240 MARYLAND MANUAL.

Columbia and Delaware and two counties in Virginia, being
appointed by President Cleveland and serving at the time of
the preparation for the collection of the income tax. On Janu-
ary 11, 1900, Mr. Vandiver was elected Treasurer of the
State of Maryland, receiving the entire vote of his party in
both Senate and House in open session and without a party
caucus. He is a director in the First National Bank of Havre
de Grace, Third National Bank of Baltimore, the Common-
wealth Bank of Baltimore and the American Bonding and
Trust Company of Baltimore, National Bank of Port Deposit,
a director in the Delaware Railroad and was one of the World's
Fair Commissioners for the State of Maryland appointed by
Governor Brown in 1892. He is a director in nearly all the
incorporated companies located at Havre de Grace, and was
Mayor of the city in 1885 and 1886. He wrote the charter
which incorporated Havre de Grace as a city in 1878.

Attorney General: ISIDOR RAYNER (Democrat), of Balti-
more City.

Mr. Isidor Rayner was born in Baltimore fifty-four years ago.
He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1870, and
then studied law. Soon after his admission to 'the bar he
attracted public attention by his ability as a lawyer and an
advocate. In 1878 he was elected to the Maryland House of
Delegates. In 1886 he was elected to the State Senate. In
that body his course was so brilliant that in 1888 he was
nominated for and elected to Congress from the Fourth Dis-
trict. His record there was a splendid one, and he was
returned in 1890 and 1892. He was, while in Congress, a
member of Committees on Foreign Relations and on Coinage
and Currency, and took a most prominent position before the
country in the important debates upon the floor. Mr. Rayner
is known to the general masses of the people by his powers
as a public speaker, always commanding attention, whether
in court or on the hustings. He has taken a leading part for
his party in the State and the country in all political discus-
sions of the times.

Attorney General-Elect: WILLIAM S. BRYAN, JR. (Demo-
crat), of Baltimore City.

Mr. Bryan was born in Baltimore on the 23d of December,
1859, and educated at Bethel Military Academy and Uni-
versity of Virginia. He studied law in his father's office,
and was admitted to the bar in 1882. In 1890 he was
appointed one of the counsel to the Board of Supervisors, and
held that place until appointed City Attorney by Mayor