He is known as the" original Cleveland
man from Georgia, having espoused the
ex-president's cause when he had need
of friends in that state. His most recent
political feat was to transform the Geor
gia delegation to the presidential con
vention at Chicago from a Hill to a
Cleveland delegation. He is over G feet
tall and weighs 200 pounds. He was
origiufilly named Michael Hoke Smith,
but early in life he dropped the Michael
and signed himself Hoke Smith. Hoke
was his mother's maiden name. Mr.
Smith has a wife and three beautiful
children.
Wilson Shannon llisse!, postmaster
general, is physically the biggest man in
the cabinet, with the possible exception
of Mr. Smith, but he is fully as well
equipped with brain as he is with brawn.
Mr. Missel I has long been known as
"Bosom Friend" I'issell because of his
nearness to Mr. ( 'level aud and because of
the fact that he was for some time the
PRESIDENT CLEV
president's law partner at Buffalo. He
was born in, Oneida county, N. Y-, 40
years ago aud is n graduate of Yale. He
studied law at iiutTalo with A. v. leaning, i
who later formed a partnership with
drover Cleveland and sear Folsom. In
1872 Mr. Bissell was admitted to the bar
and soon became a partner in the firm
of Bass, Cleveland !c Bissell, composed
of Lyman K. Bass, G rover Cleveland and
Wilson S. Bissell.
In a very few years Mr. Bissell became
a well known railroad lawyer. Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. I'issell were very
intimate friends in Buffalo. They occu
pied apartments in the same building
and when Mr. Cleveland was married Mr.'
Bissell officiated' as Lest man. Mrs.
