The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-22
THE CANDIDATES.
COL n NJ. UoYT.


Fifty-second Regiment, aud Breve
Brigadier General, was born in Lu
. zerne county on the Sth of June, 1880
His parents were natives of Con
necticut. He was educated at La
fayet,e and Williams Colleges, grad
usting at the latter in lS49. III,
then entered the Office of Hon. w. j
Woodward, where be remained unit
the election of Woodward to th,
Lench. After the Fremont campaign
of 1856, 10 which he took an active
part, be opened an Office in Wilkes
barre ard began the practice of law
During the year next following hii
admission to the bar, General Hoy
. secured a large and lucrative prac
tice and devoted himself to its de
msnds a~ssiduously, until the break
ing out Of the war. Ia the summer
of 1861 he was active in raising th,
Fiftv-second Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers, and in consideration oil
his services was commissioned a,
Lieutenant Colonel by Governor
Curtin. His regiment was in the
brigade of General Negley, and par
ticipated in the Peninsula campaign
of 1862. Early in The winter of lS6;
the brigade, then under the command
of Gen. W. W. H. Davis, was sent t.
the Department of the South, t. CO
operate in the naval attack on Fort
Sumpter. Itparticipated, under Gen
Gilmore, in the siege Operations con
Quoted on Morris Island against For
Wagner and Fort Sumpter. la the
summer of 1864 q night attack was
organized by Gen. Foster agains,
Fort Johnston, in Charleston harbor.
1t was made in boats across the har-
Dor. The fire boats commanded by
General Hoyt and the other officers
of his regiment, succeeded in reach
ing, surprising and entering the fort,
but the reinforcemeDts not arriving,
they found themselves in the hands
of the enemy, prisoners CT war. AT.
ter being confined at Macon, be was
brought back with six hundred other
officers to Charleston jail, where they
were supposed to be under fire from
Morris Island. While en- route from
Macon to Charleston, General Hoyt,
with four other officers, escaped from
the cars. After several days and
nights of fruitless efforts for liberty,
they were recaptured by the enemy,
with the aid of blood hounds, and
placed in the Charleston Jail. Upon
being exchanged be rejoined bis regi-
ment aud remained with it until the
close of the war. At the expiration
of bis term of service be returned to
Wilkesbarre, aud resumed the prac-
tice of bis profession. During the
year 1867, under appointment from
Gov. Geary, he discharged the duties
of additional law Judge of his Jude
isl district with an ability and faith
fitness which commended him to the
bar and people of Luzerne. For six
years be was a member of the School
Board Of the city of W~ilkesbarre.
Daring these years the Board 10
ganized the schools, constructed large
and commodious buildings, and made
the public schools second to none in
the State. In 1875 he became the
Chairman of the Republican Commit
tee, and conducted the campaigns of
that and the following year with sue
cess. These Campaigns indicated the
zeal. ability and leadership Of Gener-
al Hoyt. As a lawyer he stands in
the front rank. He is probably one
of the best read men in %Pennsylva ia.
aud his library contains the best
books in all the departments of litera-
ture. Among his friends he is re-
garded as STANDARD authority upon
any question involving that sort of
knowledge which comes from perpet-
ual study in the unusual paths of
learning. Personally, be is popular,
of fine presence and pleasant address.
non. CHARLES W. STONE
For Lieutenant Governor the Re-
publicans of the Northwest, and es.
p%ecially in the oil region, presented
the name of Senator Chas. W..
Stone, and he won the prize. He
was born at Grotsn, Middlesex coun-
ty, Mass, June 30, 1S43, and conse-
quently has not attained the age of
thirty-fve years. Very early in life
he was left, by the death of his faith
er. to make his way 10 the world by
the exercise of his owu exertions.
But bis efforts at self-advsnoement
were untiring, and from the common
school he went to Lawrence Acsde.
nv, and from there to Williams Col
lege. He graduated at the latter In
stjtution in 1868, having paid his
way through boliegs BY teaching 10
vacation. Soon alter GuishiDg bis,
collegiate course be BECAME Princi-
pal of The Union Academy at War
req, and continued in charge until
appointed superintendent of the
schools of Warren county, in March.
1865. la September Of the same
year he was elected Principal Of the
Erie Academy. During the summer
of 1856 be entered the Office of Judge
WetRore. Of Warren, as q student at
law, aud IN September, 1861. be was
admi ted to prf csice 10 the sev,rs'
courts Of the county. In January,
1868, be entered into partnership
with Judge II Brown, for the prac-
tiec Of his profession, and this legal
firm still eGnti6pes jn e~4istelse. 10
the fall Of 1869. he was elected to
the House Of Representatives from
the Warren and VenaDgo districts,
on The ticket with Hon. j. d. Ne
then a eitizsn Of H)useville,
and nov 9 resident u Butler. In
1870, be was re-elec:ed without op.
position, the Democrats paying him
lhe compliment of declining to put a
pan in the field agaipst PIN, 10
1916 be was elected to The SENATE for
Two yesrs, carrying his district by /
Tour hundred more Voies thaD were
,ist f,r President Hayes. At pres. /
snt Mr.. Stone is President of the [
] judiciary (generaD Committee of
he Senate, aud is universally esteem /
ID by men Of all parties for bis integ- i
ity, honesty OF purpose and 6ne I