The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-05
WILLIAM G. McADOO.

WILLIAM G. McADOO.
The dream Of a tunnel under the
Hudson river was one which agitated
engineers for years, but several futile
attempts scared most OF them OF and
it was finally left for tall, slender
young lawyer to make the dream an
actually And the Hudson and Man
haitian railway, which operates trains
from JERSEY into the heart OF the
White Light district Of New York,
will always be the monument OF VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo. VINO today leaves
his pet project McAdoo Is one OF
the most tireless workers the great
metropolis has ever known.
McAdoo vas born in Marietta,
Georgia, on Oct. 81, 1868. He was
educated at the University Of Tonnes
see and in November, 1885, was made
deputy clerk Of the United States cir
cult court for the southern division
Of eastern Tennessee. He studied
law and was admitted to the bar in
1885, practicing in Chattanooga. and
becoming counsel for the Central
Railroad & Banking Co., and the
Richmond & Danville railroad. Com
ing to New York, McAdoo looked
about for some way to carry out his
ambitious plans to become a real rail-
way operator. He has recently been
suggested for head of several I'm
portant railway systems, but side
tracked his own plans TO aid the in
coming administration.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
A real newspaper editor was non
ored when President-elect Woodrow
Wilson named Josephus Daniels for
his cabinet. joe Daniels. as his
friends know him, is che of the most
successful of southern editors. Incl
dentally he is also a lawyer.
Daniels was born in Washington.
North Carolina. on May is, 1862, ana
received his education in the Wilson.
n. c., Collegiate institute, becoming
editor OF the Raleigh State Chronicle
in 1885, and remained in that post
until 1894, then he consolidated the
Chronicle with the News and Observ-
er. Since then he has been editor OF
the paper
Daniels has served as state printer
Of North Carolina. anu from 1893 to
1895. was chief clerk Of the depart
ment Of the interior. He has been
national committeeman from his state
and one of the real workers about
Democratic national headquarters
during all Of the recent campaigns.
He Is student OF detail and was re-
sponsible for most Of the press work
that counted in the campaign of last
fall
REP. A. s. BURLEsoN.
The choicest southern dialect in
the new cabinet will be furnished by
Rep Albert Sidney Burleson. Of Aus
tin. Texas. He has achieved repu-
tation in congress as frebrand ora
tor One other Burleson character
istic is a bang" of hair that curls
forward over his high forehead
Burleson IS a planter and a lawyer.
He Is 80 years of age, chockfull or
nervous energy, and intensely earnest
in his conversation. Burleson iscom-
fortably well-off and knows farming.
particularly southern farming from
the ground up. He has served as a
members OF the house agricultural
committee for years. but recently left
that body to devote all his committee
time 10 the big appropriations COM
mittee.
Burleson was born at San Marcos,
Texas. He was educated at the Tex
as Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege. Baylor univcrsit and the Un'-
versity OF Texas, and started law
practice In 1883. For six years he
served as assistant city attorney or
Austin, and was appointed states al
torney in 1891, and elected 10 that
place for three terms. He first came
60 congress in 1893
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Orator, lawyer. statesman. advo-
cate OF world peace and veteran or
the Spanish-American war, Col. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan brings 10 the
cabinet one of the strongest person
alities. in America His career has
been one of the most wonderful in the
history Of The country.
Three times candidate for the pres
idency. Bryan was thrice defeated.
but still held his place in the coun-
ellis OF his PARTY. At the Baltimore
convention he was the dominant fac
tor. Although hls enemies declared
that he was trying TO bring about a
situation which would result In his
own nomination he fought his battle
along a definite line and gained the
most sweeping victory ever known IN
America after having been apparent
" crushed under the weight OF
great political machine which had
manner In which by sheer weight OF
form and nominate safe and sane