Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1902 — PENSION COMMISSIONER EVANS, [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PENSION COMMISSIONER EVANS,

Department Head Who Has Tendered Hie Resignation. United States Pension Commissioner Henry Clay "ho the other day filed his resignation with President Roose-

velt, and whose friends have predicted an important for cign mission for him, has been a Tennessee Republican since the Civil War. although he was born in Pennsylvania. He was twice Mayor of Chattanooga, h 1 s home city, and lu 1800 defeated a strong Democrat for Congress in a Dem-

ocratlc district. He also came within a few hundred votes of an election as Governor of Tennessee. Colonel Evans was n prominent Vics Presidential candidate in 1890

H. CLAY EVANS.