The Washington herald., 1908-02-11

Brainard H. Warner known to every
body in Washington, is making a lively
campaign in the Sixth Maryland District
for the Republican nomination for Con-
gress. His prospects are understood to
be decidedly fiatteFing
Mr.. Warner has been more or less a
public figure in Washington for years
because of his active interest IN local
affairs. lie desires 20 enter public life
now because of his belief that he can be
Of great deal more benefit in public
life than as private citizen.
That he could and would 90 much for
the District of Columbia. il nominated
and elected, is to be taken for granted.
He has large property interests here and
has always been public-spirited.
Long Political Factor.
He has been Identified with Maryland
politics for years, as he resides just across
the District line. Since determining to
make the race he has been busy in all
sections Of the Congressional district
meeting the farmers and other people,
and distributing buttons containing his
picture and checks on the Good Luck
Bank for S65 days.
He is an excellent campaigner. The
press of his district credits him with
making headway. His supporters con-
fidently believe he will be nominated on
the first ballot.
Mr.. Warner is a native of Susquehanna
County. Pa, and came 10 Washington in
1863, when he obtained a position in the
judiciary Square Hospital. \ little later
he was promoted to a clerkship in the
War Department and i'm lS66 was ap-
pointed TO a position in the office of the
Comptroller of the Treasury.
At the same time he served as private
secretary TO Charles r. Buckalew, United
States Senator from Pennsylvania.
Studies Under Thad. stevens.
In 1857 he became deputy collector of
internal revenue of the Ninth district of
Pennsylvania, headquarters at Lancaster
where he pursued studies at law with
Thaddeus Stevens. In those stirring days
he started a paper called the Voice of
Truth and also aided in the publication
of the Father Abraham, a picturesque
campaign journal, using the Dutch dia
lect.
In 1868 he resigned to complete his
course AT the Columbian College Law
School, I'm Washington, graduating a year
later incidentally he made tour of
the West as correspondent of the Har-
Tisburg Telegraph
lie resumed his position in the Treasury
Department for "a few months, and then
resigned Relinquishing the law he de
voted his time and talents 10 the develop
ment of real estate interests In Wash
ington.
Many Affiliations.
lie was a member Of the committee OF
one hundred TO whose labor is largely at
tributahlc the present form Of govern
ment OF the District of Columbia. He
was a charter member of the Metropolitan
Savings Bank. Central National and
Second National Safe Deposit banks. a
director OF the National Metropolitan
Bank and National Safe Deposit Savings
and Trust Company. and the founder Of
the B. H. Warner Company, the Rudolph
West Company. the Columbia National
Bank. and the Washington Loan and
Trust Company.
lie was president Of the two latter
named Institutions until pressure of bust
ness led TO his retirement and ever since
has been a member Of their boards OF
directors and executive committees. lie
was one of the organizers of the Columbia
Fire Insurance Company and Columbia
Title Company, a founder of the Wash
ington Public Library, and vice president
from its Incorporation. member of the
board of trustees Of the American Uni
VeTsity and trustee of the Howard Uni
versty, and president of the alumni asso-
ciatiOn Of the George Washington Univer-
sity; one of the founders of the Washing