The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-06


this bill was agreed to, providing that in
case any of these claims have been trans
ferred, then the amount paid for any such
claim shall be paid to the assignee thereof,
and the balance to the original payee of such
order.
Judge William B. Caldwell died at his
residence in Cincinnati, March 81, at 7:2O a.
m. Judge Caldwell was born on his fathers
farm, in St. Clair Township, Butler county,
on the 23d of June, 1908. His parents were
North of Ireland Presbyterians, two of the
numerous band that came to the colonies
about the time of the Revolution. They
settled in Newbern District, South Carolina,
in 1777, and remained there until 1906, when
they moved to Butler county, ON the farm
which they occupied until theif death.
Their son remained on the farm until his
twenty-second year, picking up, in the in
teryaIs of his farming labors, just enough
education to make him wish for more, and
enable him in 1880 to enter the Preparatory
Department of the Miami University. He
was in the college Eve years, working on the
farm during vacations, and won the local
distinction as the ablest debater in the
Erodelphian Literary Society. He graduated
in 1885, in a class which contained Ex.Gov-
ernor Dennison, General 8. F. Cary, Hon.
John A. Smith, and Horatio Harris. On
leaving college, Judge Caldwell at once took
up the study of the law in the Office Of Hon.
John Woods, in Hamilton, and was ad-
mitted to the bar by the Supreme Court at
Chillicothe in 1887; he began the practice in
Xenia, but remained there only one year
before coming to Cincinnati and entering
into partnership with Samuel f. Cary. His
rise was remarkably rapid. In 1S41 he was
elected Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton
county, and by his success attracted SO much
attention tkat in the year following the
State Legislature elected him President
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, to fill
the vacancy caused by the election of Judge
N. G. Read to the Supreme Bench. In 1874
he was married to Agnes Cory, sister of
Hon. William NJ. Cory; his wife died in
1869. Of the three children, the result of
this marriage, the Oldest son was in partner
ship with him at the time of his DEATH In
1S49, while still upon the Common Pleas
Bench, he received the election from the
Legislature to the bench of the Supreme
Court, which position he held until the
adoption Of the new Constitution, in 1851;
until the new system OF election by the peo-
pie, he was returned to the bench, and on
the expiration of his term of one year, re-
elected for five years. He resigned in 1854,
and resumed the practice of law in this
city, actively engaged up to the time of his
fatal sickness. Judge Caldwell was Ohio's
first Chief Justice; his decisions, chiefly re-
markable for their conciseness, terse, strong
language, and common sense, are reported
in volumes IS, 10, and 20, Ohio Reports,
opd ~ throo uolu,,, Of ho nbio Stoto
Reports.
The Republican Convention which lately
met at Columbus, adopted thS following
platform of resolutions:
galce ts the Republican party Of the United States,
sfended by the grand @ and
endeared to the people Of our time by the sacrifices
States based upon universal liberty,
second-The citizens Of the several States Of the
citizenship, and are entitled to full and equal pro.
Third-we favor an honest and economical ad-
ol ge 10y I'm
tegrity and fidelity should be required Of all officials
and when found to be dishonest and corrupt, they
ers by the present National Administration.
Fifth-We recognize gold as the true standard of
culsting medium, and declare that that policy of
finance should be steadily pursued which, Without
matey equalize the value Of the coin and paper dol
sixth-we favor a tariff for revenue with incident
al protection to American industry.
Seventh-We stand by our system of free common
be no division Of the school fund, and no sectsrian
interference with the schools.
the Union, the Nation owes debt of gratitude, and
sney ana tne widows and orphans Of those who have
fallen are justly entitled to liberal bounties and PEN
Ninth-The thank. Of the people are due to Presi-
principles. and him Of the altitude Of the
country for the distinguished service he has rem
Tenth-The Republican party of Ohio, having full
confidence in the honesty ability and patriotism Of
b. eSrdsy him to the
ton for President of the United States, and our
and the District delegates % are requested. to use
their earnest efforts to secure his nomination
1he following we're named as delegates
and alternates to the Republican National
Convention:
Eggleston and Christian Moerlein
End. Part Of Hamilton county: Henry Kessle
srd. Butler, Warren, Clinton, .Fayette and Clsr
mont: H. L, Morley, of Hamilton, and Franz
4th. Darke, Preble, Montgomery and Green; W
D. Bickham, of Montgomery, and b. Collins, o
th Rssnss Rsulans PusSsR Van weTt
Ottawa: \. NJ. Howard Of Toledo. and Earl W
ssmael H. Hurst Of fohiiiicoths, and john A. Smith
sth. Madison, Clarke, Miami, Logan and Cham
,, paign: II. W. Smith, of London, and A. R. Byrkett
9th. Hardin, Marion, Delaware. Union, MORO,
/, and Knox; T. @, Jones, of Delaware, and Hyla
10th. Hancock Seneca Sandusky, Erie an
5 Huron: r, 7; Bgckland. of Fremont, and j. B
iith Hooking, Vinton, Jackson. .scioto. Law
' renee aud Gallia: H. G.. Jones, of Macarthur, an
= 18th ri % franklin, Ii % %PicIaway, Fairfield and Perry
, l. J: Critchfeld of Columbus, and John Groce, {
! 18th. Licking Muskingum, Coshocton, and Trs
esrawas: T. L Lybarger, q Coshocton, and i
18th, Wyandot, Crawford, Richland, Ashland an
, Holmes: D: W. Wilson, of Bellevile, and H. {
4 18th Meiss Athens, Morgan, Monroe and Wash
, ington: " b; Horton, Of Pomeroy, and Jewel
10TH 10Th. Jefferson. Harrison, Belmont Guernsey an
: Noble: J. T; UpdegraG, Of NJ. Pleasant, and job
18th Carroll, Stark, Columbiana and Mahonine
1 c.. Aultman, of Canton, and J. A. Amber,
: 18th Lorain, Medina, Wayne and summit: A.
: Mcclure, Of Wooster. summit County is to be,
= man and the mode Of his selection hereafter.
18th. Ashtabula, .Trumbull,. Portage. Geauga an
I | 10th. Cuyahoga: Edwin y. Cowles and Hiral
u Garretson, of Cleveland.
c Following are the alternates from the r.
o spective districts to the National Republ
h can Convention, with postofice address:
r First District. Lawrence spaeth and M.
/, Hagans, of Cincinnati.
, I'd f. p. Ransom and W. Nj. Yeatman, of Gil
cinnati.
IS Sd. Mills Gardner, Washington G. H., and Wat
Il McMerchy, Batavia.
! ith. g. Folkerth, of Preble, and John Little,
/ 5th. j. L. H. Long. Ottawa, and Brice Hilton.
9 9Th Alexander Reed. Toledo, and D. B. Ange
l. 7tn. Chambers Bird, Ripley, and Smith erims
" sth. Milton steeu, of De Graf. and john Howe
,e 9TH he W G. Beatty Oardington. and s. E. Dewo
n 10th. Frank Sawyer, NorwaIk, and Jas. A. Bla
81 Tifin.
Iith. Elias Nigh, 1ronton, and H. A. Town, Por
mouth.
p 18th. A. J. Ashbrook, Somerset, and Peter Bol
Il. Lancaster.
- 18th Elmer ]. Rambo, Dresden, and W. R. shiel'
ie Newcomerstown.
y, 18th. j. C. Cook, Nevada, and t. B. Cunningha
n 18th. William F. Hunter, woodsield. and Geor
d. 18th. J. b. Taylor, Cambridge, and W. B. ueal
CadiZ.