Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-10-06


recital of long, dry manuscript essay on
conservatism, &C., which we Judge must
have been remarkable at least for olearaess
as the reports state that the Hall Of the
House was soon left nearly vacant As
some indication of the standing of our
representative among his contemporaries we
quote paragraph from the correspon-
dence of the Nes0 York Times Ga Repub.
licau paper,) published during the last
session of Congress. Speaking of Mr..
Scranton it says
6 He is very good looking man, and
might do in board of directors of a rail
road company, yet how such man came
to be pitchforked into Congress, is mys.
tery!'
The Democratic candidate.
DAVID r. RANDALL,
is member of the bar of Luzerne county,
to which he was admitted in 1S4S lie
is now forty two years of age. His father
was New Hampshire farmer, who came
to Chenango county, New York, when
Randall was six years old, and died there
some eight years later, leaving large
family of children and little property.
Young Randall found himself, at the age
of fifteen, the head of a family, who look
ed to him for support and protection.
Left thus, with seven brothers and sister !,
young Randall struggled on to support
the family and educate himself Day
time found him at his work on the farms
in the neighborhood, or any other labor
l. h., o,rlJ H,J +o i ,-o,,
BILE, and the night>tme found him at his
books by the light of pine faggots. In
this way he educated himself and support
ed widowed mother and his brothers and
si,ters, till he arrived at the age, and ac-
quired the necessary education, to enable
him to become teacher. In this pro-
fession he rose rapidly till he become
teacher in the Seminary of the town near
by. There he labored with the same en-.
ergy that had characterized him from
early boyhood, and was finally appointed
Superintendent of Common Schools for
the county of Chenango Devoting his
time and efforts to the cause of education
in this capacity for two years, he then
concluded 10 enter upon the study of the
law. He accordingly entered his name
in the Office of Ransom Balcomb, now one
of the Judges of the Supreme Court of
New York. This was in 1913, and he
continued to read law with Judge Bal
comb till 1916, being obliged, however,
to devote much time to teaching, &C., to
support the family. Judge Balcomb be-
came so much interested in his student
that of late years he has several times
visited Providence for the purpose of
spending few days with him at his
home.
In lS46 Mr.. R. left his home and came
to this county, commencing here to build
up his fortune by teaching, soon after en-
tering his name with Charles Silkman,
ESD, of Providence. Here, as in New
York, he was obliged to teach day-times
and study nights, for there was ever be-
fore him the dependence of his mother,
brother and sisters. Struggling along
with persistent energy, in lS4S he was
admitted to the Bar Of Luzerne. He
opened an Office at Providence, and soon
his studious habits, frank manners and
ready business tact, brought him clients,
the number of whom increased, till of late
years he has had a large and lucrative
practice.
Mr. Randall is a frugal, Industrious,
honest, blunt man. lie always says
what he means and means what he says
From his practice he has accumulated a
neat, comfortable home for his family,
aided largely to educate his young broth
ers and sisters, the youngest of whom,
sister, he is now supporting at female
Seminary in New York. His mother died
the present season, not living long enough
to witness the honors so soon TO be exten-
ded to her son, by people who have
his heroic struggles in life, and
who will ever reward those who have the
courage, ability and will to rise
superior to all obstacles in youth, and
make to themselves place among The me- n
Of our country. At the Bar he is univer-
sally respected; indeed We believe that
Judge Conyngham was the first to suggest
his name for Congress, and there is not,
among over fifty members of our Bar, one
TO be found, no matter what may be his
politics, who will not bear cheerful testi.
mony to the integrity and high character
Of David r. Randall
Indeed his truthfulness, candor and
honorable bearing are proverbial, and We
challenge the seyerest scrutiny of the
character of our gallant standard bearer,
His nomination was a tribute of which
any man might be proud, The Office
sought the man, not the man the office.
Mr.. Randall has all his life been steady,
consistent, thorough Democrat. He is an
earnest supporter of the electoral ticket
formed at Reading, and regards the de-
feat of Sectionalism as the paramount OBJ
iect to be attained at the coming election,
His views upon the Tariff are just those
which all intelligent Pennsylvanians en-
tsrtain, and are equi-distant from the
bald heresies of such Republicans as Wil-
mot, Grow and William q, Bryant, on
the one hand, and from those of such
droamers and Abolitionists as
Henry G, Carey, on the other. In regard
to the homestead bill, he would so direct
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