Show MEN OF THE DAY franx S black frank S black ot troy is the republican nominee lor governor so vernor of new york he was born in maine and drew up on a farm receiving hie education in the district schools and at lebanon academy west lebanon maine he 1871 be graduated at the academy and in 1875 from dartmouth college lie was editor of the johnstown N Y journal for a short time then moved to troy where he studied law end was a newspaper reporter he was admitted to the bar in 1879 and binco that time has followed his profession at troy he never held public office until firdes his election to the fifty fourth con charles A culberson charlea A culberson abo bently nominated re for governor of texas by the democrats is a son of congressman david B culberton Culb ereon he iwas born in dadeville Da deville ala 12 years ago and haa resided in texas nearly all bis life he waa educated in the corn mon schools of jefferson and the high school at gilmer and in 1879 entered the virginia military institute lexing bonva ton Va from which he graduated in 1874 he studied law in his fathers office and in the law department of the university of virginia in 1877 he was admitted to the bar ot texas and has bince been active in the law and in politics charles G sawtelle colonel charles G sawtelle recently appointed quartermaster beneral of the army with atie rank of brigadier general was born in maine he was a cadet in the military academy from 1850 to 1854 and when liel was graduated he was appointed brevet second lieutenant in the second infantry in 1857 he entered the quartermasters department and in was made captain and assistant quarter master he hag gradually been pio until he has reached the highest office in the department his services eer vices during the war were faithful and meri torcom As he will reach the age limit 61 beare on may 10 he has less than two years to berve as quartermaster general wisconsin united he was born at chelsea Cb elsea vermont 66 years ago but las resided in wisconsin since 1851 lie was graduated at the state university in 1858 and from the law department part ment of the university of albany N Y in 1860 he was admitted to the bar and becan to practice his profession at madison wisconsin in 1800 he served the united states during the war and was afterwards for many years connected with the state university of wisconsin as a professor and a regent he was a member of the state legislature in 1885 was a defecate de lecate to the democratic national convention at 1870 80 and 81 and secretary of the interior in 1888 and 89 in 1891 he was elected to the united states senate david R francis david II 11 francis governor ex ot missouri will succeed hoke smith us secretary of the interior he la a native of kentucky 46 years of ape and a wash ancton university graduate he entered mercantile life as a clerk in st louis when 20 years of age later went into the commission business on his own account and became successful in 1884 he was president of the st louis merchants exchange and the following year became mayor of st louis in 1888 he was elected governor eo vernor of missouri and served one term four years when president cleveland was making up his cabinet four years ago francis was elated for secretary of the interior but preference was given to smith francis is a gold democrat james whiitney james whitney leedy Is the list democratic nominee for governor of kansas less than six years ago he agricultural pursuits because he could not make a living furdis family he was soon electea to alie state senate and now be is known and lio nored by all kansas because he has stood up ao nobly for what he believed to be the beet interests of tho common people he Is 47 years of a at the age of 10 he started out in life for himself working on a farm till the war broke out he was to young to become ft soldier he stood many hardships and grew to fully realize the horrors of war after this ho worked on a farm in ohio for a number of years married an ohio girl and removed to kansas his family is an interesting one |