In 1883 he was given the degree ot
LI B. by Union College of Law, Chi
cago. After practicing law In Jack
sonville and Lincoln, Neb., he served
as a member of Fifty-second and
Fifty-third Congresses. Having writ
1 ten the "silver plank" for the Demo
cratic national convention of 1S96 and
made a sensational speech, he was
nominated for President, but was de
feated by William McKlnley. Nomi
nated again In 1900, he was again
beaten by McKinley, and then estab
lished the Commoner and made a tour
of the. world. Nominated a third time
In 190S, he was defeated by W. H.
Taft.
McAdoo, the Tunnel Builder.
William Glbbs McAdoo, though a
lawyer by profession, is known to
most people as the builder of the
great system of railway tunnels of
New York city. He was born near
Marietta, Ga., in 1863 and was edu
cated at the University of Tennessee.
In 1885 he was admitted to the bar,
and the same year he married Sarah
Houston Fleming of Chattanooga. He
entered the practice of law In New
York In 1892, and since 1901 has been
interested chiefly in tunnel ' construc
tion there. He is president of the
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Com
pany. N
Llndley M. Garrison.
The selection of Llndley M. Garri
son, vioe-chancellor of New Jersey, to
be secretary of war is in line with
President Wilson's idea that the hold
er of that position should be a man
of unusual executive ability. He is a
close friend- of Mr. Wilson. Mr. Gar
rison was born in Camden, N. J., No
vember 28, 1864. He is a son of Rev.
