Show THE republican CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT WHITELAW REID the republican party candidate for vice tice president was born in ohio in 1887 1837 he graduated from the miami diversity in 1856 and in that year made speeches in support of the new republican party and its nominee for john 0 fremont Frem he began life as a editor of the xenia 0 adwa and in this capacity soon mide made himself felt in 1860 he pronounced for lincoln in preference to chase for the presidency lincoln during the campaign visited new york and on his hia return wet met reid at columbus ohio roth both proceeded to xenia where reid introduced lincoln to his townsmen and ever al aiace nee the former has been a prominent figure in republican party politics he wrote for several ohio papers and finally became city editor of the cincinnati gazette Qa zette at the breaking out ut of the war he went to th the e front as aa correspondent for that paper and soon acquired a national celebrity mr success as war correspondent fc under the norn nom de plume ot of agate Agat ePI brought him offers from other pre pap erB the gazelle Gfa sett people learning of this gave him a proprietary interest in the paper which became the foundation of his immense fortune in 1862 he went to washington and corresponded for the cassette and also for the new york tribune here he be became w a quainter quain ted with horace greely and a warm friendship sprang up between them at the close of the war mr reid engaged I 1 in cotton planting in louisiana in n 1866 he published published a work entitled cafter after the var war in 1868 he published another work entitled ohio antho in the war 21 2 1 this latter is accorded a high place in the literature of the civil war period during the impeachment of andrew johnson he was washington correspondent of the cincinnati bosette Os ette and in this capacity added now new laurels to hu his fame as a journalist and historian while in washington this time horace greely induced mr reid bold to accept a position as editorial writer on the new york tribune from writer he soon become managing editor succeeding john russel bussel young in that place in 1872 horace greely died and mr reid then became chief editor and principal owner of the tribune bune which was at the time perhaps perham the best i 2 newspaper property on the atlantic seaboard he soon oon became classed as a millionaire in wealth in I 1 B 1880 mr reid was a blaine supporter but after garfield became nominee the latter was warmly supported by the tribune in 1884 mr reid again espoused the cause of blaine and fought for him the campaign in 1888 he aup supported ported Harri harrison soi and had the satisfaction of seeing his bis political idol come out triumphant mr reid never held any public office until appointed minister to france b by president harrison in march 1189 1889 he had been offered places by both hayes and garfield but declined it should be stated how ever that he was elected a regent of the university of new york in 1878 by the state legislature As minister to france he be succeeded in securing the admission of american pork into that country from which it had been ex eluded for years in 1881 mr reid married the daughter of DO mills the californian millionaire lio in 1886 he b purchased the villard mansion on madison avenue new york for though its original cabrit was wae he also has a magnificent country estate outside of now new york city he is in well known a a society man an after dinner orator and a natural born politician he acted for years as president of the lotus club of new york a organization of the most azure tint |