New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-13

1870. Soon after that however, he resigned
to resume practice
Judge Van Devanter was chairman of
the Republican State Committee in 1S9.
and in 1886 and was a. delegate to the
Republican National Convention, and also
a member of the Republican National
Committee. President Mckinley made him
Assistant Attorney General of the United
States in 1897. a place he held until 1903
| when he was appointed circuit Judge of
! the United States by President Roosevelt.
In that office he took part in several i'm
portant decisions, including those of the
Northern Securities Company and of the
paper trust He presided at the trial of
| Gel toI Dietrlch and at the second trial of
Senator Burton.
'0oeph hucker. Lamar was born in Ruck-
ersVllle Ga, in 1857 He was educated AZ
the University of Georgia, Washington and
Lee University and at Bethany College He
was admitted to the bar in 1873 and nrsr
used law at Augusta, Ga, until 1908. when
he became associate Justice of the Supreme
! court Of Georgia He was q member of
the Georgia House of Representatives from
lSsb TO 1899 In 1895 he served as com
| missioner TO codify the laws of the State
of Georgia
Martin Augustine Knapp was born in this
state in 1S43, and was graduated at IVES
1eyan University in 1855 He was ADMITTED
70 the bar in 1850, and began practice in
Syracuse. For six years he was Corpora
ton Counsel of that city. In 1891 President
Harrison made him a member of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. and he was
reappointed by President Cleveland and by
President Roosevelt. For some time he has
been chairman of the commission Mr..
Knapp is a director Of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company. and connected
with several other financial and industrial
concerns. In 1907 he called attention to him
self by an attack on the Sherman Anti
Trust law, declaring that cooperation.
not competition. is the hope of the future
and that the present law defeats the pur
pose for which it was enacted. In No
vember of this year speaking at din
ner of railroad supplies men in this city.
he houted American railroad laws, and ad-
yocated regulation of monopoleS.
William H. Hunt was born in New Or
leans in 1857. and is the fourth son of the
late William Henry Hunt. of Louisiana
who was Secretary of the Navy in the
cabinets of Presidents Garfield and Arthur,
and Minister to Russia Mr.. Hunt received
his education at Yale, but on account of Ill
health did not finish his course. In 1896
vale conferred on him the honorary degree
of Master Of Arts. When he was twenty
seven wears old he became Attorney Cen
eral of the Territory of Montana He sub
seouentlv moved TO Helena. and in 1888 was
elected a member of the Legislature. where
he served as chairman of the Judiciary
Committee He was member of the Con-
stitutional Convention in 1884, which framed
the constitution of the state when II was
admitted to the Union and also held i'm
nortant judiciary positions in Montana
When Governor Allen went to Porto Rico
Mr. Hunt was requested by President Nc
Kiplev to bee ONE Secretary of the island
and Ia assist Governor Allen in organizing
the new civil government In 1901 he be
came Governor of the island He became
Tinted States district Judge for the Dis
trict of Montana in 1..14 and in January of
this year was appointed associate judge
Of the United States Customs Court.
Robert Woodrow Archibald was born in
PENNSYLVANIA in 1Sis and was graduated
from Yale in 1871. He began the practice
Of law at Scranton. Penn. In 1885 he was
made additional law Judge of the 45th Judi
cial District of Pennsylvania, and IN 1855
its presiding judge. serving in that ca
pacity till 1901. In that year he resigned To
become United States district judge OF the
Middle District of Pennsylvania. Last
year he declined an appointment as United
] States circuit judge OF the Sd Circuit