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WILLIAM GIBBS, born at Marietta, Ga., Oct. 31, 1863. For a number of years he practiced law in New WILLIAM G. MCADOO York and then in 1902 became president of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company. His company constructed in 1904 the first tunnel under the Hudson river, a remarkable achievement in engineering and due in great measure to McAdoo's energy and skill. His management of the company's finances caused him to be recognized as one of the great financiers of the United States.
He was prominent in the Democratic National Convention in 1912 and later in the campaign which elected Woodrow raised by taxation were accomplished with but little opposition from the people, and the success of his financial measures made him a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency.