Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03
Who WHO
WILSON


William Jennings Bryan's selection for
the Office of secretary of state in the VIII
son cabinet was due in no small measure,
II has been said, to the part he played In
the fight for progressive doctrines at the
Democratic convention Mt Baltimore.
Mr.. Bryan's public career, In the course
of which he was thrice nominated by the
Democratic party for the presidency, be-
gan In tho period from 1891 TO 1885, when
he was elected TO the Fifty second and
FIfty-third congresses from the First Ne
braska district. He received the Demo
cratic vote for United States senator In
the Nebraska legislature in 1893 and was
nominated for the Same Office In the DEM
ocratic convention in 1894. but was de-
feated by John M. Thurston lie declined
denomination as congressman in that year
and became editor of the Omaha World
Herald
1t was In 1896 that he sprang into ma
uonal prominence as the leader Of the
Democratic party. AT the national Demo
cratic convention OF that year he wrote
tho silver plank into the platform and
made his celebrated Grown OF Thorns"
speech, which carried the convention by
storm and obtained for him the nominn
ton on the fourth ballot with 500 votes.
Mr.. Bryan followed up his nomination
by a treless campaign. during which he
covered 1900 miles and spoke at almost
every stopping place, He was declsvey
defeated, however receiving but ZIG cleo
toral votes against III for Mckinley.
In the Democratic national convention
OF 1900 Mr.. Bryan was again nominated
for the presidency amid a scene OF the
widest enthusiasm. and he was Endorsed
by the Populist and silver Republican
conventions Again Mr. Bryan made "A
remarkable campaign. but Mckinley de-
feated him. receiving 292 electoral votes to
Lee for Bryan.
In 1906 Mr.. Bryan made u tour or tho
world and was everywhere received with
great consideration His return to New
York was the signal for tremendous
demonstration. and II was freely said at
that time that he would again DO noml-
mated, This proved TO be the case. as he
dominated the national convention at
Denver In 1893 and was named to oppose
William Howard Taft. tho Republican
nominee He was defeated for the third
time. Mr.. Taft obtaining 32l electoral
votes and Mr.. Bryan 1G2
Mr.. Bryan was born In Salem. ILL.,. on
March Is. 1860. and was graduated at the
Illinois college. Jacksonville. H. IN 1881
and received the degree OF A. M In 1884
He received an LII. d. from the Union
College of Law in 1883 and was admitted
TO the Illinois bar the same year lie
practiced law at Jacksonville from 1889 to
1887 and then moved to Lincoln Neb,
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1884. Mr.. Bryan married Mary Elizabeth
Baird OF Perry. III
William Gibbs McAdoo.
William Gibbs McAdoo first became n
prominent figure In politics rs acting
chairman OF tho Democratic national com
mittee last fall. He was assistant chair
man and because OF tho illness OF William
#. McCombs the chairman was called
upon to take charge OF the campaign
nels perhaps that Mr. McAdoo Is best
known. for he accomplished in six years
what was considered one OF the greatest
engineering feats In history.
Mr. McAdoo was born near Marietta,
Ga. on Oct. 81. 1863 The civil war cost
the family all OF its possessions. and Mr.
McAdoo's father. who had been "A Judge
and soldier was afterward forced to
take up teaching as professor at the
University. of Tennessee At the end of
his junior year Mr.. McAdoo left the uni
versity because OF the lack of family
funds to take n place as clerk In the
United States circuit court. This gave him
the opportunity to study law. and when
no was twenty-one years old he was nd
mitted to the bar at Chattanooga. Tenn
He dabbled In local politics then. but soon
ambition led him to 90 to New York
Here he formed n partnership with Will
liam McAdoo, who had been an assistant
secretary OF the navy under Cleveland
and later police commissioner OF Now
York.
In 1902 Mr.. McAdoo organized the New
York and New Jersey Railroad company
which acquired the old tunnel under the
Hudson that was begun In 1874 In 1899
no was elected president OF the Hudson
and Manhattan Railroad company. which
operates the present system
Mr. McAdoo was married at Chattanoo-
ga. Tenn, In 1885 to Miss Sarah Hazel,
hurst Fleming, and they had six children
Mrs McAdoo died a year ago Mr.. Nc
Adoos home In at lrvington
LindIey N. Garrison.
Lndley M. Garrison has long been
looked upon by the president elect as a
man of unusual force and ability. and
the two men formed close friendship
while Mr.. Wilson was governor OF New
Jersey. Mr., Garrison has been vice chan
cellor of New Jersey since 1904 and occu-
pied that post when appointed to seat
In the cabinet
Mr. Garrison was born ut Camden, N. J..
on Nov, %, 1854 the son of the Rev Jo-
seph Il. Garrison. He was graduated
from the Exeter preparatory school and
spent year at Harvard studying law.
On leaving Harvard MIR, Garrison entered
the service of the law firm OF RcddIng
Jones \ Carson of Philadelphia. lie nm
ished his law studies at tho University of
Pennsylvania and was admitted to tho
bar in Philadelphia I'm 1892 and to the New
Jersey bar In lSSS an attorney and In
1892 AZ a counselor.
In 1893 Mr.. Garrison formed the law
firm OF Garrison. McManus n Enright In
Jersey City, but left that firm In June.
1904, when the office OF vice chancellor
was offered to him by Chancellor Magic.
When his seven year term expired In 1911
he was reappontod by Chancellor Pltney
to serve until 1913 MIR, Garrison Is Il
brother OF Justice Charles G. Garrison
or tho supreme court OF New Jersey
William Cox Redfield
William Cox Redncld has been an intcr-
esting figure In public life, lie represent
ed the Fifth district of Brooklyn In con-
gress and last fall was talked OF as n
candidate for the Eovernorship He form.
ally announced his candidacy for the vice
presidential nomination on the Democrat.
ic ticket As n congressman Mr.. Red
field was an ardent advocate OF a down
ward tariff revision pspeciollv on food