Show MEN OF TODAY gen charles H gen charles H grosvenor Gro avenor the ohio congressman who has won fame as me Kin leys statistical boomer during the present campaign is 63 years alj and ig a veteran legislator and politician he is of connecticut birth first saw the light of day in a log bouse and studied and taught in log houses in ohio he served ahe union throughout the war and from a private soldier was promoted through various ranks and finally commanded a brigade in the battle 0 f nashville in december 1861 after the war he served in the ohio legislature and twelve years ago went to congress where he has won a high place he is an intimate friend of mckinley D russell bro wn D russell brown who has been mentioned as a candidate for the vice presidency of the republican party is an ex governor of rhode island and is well known among the of new england he was born in connecticut and started out in life as a clerk in the mill supply business ia which he is now a manufacturer the foremost in his line in the country his first political office was a member 0 the common council of providence R I 1 in 1888 ha was a presidential elector afterward ho made a successful cam laign at the head of the state ticket and was elected governor he is a man of wealth aud a member 0 the congregational church TIC Tk henry w teller senator henry M teller the republican leader of colorado ia just now coming in for a share of attention because of the story that he is to be nominated by the democrats for the presidency on a free silver platform if the republican convention adopts a gold standard platform senator teller says that he with all his followers will bolt the convention senator teller is a na tive of yew york he Is 68 years of acs in 1858 after being admitted to the bar he went west eta ed in illinois about three beis then went to colorado in 1876 he took his seat in the united states subsequently president arthur made him secretary of the interior in which capacity he served until march 1885 since that time he has been twice returned to the senate judson warner adoniram judson barer alio president of the bimetallic league who in tho bolt of the silver men in the prohibition national convention ia a much talked of man at present it 1 rumored that what was done in the prohibition hibi tion camp win ba done at chicago and st louis and general warner is the bead center for the plotters the general baa written a few books on the financial problem ho is a virginian bv birth and ia 62 years old he graduate from beloit and wag at one time cipal of the lewiston pa academy w served throughout the war rising to ane rank of lieutenant colonel colonel a finally brevet brigadier general w the war ho studied law was admitted i the bar in indiana then removed to vw to conserve his coal and railroad it ests he sat aa a democrat in the wa and congresses |