Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1889 — M’MILLAN FOR SENATOR. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

M’MILLAN FOR SENATOR.

MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS ARK UNANIMOUS IN THEIR CHOICE. A Sketch of the Man Who Will Represent the “Wolverlues" in the Halls of Congress—Knights of Labor Will Return to Original Pi inclple*. [Lapsing (Mich.) special.] James McMillan, of Dotroit. who was unanimously nominated by the Republicans for the United States Senate, at the convening of the Legislature in this city, isso years of age. His father was a BeoUsh Presbyte - rian, who settled In Hamilton, Ont. in 1834. and died there in 1874. leaving a handsome property, James McMillan was eduoated in the Hamilton grammar school. After four years spent in business in Hamilton he settled in Dotroit. where he began the business career which has made him a millionaire. While yet under age he managed

a railroad contractor’s business, and the Detroit & Milwaukee Road's pier at Grand Haven was built under his supervision when he was but 20. In 1864, Mr. McMillan and others founded the Michigan Car Company, out of which have grown the Detroit Car-Wheel Company, the Baugh Steam-Forge Company, and the Dotroit Iron Furnace Company. Mr. McMillan organized many other large business enterprises. He was instrumental in building the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway. He 1b a large stockholder in two lako transportation companies and two banks. Ho has given large sums of money to Dotroit His latest gift to Dotroit was SIOO,OOO lor a hospital to be founded in tho name of his daughter Grace, now dead. Mr. McMillan married Miss Wotmore, of Detroit, In 1860. Five children are now living. William C. McMillan, the oldest son, was graduated from Yale in tho oloss of 1884 and has married and settled down to assist his father in Ills business. The other three sons und a daughter are pursuing their studies. Thoir names are James Howard, Miss Amy, Philip Hamilton, and Frank Davenport McMillan, ranging in age from 14 to 27 yenrs. His eldest daughter, Mrs. W. F. Jarvis, died last April. She was a great favorite with her father, and her death was a blow which he still keonly feels. Mr. McMillan has a beautiful home on Jefferson avenue. Detroit, and he and his family are well known in E-ocial und art circles. Mr. McMillan’s first nctivo work In state politics was undertaken In 1876 as a member of the Republican state central committee. Two years later he was u member of the executive committee and treasurer of the state committee, Zachariah Chandler being chairman. He also personally superintended Mr. Newberry’s congressional canvass. Two years later when tho Republicans needed the first district, it was hugely through Mr. McMillan’s untiring efforts that a Republican representative was sent to congross. After Senator Chundler's ('eath Mr. McMillan was elected chairman for the remainder of the term. It was not until the campaign of 1886 that Mr. McMillan again came to the front In his party’s councils in Michigan, but his political sagacity exhibited while chairman of the Republican state committee won for him the senatorship to which he has been nominated. KNIGHTS OF LABOR. The Founders Have Determined to Return to the Original Principles. [Philadelphia (Pa.) telegram.] The following telegram has been issued: To the members of the Knights of Labor, Greeting: In behalf of ihe toiling millions ol the earth, we, the surviving founders of the secret order of Knights of Labor, have, after several secret meeting* in the city of Philadelphia, and after due deliberation und investigation into the present autccratio form of government, found that the present order of Knights of Labor has departed or diverged from the original designs when organized in 1860, to the destruction of the principles of self-government lying at the base of American institutions. As the order of the Knights of Labor was founded for the purpose of abolishing poverty by securing to tnd laborer the fruits of his toil, and as we, the original founders of the Knights of Labor, who handed to the officers and the membership the principles of the organization, have fonnd after a lapse of nearly twenty years that the officers of the organization have departed from the principles tranferred to tbem, and being determined to return to the original text, we extend the hand of fraternity to all those who believe in the principles formerly promulgated, to wit: Secrecy, obedience, mutn&l assistance, and the placing of industry on a scientific basis. We have resolved to eliminate all opposition detrimental to the principles and progress of the Knights of Labor as the founders intended. In making this known through the public press, we do so to notify those a , a distance, and this must be as a reply to many letters received on the subject. As in 1869, numbers for assemblies will be given from Philadelphia, Pa., until a sufficient number have been formed to call a joint convention for the good of the order. Those desiring to be with us will address box 834, Philadelphia, Fa. All communlcat ons will receive prompt reply, and all necessary matter will be furnished to carry on the needed work. In conclusion we desire to say that believing ws are doing right in issuing the foregoing, as we did when promulgating the principles of the Knights of Labor nouriy twenty years ago, we have unitedly affixed our names. James L. Weight, B. L. Keen, B. C. Macauley, Jos. S. Kennedy.

JAMES M'MILLAN.