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ing mustered out with his regiment at
Columbia, Tenn. December %. 1898:
was elected to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty
ninth and Slxtieth Congresses, and re-
elected to the Sixty-first Congress, re-
ceiving 4,SOS votes
RICHARD I5ARTHOLDT. Republi-
can, of st. Louis, was born in Germany,
November 2, 1855; came to this country
when boy; received a classical edu-
cation; learned the printing trade and
has remained a newspaper man ever
since; was connected with several east
ern papers as reporter, legislative cor
respondent, and editor, and was at the
time OIL his election to Congress editor
in chief of the st. Louis Tribune: was
elected to the board of public schools
of st. Louis, and in November 1891
was chosen its president; was elected
to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, Fifty
fifty, Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh. Fifty
eighth, Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Con-
crosses and reelected to the Sixty-tirst
| Congress, receiving 1927 votes, to U.s.
634 for F. A. Thompson, Democrat, ana
1857 for G. A. Hoehen, Socialist.
WILLIAM AUBREY THOMAS, Re-
publican of Niles, was born June Z,
1866, in Wales; was educated in the
public school of Niles, two years at
Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio,
and later at Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute, Troy, N. Y, making a speciality
| of chemistry and metallurgy; a son OF
John r. Thomas, deceased, a pioneer
iron manufacturer of the Mahoning
Valley, he was for some years manager
of the Thomas furnace in Niles, and
later became interested in other iron
industries; was nominated in May, 1904
to fill a vacancy in the Fifty-eighth
Congress caused by the resignation OF
Hon. Charles Dick; was elected to the
| Fifty-eighth, flfty-ninth and Sixtieth
Congresses, and reelected to the Six
ty-first Congress, receiving 80, 1872 votes,
to 22,529 for Stephen A. Robinson, De-
mocrat, 2,641 for Frank Goodenberger,
Socialist and S,164 for William Frost
Crispin, ProhibiLionist.
DIR. ANDREW ]. BARCHFELD,
Republican, of Pittsburg, was born in
Pittsburg, Pa, May IS, 1868; was edu-
Gated in the public schools and Pitts
burg Central High School; graduated
from Jefferson Medical College, Phi
ladelphia, in the class of 1884; has been
a lifelong Republican and became in
terested in politics upon obtaining his
majority; was elected a school direc-
tor in 1885; a member of the common
council of Pittsburg in 1886 and 1887;
was delegate to the Republican State
conventions of 1886, 1894 and 1901; was
for many years a member of the Re-
publican State committee; was the no.
minee of his party in 1902 for Con-
gress, but, after a hard-fought battle
between a combination of Democrats
and dissatisfied Republicans, was de-
feated by a narrow margin; has been
active in all Presidential and guberna-
throughout western Pennsylvania; is
prominent in his profession, being a
member of the Pittsburg South Side
Medical Society, Allegheny County Me-
dical Society and National Medical
| dical Society, and National Medican
Association; is president ow the Board
of Directors, South Side Hospital, Pitt
sburg, and member of the staff; was
elected to the Fifty-ninth and SiXtieth
Congresses, and reelected to the Sixty
first Congress, receiving 1908 votes to
S,769 for John Murphy, Democrat, ,64S
for H. S. Gleiss, Prohibitionist and l )
ST. for Thomas f. Kennedy. Socialist.
LEMUEL PHILLIPS PADGETT, De-
mocrat, of Columbia, was born Novem-
Der 2S, 1855, in Columbia, Tenn, at
tended the ordinary private schools OF
the county till October, 1873, when
he entered the sophomore class OF
Erskine College, Due West, S c.. gra-
duating in 1876 with the degree of A
B.; began the study of law in Septem-
bier 1876, in law office and was Ii
censed to practice in March 1877, but
did not begin active practice until jan
uary 1879, and since continued therein
at Columbia on November IL, 1880
was married to Miss Ida B. Latta, OF
Columbia; was one of the Democratic
Presidential electors in 1884; in 1898
was elected to the State senate and
served during the term; was elected to
the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, Fifty
ninth and SiXtieth Congresses and re-
elected to the Sixtyfirst Congress, re-
ceiving 1899 votes, to S,0S7 for j. S.
Beasley, Republican.
HARRY CHAPMA.. WOODWARD,
Republican, of Spenceh, was born at
Spencer, w. Va, November y, 1867;
was educated in the common schools;
married Emma Douglass Kelley; is en-
gagged in the wholesale grocery and
lumber district in 1898, and served as
chairman of the committee on railroads
aad on the judiciary committee; was a