Evening journal., 1913-07-25
OFFICE FOR
MR.. SULLIVAN
New Yorker, Well Known
Here, Will be Minister
to SantO Domingo
had WORKED FOR
WILSON DURING CAMPAIGN

The many local friends OF James
NJ. sullivan. Of New York will be
pleased to learn that his name has
been sent to the Senate by Presiden,
Wilson for appointment as minister
TO Santo Domingo. Mr.. Sullivan has a
host of acquaintances in Delaware,
particularly in Wilmington. He was a
great friend of former Senator
Thomas N Monaghan aud during the
last campaign made number OF po-
litical speeches in this city and va
rious places in New Castle county.
AIR. Sullivan was born in ireland 40
years ago. and was brought TO this
country by his parents to the village
Of Thondikc when but year old
His early education was received in
the public school in the village be-
tween which and the cotton mill, he
began alternating at a very early age.
He attended for some time Saint
Jcrome's ParochIal school in Holyokc.
Mass, while his parents resided n
that city.
As a mere boy he began working as
laborcr and learned how. 10 use "a
shovel At l6 he was apprenticed to
the carpchtcr's trade and at 10 WAS
received in the carpenters union as
ioureyman and became an officer of
this union
ne attained his majority in Rock
willie. Conn. whcrc he WIS WORKING
At his trade aud he plunged immed-
ately into politics. ina warm poliii-
cal conflict Mr. Sullivan began con
frihupng 20 the Connecticut press,
series of articles advocating Demo
cratic principles aud candidates.
These articles attracted attention aud
secured for HIM an offer to enter the
nowsgaper field as a member Of the
Hartford Courani staff.
Mr. Sulli,an's newspaper career was
q successful one aud in few years -hc
became one of The best known news
paper men in Connecticut and poll
tical writer ef unusually keen pre-
ccptons
I'm 1898 Alr. Sullivan began to ho
hearu as political speaker and his
success In this direction was marked
and rapid SO that in 1900 the most inn
portant meetings i'm the state were ad.
dressed by him From this time until
Mr. Sullivan left Connecticut there
was not a state convention held
where he was not unanimously called
TO address the convention by the body
itself
During all these years Mr. Sui
liNan was diligent reader and a
student of close application so that
when he entered Yale University and
matriculatcd for the degree OF J.. T..
~ b. had become a man of wide
erpdition
His career az Yale was a disiin-
guished one and. although WORKING
at night at Hotel as manager he
stood high In his class az graduation.
winning the highest oratorical honor
IN the University. Incidentally, he
was elected president of the Kent
Club the famous debating Society of
Yale
FROM lS9S-l9i2 Mr sullivan has
worked increasingly lor tho party.
Homer S. cummings. in a letter TO
Senator OGorman. says of him
He gave his services To the party
without charge aud willingly re-
spondcd TO an requests, though u
taxed both his time aud strength TO
do 10 ! relied upon him as one OF
tho most consistent of campaign
speakers and had no hesltancy IN
asking him to 90 anywhere TO ad-
hess amy kind Of audience He was
specially active in New York, New
Jersey. Massachusetts,. Delaware
Connecticut and Maine
Air Sullivan praciiccd In Con
ncCiicut until 1907 when he removed
70 New York state, aud at the time
lhat ne icf the state. he was con-
sidCred one ur the leading attorneys
r. 'hc Connecticut Bar lie took part
IN many prominent cases one of the
wcsi mportant OF which was that of
People as. Stockford ct al. when he
iciendcd twcniy-one members Of the
New Haven Trade Couucil charged
With conspiracy. IN New York h,
has been engaged in active general
practice aud won the approval of th'
public aud the district attorney
Whitman. when he induced the
noturioius Jack" Rose. his client, tS
become a witness for the state n
the lnmous Rosenthal case
IN lNtfs MT. sullivan coNtuCtci
the Irish end Of the democratic cam
paicu under The leadership of Jude
Cohalan OF the New York Suprem
Court
In 1912. under the direction an
leadership of James *. Mcclure MI
Sullivan was on guard TO prevent MI
Wilson from losing any lrishAmeri
can votes through misrepresentation
Mr. sullivan was commended b
Judge O'Gorman for the practici
work he did in this direction.
Durine all the years of his mar
hood Mr. Sullivan has been an ur
ceasing student of irish history an
has taken an active interest in Iris
AFFAIR." He has lecturod both in mi
country and in ireland to hundred
of thousands OF his own people. an
Il Is safe To say that he is one {
the best known men OF -his race !
Irish circles
On the occasion of the visit of Kin
George to Ireland. during the Coron;
ton period Mr.. Sullivan, represen
ing the Irish Nationalists of Il
world. delivered at tho tomb of Wo
Tone a splendid Grafton. in memor
am. choosing as his text, "Repuhl
canism."
After this address. on returnr
from Ireland he was rendered publ
banquet in New York by five hundr'
citizens.