Warren Worth Bailey
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Warren Worth Bailey was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
. He moved to Illinois
with his parents in 1863 and settled in Edgar County, Illinois
. He attended the country schools, and worked as a telegrapher until 1875.
, and learned the printing trade. He was engaged in the publishing business with his brother at Carlisle, Indiana
, in 1877. Subsequently they purchased the Vincennes News, which they published until 1887. He moved to Chicago in 1887 and became a member of the staff of the Chicago Daily News
and later of the Evening Mail
. He moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania
, in 1893 and published the Daily Democrat
, devoted to the single-tax principle.
at Baltimore. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third
and Sixty-fourth
Congresses. He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage
during the Sixty-third Congress, and of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice during the Sixty-fourth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 and for election in 1920, 1922, and 1926. He unsuccessfully contested the election of Anderson H. Walters to the Sixty-ninth
Congress. He resumed journalism in Johnstown, where he died in 1928. Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Early life
Warren W. Bailey was born in New Winchester, IndianaNew Winchester, Indiana
New Winchester is an unincorporated town in Marion Township, Hendricks County, Indiana....
. He moved to Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
with his parents in 1863 and settled in Edgar County, Illinois
Edgar County, Illinois
Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 18,576, which is a decrease of 5.7% from 19,704 in 2000...
. He attended the country schools, and worked as a telegrapher until 1875.
Newspaper work
He joined the Kansas News in Kansas, IllinoisKansas, Illinois
Kansas is a village in Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois, United States. The population was 787 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kansas is located at ....
, and learned the printing trade. He was engaged in the publishing business with his brother at Carlisle, Indiana
Carlisle, Indiana
Carlisle is a town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 692 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, in 1877. Subsequently they purchased the Vincennes News, which they published until 1887. He moved to Chicago in 1887 and became a member of the staff of the Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily News
The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper published between 1876 and 1978 in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The Daily News was founded by Melville E. Stone, Percy Meggy, and William Dougherty in 1875 and began publishing early the next year...
and later of the Evening Mail
Evening Mail
The Evening Mail is the common name of several newspapers, including:*The Birmingham Evening Mail*The Dudley Evening Mail*The North-West Evening Mail*The Nelson Evening Mail *The Dublin Evening Mail...
. He moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
, in 1893 and published the Daily Democrat
Daily Democrat
The Daily Democrat is the major daily newspaper in Woodland, California and Yolo County, California. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters are located in Woodland on Main Street in Woodland's Historic Downtown.-Coverage:...
, devoted to the single-tax principle.
Political life
Bailey was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1906. He was a delegate at large to the 1912 Democratic National Convention1912 Democratic National Convention
The 1912 Democratic National Convention was held at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore from June 25 to July 2, 1912. It proved to be one of the more memorable United States presidential conventions of the twentieth century. The main candidates were House Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri and...
at Baltimore. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
and Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congresses. He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage
United States House Committee on Mileage
The United States House Committee on Mileage is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.The jurisdiction of the committee is described in Rule XI: "The ascertaining of the travel of Members of the House shall be made by the Committee on Mileage and reported to the...
during the Sixty-third Congress, and of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice during the Sixty-fourth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 and for election in 1920, 1922, and 1926. He unsuccessfully contested the election of Anderson H. Walters to the Sixty-ninth
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...
Congress. He resumed journalism in Johnstown, where he died in 1928. Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
Grandview Cemetery is a cemetery located at 801 Millcreek Road in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.The cemetery association that operates Grandview was founded in 1885 to accommodate Johnstown's rapidly growing population...
.