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a •c Story of the Early Life of the a N President, Whose Ambitions Caused Him to Switch From the Law to Politics—How His Running Mate Attracted the Public Eye. Second Article on the National Nominees. •OODIIOW WILSON, the Rtaiularil bearer of the Dem ocratic party In I he present memorable presidential cam paign, and Tliomus Itiley .Marshall, his niuning unite, made their tlelmt ill the larger arena of political contest after having beootue known to the country at lat'Ke in their caiiacit.y of noveniors of Now .lersoy and Indiana respective ly. Hot Ik weu have had busy careers tiixl quite no interesting as busy. Wll son has wanted to get Into public life since he was youth, and Marshall, while not quite an ambitious perhaps, nevertheless possesses characteristics mitl natural ability that have placed him In tho limelight. Wilson holils Marshall in high esteem, and Marshall holds Wilson In high esteem. They are most harmonious pair of contestants for the two high offices to which they aspire. .... Woodrow Wilson occupies a unique position in American politics. As pres ident of Princeton university lie left deep mark on collegiate traditions as a champion of the democratic spirit In university life, and as a scholar his works on government have received serious attention In every Eugllsh speaking laud. Governor Wilson was born In Staun ton, Va., Dec. 28, 1856. He came of Scotch-Irish stock, both through his father, Joseph Wilson, who was or dained a Presbyterian minister after studying at Princeton seminary, and through his mother, JesBle Woodrow, "whose family for generations had been prominent In affairs of religion aud learning in Scotland. In the first half of the last century the paternal site of •Governor Wilson's family was well known to the public of western Penn sylvania and Ohio, for his grandfather "was the head of a large family and an influential editor of strong opinions. WILSON'S YOUNGER DAYS When Woodrow Wilson was two years old—In his young days he also bore the name of Thomas—his father .v moved to Augusta, Ga„ to become one /of the noted ministers of the south. There the boy Tommy was impressed as a four-year-old with a shout that is atlU his earliest recollection—"Lincoln Is elected, and there'll be war!" At the age of nine young Woodrow attended "a select classical school" in Augusta. The educational training he received in school was supplemented •with Instruction from his father, who i*l»lded the boy into ways of dear, cold thinking. In 1870 the Kev. Dr. Wilson moved his family to Columbia, 8. C., ,where for four years he filled a profes '.tj^Borehip in the Southern Presbyterian 'Theological seminary. After three years' schooling in Columbia Woodrow, ?j..-.at the nge of seventeen, went to Da sTldson college. His studies there were \interrupted by illness, and he hud to sv#.be removed to the new family home in ^Wilmington.. N. Ct. where be remained a year before entering Princeton col- Wilson displayed no sectional pas .at -:dld sorae of his companions, became Itnown as a Democrat ^ffi^^tfeddeid'oplnlonB. •. Wilson ranked forty-first the forty-twb honor men of his .That he achieved, no higher ii Wrtly dne to the fact that his Ivftcat interest lay In the studies con corcnuoent Toward the end nj^w»ln| to dm M|H|||||gMw»'--| courw IU C1»UI| XWUH iebnttti he began record for himself. Careers of Wilson and Marshal! of his college course he became the star debater of tho Whig society. PUBLIC CAREER HIS AIM When Thomas \V. Wilson—so he signed Ids name in his college days left l'rincetoii his mind was settled dcilnltely upon a public career, and. be lieving that the law afforded him the best path to a public career, he en tered the legal school of the Univer sity of Virginia. Here he not only studied hard, but became popular as a leader among his classmates. In May, 18X2, he took up the practice of law lu Atlanta, where lie was unknown, but a year and a half of little or no busi ness taught him that it was next to Im possible for a young lawyer in Atlan ta at that time to support himself long enough to get into public olllce. After becoming engaged to Miss El len Louise Axson of Home. (!«.. he went north to Johns Hopkins universi ty, where lie spent two years as a student of history and political econo my. In ISSo gf liy in |||a fathar'a offlca, 1 Th* newt of this feat preceded he completed and pub- llslied his first book, "Congressional Government—A Study of Government by Committee." The publication of the book resulted in calls from several colleges. He accepted that from Bryn Mawr. becoming associate in history and political economy. Woodrow Wilson was married at the home of Miss Arson's grandfather June 2-1. 18ST). From this union three girls have been born—Margaret, Elea nor and Jessie. Professor Wilson took his Ph. D. de gree at Johns Hopkins and later ac cepted a lectureship there, which took him to Haltlmore ouce a week. In 188S he was elected to the chair of his tory aud ]K)liticai economy at Wes le.van university. Mlildletown. Conn. His growing reputation, added to by the popularity of his lectures at Wes leyan and Johns Hopkins and tfle pub lication of another IHIOI "The State." led to his being made professor of juris prudence and politics at I'linceton.' It was considered a most natural thing that Woodrow Wilson, Prince ton's popular teacher and brilliant scholar, should be elected to the pres idency of the university in T.lO'.'. When ho entered upon his duties he was widely known as an author and a pub lic speaker. When nominated as governor by the Democratic party of New Jersey Sept. 15. 1910, he resigned the college presi dency of Princeton and opened his campaign. On Nov. 8 tho people of New Jersey elected him to the gov ernorship by a large majority. INDIANA'S FAVORITE SON Governor Thomas Uiley Marshall of Indiana, the Democratic vice presiden tial candidate, has been described as "a progressive with the brakes set." Conspicuous among his acts was. his successful fight for the selection of a candidate for United States senator by the Democratic, state convention In which he opposed the state leaders. The convention's choice was John W. Kern. Bryan's runnlns mate in 1008. a —. ded him, I rjJi •JPMOTW CQFT^SOWT BV AMTMCATT FFTTS MSOCBCTGMFL No. 1.—Governor and Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall. No. 2.—Dr. Woodrow Wilson. No. 3 (left to right).—Dr. and Mrs. Wilson and thoir three daughters—Jessie, Eleanor and Margaret. and Kern was elected by the Demo cratic legislature. Governor Marshall also put himself in the public eye by his action in hon oring the requisition of California for John J. McNamara. This brought on him for a time the criticism of those who assumed that McNamara was in nocent of the I.os Angeles dynamiting. The plea of guilty which ended the I.os Angeles trial moved Governor Marshall's severest critics to revise their judgment and to concede that he had performed Ills duty in spite of f-'reat pressure to evade it for political considerations. Another executive a-t which demon strated, say his champions, that Gov ernor Marshall was superior to the considerations of political expediency was his veto of the statute legalizing Sunday baseball. A large part of the so called liberal vote had been cast for him as a protest against tlie blue law proclivities of his predecessor. Governor Marshall was born in North Manchester. Ind.. March .11, 1STI4. He is of the famous Virginia family of Marshalls. being a grand nephew" of the chief justice of the I'nited States. John Marshall. His father was Dr. Daniel M. Marshall. Ills mother, who before her marriage was Martha E. Patterson, was a di rect descendant of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. In 1873 Marshall was graduated from Wabash college, at Crawfordsville. re ceiving the degree of bachelor of arts. While in college he became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Greek letter fraternity. After his graduation Mar shall moved to Fort Wayne and studied lav In the olHce of .I\tdge Walter Olds. He later moved to Columbia City. Ind.. and on the day he was twenty-one years old. March 14. ISTd, Marshall was ad mitted to the bar. "WHO IS TOM MARSHALL?" The legal attainments displayed by Marshall made liim a conspicuous fig ure in the courts of northern Indiana. He is reserved, calm and persistent. He pursued his course with so little noise that wheu the Democratic party of Indiana nominated him for gov ernor In 190S everybody asked, "Who is Tom Marshall?" He led the Indiana Democrats to their first decisive vic tory In sixteen years. The centralization of governmental power has been opposed by Marshall. He believes the Union is a creature of tite states rather than the states being creatures of the Union. He believes In state control of corporations and that the trusts can be eliminated by the states acting Independently of the national government. On Qfct. 2, 1895, Marshall and Miss Lois 1. Kimsey of Argola, Ind.. were married. They have no children. He and his wife are inseparable companions. Since taking an active part In the political affairs of Indiana he has berii nicknamed "Little Tom" Marshall as a term of affection. He Is slender, short and wiry. Two of her ancestors signed the Pee- yes, dear tne noies uie laratlou of Independence. kers Statesman. DRESS AT ENGLISH COURT, Most of Mistakes Due to There Eaing Two Distinct Styles. Seine iulrr. -i inn stone* r* misuikes made in I III- 111 (i ."I" Ol' fur fill!'' I liou III" 1 ill- KilglUll I CII. wllClV 11". !H:- I ilioiisne-. in this speet 1- of imii'si' os'MiiiaI. .'iii1 i"i• 11 (ii in n11!f•••) i':i V. illl Ilt'W elili"ii "I" liook. "J»re-- Worn a 1 Cmiri." liy Herbert Ti'i in I :i i'. .Mr. Trendali is chief Ii-i of lie lord liaiiil" l:iiii'- depart I..fin ivli'i-f rr II l! 11 I'll!" III- ill'f-s II.'' those will! Ml tfiiil fuiir'N "f levees an- sii Mnci lliai an i-x|nrl riniri I:ii!.H" i- |"siei| a- I lie •tgenl of IK- to make the mistake of imttinji tlie sword on the riuht hand side. 'The court dress of a private .uentle man cots from i,.i "."iii. ,-u-coi'dini to the elaboration of the steel work in the buttons and sword hilt." The Turn of the Years. During the warmer year the Persians all plact-d on the roof. One For the Wife. He stumbled up the steps ar.d push ed open the dour and stiud confront ing ills wife, who held a telegram in one hand. "Here's news." she said sternly, "that has been waiting for you since o'clock." lie braced himself against the hat rack. "Hie-I've left my glasses in town. Hie"- "Well. I see you have brought home the conteuis."- New York American. An Observant Youth. "Well. Willie." said the visitor, pal ting the youth on the head. "I suppose you are going to be president of the I'nited Slates some day 7" "Not if 1 can help it." said Willie. "I'd rut her be a former president, lie has more fun outen it."—-Harper's Weekly. Ambition Gratified. First Bookworm—Well,. I'm worklug on a file of newspapers now aud urn entirely satisfied. Seeoud Bookworm—You always did have a sneaking ambition to get Into tlie papers. Drowning th« Storm. Mrs. A.—What did your husband say when he saw the bill for your new gown? Mrs. B—I didn't hear. I started to play oa .the piano.—Boston Transcript. An Exception. "There Is one :lass of men who, no matter how brave they are, will not handle' their subject without gloves." "Who are they?" ir^ ."Electric linemen." A- *1 -1 I ilrpaiuiifiil at n-anre of ilif rooms in wliii-li ilif func tions ai'f In-Iil. II i- hi- *1 illV I" siTii tinb.e ilif I-I'UIK'N H( c:ifli man anend iiij tin- imil"! Mini lo draw attention In any irregulariiy. This expert deelare* WHO. I lend Wa Is'.i III'.I "Ilif ilnisl frequent mistakes arise from tin* fai that (here ai'f iwn styles of court dress at present permitted to the ordinary civilian- an 1 aud a ne\f. I'.i.ili are of bhiek velve:. I *111 I tie nliler ilress is mure elaborately nrnameiile.l with steel buttons anil there are I.see frills ami rutilcs at rile mv-k ami wrists. The mistakes arise in the furin uf attempts to introduce some of these eruaments uf the uiil euiirt dress into the simpler l'urm uf the new. "Sometimes people in uniform mine to court wearing tl'.e trousers proscrib eil for a levee instead of tile breeches liecessarv for court dress. If there is is no need at courts for many of th men to enter presence at all. they are time tile lord chamberlain's otlieials counted wonderful young pitchers, but occasionally insist on their going Some thej .re fiist jear men. to rectify such mistakes, but as there often allowed to pass with the warn-I «'n Bucket- is counted truly great, iuir to keep in the background as much l'-ender and I'lank wiil have everlast. plaeo in tho hall of fame. These, MRO 1 hatl to point out to w^ll ^stiiMishert their class. kn.twn soneral as he was -..In- in that generation of piteh liN sword \va fastened on t!u* wron^r I ^1 still regarded in the ii^ht side. It is fairlv eouiriion for civilians \otin^.sters, but who caunot be de- How may v. know year of all? You come, as others vo ne. Night sandaled, an«l your Hying' feet S^t beils a-swing in every street— But you are dumb. Wo run. unweariod travelers Still on the upward slope Of life, to take your strong: young hand. To search, to dare, to understand, Pilgrims of hope. You lead us on: you lead us up. We seek your avatar Fy fords of faith, the pass of tears, Peaks of delight. O year of years, You take us far! And then you go. We hear your voice We know your name at last. You were the future that we sought. And all the years may bring as naught But you, the past. Westminster Gazette. nied recognition as the jrrentcst of the time, is Walter .Johnson, the Washington speed marvel. There are many people who believe that Johnson is the hest pitcher in the country to day, but that sort of proposition would always provide a long argument. .Marquard and Gregg. l«ft luuulers, have had twif notable llrst years. Hnt will they still be regarded as great live years from now? Fred Williams, former star outfielder of Notre Dame university, who signed with tho Cubs, is exceptionally fast on the bases and a good hitter. Larry I.ajoie and Joe Jackson of the Cleveland Americans during hot weatli I er thrive on buttermilk. Other famous men have done tjie same, for it was former Vice President Fairbanks that put buttermilk on the same parallel as other famous thirst quenchers. The two Nap players, it Is said, say that they can go better on this form of nourishment iu hot weather than any other. months of the sleep on mats Hal Chase has a peculiar way of se lecting his bats. Most batters size the TALKS ON BASEBALL By I. M. A. FAN a 1 iLT league manager had his piek today bet ween n' sipiad veteran pitchers and a squad yi'ituvsters which would lie se- •t w.iulil lie lake MantUard. Alcx- iJregg. .lolmson. Ford and .loe I in preference to Mathcwson. I'lank. lluekor. t'oomb.- a iide: iwd. with good Kirlier cr would be capable of winning a pen- printed with ltis teeth. nam if they were all in condition at the same time, but some managers are inclined to the belief that six star pitchers cannot be worked in turn and kept in good condition. Baseball nifii. as a rule, accept with out argument the proposition that Ma Iheusnii is the greatest pitcher in the Wurid. and they base it upon the fact that he has been great tor a dcade. I seeilis that the old followers of the name, while always willing to admit a young pitcher's capabilities whenever he displays them, do not place a man in tin* category of the truly great until he has established himself by more than one or two years' service. Marquard, Alexander atul (.Jregg are 1 Walsh is certainly a great pitch or. Year after year the big spitballer lias gone along and stood ail tests. Nu- WeeKJy Illustrated Humor Edifying. "It says in this paper." said Mrs. Wobbles, "that Mr. Kdison expects soon to be able to furnish everything iu the household in concrete." "(Jood for Edisou." said Mr. Wob bles. trying vainly to carve the steak. "A nice cement tenderloin would be a great improvement on this."- Harper's Weekly. The Connoction. •lack -Do ynu suppose (he moon has anything to do with my love? ltntli—Yes they say the moon often affects tlie mind. Hypocrite. Teacher Willie, what Is a hypo crite? Willie—A boy wot, comes t' school wld a smile on his face. I hand squeezed."—Town Topics. •X' *S *I• •*««$« bludgeon by weight. Not so with ilal. ""How diil you got that in?" queried a bystander in the lobby of the hotel when* I he Yanks wen* stopping. "Weil. I'll toll you." said Hal. "I was downtown tiiis morning sampling some new slicks, can tell a new ml bni by tasting the wood." I Tlie Yanks' bat boy declares that support, 11n| has all ihe Highlanders' bats im- Ilarry Lord of the Chicago Ameri cans is oner more proving he is top imteli bird sacker. Lord covers more Photo by American Press Association. Harry Lord, Third Sacker of th» Chi cago Americans. ground than any last stationer that has handled the position in the last few years. Besides being a Harry is a great fine fielder, base .3U0 batter. runner and a Temper. A temper Is a useless thing That you can't sell or buy. There's not a soul that wants it, yet To lteep It we all try. —Cincinnati Enquirer. Three-quarters of the cotton produc ed in the world is contributed by the United States. Welcoming the Little Stranger. I A very absentmiiuled professor was busily engaged in solving a scientific! I problem when the nurse hastily open-, ed the library door and announced wants." ai great family event, says the Woman's Home Companion. '"l'he little stranger has .arrived, pre* fessor." "Eh?" said the professor ''It is a little boy," said the nurse. "I.ittle boy—little boy," mused th® professor. "Well, ask him what ha Self Accused. "Do you remember that $5 you bor« rowed of me a year ago?" "I should say I did. I lent SI of It to Brown, and the skunk hasn't paid me yet"- Boston Transcript. When He Weakened. Ho liail tho courage of a lion, And slant's strength he had. Dut you should have seen him running) from his sweetheart's puny dad. Merely a Brother. Young Lady—l'lease show me soma( ties. I Clcrk--A gentleman's tie? Young Lady—Oh, no. It's for my, brother.—Fliegcnde Blatter. Roturn Compliment. lie- Women have'no real judgment in serious matters. She—Yes, men count on that when they ask women to marry them, —Baltimore American. Nowadays. "What Will My Dollar Do?" shrleka the heavy line for an advertisement. Answer: Die of loneliness. I supplied.—Boston Traimcnyi.