. Review of reviews and world's work. es. He is one ofthe self-made business men that constitute atypically American class. He is a cousin ofSenator Gorman, the Democratic leader of Mary-land, and is the father-in-law of a prominentRepublican Senator, Mr. Elkins, of West Vir-ginia, who was considerably talked of for thesecond place on the Chicago ticket. Mr. Davishas been long identified, in his business affairs,with his prosperous son-in-law and a group ofwell-known men, some of them Republicansand some of them Democrats, and it might berather hard to make shrewd and closely observantmen in t
. Review of reviews and world's work. es. He is one ofthe self-made business men that constitute atypically American class. He is a cousin ofSenator Gorman, the Democratic leader of Mary-land, and is the father-in-law of a prominentRepublican Senator, Mr. Elkins, of West Vir-ginia, who was considerably talked of for thesecond place on the Chicago ticket. Mr. Davishas been long identified, in his business affairs,with his prosperous son-in-law and a group ofwell-known men, some of them Republicansand some of them Democrats, and it might berather hard to make shrewd and closely observantmen in this country believe that there is anyreal difference of opinion among the membersof this successful group,—whether known as THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 141 iLL THAT I ACCEPT THE JOB[OF CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUB-LICAN NATIONAL WHILE I WOULD BE,GLAO TO HAVE THE BENEFITOF^ ADVICE AND COUNCIL OF, TME COMMITTEE, I INTEND TO 6E CHAIft-|JMAN I* FACT, ANDIWILL ACCEPT NO OIC- jTWW f«;ANVOge, 1l<jH, LOW,- / V, A JA£^.. MR. GEORGE B. COKTELYOU AS A POLITICAL BUSTER brown.—From the Tribune (Minneapolis). Democrats or Republicans,—on any such ques-tions as the tariff or the proper way to dealwith railroads, trusts, or, indeed, on anythingelse that affects the relation of the Governmentto business affairs. Elsewhere in this numberwe publish a sketch of Mr. Davis career, withpictures. He visited Judge Parker on July 20. Mr. Cortelyou as Chairman. The Republican National Committeeas reconstructed at Chicago was farfrom anxious to have for its chair-man and manager of the campaign Mr. GeorgeB. Cortelyou ; but President Roosevelt hadselected Mr. Cortelyou as the man he wanted,and the committee at length acquiesced andprepared to make the best of the situation. Mr.(lortelyous rapid and steady rise has been dueto nothing whatsoever except his own personalmerits. He has been a hard worker, and hasbecome remarkably efficient in dealing withmultitudinous executive detail
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