The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-04
Our Candidates.

in 1919 received a good academic educa- /
ton became practical printer studied
law very faithfully in the Office of his un-
Gle. George w. Woodward, at Wiikesbarre;
came to the Bar about the year 1871 ac- /.
cumulatcd and conducted with great ste
cess a large practice it the courts OF Lu- 7
zerne and the adjoining counties, until he
was appointed, about 1854, by Governor
Pollock. to the Common Pleas Bench III
the district now presided over by Judge IL Q
we'll Subsequently elected the President
Judge of that district, he remained until
1861, when, upon the expiration ofthe term
of Hon. J. Pringle Jones, Judge Wood
ward received the Democratic nomination
in Belks county, composing the twenty
third judicial district and was elected to
the bench in that district. His term ex-
pired with the close of the year 1871, but
in October of that year he was reelected
for the ensuing term of ten years and is
now acting as President Judge of the Dis
trict. 1t is universally admitted that the
judicial business of that county has never
been better transacted than since he pre-
sided there. His opinions have not been
obtruded upon public attention through
the legal journals and the newspapers, and
he has Shrunk from this Ostentatious dis
plav of his laboIs more perhaps than has
been good for his reputation. He would
be better known to day to the Bar of Penn
svlvania if he had permitted more of his
tel-se and elegant opinions to 90 into print;
but a leading member of the Reading Bar
remarked lately that whoever would collect
and publish the opinions that Judge Wood
ward has filed Of record i'll that county
would furnish the profession with com
plete volume of practice, and make valu-
able addition 70 our judicial literature.
These opinions cover every variety of ques-
tiOns, both of law and equity. Before he
became Il Judge he was an accomplished
conveyancer, and as good land lawyer as
could be found in the State, and his large
and diversified experience upon the bench
has ripencd his knowledge ON all subjects
connected with real estate. Nor is he less
accomplished in commercial law, for the
business of Bel'llS county has exercised him
much in this branch of Jurisprudence.
His style of writing is peculiarly fitted to
the Court of last resort. His opinions are
brief, almost Cligramatic, but clear as
light. lie abhOrs the poor ambition OF
Cline wriiinC''-ucvcr writes a sentence
for ornament or effect, but conveys the
thought in the fewcst words that will ex-
press it fully. and the thought itself is
clearly formed in his own mind before lie
attempts to express it.
When it is added that Judge Woodward
is n man Of scrupulOus integrity and unex-
ceptionable moral character all has been
said that need be said. His nomination
his certain election is piece of good for
tune to every person in the State.
Hon. John Latta, the candidate for Iicu-
tenant Governor, has long been one of the
leading Democratic politicians in his conn
ty-Wcstmoreland. lie is yet cOmpara-
lively a young man being in his thirty
eighth wear lie is regarded as one of the
most. prominent lawyers at the GrcenSburg
Bar and has an extensive practice, from
which he has amaSse6 fair competence of
worldly possessions. He entered vigorous
. lyintO politics when quite young, and in
1868 was elected to the State Senate, Serv-
, ing three years. He also served in the
House dnring the sessions of II and p.
After Mr. North withdrew there was little
determined opposition to Mr.. l4atta, and
the hearty unanimity with which his nomi-
nation was acquiesccd in is the surcst in
dicltiOn that hisn DminatiUE VIII meet with
popular ratification.
General William McCandlcss the dis
/ tinguishcd candidate of the Democracy for
Secretary of Internal Affairs, was born in
Philadelphia on the 2)th day of September,
1884 Fcw-men-of his age have earned a
more honorable OF wider distinction. Upon
leaving school, having been left an orphan,
he entered himself an APPRENTICE to the ma
chinis.'s trade in the shops of Richard
Norris * Sons, where he served the term
of five years. Subsequently he ran a To-
COlnDJlNc on lnc lCnDSNiNanl0 railroad, Dllt
becoming piqued at being retarded in the
line of promotion on account of his youth.
4 mot yet having attained his majority he
( left the road and commenced the study of
the law with Moses A. Dropsie, Esq, in
( Philadelphia. He was admitted to the
! bar in 1858, and through his personal pop
/ ularity and legal aptitude soon obtained a
! lucrative practice. Three years afterward
+ the war broke ont, and he was among the
p first +p ppliSt n Hpfpncp of f1lp I pinn La
enrolled as private soldier, received rapid
promotion for gallantry, and was finally
. rendered Il BrIyadcr's commission, which
he declined. lie was wounded on several
. occasions, and was mentioned in general
/ orders for conspicuous bravery in the bat
tie of MechanicsbuyG and other actions
participated in by the Pennsylvania Re
serves. At the close of the war he was
elected fist vice-president of the famous
/ Reserve CORPS delivering the oration be
fore its first annual meeting at Harrisburg.
In the political field he is equally distin.
guished, having served Cne term in the
! State Senate with marked ability. In
1871 he was the Democratic nominee fol
. Auditor-G eneral and made n gallant. but
unsuccessful fight. His personal populari-
ty with his old comrades in-arms is very
great, and the ''boys' will rally unani-
mOuSly to his support. His election with
the balance of the ticket may be set down
/ n fixed fact.
Hon Justin F. Temple, the gentleman,
selected by the Democratic State Conven.
ton as candidate for Auditor @ eneral. is a
well known citizen of Greene county. and
a man of note in south western Pennsyl-
vania. His popularity at home is unbound
ed. and he will reduce the Republican vote
Fof that section by thousands. A man OF
sterling business qualities honest al d con.
scientious, he will bring to the discharge
of the duties of the responsible position tc
which the people will call him in Novem-
ber clean hands and scrupulous integrity
With Temple as Auditor General, the COZ.
ruptions in the treasury department. will
be fully exposed and the ulcer of Republi-
can peculation and inquity in the manage
ment of State finances, laid bare.
A NEGRn named Alhnrt Rrnt,.,, 1,-ns SI,ot