklahoma in 1901 and served IN territorial senate
Simon Guggcnheim, Republican Of Cclorado-Born
/ December l. 1867. and became prominent politically
/ IN 1895 when he was put on. the ticket rs candi-
date for lieutenant governor, but name was removed
| because he was but twenty-nine years old Two
years later declined to for Office for busi-
reasons is multi-milionaire and has six broth-
who arc mili0nsires; these brothers have com
5ned business interests IN The American Smelting
/ and Refining Company. known as the snelter
trust is Only one Of family to enter politics and
admitted using money in his campaign for the sena-
! toNhip.
Joseph Forney Johnston, Of Alabama-RqSn Ii
! 1913, in Lincoln County, y. C; went from high
| school TO Confederate army. in which he served
four times wounded; practiced law in Selma, Ala
1866 70 1884; since has lived in Birmingham; pTesi-
/ dent Alabama National Bank. 1881 20 ls9a; hrSi
president Schloss Iron and Steel Company, and gov
ernor from 1896 10 1900
| Robert L. Owen. Democrat Of Oklahorna-Forty
| eight years Of age: elected at recent democratic
primaries from Indian Territory part Of State-to-be
Is attorney and lawyer; chief attorney OF Chero
kee Nation vs.. United States. won celebrated suit
involving claim Of approximately $4,000: his fes
something like S5o0O0; is one-eighth Cherosee, and
has striking personal appearance: IS more than si1
feet high and looks like Indian.
Thomas II. Psyuter. Democrat, KentucSy-Born II
Lewis County, KY December 9. 1851; educated II
| common schools Of that county. at Jacob Rand
academy. and at Center College. Danville. Ky. IS
lawyer and has been engaged in the profession sinc
his admission 10 the bar in 49, appointed attone,
for Greenup County IN 1876. and after9srt
elected. holding Office until ls62 elected to Fifty
first, Flfty-second. and Fifty third congresses.
HARM q. Richardson, Republican, Of Delswfrs-