The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-20
OUR NOMINEES.
JUDGE JAMES =. STERRETT.

JUDGE JAMES =. STERRETT.
Hon. James p. Sterrett, the Rupub-
lcan nominee for Judge of the Su-
preme Court, is gentleman whose
eminent qualities both in private life
and as public character are well
known and universally acknowledged.
Most of his professional life has been
has built up an unassailable reputa-
ton for those high qualities as a gen.
tleman and jurist which fit him in an
eminent degree for the elevated
position which he now occupies and
to which he was renominated yestcr-
day. He is about fifty years of age,
having been born in neighbOring
county of this State, but has been long
engaged in practice at the bar of his
county. He was associated with Hon.
j. p. Penny for many years in legal
practice. In 1862 he was first elected
to the President Judgeship of the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
county, now the Common Pleas Court
No. l. He was reelected to the same
position in 1872, and among the high
testimonials which have been given to
his enviable reputation as Judge is
the fact that the Democracy then de-
clined to put a candidate into the field
against him. When Judge Williams
died, last spring, Judge Sterrett was
appointed by the Governor to succeed
to the vacancy thus created on the
Supreme Bench, and he now receives
the nomination without opposition
His high character and great legal
abilities will insure his election by an
Overwhelming majority.
CAPT. w. b. HART.
Captain w. b. Hart was born in
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania,
on the 18th day of March, 1912, and
was educated at common schools. AT
the age of fourteen he commenced tC
earn his own livelihood by his own
seeking as q farm hand. Upon arriv
ing at the age of seventeen lie was ap
prenticed to the briclllaying business
for four years. Having served two
and one-half years when the call fol
the three months troops was made 10y
the Government in 1861, he enlisted as
a private in Co. "F,h 5lst Penn'a
Vols. for three years served with
great gallantry in the east and south
west, participating in all the battles il
which his command was engaged
His good qualities and soldierly bear
ing attracted the attention of Genera
Hartranft, who recommended him il
a highly flattering manner to Hon. i
M. Stanton, Secretary of War, for ap
pOintment as an Assistant Adiutan
General Of Vols, with the rank 0
captain; upon this recommendation
and after passing croditable eX
animation, he was Immediately ap
pointed and served with General Hart
ranft's permanent command until tht
close of the war, being mustered on
of service as volunteer officer undeI
War Department orders, dated Sep
tember 49, 1865. In February, 1867
Captain Hart received an appoint
ment to clerllslip in the Treasury
Department, was promoted to the re
sponsible position of Cashier in 1871
succeeding the Hon. Thos. Nicholson
whose confidence and friendship Cap
tain Hart enjoyed to the end Of hi
predecessors life. The following eX
tract from a private letter, written il
October 1871, by Mr.. Nicholson, (at
ter Captain Hart had accepted tn
clerkship) will serve to illustrate TIL
confidence enjoyed by Representative
pleasing manner, great qualifications
strict integrity he ought to succeed
he must succeed" He is thorough,
acquainted with and qualified for tn
position, and in his official intercours
has merely confirmed a previously es
tablished reputation for courtesy an,
integrity not surpassed.
HON. j. A. NJ. PASSMORE.
John Andrew Morrow PaSsmOr {
the nominee for Auditor General, wa
born in Chester, Pa, in 1886, and i
therefore AZ years of age. He wa
educated at the State Normal SchoC
at Millerstown, being a member c
the first class that graduated from tina
institution, He was admitted to praC
tice at the bar in 1866, and commence
his legal career at Pottsville. In lSG
he was appointed General Agent fo
Pennsylvania of the Metropolita
Life Insurance Company of Ne'
York, to the duties of which positio
he has since given his principal after
ton, although still retaining hi
standing atthe bar of Luzerne county
He is well known as a man eminentl
calculated to add strength to til
ticket. In the canvass for the nomin;
tion he has shown what he is able
accomplish by his own untiring exc
tions. He is fluent talker and po
sesses a wonderful fund of energy an
pluck as a worker. He will make a
able and active State officer.
Fred Colgrove of Breesport, N, Y. cor
mitted suicide last week Monday, by ham