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naval battle of Manila Bay. Mr. Loud .had charge of the after magazine during the fight. He represented Gov. Pingree at Montouk Point, and made an excellent record in caring for the sick and disabled soldiers at that point, sent there from Cuba. He was married December 5, 1888, to Elizabeth Glennie, and has three children, Dorothy, Esther and Priscilla. Mr. Loud was elected representative to the 58th congress of the United States, November 4, 1902, receiving 17,069 votes to 11,846 given for Michael O'Brien, democrat, and 574 given for L. R. Russell. His popularity was demonstrated at this election by his receiving all the votes cast in his home precinct.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Antrim, Charlevoix, Clare, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Isabella, Kalkaska, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Osceola and Roscommon.
Population 1900, 201,570.
ARCHIBALD B. DARRAGH,
Of St. Louis, Gratiot county, was born in Monroe county, Michigan, December 23, 1840. His education was acquired in the common schools supplemented by a course in the University of Michigan. He taught school for two years, and on August 14, 1862, enlisted as private in the 18th Mich- igan infantry. After being captured by the enemy he was exchanged and transferred to the 9th Michigan cavalry, with which regiment he served until the close of the war. Mr. Darragh is married. He has held the office of county superintendent of schools, county treasurer, president of the village, mayor of the city of St. Louis, and member of the house of representatives of the state legislature. In politics he is a republican. He was elected to the 57th congress, and re-elected November 4, 1902, by a vote of 18,174 to 7,891 for David J. Erwin.
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft.
Population 1900, 261,362.
H. OLIN YOUNG,
Of Ishpeming, Marquette county, was born August 4, 1850, at New Albian, N. Y., of English, Scotch and Welsh parents, and received his education in the Chamberlain institute, Randolph, New York. Mr. Young's pro- fession is that of a lawyer. He is a republican and held the office of prosecuting attorney of Marquette county from 1886 to 1896, and repre- sented his district in the state legislature of 1879. He was elected a representative to the fifty-eighth congress by a vote of 21,224 to 8,467 for John Powers.
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JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
CHIEF JUSTICE HOOKER.
[Term expires December 31, 1903.]
Frank A. Hooker, of Charlotte, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, January 16, 1844. When twelve years of age he removed with his parents to Maumee, Ohio, and later to Defiance ; attended the public school and the law department of the Michigan University, graduating from the latter in 1865. He began the practice of law at Bryan, Ohio, and after one year came to Charlotte, Michigan, where, until his election to the supreme bench, he was engaged in the practice of his profession. Mr. Hooker was married August 5, 1868, to Miss Emma E. Carter, at Defiance, Ohio. In politics he is a republican ; has held the office of superintendent of schools of Eaton county ; was prosecuting attorney two terms, and in 1878 was appointed judge of the fifth judicial circuit, by Governor Croswell, to fill vacancy ; was continued as circuit judge by a vote of the people at the following election and held that office until resigning to accept a position on the supreme bench made vacant by the resignation of Chief Justice Morse. He was elected to that position at the general election of 1892 and served as chief justice until December 31, 1893 ; re-elected April 3, 1893, for the full term, to succeed himself, over George H. Durand, of Flint, democrat candidate, by a vote of 164,754 to 148,712 ; Edward S. Grece, people's party, received 14,469 votes, and Myron H. Walker, prohibition, received 14,526 votes.
JUSTICE MOORE.
[Term expires December 31, 1905.]
Joseph B. Moore was born at Commerce, Oakland county, Michigan, November 3, 1845. His early education was acquired in the common schools, supplemented by part of three years at Hillsdale College and one year in the law department of the Michigan University. At the outbreak of the civil war an elder brother enlisted. The two boys who were left at home also desired to go to the front; the family could spare but one of them, so, on one December morning in 1864, they drew cuts for the privilege of serving their country. The lucky number fell to Joseph B. (now Justice Moore), who went at once to Detroit, where lie enlisted. He was in the barracks but ten days, when, to his great disappointment, the surgeon in charge refused to accept him and sent him home, being only nineteen years old when he made this attempt. The next day after the
AARON T. BLISS. Governor.
ALEXANDER MAITLAND, Lieutenant Governor.
FRED M. WARNER, Secretary of State.
DANIEL McCOY, State Treasurer.
PERRY F. POWERS, Auditor General.
CHARLES A. BLAIR, Attorney General.
EDWIN A. WILDEY, Commissioner State Land Office.
DELOS FALL, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
PATRICK H. KELLEY, Member State Board of Education.
JAMES H. THOMPSON, Member State Board of Education.
LUTHER L. WRIGHT, Member State Board of Education.
JOHN J. CARTON, Speaker House of Representatives.
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surgeon's edict, his brother went to Detroit, where he enlisted in his brother's place and served faithfully, while Joseph B. looked after . the folks at home. He moved to Lapeer in 1868, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession. He has served as judge of the sixth judicial circuit for eight years ; during which period he heard and dis- posed of upward of four hundred and seventy criminal and fifteen hundred civil cases, among them the "Young" murder case and the celebrated election case of Reynolds vs. May. This work was so well done that but two criminal and thirteen civil cases have been reversed by the supreme court. He was a prominent member of the senate in 1879; was prosecu- ting attorney for Lapeer county two terms, and elected justice of the supreme court on the republican ticket, in the spring of 1895, by a vote of 189,294 to 108,807 for John W. McGrath, democrat ; 25,943 for Robbins B. Taylor, people's party, and 18,116 for Myron H. Walker, prohibition.
JUSTICE CARPENTER.
[Term expires December 31, 1907.]
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William L. Carpenter was born in Orion, Oakland county, November 9, 1854. His ancestors came to this country over two hundred years ago. Judge Carpenter's education was obtained in the Michigan Agricultural College and the University of Michigan. He graduated from the former in November, 1875, and from the law department of the latter in 1878. He has held the offices of justice of the superior court of Detroit, and judge of the third judicial circuit court of Wayne county. Mr. Carpenter lived with his parents on a farm near Orion until eighteen years of age, since which time he has been thrown upon his own resources. He was elected justice of the supreme court of Michigan, November 4, 1902, receiving 229,292 votes to 152,338 cast for Benjamin J. Brown, and 10,238 for Noah W. Cheever.
JUSTICE GRANT.
[Term expires December 31, 1909.]
Claudius B. Grant was born at Lebanon, York county, Maine, October 25, 1835. At the age of twenty he entered the University of Michigan, graduating from the classical course in 1859. The following three years he taught in the Ann Arbor high school, the last two years of which he was principal. He served in the civil war, entering the United States service as captain of company D, 20th Michigan infantry, was made major November 21, 1863, and lieutenant colonel December 20, 1864; resigning this position April 12, 1865, he returned to Ann Arbor and entered the law department of the university ; was admitted to the bar in June, 1866, and began the practice of law in Ann Arbor. He was elected recorder of Ann Arbor in 1866, and appointed postmaster in 1867; was a member of the house of the state legislature in 1871-2, 1873-4; was regent of the university in 1871, and in 1812 was appointed alternate commissioner of
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the state of Michigan under the law authorizing the centennial com- mission. In 1873 he moved to Houghton, where, until his election, he was engaged in the practice of law. He was elected prosecuting attorney in 1876 ; judge of the twenty-fifth judicial circuit in 1881, and re-elected in 1887 ; was elected justice of the supreme court in the spring of 1889, for full term, and re-elected April 3, 1899, by a vote of 216,828 to 165,482 for Thomas E. Barkworth, democratic people's union silver candidate ; 8,789 for Frank Bladwin Clark, prohibition ; 4,856 for John H. Harris, people's party, and 3,190 for George A. Eastman, socialist labor ; scattering, 1,042.
JUSTICE MONTGOMERY.
[Term expires December 31, 1911.]
Robert M. Montgomery was born in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, May 12, 1849 ; attended the Eaton Rapids high school until eighteen years of age, when he entered the law office of F. J. Russell, at Hart, Oceana county, where he remained three years. During the war he enlisted and was mustered in the 7th Michigan cavalry, but never saw any active service. At the age of tewnty-one he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his profession at Pentwater, continuing until 1877, when he moved to Grand Rapids. While at Pentwater he was prosecuting attorney of Oceana county four years, and on moving to Grand Rapids was appointed assistant United States attorney, which office he held until October, 1881. At the spring election of 1881 he was elected judge of the seventeenth judicial circuit, and was re-elected to a second term, which office he held until September, 1888, when he resigned and resumed the practice of his profession at Grand Rapids, continuing as a member of the firm of Montgomery & Bundy until he assumed the duties of his present. position, justice of the supreme court to which he was elected in 1891 on the republican ticket. At the April election of 1901 he was re-elected for the term commencing January 1, 1902, by a vote of 219,097 to 124,485 for Allen C. Adsit, democrat ; 16,320 for Walter S. Westerman, prohibition : 6,515 for James E. McBride, people's candidate ; 3,400 for Shepard Cowles. and 7,554 for George A. Eastman.
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STATE OFFICERS.
GOVERNOR.
AARON T. BLISS,
Of Saginaw, was born May 22, 1837, in Smithfield, Madison county, New York. He is of Puritan stock, his first American ancestor, Thomas Bliss, who settled at Hartford, Conn., in 1635, having left England to escape the persecutions to which the Puritans were subjected. The governor was the seventh child of Lyman and Anna (Chaffee) Bliss. He spent his early life on the farm, obtaining his education in the little school house near by. At seventeen he left home and secured employment in a store, where he remained until the civil war broke out and President Lincoln made his second call for troops. He then enlisted as a private in company D, Tenth New York cavalry, taking the oath the first day of October, 1861. He aided in recruiting his company to its full strength and when the regiment left Elmira he was a first lieutenant. About a year later Governor Seymour commissioned him captain for gallant conduct on the battlefield. He spent three years and five months in the service. He was captured at Reem's Station, Virginia, at the close of a fiercely fought rear-guard action, during Wilson's famous raid, and was held for six months as a prisoner of war in the prisons at Salisbury, North Carolina, Andersonville and Macon, Georgia, Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. While in prison he cast his second vote for Abraham Lincoln, undaunted by his jailer's grim hints that the president's re-elec- tion meant more prison life and perhaps a grave on the hillside for the men who cast the black bean, which was the Lincoln prison ballot. After several fruitless attempts, he escaped from Columbia prison, November 29, 1864. For eighteen weary days and nights he stumbled through the perils, which beset him, finally reaching the union lines near Savannah, December 16, nearly starved. In the fall of 1865, he settled in Saginaw and began his successful career as a lumberman. March 31, 1868, he married Allaseba M. Phelps, of Solsville, Madison county, New York, daughter of Ambrose Phelps. They have no children. The scope of his business enter- prises gradually enlarged until today it embraces, besides the manu- facture of lumber and salt, banking, mercantile and farm enterprises, giving employment to large numbers of men. His operations have con -. tributed materially to the prosperity of the Saginaw valley. He has always been a stalwart republican, and many public honors have been conferred upon him. He has served his city as alderman, supervisor and member of the board of education. In 1882, he represented the 25th sena-
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torial district (Saginaw county) in the state senate. When the board to organize and locate the Michigan Soldiers' Home was constituted, he was made a member and served thereon until he entered the 51st congress, representing the eighth district. While in congress he secured the appropriation which resulted in the splendid federal building which adorns Saginaw, and the government Indian school at Mt. Pleasant. In 1885 he was appointed aide on the staff of Governor Alger. His long service in the Grand Army of the Republic was signalized in 1897 by his election as department commander. He was nominated for governor at the republican convention held at Grand Rapids in June, 1900, and elected by a large plurality. Governor Bliss was re-nominated on the first ballot at the convention held in Detroit, June, 1902, and re-elected, receiving 211,261 votes against 174,077 for L. T. Durand, 11,326 for W. S. Westerman, 4,271 for W. E. Walter and 1,282 for S. B. Cowles. -
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
ALEXANDER MAITLAND,
Of Negaunee, was born in Scotland, June 20, 1844, and came to the United States in 1864, making his home at Negaunee, Michigan, where he has since resided. His education was obtained in the common schools of Scotland and in an academy at Troon, Ayshire. On his arrival at Negaunee he procured a position as rodman with a surveying party which was running lines for the Mineral branch of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. Soon after this he entered the employment of the Iron Cliffs Company, rising by grade of service until he became its general manager. He was also appointed to the supervision of the Cambria and Lillie mines and still holds that position. He is general manager of the mining department of the Republic Iron & Steel Company and is also interested in four national banks. In politics he is a republican, having held the office of county surveyor, mayor of Negaunee and State senator from his district. He was married June 10, 1874, to Miss Carrie V. Sterling and has five children. He was elected lieutenant governor of Michigan, November . 4, 1902, by a vote of 226,868 to 154,284 for John F. Bible, 10,499 for Wm. A. Hearth, 4,372 for John J. Spouse and 1,284 for W. F. King.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
FRED M. WARNER,
Of Farmington, Oakland county, was born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England, July 21, 1865. His parents came to this country when he was three months old. A few months later his mother died and he was adopted by Hon. P. D. Warner, of Farmington. Mr. Warner graduated from the Farmington high school at the age of fourteen years, then
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attended the State Agricultural College for one term, after which he became a clerk in his father's store at Farmington. A few years later the mercantile business was turned over to him, and he has since con- ducted one of the most extensive general stores in Oakland county. In 1889, Mr. Warner established a large cheese factory at Farmington, and the success of that factory led to the establishment by him of like factories at other points in Oakland county and vicinity. He now operates seven cheese factories, the combined annual output being 20,000 boxes, or 800,000 pounds of cheese, nearly all of which is sold to the Michigan trade. In addition to his other business interests, Mr. Warner conducts a cold storage plant, and is a stockholder and director of the Farmington Exchange Bank, which he helped to establish in 1897. Mr. Warner repre- sented the twelfth senatorial district in the state senate for the year 1895-6 and 1897-8, being the youngest member at both of these sessions. He has served as a member of the village council nine years and has been seven times successively elected president of his village and nearly every time without any opposition. Mr. Warner is the youngest secretary of state since the adoption of the constitution of 1850. He has always been a staunch republican in politics ; he is a member of several secret societies among which are the Masons (Shriner degree), Knights of Pythias, Loyal Guard and Maccabees. In 1888 he was married to Miss Martha M. Davis, of Farmington, and has four children aged respectively, 12, 10, 8 and 3 years. Mr. Warner was nominated in 1900 at the republican state con- vention at Grand Rapids to the office of secretary of state, there being no opposing candidate. He was elected on November 6, 1900, for the term of 1901-2. In 1902 he was renominated for the same office by acclamation, and was re-elected by a vote of 228,197 to 152,969 for John Donovan, 10,473 for Alfred Lowther, 4,371 for Daniel J. Jeannerett, and 1,254 for Henry Ulbricht.
STATE TREASURER.
DANIEL McCOY,
State Treasurer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1845, and received his education in the public schools of that city. In 1867 he came to Michigan, locating at Romeo, Macomb county, where he engaged in the grain business and the furnishing of supplies to the lumber regions. He sold out the business in 1872, and began lumbering on the south branch of the Manistee River. In 1873 he settled in Clam Lake-now Cadillac- and continued in the lumbering business for ten years, holding in the meantime the office of president of the village of Clam Lake, and later that of mayor of Cadillac. In 1883 he removed to Grand Rapids, where he organized the Edison Light Company in 1886, and the State Bank of Michigan in 1892, having been active president of both since their organiza- tion, and being interested in other enterprises. Mr. McCoy was married in 1879. He has always been a republican in politics, and was elected to the office of state treasurer for the term of 1901-2, and re-elected November
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4, 1902, by a vote of 227,640 to 153,205 for William F. Davidson, 10,508 for Manley M. Chase, 4,419 for William A. Klaser, and 1,233 for Henry Markwardt, Sr.
AUDITOR GENERAL.
PERRY F. POWERS,
Of Cadillac, Wexford county, was born in Jackson, Jackson county, Ohio, September 5, 1858. He received such early school education as his home town afforded and on account of the death of his father, who was killed in the war, was at an early age compelled to provide for himself, com- mencing work at the age of twelve in the coal mines of Jackson county. He continued his studies at night and during spare moments in the day time ; learned the printer's trade at Jackson, Ohio, and in 1879 went to Davenport, Iowa, where he worked as printer and reporter four years. Since that time he has been engaged in editing and publishing republican newspapers, locating first at Cambridge, Henry county, Illinois, where, with Geo. C. Smithe, he published the Cambridge Chronicle two years ; thence to Ypsilanti, Michigan, in partnership with the same gentleman, as editor and publisher of the Ypsilantian. In 1887 he sold out his interest in the Ypsilantian and removed to Cadillac, where he has since been engaged as proprietor and editor of the Cadillac News and Express. In politics, Mr. Powers is a republican. He has held several honorary posi- tions, such as president of the Michigan Press Association in 1890 ; presi- dent of the Republican Press Association, 1892-3; was president of the Michigan Republican State League, 1897; was elected member of the state board of education for the term of 1888-94, and re-elected for the term of 1895-1901, six years of the time serving as president of the board. Mr. Powers was elected to the office of auditor general for the term of 1901-2, and re-elected November 4, 1902, by a vote of 227,898 to 152,942 for David A. Hammond, 10,469 for Arthur B. Armstrong, 4,443 for Fred D. Barnes and 1,240 for Thomas Hackett.
LAND COMMISSIONER.
EDWIN A. WILDEY,
Of Paw Paw, Van Buren county, was born on a farm, three miles from the above place, on January 5, 1848, where he has resided all his life. In politics he has always been a republican. He has been supervisor of his township, and represented his district in the legislature of 1893-5, serving as chairman of several important special committees. Mr. Wildey was elected commissioner of the state land office for the term of 1901-2, and re-elected November 4, 1902, by a vote of 227,681 to 153,011 for Arthur F. Watson, 10,457 for George Roelofs, 4,380 for John D. Hunt, and 1,235 for Elias Haire, Sr.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL.
CHARLES A. BLAIR,
Of Jackson, was born at Jackson, Jackson county, Michigan, April 10, 1854. He is of Scotch descent. His father was Austin Blair, the famous "War Governor" of Michigan. Mr. Blair graduated from the Jackson high school in June 1872, and from the literary department of the Uni- versity of Michigan in June, 1876. He studied law in his father's office and was admitted to the bar September 5, 1878. He has been prosecuting attorney of Jackson county, besides holding several minor offices. He was, October 8, 1879, married to Effie C. North and has two children, George F. and Helen Marie. Mr. Blair was elected to the office of attorney general of Michigan, November 4, 1902, by a vote of 228,399 to 152,560 for Wm. F. McKnight, 10,419 for W. H. D. Fox, 4,404 for James H. McFarlan and 1,233 for Axel Gerdin.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
DELOS FALL,
was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 29, 1848, the son of Benjamin and Ann M. (Bassett) Fall. His early life was spent on a farm near Ann Arbor, his educational training beginning in the district schools near his home, where later he was employed as teacher. His education was con- tinued in the Ann Arbor high school and later in the University of Michigan, from which he graduated in 1875, receiving the degree of B. S. Seven years later he was granted the degree of M. S. upon examination. His professional work began in 1872, when he became teacher of science in the Ann Arbor high school. He was principal of the Flint high school from 1875 to 1878, from which position he was called to Albion college where he was head of the department of natural science until 1887, since when he has held the chair of chemistry and the directorship of the McMillan chemical laboratory. In 1898, as a recognition of his twenty years of service, Albion College conferred upon him the degree of Sc. D. Mr. Fall has traveled extensively, especially in South America. He is the author of numerous magazine articles on scientific subjects, and has conducted much original research in his chosen lines, chemistry and sanitary science, being the author of a "Laboratory Manual in Inductive Chemistry." He has been an active worker in teachers' institutes and farmers' clubs and institutes, and is prominently identified with both the National and State Teachers' Association, having been president of the latter in 1897. He has been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Public Health Association, the National Conference of Boards of Health, and vice-president of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. He has held positions of public trust, both municipal and state. For eight years he served on the Albion city board of education, and from 1894 to 1896
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on the city council. For twelve years, from 1889 to 1901, he was a member of the Michigan state board of health, and his lectures and writings on public hygiene while a member of this board have had much to do with making the state and local health service in Michigan second to none in the world. He was elected to the office of state superintendent of public instruction, November 6, 1900, and re-elected November 4, 1902, by a vote of 226,822 to 154,151 for Woodbridge N. Ferris, 10,263 for John G. Ward, 4,369 for William H. Smith, and 1,241 for Henry Marwinski.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
LUTHER L. WRIGHT, [Term, January 1, 1903, to December 31, 1904.]
Of Ironwood, Michigan, was born at Canton, New York, January 18, 1856. He is of Scotch-Irish descent. He was educated in the common schools and Ripon College from which he received the degree of A. B. He was chosen county commissioner of schools of Gogebic county, Michigan, five times in succession, without opposition. He was superintendent of the public schools of Ironwood, Michigan, sixteen years. He was married to Nellie Corning of Portage, Wisconsin, in 1880, and has two children. He was appointed a member of the state board of education to fill vacancy made by the resignation of Lincoln Avery. At the republican convention held at Detroit in June, 1902, he was unanimously nominated to succeed himself and was elected by a vote of 228,475 to 153,424 for George E. Willitts. On January 23, 1903, he was elected president of the board for 1903-4.
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