Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1889 — HARRISON’S ADVISERS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HARRISON’S ADVISERS.

Secretary of State —James G. Blaine, of Maine. Secretary of the Treasury— William Windom. of Minneso a. Se retary of IFar—Redfleld Proetor, of Vermont. Secretary of the Navy— Benjamin F. Tracv, of New York. Secretary of the Interior— John W. Noble, of Missouri. Postmaster General —John Wan am a War. of Pennsylvania. Attorney General —W. H. H. Miller, of Indiana. Secret ary of Agriculture — Jeremiah M. husk, of Wisconsin. James Gillespie Blaine, the Secretary of State, was bom In Pennsylvania in 1830. and on attain-,

ing his majority removed to Maine and became an editor. Here he served four years in the Legislature, two of them as Speaker of the Hou-e, and in 180'> was elected to Congress, serviug until 1876, and being Speaker of the House from 1860 to 1874 In 1876 and in 1880 he was a prominent candidate for President. He was elected to the ,Senate in 1877. He ( served as Secretary of [State in Garfield’s [Cabinet, retiring upon this deftih. In 1884 he [was nominated for ’President, but was

defeat od by Grover Cleveland.

William Windom, Secretary ol the Treasury for a second time, was born in Ohio in 18g7. He was admitted to the bar sad became Prosecuting Attorney in his native State, and in 1K53 removed to Minnesota, where he wan elected to iho Thirty-sixth and the four subsequent Congrossos, taking an important part in the management of Indian affairs. In 1870. he was appointedl Senator to fill an unexpired term, and was afterward elected for two terms. He was a candidate for

tho Presidential nomination in the convention of 1880, iind was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in President Garfield h Cubinot.

Ho retired at Garfield’s death nnd was ngain eloctod to the teu a to, and tdnee the expiration of his term has been engaged In business in Now Y’ork I <-’ity. - ltedfield Proctor, Tho Secretary of AVur, lias boen Governor of Vormout, and is at the toad of his party in that State. At present he Is a farmer, although he practically controls the output of (all tho marble quarries of tho State. He was Chairman of the Vermont dologat ion to the convention

which nominated Harrison, and cast its vote solidly for Harrison on every ballot.

General Beniamin F. Tracy, of Brooklyn, N. Y., the new Secretary of the Navy. was born fiftyeight years ago in Oswego, N. Y., studied law. and in 1853 was elected District Attorney of Tioga County, being reelected two years later. In 18IS1 he was sent to the General Assembly, and the following year re-S cruitodtwo regiments-" and went to the front as Colonel of one. He served honorably

through the war, afterward resuming the practice of law, and in 1870 was muae United States District Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. In 1881 ho whs appointed Judge of the Court of Appeals, and served one year.

John Willock Noble, the Secretary of the Interior, who represents the South in tho Cabinet, was born in Ohio fifiyoight years ago. he was a fellow student of President Harrison at Miami College, studied law. and settled at Keokuk, lowa. At the outbreak of the war he entered the cavalry service, rising to tho grade of .colonel, und was pro-. pinoted to the rank of brigadier general at its close fer meritorious services. He then

settled in St. Louis, where he was made United States District Attorney by President Johnson.

John Wauamaker. the I’ostraaster General, is 51 years old and a native of Philadelphia. He was general Secretary of the Young Men s Christian Association, and in I*6l went into the clothing business. His business prospered until now he has the largest store in America, in which the system of profit-sharing is in successful operation. Mr. Wnnamaker was a member of the Centenuial Board of Finance, and has been prominent in various

public and benevolent movements in Philadelphia. but his first marked political service was in the campaign.

William Henry Harrison Mi Her,of Indianapolis, the new Attorney Geueral.is ,8 years old, a native of Augusta, N.Y., aud has been tho law partner of President Harrison for ten years,coming irom Fort Wayne, where be had been in practice .for.eight years. Close relations have always existed between the President and Mr. Milder, Mr. Harrison placing groat reliance on bis judgment and leaning. Aside from their business relations, the Harriscns and the Millers have

always been the closest personal friends. Jeremiad M. Husk, the Secretary of Agriculture, is a native of Ohio, where he was born in

1830. in 1853 he went to Wisconsin, entering politics Oy being the successful candi date for several county offices. In 1802 be was a member of tbo legislature, and in the same year went to the war as a Major. He served until the close of the war, and was breveted I Brivadier General for meritorious services' at the battle of balkeliatdiie. In 181 and 1 08 bo was elected RDk Comptroller of Wisconsin, and in ■ i) was sent to Con-

loss, where he ferud three terms. He afterwur served three terms as Governor of Wisconsin.