Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29
rHE LOUISIANA CoMMIssIoN.

upon the state of affairs foun,
there: Judge Chas. B. Lawrence, o
Illinois: Ex-Governor John q
Brown, of Tennessee; General jos
eph r. Hawley, of Connecticut
General John NJ. Harlan, of Ken
lucky, and Wayne McVeigh, o
Pennsylvania. A brief sketch O
these gentlemen is now in order:
Judge Lawrence is a very ablt
lawyer and a pronounced Republic
can. His independence is personal
and not political, at least it has
never yet caused him to run coun-
ter to the interests of his party.
He was elected to the Supreme
bench Of Illinois, some ten or
twelve years ago, and by the older
members Of the court going out in
succession he became chief Justice
and held this position at the end Of
his term Of six years. He became
a candidate for reelection, and al
though his district was strongly
Republican, he Vas defeated by a.
M. Craig, a Democrat, who is now
on the Supreme bench, and Law
renee Is not and has net
been in the church for four
or five years When tie mana
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the constitutions convention IL
1910; was tHiee elected governor
by the Da@oemtn p1-1L ms az
tern expiring Januz-L 1BE was
al unsuccessful. candidate Ir Tie
United States SENATE AZ the ls
Wiisn AndrsE JohuEon was rza
and mas not since appeared IL p1l
ties. For ab0ru q wear he mas given
ms whoie time 10 tine Texas and
Pacific railroad, OF which hs is xice
president nndm Tom 6cDs Ea
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Democrat and q snreWa politician
and is personally 0 very popular
maa with az CLASSES and parties
General JOSEPH z Hgwler, Of.
Connecticut, is q NAIVE IF North
Carolina, from which State be-
removed at a very early age lie.
was an original Abolitionis. and
made his record good by the sub-
segment acts Of his life. During
the war he distinguished himself
as commander Of a brigade and
division on the Union side. and
was elected governor for a term Of
one year on the strength Of his
military reputation. He was elected
to congress as a Republican to fill
ont an unexpired term was re.
elected for a full term, and was de-
feated in 1874 by Geo. NJ. Landers,
a Democrat, and again defeated in
1876 by the same man, Hawley
receiving the last time II, 944 votes
and Landers 13,432. In 1874
Hawley received the Republican
nomination for the United States
senate, but was defeated by Ferry.
a Republican. For several wears
General Hawley was, and per
haps is yet, the proprietor and
editor Of the Hartford Courant.
As president Of the centennial com
mission last year he will always be
remembered IN the history OF the
country. That he acquitted him
self with distinguished fidelity and
ability seems to have been the pop
ular verdict.
General John NJ, Harlan, of Ken
lucky, was an original Union man,
figured somewhat in the war; is
regarded as a moderate Republican,
a good Lawyer and is B. H. Bris-
law partner. Gen. Harlan is
tho highest type of q Southern Re-