Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-20 | Page 26 | Today is the Anniversary Of

ARTHURS ARTHUR'S INAUGURATIOn On n September September 20 O 1881 Alan Arthur was sworn In in twenty first president of thed the th ed States President Gartle Garfie I died the day previously pre a a. ayI yf vie an assassins assassin's bullet The rhe t twenty first pres den born at Fairfield Vt X onO n t 1530 the son of oC Scotch Scotch Iris ent g t. t He Ho was was sr gr graduate duat Union college allege in 1848 1543 anc and so came conspicuous ous as an atto New York YOlI Arthur Arlhur became famous i il prewar ar period by his brilliant n nIn in the Lemmon case In validity under certa certain c conof c cof con n not of ot the tIme fugitive c law Jaw resulted In a n. decision that iliac brought into New V e York iY transit from one ono slave save state other vas was ipso facto free r ia During the war betwee states ho served as t cral elal arid and as quartermaster quartermaster- st rf of ot New v York l 1 lAI A AI Republican and an anho n ho he was was' made collector ott of cic New York in 1871 1811 by byI Grant Four years eh s ia later laser er Jie appointed d. d Later he lie was a 5 j jbv r rby by b bv President t Hayes Haes Al' Al hur backed b by influent p publicans in 1380 1580 was name nam named d presidential nominee o on the ilie which Garfield headed Elec c shoed d a gi great interest in se sei se affairs The fact that U at he VaS VaS' strictly party mon man given I t td lisan appointments prevent nt being nominated at the end d short term S