The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-04-25
THE NOMINATIONS.

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GoYERNoR-GEN. JOHN F. HARTRANFT.
John Frederick Hartranft, who has
been selected by vote of eighty seven
to forty-f by the State Republican Con
vention held on the 10 inst. Harrisburg,
was born in New Hanover township, Mont.
gomery county, Pennsylvania, on the 18th
of December, 1880. He graduated from
Union College, Schenectady, New York
Ia 1898, and during the ensuing year he
was employed as civil engineer In
1883, after serving for four years as de
putty sheriff of Montgomery county, he
turned his attention to the study of law,
and was admitted to the bar in 1860
At the outbreak of the rebellion he, be
ing a colonel of militia, proffered his SER
vices to Governor Curtin. They were
accepted, aud his regiment, the 4th Penn
| sylvania, rendezvoused at Harrisburg on
the goth of April, and, as soon as equip
ped for service, entered the field The
term of the regiment (three months) ex.
pired just before the battle of Bull Run,
but Col. Hartranft volunteered his ser.
vices for the battle, and was assigned to
duty on the staff of Colonel afterwards
GeneraD Franklin, and as staff officer
General Hartranft saw his first battle
Subsequently, in November, 1861, he
went into the three years service as col
oncl of the 5lst Pennsylvania, was or
dered to North Carolina, and took part
| in the battle OF Roaonke Island in Feb
ruary, 1862. In that year his regiment
| fought in the battles of Second Bull Run,
Chantilly, South Mountain, and Ante
tam. In March, 1868, he operated un
der Grant at the siege of Vicksburg, and
shortly alter the fall of that city he suf
fered so much from sunstroke that he re-
turned to the north. In November of
that year he rejoined the army near
Knoxville, Tenn, and commanded the I'd
Division of the 9th Corps He subse-
quently commanded the lst Brigade of
the I'd Division of the corps, and serv
ed in the battles Of the Wilderness and
succeeding battles of minor importance.
He was appointed brigadier general, to
date from May y, 1864.
In March, 1865, he commanded the Sd
Division Of the 9th Corps in their assault
on Fort Steadman, and Was breveted ma
jor general His command saw no more
active service, but Gen. Hartranft him
self occupied the uuenviable position of
guarding and executing the sentences Of
the Military Commission which tried
Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Harold, and others
for the murder of Abraham Lincoln
Returning to civil life, Cen Hartranft
boldly braved the sneers of his former
III; ,Dl -, 1893 toI
the Republican nomination for Auditor
General, and was elected by majority
of 22,660 over w. w. Ii. Davis. In
1868 he was re, elected by the greatly re-
duced majority of 9,499, his opponent be
ing Charles E. Boyle. Last year he was
not renominated, but at the death of Col
onel David Stanton, his successor,
special act of the Legislature continued
him in Office.
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
HON. ULYSSES S. MERCUR.
Ulysses Mercur, Of Bradford county,
was born at Towanda, Pa, August II,
1878, and is in the fifty fourth year of
his age. He graduated at Jefferson Col.
lege, of this State. and practiced law. He
WIS elcCteu III lOOO Il ciGCtOl
for the lamented Lincoln, aud in March,
1861, was appointed president judge of
the Thirteenth judicial district, and soon
after elected by the people to the position
for a term Of ten years, from December,
1861. but resigned on being elected a
member of the Thirty ninth Congress, to
represent the Thirteenth district compos-
ed of the counties Of Bradford, Columbia,
Montour and Wyoming. lie was re-
elected to the Forteth and Forty first
Congresses and again to the Forty second
Congress, receiving l,ll7 against TO-
993 for G. b. Brockway, Democrat.
Judge Mercur has taken very pro.
minent position in Congress, serving upon
the Judicial Committee, and by his large
experience contributing much in framing
wise and wholesome measures. la the
formation of the the present national ap
| portment bill he was the author, and in
every position be has always been found
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 hattering
manner endeavored to persuade him to
change his determination, and again to
allow his name to be used as candidate
but he steadily refused.
| AUDITOR GENERAL-GENERALH HARRISON
ALLEN.
General Harrison Allen is a native of
Warren county, and is in the thirty eighth
year of his age. With the limited op-
portunites that farmers sons usually
enjoy, when he was boy he acquired a
! good education, and studied law. He
! lost no time entering the service when
the rebellion commenced. and, beginning
as captain, was promoted to major of the
10Th Reserves, colonel of the l5lst Penn
sylyania Volunteers, aud breveted brig
adler general for meritorious services.
General Allen represented his county in
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