The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-13

Homer : Cummings. newly elected
chairman OF the Democratic National
committee, is a graduate OF Yale.
lawyer Of note and a conspicuous fig
ure Of the militant democracy of Cor.
necticut where he has received ap-
pointments and elections to important
offices. He served three terms as
mayor Of stamford In 1908 was chosen
corporation counsel for Stamford and
remained in that office for lour years
As early as 1896 Mr.. Cummings
vas the democratic candidate for see
retary OF state of Connecticut. and i'm
1902 was onminated for CONGRESSMAN
at large In each of these elections
ne received the highest vote cast for
any candidate on his partys ticket
He has twice been the democratic can
iidate for United States senator. In
$40, before nominations We're made
by direct popular vote, Mr. Cummings
vas the unanimous choice Of the demo.
cratic members Of the General As.
iemby. and in 1916, when q candidate
ne received the highest vote given
anyone on the ticket
In addition to his election as can
jidate for purely public offices. Mr.
cummings has been recognized by
MS party by his selection to respons!
'Ie positions in its own organization
ana councils. He was delegateat
arse TO the Democratic National Con
ventions Of 1900 and 1904. BY sue
cessIve appointments he has been
member OF the Democratic National
Committee since 1900. He was chair
man ut the Speakers Bureau dur
ing the campaigns Of 1903. 1912 and
1916, and has been member Of the
Executive Committee since 1913. In
l"l3 he was unanimously elected vice.
chairman and for the last several
months has been acting chairman OF
the National Committee.
His political ability and activity are
Indicated by the many positions of
honor and responsibility to which his
party has chosen Mr.. Cummings. His
long career as National Committee
man has been marked by q thorough
understanding ana grasp Of current
political and economic issues and by
native leadership.
Mr.. Cummins obtained his prepara
tory education at The Hesthcots
School at Buffalo, y. Y. He then IN
tered Yale University from which he
was graduated in 1881 with a pache
ors degree in philosophy. Continuing
at the Yale Law School. he received
The degree LIB. in 1893. In the same
year he WAS admitted to the Connect
cut bar and began at once active prac.
lice in stamford where he has ever
since maintained his principal law
offices. lie has achieved a high plac.
in the profession and has apparently
III the profession ana has appeared in
many cases Of great significance.
In 1888 MIR. Cummings entered the
law firm Of Fessenden, Cater K Cum
mings. lie retained that association
unlll 1900, when he engaged in prac
tice alone. After nine years-on Sen
tember /, l9O9--he formed the firm
ol cummings x Lockwood George
Pfatt lngersoll, former United States
Minister TO Siam. is also member
OF this firm. In this partnership AIR
Cummings has continued his practice
which has reached large proportion
and comprehends widely varied lines
OF important litigation. MIR. Cum
lnlngs IS also a member of the New
York bar and IS associated with the
firm Of Rambaut Il McDavltt He "a
4 member Of the American Bar Asso
eiation and is states Attorney for
Fairfield county. Connecticut lie is
widely known As public speaker OF
exceptional ability
During the period OF the war he
was a member of the Connecticut
state Council of Defense and was very
active in its work
Mr.. Cummings was born in chi.
cago, III. April 80. 1870. He ia the
son Of iUrah land Audie SCHUYLER
IStilleD Cummings OF his ancestry. the
paternal family, during the Reyolu.
ton, living at Bennington, Vermont
as of English and Scotch extraction
while the maternal branch Is traced
oack to England. France, and Holland
Mr Cummings is a member of The
fraternity the Odd Fellows
EIks, Eagles, Knights of Pythias, Roy
IL Arcahum ana the Knights or the