The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-12

Of State legislature, he WAS for four
years president Of the city council Of
St. Louis. Although he has taken
on active part in politics and has an
extended law practice, he has found
time to give much attention to edllca
tional matters. He fills a professor
ship in the St. Louis Lake school; is
member Of the board Of trustees Of
tlle public library, Of the board Of
trustees in the St. Louis Law school;
is a mGmLer of the board Of control Of
the St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts.
Mr.: Nagel, as the Missouri member Of
the Republican national committee,
served during the recent campaign as
a member of the executive committee
and was in charge Of the Western
headquarters. Socially, he has been
active in his native city, being mem
ber of the University club, the Com
mercial club, the St. Louis club, the
Round Table and Country clubs, and
also Of the Metropolitan club in
Washington city.
Frank q. Hitchcock.
Although the youngest member Of
the new cabinet, Frank H. Hitchcock,
Mr.. TaftIs postmaster general, is
probably better known to the general
public than amy of his colleagues by
reason of the prominence he obtained
as chairman Of the Republican nation
al committee in the recent campaign.
Mr.. Hitchcock is only AZ years Of
age, and since he Left school has been
in the employ Of the government. He
is native Of Ohio, but received his
education in Massachusetts,, to which
State his parents removed while he
was quite young. Graduating from
Harvard in 1891, he obtained clerk
ship in the department of agriculture.
Later Secretary Wilson made him
chief of the division of foreign mark
cts. and when the department of COM
merce and labor was organized he was
made it's first chief clerk. In MI.
first campaign he was
made assistant secretary to the Re-
publican national committee, and was
later appointed first assistant post
master general. He resigned that
position when the Taft campaign was
opened to take charge Of Mr.. Taft S
interests. Subsequently he was elect
ed chairman Of the Republican ma
tional committee, which post he still
holds. During his first years as a
government clerk in Washington Mr..
Hitchcock found time to take a law
course at Columbian university, and
on graduation was admitted to the bar
in the District of Columbia and three
years later was admitted to practice
before the supreme court OF the Unit
ed States. Among other associations
he is member of the American
Economic association, the American
Statistical association and the Ameri-
can Association for the Advance
ment of Science. Mr.. Hitchcock is a
bachelor.
James Wilson.
If Secretary Wilson continues TO
hold the agricultural portfolio until
next November he will have broken
the record for continuous cabinet ser-
vice. which is now held by Albert Gal
latin. secretary of the treasury, who
served - years, eight months and 25
days. Secretary Wilson was appoint
ed at the outset of the Mckinley ad-
He was born in Ayr
shire, Scotland, in 1885, and at the
age of II was brought to this country
by his parents. He was educated in
in the public schools of Iowa and at
Iowa college. lie engaged IN 1arm-
ing and, entering State politics, was
member of the 18th, 18th and l4th
assemblies of Iowa, being elected
speaker of the assembly in his last
term. He served three terms in con-
gress. In the Forty-eighth congress
his seat was contested and the oppon-
ents of Gen. Grant, who was then
nearing his end at Mount McGregor,
used the seating contest for fihbus-
ter to defeat the Grant retirement
bill. Mr.. Wilson saved the measure
by resigning on the stipulation that
the Grant bill should be Immediately
passed.
Franklin MacVeagh.