| Show PROMINENT DEMOCRATS now at the chicago national convention joseah quincy joanah quincy of massachusetts is 34 years of age he is a member of the historic quincy family A lawyer by profession ha baa devoted himself to politics with success and is one of the remarkable men of the democratic party he has served three terms in the massachusetts legislature ia chairman of the massachusetts democratic elate committee a member of the national democratic committee and of its executive committee and be was manager of the literary bureau of the democratic i party during the last campaign he was the third of his name to serve as mayor of boston president cleveland appointed him assistant secretary of state but after six months be resigned tho office to return to his profession and business interests he has never married john Alt eold john P altgeld governor of illinois was born in germany in 1847 but was reared on ft farm in ohio when 10 old he entered the union army and carried a musket for six months in the campaign around richmond afterward he taught school in ohio then went west to study law in southern kansas and in 1872 vae admitted to the bar in 1875 he removed to chicago and became a leading lawyer in illinois drifting into politics he was nominated to con gress by the democrats but was defeated in 1881 he wag elected judge of the superior court and was elected chief executive of the state to succeed governor fifer frederick crisp charles frederick crisp of americus georgia was born january 29 1815 in sheffield england where his parents had gone on a cibit and was brought by them to this country the year of his birth he received a common school education entered the confederate army in 1861 and in 1801 was aalten prisoner upon his release in 1865 he returned to his home read law and was admired admi ted to the barin from to 1877 he was solicitor general of the southwestern judicial circuit was appointed judge of the superior court of the same circie in 1877 and served till 1884 resigned the office in that year to accept the democratic nomination for congress and has served in that body to the present time and as speaker of the house for terms GRAHAM VEST ana will nominate silver DICK bland for president george graham vest democratic united states senator from missouri was born at frankfort ky 1830 he graduated at centre college kentucky in 1818 studied law and in 1853 removed to missouri where he began the practice of his profession he was a presidential elector on the Dimo cratic ticket in 1850 was a mem berof the missouri house of representatives in ga was a member of the house of representatives of the congress for two ye arand a member of the confederate senate for one year since 1879 he has been a member of the united states senate |
