James O'donnell

The Republiean nominee for Representative in Congress from the Second district, was born at Norwalk, Conn., March 15, 1840; he removed with hia parents to Michigan in 184; he enjoyed no educational advantages, bat in 1856 was apprenticed to the print, er's trade, and gained his education in the printing office; he worked at his trade of printing for several years; at the breaking out of the war he enlisted as a private in Company B, First Michigan Infantry, participating in the battles that regiment was engaged in during his term of enlistment; was elected Recorder of Jackson for four terms, from 1864 to 1867, established the Jackson Daily Citizen in 1863, and has owned and edited that paper ever since, was chosen Presiden tial elector in 1872, was elected Mayor oí Jackson in 1876-7, for two terms. During his service as Mayor he paid off the debt of the city and redueed its taxation, his ad rain itration being approred by the people. He was elected from the Third district to the Porty-ntnth, Fiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty-oecond Congresees. During his service in Congress he has greatly aided the soldiers in securing their rights under the law. He introdueed bilis and advocated the of sugar on the f ree list and to his efforts during' six ye.ars is due the fact that the tariff for revenue was taken on. He also labored to secure the passage of laws to protect farmers from persecution for the innocent riolation of patent right laws; he advocated the oleomargarine bill, and received the thanks of the National Agricultura] association for his aid in the passage of that law; introdueed and advocated free mail delivery to farmers; introdueed and urged the passage of a bill proriding for safety couplers and brak es on railways, to save railway employés from injury and death; introduced and advocated the bill to secure the rights of commercial traTelers on railways; aided in the passage of the act in aid of agricultural colleges. Be has favored all laws in the interest of the people, and bas opposed all monopolies. He has voted and worked for the passage of all bilis forf eiting unearned land grants, thus restoring the land to the government for the people. His services on committees in Congress were: Forty-ninth Congress, education; Fiftieth Congress, education and accounts; Fifty-first, chairman of committee on education and expenditures in the treasury; Fifty-second, foreign affairs and territories. Mr. O'Donnell bas been a member of the Protestant Episcopal church at Jackson for the past twenty-seven years; he was elected to the vestry of that ehureh for two years (1883-4), and and in 1885 was the delégate from tha Jackson church to the Protestant Episcopal Diocesan eonvention at D&. troit. He has been a member of JackBon lodge of Oddfellows since 1864, and a member of Michigan lodjje, No. 50, Free and Accepted Masons, since 1865J he has been a member of Edward Pom eroy post. Grand Anny of the Repab lic, einc 1885. Every time Mr. O'Donnell has bee before the people as a candidato tai official position he has been endoreó by large majorities.