Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-19

and before he had left the United
I States senate he had enlisted several
Of these men in great industrial en-
terprises. The tow n of Davis, in
Tucker county, West Virginia, was
named after him. He gave many
practical proofs of his attachment for
this town and other places in West
Virginia where he had lived at diff
ferent times. He became the posses
sor OF an enormous fortune and the
most important man in West Vir,
lginia.
Mr.. Davis first entered politics at
The close of the war. Having been
a strong union man, his sympathies
were at first with the republican par
ty, then newly born, and he became
a candidate for the legislature. ~
few years later, however, he cut
loose from the republican organiza-
ton and joined the opposition. In
1866 he was elected to the lower
house in the legislature as a Unoin-
Conservative, and took a leading
part in it's deliberations. Two years
later he was chosen state senator as
a democrat.
In 1871 lie was elected United
| States senator from West Virginia
as a democrat, receiving alomst the
unanimous support of the legislature.
Six years later he was reelected, and
during two years of his second term,
when the democrats were in control
Of the senate, he held the import
ant position of chairman of the com-
mittee on appropriations. He was,
IN fact, one of the leaders of the SELL
ate. At the expiration of his second
term he declined to become a candi-
date for reelection, fearing that his
political duties would interfere with
his large business interests. He con-
tinued, however, to take an active in
terest in politics.
In the democratic national conven-
ton Of 1884 Senator Davis was one
of the foremost candidates for vice
president, and doubtless could have
had the nomination, had he not re-
fused, it. He supported Thomas A.
Hendricks, who was nominated on
the ticket with Cleveland and elect
ed. In 1888 Mr.. Davis was urged to
accept the democratic nomination for
governor, but declined. He was a
delegate to seven of the national
conventions Of the democratic party
and in 1904 was nominated for vice
president on the ticket with Judge
Alton B. Parker. He was one of the
United States delegates who formu-
lated the scheme for bringing the
republic Of North, Central and South
America together, which resulted
in the establishment of the Bureau
of American Republics. He was also
a delegate to the second internation>
al conference of American republics,
held in the City of Mexico.
sPoKANE's BIG APPLE SHOW.
Spokane, Wash, Nov. 1S.-Carloads
Of the choicest products of the or
chards Of the northwest We're placed
on display here today at the opening
Of the sixth National Apple Show
and Fruit Products Congress. The
exhibition will continue all through
the week. Following last years suc
~cessful innovation, the apple show is
to be combined with a congress of
pacific northwest fruit-groWers, bank
ers. transportation experts and bust
ness men, who will discuss financing,
marketing, storage and other prob
lens Of the fruit-groWing industry.
Many delegates are already in the
city from Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana.
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