Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-20
THE nEpuBLICAN CANDIDATEs.

THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
The following are brief biographies of
the candidates of State Offices nominated
at the Republican Convention Of this State,
held in Harrisburg on Wednesday last:
GovBRNoR- GEN. JOHN F. HARTRANFT.
John Fredrick Hartranft, who has been
selected by a vote Of eighty-seven to forty
five by the State Republican Convention
held on Wednesday al Harrisburg, was
born in New Hanover township, Montgo-
.nery county, Pennsylvania, on the 10th of
December, $780,. lie graduated from
Union College, Schenectady, New York
in 1853, and during the ensuing year he
was employed as civil engineer. In 1858,
after serving for four years as deputy sheriff
of Montgomery county, he turned his at
tention to the study of law, and was admit
ted to the bar in 1860. At the outbreak of
the rebellion he, being a colonel of militia
prof1ered his services to Governor Curtin
They were accepted, and his regiment, the
4th Pennsylvania, rendezvouscd ut Harris
burg on the Goth of April, and as soon as
EQUIPPED for service, entered the field.
The term Of the regiment three months)
expired Just before the battle of Bull Run,
but Colonel Hartranft saw his first battle,
Colonel afterwards General) Franklin, and
as a staff officer General lIartranft saw his
first battle. Subsequently in November,
1861, he went into the three years service
as colonel Of the 5lst PENNSYLVANIA, was
ordered to North Carolina. and took part
in the battle of Roanoke Island in Febru-
ary, 1862. In that year his regiment
fought in the battles Of Second Bull Run,
Chantilly, South Mountain, and Antietam.
In March, 1862, he operated under Grant
at the siege of Vicksburg, and shortly after
the fall Of that city he suffered so much
from sunstrokc that he returned TO the
North. In November of that year he re-
joined the army near Knoxville, Tenn,
and commanded the I'd Division of the 9th
Corps. He subsequently commanded the
1st Brigade of the 81 Division of the corps,
and served in the battles ofthe Wilderness,
and succeeding battles ofmnor Importance.
He was appointed BriSadicr General, to
date from May II, 1864 ..
In March, 1865, he commanded the 30
! Division of the 9th Corps in their assault
on Fort Steadman and was breveted Major
! General. His command saw no more ac-
tive service, but Gen. lIartranft himself
occupied the uncnviable position of guard
/ ing and executing the sentences of the
NJ litary Commission which tried Mrs. Sur
ratt, Payne, Harold, aud others for the
murder of Abraham Lincoln. Returning
! to civil life, General Hartranft boldly braved
| the sneers of his former political associates
and in 1865 accepted the Republican no.
miuation for Auditor General. and was
elected by a majority of - .66O over w. III.
! II. Davis, In 1868 he was reelected by n
majority Of 9. 400. his opponent beinn Chas.
T. Boyle. Last year he was not rcuomi-
mated. but at the death of Colonel David
| Stanton, his successor, a special act of the
/ Legislature continued him in office.
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os presidential elector rnr the I,,,an,ed
lincoln and in March 1881 w,s orro;nt.
/ ed President Judge of the Thirteenth Judi
/ cial District, and soon after elected bv the
! people of that position for term of ten
years. from December, 1861, but resigned
/ on being elected member of the Thirty
ninth Congress, to represent the Thirteenth
District, composed of the counties of Brad
ford, Columbia, Montour and Wyoming.
He was reelected to the Fortieth and
OrtV-DrSt congresses. ana again To the
Forty-sccond Congress, receiving II, l,ll7
against IL, 993 for G. b. Brockway, Demo
crat.
! Judge Mercur has taken q very promi-
nent position in Congress, serving upon
the judicial Committee, and by his large
/ experience contributing much in framing
wise and wholesome measures. In the for
nation of the present National apportion-
( ment bill he was the author, and in every
/ position he has always beentound equal to
( the duties imposed upon him. Recently
{ his constituents, learning that he did not
desire to longer represent his district in
Congress, in the most fattering manner
endeavored to persuade him to change his
determination, and again to allow his name
to be used as candidate, but he steadily
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