Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1897 — CHAS. W. FAIRBANKS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHAS. W. FAIRBANKS.

SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE, FOR INDIANA'S SENATORSHIP. Universally Esteemed as an Abie Lawyer, Honest Politician and Upright Citizen -Like Many Other Public Men, He la a Native of Ohio, Our New Senator. Chas. W. Fairbanks, the twenty-eighth Senator elected from Indiana, will succeed Daniel W. Voorhees, who is now ending his fourth term. Mr. Fairbanks is universally esteemed in Indiana as an able lawyer, au honest politician and a citizen of sterling worth. He is a product of the farm and the university, the country and the city, the imr and, the forum. He was born ucar Unionville Center. 0.. and is now in his forty-fifth year. His father was a farmer, and young Fairbanks’ early days were spent in such agricultural employment as a farmer's son

Is used to. It was not owing to the fuct that he loved the life of country less, but that he loved books more, that turned him toward the college, and when lie came out Of Wesleyan University in 1872 he was a bachplor of arts. His ambition led him toward the law, and to facilitate his studies in that profession he served as a newspaper man in Cleveland and Pittsburg. The Supreme Court of Ohio admitted him to the bar, following which the Cleveland Law School tendered him the degree of LL. H., which he declined. Iu 1874 Mr. Fairbanks removed to ludinnnpolis and has practiced luw in that city ever since. He associated himself with politics from the beginning of his career there, but it was not until 1888 that he assumed leadership. In that year he threw his weight to the late Judge Gresham as against ex-President Harrison. This was largely due to the warm personal friendship between them. It was at, this time that Mr. Fairbanks became a distinct power in Indiana politics. At Minneapolis Mr. Fairbanks stood firm for Gen. Harrison’s renomination. In 1888 Mr. Fairbanks foresaw the dangers ahead, and, believing that for four years at least his party would be in fbe minority in Indiuna, he gave up his entire attention to the matter of its organization. He gathered about him the young Republicans of the State. He presided at the State convention iu 181)2 and spoke for protection, reciprocity and an honest ballot. Indiana discovered a new orator and Mr. Fairbouks was in demand everywhere. In the campaign of 181)4 he was the acknowledged lender of the Republican party, and in the campaign just dosed he was iu the forefront of activity and did such work as won for him the reward which he is now about to receive. He will go into the Senate a friend of the administration. Ilis relations with President-elect McKinley are those of years of mutunl esteem and close friendship. He will, therefore, be in a degree representative alike of the administration, the State, his party and the people.

SENATOR FAIRBANKS.