The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-17

has the honor OF cracking the shell
out of which our fast growing par
ty came. Mr.. Silver 10 a thorough
business man, and is at pres
emit engaged In importing, breeding
and shipping thorough bred stock,
and 10 the proprietor Of the Salem
Water Works.
SAMUEL E. ADAMS,
for Supreme Judge, was
born IN Central New York, and is
now \ the ffty-6rst year Of his
age. At The age Of nineteen, after
having received a fair course Of
studies, he went to Cleve-
land, this State, read law and was
10 pra etice in 1910, since
he has been a citizen of CleVs-
land and has always followed his
profession. Politically, he, up to the
out of the late rebellion,
was always q Democrat. and ives
elected Prosecuting Attorney Of
comfy by the Democrat
ic party in 1852. While a Demo
crat, he often represented his Cour-
~ ia State Conventions, and was
Democratic candidate for
the State Legislature, but of course
was defeated in that strong Repub-
lican county. During the Rebel,
hon, Mr.. Adams conceived It to be
his duty to act with the Republican
and done SO. As a lawyer,
he has probably few If any super
iors at the bar of Cleveland. All,
We believe, concsde him to be well
fitted for the position for which he
Is a candidate. Mr.. A. is a regu,
ular attendant at the Episcopaliar
Church OF Cleveland, and is a DIES.
csndant of the old Revolutionary
stock Of Adams.
THOMAS EVANS, JR.,
Candidate tor State Treasurer, Il
described by one who knows him
well as "a PLAIN, blunt man, with.
GU. words, or utterances, nor pow,
ers of speech to stir mons blood,
but who loves his cause" He wa.
born in Northumberland county
Pa, and emigrateJ with his father.
family to Ohio in 1871 settling in
Knox county. In 1850 he WAS one
ofthe emlgrants 10 Californis, but
only remained there one year. Or
his return TO Ohio be opened a Tin,
ware establishments IN Delaware
where he now resides, and wher,
he carries ON the largest Hardware
Stove and Tlnware Store in the ci
ty. He is a prominent member o
the IL. e. Church OF that place, ant
for twenty years has been an earn
est, active and liberal worker II
the cause Of Temperance. At ON,
time he was G.. W. C. 7. of the Ord
er of Good Templars OF Ohio. an,
in filing ssid position displayed ad
mirable administrative ard genera
business capacity.
J. W. sTlscucoNB,
Candidate for Attorney General
was born in Perry County, thi
State, in 1872, and lived there unit
1874, getting his education In a 10,
school house, and working on hi
fathers FARM when he went. u
Lancaster and commenced the stu
dy Of the law with Mossrs. Stanbe
ry b Van Trump, teaching schoo
in the winter TO defray his expen
ses. In 1847 he was admitted t
practice, and moved to Mt. Gilead
Morrow county, where he followe'
his profession until 1855, when b
went back to Lancaster and wa
elected Prosecuting Attorney G
Fairfield county in 1856 and re
elected in 1853. In 1861, he vol
unteered as a private in Co. A., Il
Ohio, in the three months service
While out, without any solicitation
or knowledge Of his OWE, he wa
detailed to return TO Fairfield couu
" and recruit another Company
and doing SO, was chosen Captain
His Company became the nsolsus q
the 18th Ohio, which served i
Western Virginia and was muster
ed out q. GAINESVILLE, in August
the above Eamed year. Ninetee
days after being mustered out {
the three months service Captai
Stincheomb was At Camp DENIM
SON with q new Company for tn
three years service, and his Conl
any became . part OF the 18th o. '
L, ~ rsorganized. He afterwaTd b,
came Major Of the Regiment, an
after It Feteranised in 1854, be n
signed. During all his service j
the army, he was held to be . bra,
and efficient officer, and those VII
we're under hnm could complain
him in 10 way unless 1t was tia
he was too kind 70 them. In til
FAN of 1865 he bosght the Ather
Messenger, and edited il for abo,
one year, when he sold it and move
to Logan, and resumed his profeI
lo;oa -haro ba rossda1 uptff 18th,