The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-24
Which WILL Be OUR
NEXT PRESIDENT?

For the information of Republicans
who will be called upon to express
their choice among the aspirants for
the presidential nomination, the fol-
lowing brief summary of biographies
of all active candidates has been COM
piled from facts stated in who's
Who in America:
Butler, Nicholas Murray: Age, 81;
born. Elizabeth, New Jersey; home,
New York City; graduated from Co
lumbia, 1882, ABB, 1883, AM, 1884,
Ph.D.; occupation, university presi-
dent; public service, member of New
Jersey state board of education, 1887
95, president Paterson, New Jersey
board of education, 1923, New Jer-
sey commander, Paris exposition,
1889, delegate Republican national
conventions, 1888, 1904, 1912, 1915
chairman New York Republican con
electoral vote for vice-President, 1913.
Harding, Warren g.: Age, 81; born,
Corsica, Ohio; home, Marion, Ohio;
graduated from Iberia, 1882; occupa-
ton, editor; public service, member
Ohio senate, 1904, Lieutenant Cover
nor of Ohio, 1904-6, Republican nomi-
nee for Governor of Ohio, 1910 (de-
feated), member of United States
Senate from Ohio, 1851.
Johnson, Hiram, Warren: Age, So;
born, Sacramento, California; hons
San Francisco; educated in University
of California, leaving in junior year,
occupation, lawyer; public service,
Governor of California, 1911-15, re-
March Is, 1910, a founder of the Pro-
gressive party, 1912, and nominee for
Vice-President On Progressive ticket
same year, United States senator from
California for term 1923.
Lowden, Frank Orren: Age, SO;
born, Sunrise City, Minnesota; home,
Oregon, Illinois; graduated from
Iowa State University (valedictorian)
1885, Union College of Law, Chicago
(valedictorian), 1887; occupation,
lawyer; public service, delegate Re-
publican national conventions, 1900
04, member Republican national COM
mittee, ~1904-12, and member executive
committee campaign 1904 and 1908,
elected Goth and 61st congresses, 1907
IL, 18th Illinois district, Governor of
Illinois 1917-1921.
Poindexter, Miles: Age 81; born,
Memphis, Tennessee; home, Spokane,
Washington; graduated from Wash
ington and Lee university, LIB; oc-
cupation, lawyer; public service,
prosecuting attorney, 1892, 1~89S-1904,
superior judge, 1904-08, member of the
House of Representatives 61st con-
gress 1909-11, United States senator
from Washington, terms 1911-17, 1917
1923.
Sutherland, Howard: Age, As; born
near Kirkwood, Missouri; home Elk
ms, West Virginia; graduated from
Westminster College, Fulton Missouri,
ABB, 1889, studied law at Columbia
now George Washington) University,
but did not complete course; occupa-
ton, coal and timber business; public
service, member West Virginia state
senate 190S-12, member 63d and 64th
congresses, 1917, West Virginia at
large; elected United States senator
for term 1923.
Wood, Leonar Age, SO; born,
Winchester. New Hampshire; gradu-
ated from Harvard, MD, 1884; occu-
patton, Major-general. United States
army; public service, Colonel, Span
ish War, Military Governor of Cuba,
1S99-1902, Governor of Moro Province,
1903-1906; special ambassador to
Argentine Republic, 1910. Chief of
| Staff. United States Army, 1904,
commander seth division, National
army. Camp Funston, Kansas. 1918,
Commander central department. Uni
ted States army. 1890, headquart-
-. CAxAa-