Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
THE CENTENNIAL BiTTLE

THE CENTENNIAL RiTTLE
THE coMMASDERsov ov THE PENNSYLVANIA
DEMOCRACY.
William A. Wallace, ono n tho Sena-
tors from this State, was bon In Hunt
ingdon county, in 1927. Anor rcceiv-
ing q preliminary cducatkn at the
Clearield Academy, he e,mmcnccd
tho study Of law with his father in
lsl7. Whom twenty years sf ago he
was admitted to tho bur, q which he
soon gained high ropuhtion. In
1862 no entered into political life, and
was elected TO the Senate, To that
body he was reelected thros times
In 1865 hc was selected as tic head Of
tho Democratic State Ccttrul Com
mittcc, a position which ho illcd dule
ing several campaigns. NJ Wallace
was Speaker Of the Senate b 1871 and
IL delegate to the Baltimor Convcn-
ton in 1879. In 1869 he wa the nomi-
nee OF tho Democratic members OF the
Legislature for the United katcs Sem
ate, but, the majority bcig against
him, he was not elected. 1ic majority
OF the Legislature being Democratic in
1878, Mr.. Wallace was ajain nomi-
mated for the United States Senate and
elected TO that body, in vhich he is
now acting, lie is at tho bad Of the
dclcgates-at-large from tho Bate TO the
Democratic National Con'eAtion ut
st. Louis.
HESTER CLYMER.
This isgen,leman, one of thc delegates
at-largc, is a native OF Berfs, having
been born in that localhtyin 1927.
He graduated ut Princettn in l8i7,
and was admitted TO tic, bar in 1S49.
After practicing his profession for some
time he was chosen TO tic State Sen
ate In 1860 TO fill vaeatey. In 1861
he was elected for thefnll term, and
reelected in 1864. III 1866 hc was
the Democratic candidtc for Cover
nor Of Pennsylvania, nd in 1868
delegate TO the Nationl Democratic
Convention at New lbrk. He had
previously filed the safe position in
the convention at Charleston, s. c.
He was nominated and elected from
Bcrks county to the Tchy-tbird Con.
grcss, and is also a mcmcr Of the pres
ont Congress, in which he has acted n
conspicuous part.
ANDREW II. I'LL.
lion. Andrew IL. Dill was born in
Baltimore county, Maryland. lie en-
tered Dickinson Scminry in lSi9 and
graduated in 1852. From that insti-
tuition he changed 70 Dickinson Col
legc, in 1853, and gra,iated ia 1855.
He was admitted TO tb bar in Fred
erick City in 1858, an in 1860 came
to this State for the ccond time and
located in Lcwisburg, Union county.
During the war Mr.. III was engaged
in military matters, in 500 was chosen
TO the House of Representatives, in
1870 elected to the Senate, and re
chosen to that body il 1873. He is a
lawyer in full practicdat the present
time.
nuGn NJ. NRTn.
Col. Hugh M. Nortl is a native OF
Juniata county, Pennsylvania, and is
about 46 years OF ac. He studied
law with the late HonThaddeus Stcv-
ems when quite yount and soon after
his admission TO the ba- located in
Columbia, Lancaster c'uny, where he
still resides. In 1854 h was elected to
the Legislature He rceivcd the Dem.
ocratic nomination, am The Americans
subsequently adopted him to hold the
Democratic members I the new order,
although Colonel Moth ras not con
nccted with them at any time, and he
was thus elected when bccounty gave
nearly 5000 majorityfr the whig
candidate for Governor lie has twice
been nominated for (oIgTess in the
hopeless district of Lancaster, and al
ways ran ahead of hi ticket, and in
1874 he was n prominct andidate for
Lieutenant Governor tcffe the Pitts
burg Convention. II. j a man Of
ability, and takes s;.z rank in his
profession, to which hhas assiduously
devoted himself.
CHARLES n. BukALEw.
Hon. Charles Il. Bukalew, selected
as first clector.at-largt has not only
State but largely u nat,nal reputation.
lie was born in COLUMBIA county, this
State, December 2s, l2l. Adopting
the profession of law, } was admitted
TO practice in 1S43. 10 was Prosecut-
ing Attorney for biz native county
from 1s45 10 ls47 as Senator in |
the State Legislator, from 1850 to
1856 in 1854 was u Commissioner 10
exchange the ratifcaion of treaty
with Paraguay; was senatorial elec.
tor in 1856 in 1857 MS chairman Of
the State DomocratiCcommittce, and
during the same year 'as reelected to
the State Senate and lso appointed a
commissioner to revis the penal code
of Pennsylvania in 1888 resigned the
two latter positions an was appointed
by President Buchana Resident Min.
lister TO Ecuador, refining homo in
1861. In 1853 he was lectcd United
States Senator from hnnsylvania for
the term ending in 800, serving on
the committees on Imam affairs, pen.
sions, foreign relation, etc In 1879
he was the candidate oihc Democratic
party, for Govcrnorbu was defeated
by the present incumbent, General
John f. Hartranit. .ssociated with
his son, he continucslhc practice of
law in bloomsbury.
SAMUEL n. WILSON,.
Samuel B. Wilson, Who has been
chosen cloctor-at.lar nth Mr.. Buck.
alew, was born in whit is now Law.
renee county, about l29. He was
educated at Jefferson Cacgc and grad
uatcd in lS4s. He ws companion
studcntat-law with lon. Cyrus l..
pershing under JudgB.ack, in Som.
crsct, and was admittd to practice in
that town In 1850. 5mc time after
hrs admission to the hr he settled in
Beaver, in which plsc he has since
pursued his profession With great sue
cess, and is accounted oc of the ablcst
lawyers in Western Pennsylvania. In
politics hc has bepn alactive, though
not an oillce-seekibg, nmoorat, and in
bis social characteristics is much es.
tcemcd for his amiabisy and gcncr-
ous impulses.
WILLIAM MCLi.LAsp
Hon. William McClcand, who has
been chosen chairman O the State Cen
trail Committee, was brn at Mount
Jackson, Pcnnsylvania,M March 2, 1912.
He received common school cduca-
a. -. a.. 4. 4 a.