MR. J. C. WOOLLEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 174, 6 August 1901, Page 2

MR. J. C. WOOLLEY.

HIS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION,

Having received many inquiries as to who John G, Woolley is, an<l if he did stand as a candidate for the position of President of America, we give our readers the following information : —"Why's Who in America" is the standard authority as to the career of

fsul/'i-s uu'rj. It takes the plu.ee in 'h* States that " Men ,of tin Tiuaes " takes in Britain. We quota the following from its columns :

| Woolley, John author, K-'C'urcf, tditor of "The Nev Voice and Ohicago L've-," horn CVliirsville, <t. February lot 1 -, 18f>0; Ki-idna e'■ i Wcsleyan [Tn>versit>, 1871 (A.M. 1873); admit el t/> bar Supremo Court,, Illinois, 187o; U.S. Supreme Court, 1885; City attorney, Paris, 111., 1875 ; Prosecuting Attorney, Minneapolis, Minn., 1881 ; praetisid in New-York C ty, 1886; declined presidential nomination, party, 1898; «mer»d lecture field 1898, and has sine* spoke-i in principal Eag-lish-sp' aking cities of the world. Author of " See-1," "The S>wir," " Oivil sitinn by Faith," " The Christian Citizen," «tc. As will ba seen, in 1896 h i refused Presidential nomination, but in 1900 he bocame a candidate for the position of President. The C'went : on a' which Mr. Woo'h-y was selected candidal tvas in Chicago on Jun< 27th, | 1900. There were 1000 delegates p.-ei-ert, mid almost 1000''alternates," •»nd 1500 visitors. A voto was taken, and when it was known that Woolley h d been se'euted as candidate t-h"iM was a scene of immense enthusias u ; me i climbed on chairs and table?, huts, umbrella, handkerchief.", and fans we' e wav< d, shouting and singia? at:emptod, un'il o:der was r store ! for other busiu<s\ Oliver W, Stewart, in nominating Mr, Woolley, said in the eours ' of hii speech, " I came briefly to tell you why this Convention shouid horoor it e'f by O'.mitnting hu inanity's friend, the saloon's moss dsteiniired tn--uiy, our matohleslawjer and leadur, John G. Wo .lley, who h's Ie r t his sword mirks whe'e-ev--?r the h'ad of the liq'i'-r traffic ins shown iis.-'f. The puty should

• vleot a well known man, < lie whos.» n-ime is familiiv in every rnv.vhpaper oilier in tlie United S'aUis. Oar nomin«e should also be one, of course, who would be ab'e to di-icharg > the duties of this office if iie wereeallt d ta it. He should he h statesman acquainted with all public questions, om with a firm grasp of pjpu'ar questions, a man fully as familiar with evr-ry S' etion of the country as with the piohihiiion is.-ue. This i'avoU"ed son of Il'ino: is such a man. ... I have talked with

pioplo from one ocean to mother, and I btliove that all will agree M'ut I swnd the voice of the party unitedly wiie.i T s».y this y<>, ;r we neod t.'io p v at(-.st <:iinjni<;r.er (if any party upon the •uiopv,-. d, rtiid th.it in-n is « T . fl. Wo-illey. \V« must 'lav* a man atj-r than ;iuy other to sfand upon tha platform iiv.d moot the mighty spoalwis of tho other parties. Ours is the great Convention of a pirtv that could notni;ia'o 200 able meu to choose frem. j am standing for a msn who st.mds by uu fc.iu.i. 1 , fii'tj fifty y<;a\s irom now, lift iiis'ory ;s w, uten of how thi-. jivtit"; dial i.-i America, tiw his i'l u.ivo t.T pat in iiis histury a somcwhare reading like this: j One nf tho truest, bravest voices that w: ; r.t' ird in the world in tho latter part of tho ISMsli cwitury was the voice |i of John G. WYoMfiy."' DLtmst from! Itepublican and Democratic party, as a j candidate in favour of national right-1 'ok«»oss, ho taok his stamcl, and the 7

American peop'e showed their appreciation of the man by tba support tfiey gave him at the ballot-box.