The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-13

the office of secretary of state in the Will
son cabinet was due in no small measure,
it has been said, to the part he played in
the fight for progressive doctrines at the
Democratic convention at 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 the 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 oe-
feated by John NJ. Thurston. He declined |
denomination as congressman in that year |
and became editor of the Omaha World |
Herald.
1t was in 1896 that he sprang into ma
tionaI prominence as the leader of the !
Democratic party. At the national Demo /
cratic convention of that year he wrote |
the silver plank into the platform and
made his celebrated Grown of Thorns" |
speech. which carried the convention by |
storm and obtained for him the nominal |
ton on the fourth ballot with 500 votes.
Mr. BRYAN followed up his nomination
by a tireless campaign, during which he
covered 1900 miles and spoke at almost
every stopping place. He was decisiVely
defeated. however, receiving but 156 cleo
toraI votes against 271 for Mckinley.
In the Democratic national convention
OF 1900 Mr. Bryan was again nominated
for the presidency amid scene of the
widest enthusiasm. and he was indOrsed
bv the Popuist and silver Republican
conventions. Again Mr.. Bryan made a
remarkable campaign, but Mckinley de-
feated him, receiving 292 electoral votes to
155 for Bryan.
In 1906 Mr.. Bryan made a tour of the
world and was everywhere received with
great consideration. His return to New
York was the signal for tremendous
demonstration and it was freely said at
that time that he would again be nomi-
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, the Republican
nominee. He was defeated for the third
| time Mr. Taft obtaining 321 electoral
! votes and Mr.. Bryan 162.
Mr.. Bryan was born in Salem. III, on
| March IS 1860 and was graduated at the
| Illinois college. Jacksonville. Ill, in 1881
! and received the degree of A. NJ. in 1854.
| He received an Ii. d. from the Union
| College of Law in 1883 and was admitted
| to the Illinois bar the same year. He
| practiced law a t Jacksonville from 1883 to
| 1857 and then moved to Lincoln, Neb
| where he now has his home. On Oct. !,
| 1884, Mr.. Bryan married Mary Elizabeth
! Baird of Perry. III.
William Gibbs McAdoo.
William Gibbs McAdoo first became a
! prominent figure in politics as acting
! chairman Of the Democratic national com
| mittee last fall. He was assistant chair
! man and because of the illness of William
F. McCombs, the chairman. was called
| upon to take charge of the campaign.
1t is as the builder Of the Hudson tun-
| 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.
NIcAdoo's father, who had been a judge
| and a soldier, was afterward forced &c
take up teaching IS a professor al the
| University of Tennessee At. the end OF
} his junior year Mr.. McAdoO left the uni
versity because of the lack Of family
J | funds to take a place as clerk in The
United States circuit court This gave hin
: the opportunity to study law, and WheT
he was twenty-one years old he was ad
mitted to the bar at Chattanooga, Tenn
} He dabbled in local politics then, but sooI
} ambition led him to go to New York
J | Here he formed a partnership with VIII
} liam McAdoo. who had been an assistan
! | secretary of the navy under CLEVELAND
! and later police commissioner of New
York.
In 1902 Mr.. McAdoo organized the New
York and New Jersey Railroad company
which acquired the old tunnel under tn
D | Hudson that was begun in 1874. In 1S9
} | he was elected president of the Hudson
q | and Manhattan Railroad company. whicl
: 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
U Adoo's home is at ITvingtOn-
z LindIey M. Garrison.
y Lindley NJ Garrison has long bee
U looked upon by the president elect as
0 man of unusual force and ability, an
s the two men formed a close friendshi
while Mr.. Wilson was governor of Ne1
Jersey. Mr.. Garrison has been vice chan
= cellor of New Jersey since 1904 and occu
~ pied that post when appointed to a sea
I in the cabinet.
z Mr. Garrison was born at Camden. N J
10 on Nov. g, 1864, the son of the Rev. JC
o seph F. Garrison. He was graduate
from the Exeter preparatory school an
spent year at Harvard studying Law
~ On leaving Harvard Mr.. Garrison entere
~ the service of the law firm of Reddinl
% Jones & Carson of Philadelphia. He fir
10 ished his law studies at the University
> Pennsylvania and was admitted to tt
% bar in Philadelphia in 1892 and to the Ne
u Jersey bar in 1883 a an attorney and
u 1882 as counselor.
~ In 1898 Mr.. Garrison formed the la
~ firm of Garrison, McManus & Enrght
~ Jersey City. but left that firm in Jun
81 1904, when the Office of vice Chancell(
30 was offered to him by Chancellor Magi
So When his seven year term expired in 10
20 he was reappointed by Chancellor Pitne
* to serve until 1918 Mr.. Garrison is
- brother of Justice Charles C. Garrisc
~ Of the supreme court Of New Jersey.
10 William Cox RedfieId.
70 William Cox Redfeld has been an inte
o esting figure in public life. He represen
% ed the Fifth district of Brooklyn in CO..
- gress and last fall was talked of as
10 candidate for the governorship. He forr
IL ally announced his candidacy for the vi
25 presidential nomination on the Democra
15 ic ticket. AS a congressman Mr.. Re
so held was an eraent advocate OF dow
"a | ward tariff revision, especially on foo
N1 stuffs and the necessities Of life
He was born in Albany on June 49, IS
On and was educated at the high school
~ Pittsfeld. Mass. He has been promine
AO In BROOKLYN nolitics and business for MAJ