The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-13
PRESIDENT WILSON'S CABINET.
Secretary of State-WlLLlAM
JENNINGS BRYAN, publicist and

Secretary of State-WILI.IAM
JENNINGS BRYAN, publicist and
editor.
Born at Salem, ILL.,, March 10,
1860. Home, Lincoln. Nebr. Edu-
Gated at Illinois college, Democratic
candidate for president of the Unit
ed States 1896, 1900, and 1908.
Served in Spanish-American war.
Made trip around world in 1906.
Secretary of the Treasury-WIL-
railroad president.
Born near Marriott, Ga, Oct. 81,
1863. Home, New York City. Prac-
ticed law in Tennessee and New
York. Builder or first tunnels under
Hudson river President Of Hudson
and Manhattan railroad.
Secretary OF War-LlNDLEi NJ.
GARRISON, jurist.
Born at Camden, n. j., 40 years
old. Home, Merchantville. n. J.
Son of an Episcopal clergyman.
Brother of Justice Charles G. Garri-
son of the New Jersey Supreme
Court. Appointed to the Chancery
court in 1904 and reappointed by
Chancellor Mahlon now member Of
the United States Supreme Court.
Attorney General A NJ Il S
CLARK McREYNOLDS, lawyer.
Born at Elkton, Ky, Feb. 3, 1862.
Home, New York City. Educated ut
Vanderbilt university and University
of Virginia. Practiced law at Nash
Vile. Tenn, many years. Assistant
attorney general of the United States
l9O3-O7. Afterwards specially retain
ed by the government in antitrust
matters, particularly in tobacco and
coal trust suits.
Postmaster General-A l. Il f Il L
SIDNEY BURLESON. congressman
and lawyer.
Born at San Marcos, Tex, June I,
1868. Home, Austin, Tex. Educat-
ed at Texas A. and NJ. college, Bay
lor university, and University OF
Texas. Assistant city attorney Aus
tin, lSS5-9O. Attorney Twenty
sixth Texas judicial district, 1S9l-96.
Member of congress since 1899 and
reelected to Sixty-third congress.
Secretary of the Nayy-JOSE-
Plus DANIELS. newspaper owner
and editor
Born at Washington, n c., May
is. 1862. Home, Raleigh, N. c..
Educated in Wilson On. CO. Colleg-
late institute. Editor of Wilson, N.
c., Advance at IS; of Raleigh State
Chronicle, 1885; and Raleigh News
and Observer since 1894. Democrat
ic national committeeman from
North Carolina.
Secretary of the Interior
FRANKLIN KNIGHT LANE, lawyer.
Born on Price Edward Island, Can
ada, July Is, 1864 Educated at
University of California. Practiced
law at San Francisco. Candidate for
governor of California in 1902.
! Member of interstate commerce COM
chairman.
Secretary of Asriculture-DAVID
FRANKLIN HOUSTON, university
| chancellor.
Born at Monroe, N. c., Feb. II,
| 1866. Home, St. Louis, Mo. Edu-
Gated at South Carolina College and
harvard university. Dean of faculty
of University Of Texas, 1S99-19O2.
President Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College of Texas, 19O2-05. Chan
cellor of Washington University, St.
| Louis, since 1908.
Secretary of Commemorative
LIAM cox REDFIELD, congressman
and manufacturer.
Born at Albany, N. Y, June IS,
1858. Home, Brooklyn, N. Y. Edu-
Gated in public schools. Engaged in
| iron and steel manufactures since
1888. Served in Sixty-second con-
gress.
Secretary of LabOr-WILLIAM
BAUCHOP WILSON, former miner
and congressman.
Born at Blantyre, Scotland, April
IL, 1862. Home, Blossburg, Pa.
Came to United States 1870. Edu-
Gated in public schools. Miner from
1871 to 1898. MEMBER of national
executive board, which organized
United Mine Workers of America,
1880. Member of congress since
1907. Author of bill creating de-