Show I 1 P CAREER OF ECKLES I 1 4 james 11 eckles p president of the commercial national bank of ohlma go 90 who was found dead in bed a few days ago waa w comptroller of the currency in the second administration of grover Clevel cleveland arLd he was a political accident that made good both in public and business life echles eckles went to washington Washing tort soon after mr cleveland was inaugurated in 1893 looking for a job he applied first for one pit place we and then tor for another one day y a friend of his called at the white house and was told by president cleveland that a vacancy vaca acy ayvaz as about to be created in the office 0 ot the comptroller why not give it to dekles Eck Re kles leaT said the caller to the president Pros ident jabo who ia is eckles asked the president d ent in turn ira H Is a bright young youn man down I 1 here looking tor for a place nils fe F one oni version Vor sigri oc ei itar about how ackles to bo appointed comptroller of the currency another Is that his ble name was s aut sent to the senate by accident ci dent but that president Cle cleveland raland when his alien alten tion was called to the mistake refused to recall the nomination E akles made mahe good in this important post ho lie studied finance became an acknowledged expert on the sube subject ct and when he quit public office it was to accept the presidency oc of one ot of the big banking houses of chicago mr eckles was a slight slender man very youthful in appes appearance rance and had a hard time convincing a good many people who called at his office that ho he w was really the comptroller and not one of ot the comptrollers hired hands |