National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-02
QUIZ TICKET IN VIRGINIA.
sketch Of &. r. Ramsdcli and Judsc
Faltk.

EkttCu ~ na"suNh Suo8C
Faltk.
The Lynchburg Press contains the following
sketches Of Hon. G. =. Ransdcll, Republican
candidate for Lieutenant Governor In virginia,
and Judge Fultz, candidate for Attorney Gen.
eral:
eruor was born In Otsego county, New YORK. In
the year 1875, and Is therefore man about forty
eight years OF age, In the prime OF vigorous
manhood. OF medium height, with dark brown
hair circiing the spot OF badness that rises
above broad aud slightly-feueating forehead,
dark aud expressive eyes, and chm whlskers
Surrounding a kindly, benevolent smile often
spreads with the utmost naturalness. Ills whole
appearance Is prepOssessing. In hts early youth
bis father removed to the Holland Land Pur-
chase, In Chantanqua county, and there became
an intimate aud warm friend OF Gov. Seward,
embracing the tenets OF the old Wing party and
when young kamsdell was fourteen years OF age
settled In Nenango county, Pennsylvania. Here
the subject OF our sketch, after hi, education a.
the Fred0nla Academy, was brought up, married
and resided upon his farm until 1861. Agricul-
mas devoted his best energies and greatest abiii-
ties, as well as sincere devotion.
When tho Republican party was founded In
herents, aud established the renango citizen, the
racy, aid entered into The famous Fremont cam
paign OF 1855 with all OF the manly ardor with
which his gallant leader inspired the young men
| OF the North. lie was delegate to the Repub.
lican National Convention at Phildelphla, and
mere ulNiueu WIN inauueus Sle'ens sno enn ,
| Judge Mclean. In the following year he was
elected to the Pennsylvania House OF Reprcsen'-
W. ann M ,",na, c.e,v ~ ,ha senat,
During the war he was nrn supporter OF the
| National Administration, and advocated the set
Element Of the war questions on the vital princi-
Directly after the war he removed to Delaware
with his family, bought farms, established u
Soony, anu iouneu , ~. au , .no ~ un
conntv y,pa,n,. AMI moveJ fhither win liz
| Couniy, N.shla, anu ,nosou tuisne, WIN ".
y anu oo,oy ~ a' auu h na,s as s,d
nh,pss s ana n,nspss ~ WIN Ss asgan Snd
| al Tue Necessary Appliances vi secnlaI MN reii
g ss iran, NJ. MANI nsti,ninrn,,s sntsrnr,ses
| nc Is Wholiy enRaReu III hgricultute' which
pursuit he has brought to degree OF periec-
| tkoh hitherto scarcely Known In iiuc"a'ef, VIZ
ghlA- .....e
In ISL he was elected TO the House Of Dele
gates, Of which body he is now an honored men,
Der, taking q nTm and active position on the
many subjects before that body affecting deeply
the interests Of the people Of the Common;
completion received his particular attention, and
he brought the subject before the committee On
TSaas AM Ran 1ss aaa h. sn ys
added to the Conservative board OF commission
ers appointed by the Conservative Legislature.
| When Gov. Walker sent TO the Legislature his
message deprecatlng this great work, and snub-
bling tho effort to make II national work, MT.
ltainsdell offered and carried through resolu-
ton In It's favor, earnestly commencing II,
and asking for Congressional MD toward It's
completion as q national work. lie has, too.
been lifelong AMI earnest friend TO education,
and has stood heartily and nrmly In support OF
DIR. Ruffner, our state Superintendent OF Public
Instruction, whom he justly regards as the right
| man In the right place, md whose wise und
| benencent course has met with his wisest com
mendations; and In a. well IN out OF the Legs-
| lature he has taken great interest In, aud made
strong efforts IN behalf Of, popular education,
agriculture, mining anu manufactures, immigra.
ton, financial reforms, etc. OF strong and
vigorous mind, warm heart, conscientious integ.
rity, an able legislator and eloquent de0Ater, ht
will add no little, strength To the ticket, AND
worthiiy preside over the Senate OF the Con-
monwealth OF Virginia.
JUDGE fuLrz a.
Judge David fultf, Of stannton, Va, Is one o
the ablest legal minds IN the STATE, anu LOT
great number OF years has stood N the iron
rank OF his profession-the peer q lawyers w
Inc late Ihonas j. Mlonie, a. ~. II. StuAL yvni