The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31

graduated at Miami University; studied
and practiced law; WAS elected Judge OF
the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Indiana in
1857; was elected Lieutenent Governor
10 1860 and became Governor in 1861
when Governor LANE was elected to the
Senate; was elected Governor IN 1864,
and was elected to the United States
Senate in 1866; was re elected in 1872,
and his term will expire on the 4th oil
March, 1879. Mr.. MORTON is man O
acknowledged ability, but an unscrupu-
lous partisan, and is ever ready to sacri-
fee principle 70 party expediency.
Frederick T. tRELISGHUYsES was
born in Somerset county, n. j., on
the 4th day o: August, 1917 graduated
at Rutgers College in 1886; studied law
ard was admitted TO practice in 1883;
was appointed Attorney General OF the
State in 1861, and reappointei in 1866
was temporarily United States Senator
In 1866, in place of Senator WRIGHT, de-
ceased. and WAS elected to ill the unex-
pired term in 1866; was re elected in
1870, aud his term will expire March 4,
1877. Mr.. FRELISGHUYsEN has never
been marked as q man of any distin-
suished ability, but is regarded rs res-
sonsbly fair man.
ALIEN &. THURMAN was born at
Lynchpurg, Va, November IL, 1913; re-
moved to Ohio in 1919; received an
academic education; studied law aud
was admitted TO the bar in 1885;
was Representative from Ohio in the
Twenty ninth Congress; was elected
Judge OF the Supreme Court Of Ohio In
1851; was Chief Justice of the Court
from 1854 to 1856; was the Democratic
candidate for Governor OF Ohio in 1867;
was elected to the United States Senate,
in 1868, and was re elected in 1874.
Judge THURMAN is the leader Of the
Democratic party of the Senate, and ac-
knowledged to be the sblest member Of
the body.
THOMAS FRANCIS BAIARD was born
at Wilmington, Delaware; October 2s,
1928; was educated at Flushing school,
and although his carly life was trained
Tor mercantile pursuits, he studied and
adopted the profession of law, and came
10 the bar il 1851. In 1858 was appoint
ed United States District Attorney for
Delaware; in 1868 was elected to the
L. S. Senate TO succeed his father
JAMES A. BAYARp), and was reelected
in 1875. Mr.. BAYAID is coHfessedly
one of Tue pursst aud most consistent
men in public life.
The members ofthe commission on the
part of the House are:
HKNRY B. PAISE born in Madison
county, \. u, October so, 1910; edu-
Gated at Hamilton College; was admitted
to the bar and commenced practice st
Cleveland, Ohio, in 1884; has been for
the las. twenty years largely interested
in manufacturing and railroad enter
prises; was member OF State Senate of
Ohio in lS49; Nss Democratic candidate
for Governor against 5. p. CHASE IN
1857; was elected 10 the forty-fourih
Congress As Democrat
EPPA HUNToS was born in Fsnquier
county, Va, September %, 1925 his
early education was limited; was Com
m, ,nweal,h's Attorney from ls4s up 10
1862; Was = member of the Virgins
Secession Convention; WAS 8 Confederate
General during the late war; was elected
TO the Forty-fourih Congress, and re-
elected to the Forty-dith as Democrat
over JAMES BARBOUR, an Independent
Democrat
josiah &. ABBOTT Was born AZ
Chelmsford, Massachusetts,, November,
1. 1915; graduated a, Howard in
1882; admitted to the bar in 1885,
was . member Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature for three terms; wss Judge
of the Superior Court in 1855; was
elected to the Forty fourth Congress as .
Democrat, and declined . renominstion
ai the last election.
GEossE r. HoAR, WAS born At
Conoood. Nass- August %, 1875;
graduated at Harvard in 1876;
settled and. pr.cticsd law as Worcester
served Two terms in the State Lsgisls-
sure; vas elected to the forty-fst Forty
second. Fortyshird and Forty-tour,h
Congress-. and declined renomiaat,on
., the last election.
JANn A. GARyIKLp vas born
as Orange o. NOVEMBER 10, 1881;
gr.daatsd st Williams College IN 1856;
vas . member Of the State Senate Of
Ohio In ls5s-s0; was . general in Union
army during the var; has been in Con-