The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-19

lt ltrtyseven years OF age. Mr.. scott studied law,
and las praclised his profession all HE life IN
Huntingdon, Up 10 the breaking out OF the
Rebel on he was Democrat, but iu 1881 be
Jiined the loyal party, and was elec ed 70 the
legislature by the War Democrats, aud gave
his entire support to the Government during
TIE progress OF the war. Since then he has
acitd entirely with the Republican party. Mr..
Scott has the reputation OF beiug sound and
able layer as we'll as fOiCible aud eloquent
tpeaker. He is one of the rare examples OF
man being elected to the Senate of the United
States without having served iu the lover
house, or without havirg flied some promiueut
office under the Govern ment 1t Will be some
Tin before the people OF the State recover from
the surprise with which they received the au-
nouucement that he was To be the successor IN
the Senate of Charles X. Buckaew.
JOHN p. STOCKTON,
OF New jersey, was born a. Princeton, in tha,
state, August 2, 1925, ana pursued his studies
at the cole ee there located, graduating in ISi3.
Having studied law, he was admitted to the bar
IN lS46, and in lS42 commenced the practice
OF the profession. The first public position ne
held was that OF commissioners to revise the laws
Of New Jersey. lie was also State Reporter
for the Court Of Chancery for several years. In
1858 he was appointed Minister Resident a.
Rome by President Buchanan, aud on the
election Of MIR. Lincoln lie vas recalled at his
own request.
He then resumed the practice Of the Law,
Interrupted, up to the present tine, ouly by hls
brief career in the Senate. In 1865 h. was
elected to that body by the Legislature for the
term ending in 1871. There was an allc,ed
irreeulnIity in his election and when his case
came before the Senate 1T gave rise to pro.
tti cted and very bitter debate. His claims
upon the seat were finally confirmed by a vote
OF q to q, the deciding vote having been cast
by himself. The question, however was recon.
sldcred, and he then declined TO vote, aud lost
his seat on the 27tn of March, 1866, the final
vote standing 22 TO Il in favor OF declaring his
election Illegal. The New Jersey Legislature
was unable TO elect q successor, owing to the
two parties being so divided that one vote was
sufficient TO prevent the two houses from going
into joint convention. This state of affairs
continued until Congress passed a law regula-
ting the election OF Senators. The result of this
law was that Hon, A. q. Cattell was elected TO
fill the vacancy. Mr.. Stockton was elected on
the 26th of January, 1869, 10 succeed the Hon.
Frederick T. Frelnghuysen.
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
of Ohio, who succeeds Benjamin f. Wade, was
elected in January, 1868, the Legislature hold
ing session once in two years ONLY The
Democrats then had a majority of one in the
State Senate and seven in the House, although
at the election for Governor in October, 1867,
when this Legislature was also elected, General
Hays received 243,GO5 vOtes, while Mr. Thur
man, the Democratic candidate, received but
240.622. Thurman had previously been Judge
OF the Supreme Court Of the State.
The Retiring Senators.
We append short sketches of the Senators who
retire on the 4th of March;-
JAMES a. BAYARD,
Of Delaware, son of the Senator Of the same
name, brother of Senator Richard H. Bayard, \
aud father OF Senator Thomas F. BGyard, belongs
to an extraordinary race as tar as Senatorial
honors are concerned. James A. Bayard, the
elder, emigratcd from Pennsylvania 20 Delaware
in 1856, and appeared the following year in
Congress from that State, where he gained a
high reputation as q constitutional orator aud
champion OF the Federal administration of John
Adams. Subsequently he served two terms in
the United States Senate, and was one OF the
mi Soio pnfsc ont IN tsato nf
peace with England in 1918. Richard H. Bayard,
one OF his sons, represented Delaware in the
Senate from 1886 to 1889, and again from lS4l
10 lS45, and was subsequently Charge dAfaires
to Belgium. James A. Bayard, the younger, an
eminent lawyer, and one of the most dignided
men in the present Senate, served in that body
from 1851 to 1864, when he resigned, after
having just been reelected for a third term. On
the deaih of George Read RIDDLE, who had been
elected his successor, he again, in April, 1867,
entered the Senate by appointment OF the
Governor, and on January Is, 1869, was con-
tinued in his seat, by the action OF the Legsla-
turP, until the close of the term for which he
was originally elected in 1863.
CHARLES II. BUCKALEw,
of Pennsylvania, was born In Columbia county,
IN this State, December 2S, 1921; studied Law
and was admitted TO the bar in lS43; was prose
cuIing attorney of his native county from l945
10 lS47; State Senator from 1850 to 1866;
Senatorial Eector in 1861 1867 was reelected
to the State Senate; in 1858 was sent to Ecuador
as United States Minister by President Buchs-
nan. returning home in 1861, and in 1868 was
elected to the United States Senate by 4 majo-
rity OF one vote for the term ending March 4,
1869. He has been one OF the ablest and most
dignifed members of that body on the Demo
cratic side, but has achieved nothing that has
reflected great honor upon himself or the State
which he has represented.
JOHN CoNNESs,
of California of the same age and nativity as his
successor, Eugene Casserly, was born In Ireland
in 1922; came to this country at the age of l3,
emprated early to California, where he engaged
in mining and mercantile pursuits; was elected
to the State legislature in 1852, and three times
reelected in 1859 was the candidate for Lieu
tenant. Governor aud in 1861 for Governor on
the UElon Democratic ticket; and in 1868 was
elected TO the United States Senate as
Republican.
JAMES DIXON,
OF Connecticut, was born in Enfield in that
State, IN 1914; graduated at Williams College,
Massachusetts, in 1884, aud then studied law;
was member OF the lower house of the Con-
necticut Legislature in 1887, 1888, and 1874, and
OF the State Senate in lS49 and 1864; a Repre-
sentative in Congress from lS45 to lS49; was
elected to the United States Senate, as a Repub-
lCan, in 1857 and again III 1868, serving two
full terms; and early in Andrew Johnson's
administration went over 10 the Democracy and
so killed himself of politically forever.
JAMES n. DooLIrTLR,
OF Wisconsin, was born In Hampton Washing.
| ton county, New York, January 49, 1915;
| graduated at Geneva College in 1884; studied
| Law, and was admitted to the New York bar iu
| 1887; served ior several years as District
| Attorney of Wyoming county New York :
emigrated 10 Wisconsin in 1861; served as
| Circuit Judge In that State from 1863 to 1856;
was elected to the United States Senate, as q
| Republican, in 1867, aud again in 1868, serving
| two full terms; anG soou after MIR. LinColn's
! death was JebnsOni2ed into a Democrat,
FREDERICK T. FRELNGHUYsEN,
! OF New Jersey one of the ablest laWvers Of tha