The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29

by General Dix, in singular opposite
ness to which is the fact that he is the |
only democrat sent to the Senate from |
this State since Dix was chosen in 1913. |
1t is q very common remark that Mr.. |
Herman was defeated for Governor in
1872 because he is a Roman Catholic,
yet there is no man in the State more
liberal in what are generally assumed
to be Catholic question. In the Consti-
tutiOnal Convention he favored the ex-
of sectarian institutions from
State aid, and for twenty years he has
been u school commissioner in Utica,
testifying his faith in the common
school system by sending his own chill
dren to the public schools. His private
character and personal integrity are
above reproach.
PENNSYLVANIA - WILLIAM A. WAL
LACE.
William A. Wallace, the new SEN
tor from Pennsylvania, was born in Hun
tingtlon county, in that State, in 1927.
He is Of what the Pennsylvania people
are fond of calling Scotch-Irish extrac-
ton. Mr.. Wallace's youth was spent
in Clearfield county, where he was edu-
Gated and has always resided. He
began to study law when he was only
seventeen years of age and was admitted
to the Bar in ls47. He entered actively
into politics in 1862, when he was first
elected State Senator, and was four
times reelected, being still Il member
of that body. He served as Chairman
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee from 1865 to 1869, when he de-
clined a reappointment, but he again
consented to serve in 1871. Last year
Governor Hartranit appointed him a
commissioner to propose amendments to
the new constitution. These are the
only civil or political positions he has
occupied, but has always shown HIM
self an acute politician, n good lawyer
and man of more than fair ability.
He is we'll versed in parIimentry law
and will not find himself novice in
the Senate.
MIssOURI-GENERAL F.. NJ. COCKRELL.
General Francis NJ. Cockrell, Of Mis-
souri,, who has been chosen to succeed
Senat or Schurz, is Il new and almost I'M
known man. He was in the Confeder-
ate army from the beginning to the close
of the war; entering rs a captain in the
Missouri State Guard, rising to the
rank of Brigadicr General, being pro-
NOTED in July, 1863, and given COM
mand OF the Missouri Brigade on the
east side of the Mississippi. He served
with General Hood i'll the Tennessee
campaign and was wounded at the bat
tie of franklin. He else participated
in the battles f1uka, Corinth, Hatchie,
Port Gibson, Bakers Creek and Big
Black, and was in command of one of
the forts at Vicksburg during the seige,
surrendering with the rest of Pember-
10 Iy
in politics till last summer, when he
was Il candidate for the nomination for
Governor against Hardin, but was de-
feated by few votes. In the canvass
that followed Governor Hardin had no
warmer advocate and supporter than
General COckrel He is not u brilliant
man by any means, and falls far below
the level of Senator Schurz, but he is
more able than Senator Bogy, his COL
league, and he is moderate in his views
and actions. He was born in johnson
county, Missouri, October I, 1884, and
has ali his life lived in that State. He
was educated at Chapel Hill College
and was graduated in 1853, after which
he studied law and practised his pro-
fession till the breaking out Of the re-
beltion. In 1856 he resumed practice
ut Warrensburg in connection with
Colonel II. II. Crittenden.
INDIANA-JOSEPHE r. M'DONAE.D.
Joseph +. Mcdonald, the new Sem
ator from Indiana, though n member OF
Congress II quarter century ago, is not
we'll known out of his own State. He
was born in Ohio in 1921, but while
very young removed to Lafayette, Ind,
where tor IL while he worked on a shoe
makers bench. While earning his
living in that way he studied law,
ami, returning to Ohio, began his prac-
ticc. When only twenty-eight years of
age he was elected to Congress from,
that State. In those days he was a
member of the anti-slavery wing of
the democratic party of Ohio, the late
Chief Justice Chase being its head and
front. While i'll Congress Mr.. Nc
Donald favored the abolition Of slavery
in the District of Columbia, or else the
removal of the capital to free soil.
Some years ago he removed to Indiana,
aud i'll 1864 he was the democratic can
didate for Governor against Oliver r.
Morton, but was defeated. He was
Attorney General of tho State from 1857
to 1859. During the campaign of last