The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-31

+ liild NtI6 UdiDcU. MI. Africa was nom Il.
ated on the first ballot
! r. Milton Speer, of Huntingdon. was an
pointed chairman Of the State Central Com
/ mittee, aud at . O'Clock the convention al
jOurnei st8s die.
THE CANDIDATES,
Following are brief biographical sketches
Of the several candidates nominated
ANDREW II. DILL TOR GcvEKNoR.
Hon. Andrew II. Din, the Democratic candf-
cate Tor Governor, was born IN Baltimore. Nd.
son College in 1865. and after engaging s@1,e
+ time in school teaching at Frederick CIV. Nd.
Ire became student nj law ,vIfb JsD,as -
CT that place, where he was admitted to the In r
I In the fall OF ISIS after which he bccnroe !,
prac-itfouerfn i'm Colurnhis co1pfy % - III ti d
resided until $50. In April OF 1850 he settled in
. LcwisbuTE. Union county. where he bpcsne
actiNeiy engaged 10 the practice Of his profes-
sion aud has since resided. In 1863 he made his
IIsI appearance as a political candidate when
ne was presented ns one OF the three DemOcrat-
lC aSpiTantS for the house in the Repub lean
district IF Union, Snyder, and Iyco-nfrr Ills
personal popularity elected him. and ne served
nominated FOR Senator in the ifstrict composed
OF the same counties. He was opposed Nv cx-
only ovcfUame the Republican majority but
was elected by nearly l,2uO. At the expiration
dominated in the new district CONFUSED Of
mon, snyder and NorI hum ber,and. and DR.
" EouSeiIeF' OF Snyder, was nominated Toy the
tcpubiicans. Notwithstanding the po3uI3rity
OF Nagonseller iC his own county that psye
D.
oi .. IN thc senate ne ranked second
only TO Wallace as a parliamentary leader Al
inc close OF his second Term in IS7f he wished
20 rtIlre' out Wasl lcuTnpellcd 70 accept third
nomination The district had been cha ryrd NV
taking Perry from il, thus increasing tie RE-
PHuitS"h majority over 100 DR.. WsEnuSeIler,
.is uid competitor, was again nominated. htit i'm
- ~ Ia.e o' Ihe lhtehsiheg national coutiic; Dill
was once mere elected by over 2l1 majority.
cne o. the notable events OF 2. DfIi's cancer
T,,S ~, .iiS immigration IN March, lS'1, ter the
simon Cameron. Nr. Dill is a rah of bIarnaIrss
cnaidcIer' an ab!e lawyer, ard ready debater.
HENRY u. ROSS FOR SUPREME JUDGE
Hon. Henry L. Ross. the Democratic coo4i-
date SuCiute Justice OF the Supreme Court
was born i'm DDyle~tovn, Bucks county on De-
year. lie enjoyed excellent educatf0naI al
NahtaEes in his youth, and, after graduating al
ms father, the Hon. Thomas Ross and ,v.,s a.
mittcd 10 the bar in Decen Der. 1859. in 1852
ne was chosen 10 the Office of district attorney
80 tsIti,s C'Inlt the duties OF which position
ne scnHrZcu with OnspicUGus ability and To
The Democratic candidate for Congress s,,air,-5
Judge Ihaycr in the Firm district, an had a
the soldier vote. In 1876 he was again candidate.
-. ~. ~. 'ne i SalnG party Tor The same position. and
ditl3nGl law judge having been provided Tor in
lhg seventh judicial district, embracing iltlcJxs
imUusly nominated FOR that posiffo1 sI,7l ri,.t
60 by an overw heming muiurf.y. In ISL Jut,a
CHapman' the presiding Judge of The district.
u,IlilcL ttuoHlia non, y UdEe Ross was uuani-
ihpuSiy nominated as his successor. and elected
hN Fl sun larger majority new pgDsfIfrr-
4,o' ulNlacl me seventh district into two. aud
itnss was elected to preside over the courts Of
"'oii'k'theTy county, IN which he now resides.
JOHN EERTIG FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
, MIR. Ohm Fertig vas born in venanvo rot5r.y-
March y, 1885,. Has been connected win tIs
o., I BUSINESS as an operator and producer from
t-S Son 5tsS OF OH IN 1853. He was elected i'm
i9to' - and % Mayor OF IitusvillCs In Is-f a..
was elected To the Senate Of Pennsytyaui,,
arily gives Republican maioriiy. IiLa NJ NJ
bil, the candidate for Governor. he is ~, n
slttinE member Of the Senate. Ye is 80
G"Lu'ar man IN he northwestern part of the
j. SIMPSON AFRICA FOR SECRETARY or ISTER-,r
AFFAIRS.
Mr. Africa was born in the town OF Hunting-
,,l'' "lI,' = now IN The tOrty-siNth year OF his
age, He IS descended from Re,ol,5t f,,,,.,I9 ',lS
STOCK through the Simpsons Of Bucks ami NIir3-
Ia!e Lancaster county. II was edUratp1 ar
iLe Huntingdon Ac1defny, and n Ttrr cofnri,,
ing his studies there he adopted the pr,fnt.i,,,,
OF surveyor and civil engineer ans - s,,,.l
then devoted his entire time evccnt rrLCe S'ilCe
Ea2eg IN public duties, to his profession ~
~ ~ plot Cd as 4 civil engineer in the 10
Call"p ot Broad Top Railroad. In lisa he vros
elected County Surveyor of TIunfi,.,, -, 9 Mt19
Cf H. " ~ i3ciloc,alc ticket over the nominee
served as one of the Clerks Of the Srns ~
ne sessions OF ISIS and 1859. In Octohsr 1s-6S
re WaS ciected 10 the House of RcprcserfstfS-,:.
from Huntingdon over the Pgu-5g,ff,.,, ry.9 =
nee lie was several times elected I2,4-os.ss -
norough, and is Identified with the
,tt',Lll,N slness enterprise there. In Nuv IS4S
ne was appointed by General McI,D,1irss - -
tI TTtSItIt3ry ct internal Affairs, and upon him
ment of Internal fTairs createi nv tL i,a.i-
tuition OF ls13. - ''S COIi>tl-
a TORNADO at Mineral Point. Wis nm
iuu'soay' demolished several BUILDINGS
ana a. caused the loss of at least three lives
Near Fdoii, three persons were killed. T.
the vicinity of Primrose txenf1, e., III III
thirty dwellings and barns were denoIisI,oI
and the debris carried m i'm the ,yiI.-!i'