The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-01
THE PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION.

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posed of Ave judges of the supreme court
of the United States, five United States
senators, and five representatives In con-
gress. Politically, five of the members are
republicans, five are democratic, and five
may be said to be without politics, for a
Judge of the supreme court of the United
States is presumed to leave politics behind
him when accepting seat on the bench
four of them, however, were appointed as
republicans and one as democrat, although
two of them are now supposed to have
democratic leanings. All the members Of
the commission have been educated as law
yers-although Payne of Ohio retired from
practice years ago. nine are college gradu
a'es; six are natives of New England,
three of the middle states, four of the
southern states, and two of the western
states. -Four of them are taken from New
England, three from the middle ststes,
four from the western states, three from the
south, and one from the Pacific slope. II
will be noticed that while Ohio, the state OF
Hayes, has three representatives in the
commission, New York, the home Of boil
Tilden and Wheeler, is unrepresented. The
Oldest member of the commission is Judg'
Clifford of Maine, aud tho youngest is
General Garfield of Ohio.
BY the terms of the act, Judge Nathan
Clifford of Maine, being the person longest
in commission of the five Justices, is presi-
dent of the electoral commission. He is a
native of New Hampshire, ard is seventy
three years of age. He received an &C
ademic education, studied law, was admit
ted to the bar, and removed TO Maine in
1927; was member of the Maine legisla
ture four years, and twice elected speaker.
In 1884, he was appointed attorney general
OF Maine, and held the office for ftul
years was a representative in congress
from 1889 to 1843 became attorney gen.
Pulk's cabinet, in 1916, which position BIT
held until March, 1S47, when he was ap-
pointed commissioner to Mexico, and when
peace was declared between the two coun-
tries he was appointed minister to that re-
public. On his return from Mexico, he re-
sumed the practice of law 10 Portland, and
in 1858, was appointed by President Ba-
chanan a judge of the United States gu
preme court, and is row the Oldest judge
in years of service on the bench of that
court.
Judge Samuel T. Miller, of Iowa, is
native of Kentucky, and is sixty years old
With great disadvantages and constant
struggles he obtained an ordinary common
school education, graduated at the medical
department of Pennsylvania university il
1888, and nractinad hio rroFnasior fo~
number of years. While practicing med
icIne, be studied law, and was admitted t
the bar ia 1914. In 1850, he removed +
Iowa and, although pronounced wing ant
republican, he never held public office IN
til he was appointed, in July, 1862, b,
President Lincoln, on the almost unanmou
recommendation of every judge and lawyer
of both political parties in Iowa, judge Of
the United States supreme court.
Judge Stephen johnson Field, of Cali
forna, is native of Connecticut, gradu
ate of Williams college, and is sixty years
old. He studied law with his brother,
David Dudley Field, and after practicinR
mis- profession in company with him for
number of years, and European trip, he
removed to California, in 1849. He was q
member of the legislature of that state,
and judge and chief justice Of the supreme
court, and was appointed, in 1868, by
President Lincoln, judge of the United
States supreme court.
Judge William Strong, of Pennsylvania,
ia native of Connecticut, a graduate OF
Yale college, and is sixty-eight years OF
age. He was admitted to the bar In Phila-
delphia, in 1882; was a representative In
congress from lS47 to 1851; and was, in
1870, transferred by President Grant from
the supreme court Of Pennsylvania to thai
of the United States. Judge Joseph p
Bradley, who was appointed judge of thu
United States supreme court, the SAM
year, is a native of New York, a graduate
of Princeton college, and is sixty-fOu
years old.
George F. Edmunds, of Vermont, th
first of the senate commissioners is ma
tive of Vermont, an attorney by profef
sion, and ia forty-nins years old to-day
February /, 1876 He was member {
the Vermont house of representatives fiv
years, and was three times its speaker; wa
state senator in 1861 and 1862; and We
appointed United States senator, to fill Ii
vacancy caused by the death of Solomo
Foot, in April, 1866, and has since bee
three times elected to that office.
Oliver P. Morton, OF Indiana. is a natiy
of that state, graduate of Miami unive
sity, and is fifty three years of age, He
a lawyer, has been judge of the fifth jud
cia circuit of Indiana, and lieutenant go
ernor aud governor of the state. He b
came senator, March a, 1867, and h
been once reelected.
Frederick T. Frelnghuysen, Of Ne
Jersey, is native Of that state, gradua
of Rutgers college, and is flfly-nine yes
old. He has been twice appointed ATTIC
ney general OF New Jersey, and twi
elected United States senator from Ii
state.
The democratic members Of the senS
commission are Allen G. Thurman of OH
and Thomas f. Bayard OF Delaware. So
ator Thurman is native of Virginia, a
10 sixty-three years old. He was admit
to the bar in 1885; was representative
the Twenty-ninth congress from Ohio; a
has been judge and chief justice of the
preme court of that state. He entered
senate in 1869, and has becn ouce re-ele
ed. Senator Bayard is a native of De