The New York herald., 1875-12-22


Al the close OF the war 70 pursue his banking business
was appointed postmaster OF the city OF Auburn In
March, 1863 He member OF the last Congress-
He voted against springers resolution because
he says be thought the House had to DO with
that question than had the Methodist Bishop Haven
He is really not In favor Of third term.
SOLOMON l. HoGK
resides at Columbia s. c., and represents the Third
district Of that State in Congress- the district being the
one which John G. Calhoun cama from Mr.. Hoge,
while native OF Bellefontane Ohio, comes Of an Old
Virginia family, and has been Southern In his
more immediate personal sympathies and feelings with
out being sectional in his patriotism. He has been
a resident Of South Carolina for about ten years. and
during that time has BEEN in succession Judge Of the
Supreme Court and quite recently Comptroller Gen.
erA Of the State having held the latter ONCE for three
years. Mr. HOge who was member OF the Forty 1.sI
Congress, and has always been republican, is law
yer and thirty nine years OF age.
While he does not deny his great liking for President
Grant he does not feel that ne has committed himself
by his action IN voting against springer's resolution
The matter Of third term 10 purely question for
convention, and Mr.. Hogs believes that be Is more
likely now 70 be member OF such convention than
some Of the republicans who voted the other way The
third term resolution piece Of mpertinence, and
the House had no business TO raise the question de
o right 70 meddle with IL
= ALEXANDRA s. WALLACE
represents the Fourth district OF South Carolina for
the fourth time In Congress successfully. He resides
Turkville York county, where he was born In the
year 1910. He Is venerable looking gentleman, tall
and slender, with heavy gray hair and beard He Is
planter but has held the Offices SUCCESSFULLY OF local
magistrate and member or the Legislature, having
been elected the latter times. He de-
feated for the Legislature the union ticket in lS60
but elected the same issue in 1868 Previous TO
coming Congress he held the position Of Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the Third district Of South Caro-
lima He is enthusiastic republican and a believer
in the proprcty OF keeping President Grant in office
for at least one more term.
WILLS,
Of the Second district OF Mississippi United States
District Attorney for the Northern district of Mssss
sippi, and was able and honest officer He opposed
the misrule OF Governor Ames in his State ana was
elected 10 Congress anti-Ames republican and
Mississippi He is Northern man by BIRTH and went
TO Mississippi after the war 70 praclce law and live
there
JOHN r. LYNCH
represents the Fourth district Of Mississippi and
residcnt of Natchez-a coored man He s said 10 be
preacher at home and was probably moved by desire
for patronage and the fear of his constituents who
coored people and favor q perpetual reelection OF
General Grant According to the sketch OF him in the
parish La. September TO- 1S47, a slave and he
remained IN slavery until emancpated by the results OF
the rebellion de has oy private study acquired good
English education. He engaged the business OF
photography at Natchez until 1869, when Governor
Ames appointed him Justice OF the Peace He was
elected member of the State Legislature from Adams
county and elected in 1871 serving the last as
Speaker OF the House. and elected to the Forty
third and Forty-fourth Congress as a republican
A. HuBBELL,
who represents the Ninth district OF Michigan, was
born at Avon in that State 1929; graduated at Ann
Arbor in 1858, and admitted to the Bar in 1855
He moved 10 Octonagon, and thence TO his present
residence, Houghon, both OF which places he held
the Offices OF District and prosecuting Attorney. He is
largely interested in the mining industries OF Michigan
and a member OF the Forty third Congress- having
been elected by heavy majorities the republican
ticket
CHARLES T. NASH
Is colored man. representing the Sixth district OF
louisiana He is new member and probably on the
lookout for patronage
HORACE FRANCIS PAGE
Is resident OF Placerve, CAL, and represents the
Second richest district OF that State He was born
in Orleans county, New York, in 1888; cmigrated to
Indiana in 1858, where he taught shool; went to Cali
great success; afterward he ran a sawmill
In 1850 he settled in Placerville, where he
is now engaged in the stage business, being
proprietor OF several large lines and mail contractor
In 1853 he was nominated for State Senator the
republican ticket, but was beaten by Henry Larkin,
whom he has just now, in turn beaten for his present
seat in Congress. He was member Of the last Con-
gress He Is the only republican representative from
California in the Forty fourth Congress
He thinks the third resolution was an insult to
the House, TO tho President and TO the country at
large. He in favor Of the best for President
and he believed he had right TO vote for whom he
pleased II Grant proved the best he should
for him. Since the Des Moines speech General Grant
had been steadily gaining ground From personal in
he did not think that General Grant expected a re-
nomination, and he knew be hot intriguing for it
this connection Mr. Page prepared to say that II
Grant be the available candidate at
the Republican National Convention and the desire for
his denomination was unanimous the President ought
TO accept, but not otherwise.
BRADLEY
resides at Bay City Mich, and represents the Eighth
district OF that State. He voted ior the third term
protest against democratic bullying Mr. Bradley
is native OF Berkshire county Mass, where lie was
born in 1881. He moved to Ohio in 1885 learned the
trade Of custom clother, went to Oshkosh, returned
To Ohio and became a lumber manufacturer He has
been Justice OF tho Peace, Supervisor and Alderman
and the first Mayor Of Bay City after IL obtained
its charter declining denomination from both poIt
cal parties close of the term elected the
State Senate 1866 but declined denomination at
the close Of the term in consequence OF pressing bus
ness duties, and elected to the Forty-thir and
Forty-iourth Congress as republican.
O. PRATT
Of Charles City Iowa. represents the Fourth district
of that State. He born in Foxcraft, Ne, In 1888
and educated in the academy in that town; studied
law and graduated at the law department OF Harvard
University removed to Iowa 1862 poor had not
five dollars and had to work his passage; served a a
menced the practice Of law at Charles City 1864;
was elected to the Iowa House OF Representatives in
1869 and reelected in 1871 He In the last Con-
gress. He is self-made man and always a repub-
lican.
Personally be is not in favor OF the third term but
Springers resolution because he thought IL free
country and the people had right to elect Presi-
dent for three as many years they
liked If the people wanted Grant he in favor of
Grant He thought Blaine was able man and
gaining sirens 9Th In the West Eastern people did not
Presidential candidate in the hands Of the West;
the power Of the continent lay there The day when
few Eastern politicians could control the election had
gone by.
WHITE
or this gentleman 4 may be said he represents the
Ninth district OF Kentucky the only republican repre-
sentative from tho dark and bloody ground in the
present Congress- In view OF his recent VOTE IL may
safely be predicted that the rnanimity OF the demo.
cratic delegation from the State in the Congress