File:The progress of the Empire State a work devoted to the historical, financial, industrial, and literary development of New York (1913) (14597965487).jpg

Identifier: progressofempire01cona_0 (find matches)
Title: The progress of the Empire State a work devoted to the historical, financial, industrial, and literary development of New York
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Conant, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1861-1915
Subjects:
Publisher: New York : The Progress of the Empire State Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
d the duty of settling ties on votes of vital sig-nificance, and compelled respect for his sagacity andcourage. The canvass of 1910 began with a spectacular strife forchairmanship of the Republican State Convention. TheState Committee, according to custom, had named a chair-man and proposed Vice-President Sherman for the posi-tion. Ex-President Roosevelt became a candidate and wassupported with heat and persistence. The controversy de-veloped some temper and Mr. Roosevelt was chosen and hispartisans controlled the nominations. For governor HenryL. Stimson was presented. The Democrats drafted JohnA. Dix to head their ticket and he was successful at thepolls by a plurality of 67,401. Mr. Stimson entered Presi-dent Tafts Cabinet as Secretary of War in May, 1911. Theelection gave the Democrats control of the Legislature aswell as of the executive departments. James A. OGormanwas sent to the United States Senate. Mr. Dix in the can-vass had called for honesty in the administration, and de-
Text Appearing After Image:
LYMAN JUDSON GAGE Ex-Sccrctary of the Treasury; born in De Ruyter, MaCounty, N. Y., June 28, 1836; son Eli A. and Mary (Judson)Gage; removed to Rome, N. Y., 1848; educated Rome Academy;LL.D., Beloit, 1897; New York University, 1903. At age ofseventeen entered Oneida Central Bank; served as office boy andjunior clerk until 1855, when he went to Chicago; clerk in planingmill until 1858; bookkeeper, 1858-1861, and cashier, 1861-1868,Merchants Loan & Trust Co.; became, in 1868, cashier, in 1882,resident, and in 1891, president, First National Bank ofChicago; Secretary of the Treasury in Cabinet of PresidentsMcKinley and Roosevelt, 1897-1902; president United StatesTrust Co., New York, 1902-1906; retired, 1906. Was firstpresident board of directors Chicago Exposition; three timespresident American Bankers Association; first president ChicagoBankers Club; twice president Civic Federation of Chicago;trustee Carnegie Institution, Washington. PLANTING AND GROWTH OF THE EMPIRE STATE 45 noun

Note About Images