Show no time Is loot lont in naming tile the new Aceret ary washington aug 24 david R F francis has been named as the successor 0 of secretary bloke smith lie ile will take his office september I 1 st louis arg alg al g 24 david rowland francis the successor of lion hon hoke smith as secretary of the interior was born of scotch irish parents in richmond ky october i isso 1850 supplementing lu his common school education in kentucky he graduated from washington university in this city in 1880 with alth the degree of bachelor of arts after three years jears apprenticeship in commercial life he organized the D R francis brothers commission co which is still one of the leading firms operating at the merchants exchange in 1883 lie he was elected vice president of the exchange and then chosen president dent lie has been a life long democrat and in 1884 was war a delegate to the convention that nominated nit mr cleveland fail d for president the following year lie he was war elected mayor of st louis by I 1 1400 majority overcoming a former republican majority of long needed municipal reform flourished under his administration ji n INS he was elected governor of missouri by a very large majority and his wise conduct of the office Is baill a criterion prior to the chicago convention of this year lie he was very prominent I 1 in the th ranks of the sound money democrats and took a leading part in the effort to beat back the rising tide of silver agitation in 1886 mr air francis was wedded to miss alias jenny perry of st louis daughter of john D perry president of the laclede national bank six boys were born of this union |