The border vidette., 1919-03-22
CHAIRMAN HOMER s. CUMMINGS

elected chairman of the Demo cratic National Committee, is a graduate of Yale, a lawyer of note and conspicuous figure in the militant Democracy of Con necticut, where he has received appointments and elections to important offices. He served three terms as Mayor of Stam poration counsel for Stamford end remained in that office for four years.
 As early as 1896 Mr. Cum mings was the Democratic can didate for Secretary of State of Connecticut, and in 1902 was nominated for Congres sman at Large. In each of these cleo. tions he received the highest vote cast for any candidate on his party's ticket. He has twice been theDemocratic candida te for United States Senator. In 1910, before nominations were made by direct popular vote. MT. Gum mings was the unanimous choice of the Democratic members of y 1916, when a candidate, he re- ceived the highest vote given anyone on the ticket,
 In addition to his selection as candidate for purely public off ceS. Mir. Cummings has been re cognized by his party by his selection to responsible positions in itS own organization and coun- cils. He was delegate at large to the Democratic National Con- ventions of 1900 and 1904 By successive appointments he has been a member of the Democra4 tic National Committee since 1900. He was chairman of the the Speakers Bureau during the campaigns of 1903, 1912 and 1916, and has been member of the Executive Committee since 1913. In 1913 be was unani- mously elected vice chairman, and for the last several months has been acting chairman of the National Committee.
 His political ability and ac- tivity are indicated by the many positions of honor and respon- sibility to which his party has chosen MT. Cummings. His long career as National Committee man has been marked by a thorough understanding and economic issues and by native leadership.
 MT. Cummings obtained his preparatory education at The Heathcote School at Buffalo, N. Y. He then entered Yale Uni versity, from which he was graduated in 1891 with bachel- OTIS degree ip philosophy. Con- tinuing at the Yale Law School, he received the degree ILL. B. in 1893. In the same year he was admitted to the Connecticut bar, and began at once active practice in Stamford, where he has eyer since main tained his principal law offices. He has achieved a high place in bis pro- fession and has appeared in many cases of great significance.
 In 1895 MT. Cummings entered the law firm of Fessenden, Cater & Cummings. He retained that association until 1900, when he engaged in practice alone. After nine years-on September 1, 19O9-he formed the firm of Cummings & Lockwood. Geo. Pratt Ingersoll, former United States Minister to Siam, is also member of this firm. In this partnership MT. Cummings has i continued his practice. which has reached large proportions and comprehends widely varied lines of important litiga tion. MT. Cummings is also a member of the New York bar and is as- sociated with the firm of Ram baut & McDavitt. He is mem Der of the American Bar Asso citation and is States Attorney for Fairfield County, Connecti- cut. He is widely known as a public speaker of exceptional ability.
 During the period of the war he was a member of the Connec- ticut State Council of Defense and was very active in it's work.
 MT. Cummings was born in Chicago, III, April 30, 1870. He is the son of Uriah and Audia Schuyler (Stille) Cummings. Of his ancestry, the paternal fami- Ivy 6,1ripc IT tho Pauo1ntiOp liuin TT