Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-03-01
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The Labor Reform Convention, which met
| at Columbus O., has nominated Judge David
Davis, of the United States Supreme Court,
for President, and Governor Joel Parker, of
New Jersey, Vice President, and Judge Davis
has accepted the nomination on the ground
that .,the Chief Masistracy of the Republic
should neither be sought nor declined by an
American citizen"
BIOGRAPHY OF JUDGE DAVIS.
Judge Davis was born in Cecil county, Nd,
on March 9th, 1915. He graduated at Kenyon
College, Ohio, in 1882, and subsequently,
studied law 10 Massachusetts,, and also at the
Law School in New Haven, Conn. Removing
to Illinois in 1885, he was admitted to the bar,
and soon after settled at Bloomington, in the
practice of his profession. He was at one time
a conservative Henry Clay Wing. In 184f
he was elected to the State Legislature, in 1947
served as a member Of the State Constitutional
Convention Of that year, and in 1848 was
elected Judge of the eighth judicial district of
the State. In 1855, and again in 1861, he
was reelected to this position. He had long
been an intimate personal friend of Mr.. Lin
VIM ouu 90 q uCiCSdt0 W tIIS SulCdPO OOu.
ventien of 1860. had large share in securing
his nomination for the Presidency. The two
had been thrown much together by the prac-
tice of their profession in a thinly populated
county, and the intimacy between them was
OF the closest and most confidential character.
just as Davis was entering upon his third
term as Circuit Judge in Illinois he was in
1862, appointed by Mr.. Lincoln to the posi-
ton of Associate Judge of the Supreme Court
of the United States, which position be still
holds. Mr.. Lincoln also appointed him bis
executor, and the estate of the President was
wound up by Judge Davis. At the time of
the latter appointment to the Supreme Bench
he was an avowed Republican, but of late
years his tendencies have been decidedly con-
sentative. and there Was considerable talk of
his being an available candidate for the Pres
idency on the Democratic ticket. His course
on the legal-tender cases. however-he voted
with the majority in May of last year. hold
ing the legaI-tender act to be constitutional
has served to estrange him from the Demo-
cracy, although he has frequently been
mentioned during the past few months AS
possible Republican candidate who would
receive the support of the "passive policy"
Democrats against General Grant. Judge
Davis is man of large fortune. and person.
ally is above reproach. But he has never been
regarded as q jurist of commanding ability.
GOVERNOR JOEL PARKER.
Joel Parker, the nominee for Vice President,
is the present Governor of New Jersey, elected
last fall by six thousand majority, and life
long Democrat He has not indicated wheth-
er he will accept the nomination for Vice
President, though he is expected to announce
his acceptance Of the nomination by speech
at ratification meeting to be held in New
York next week. Neither of these candidates
has hitherto been identified with the distinctive
labor organization. During the rebellion Gov.
Parker was propularly known As the "War
Governor"