In 1894, the Board of Trustees hired Andrew S. Draper and gave him the title of President of the University. They had considered Princeton's Woodrow Wilson and the Reverend Washington Gladden, but decided that Draper, a New York lawyer and politician, was the person for the job. Characterized as a "Captain of Education", Draper was a vigorous administrator and lobbyist. He worked well with Democratic Governor John P. Altgeld. He was fond of horses and found them easier to drive than the faculty. He has been criticized for giving a campus "squirrel park" priority over the rooms for women students.