The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-24
GOLD closed yesterday at 1905.
THE DEMOCRATS OF PENNsYL-
VANIA,

The Democratic Convention at Pitts
burgh Yesterday made its nominations,
after several sessions which were quite
lively. The men who were the choice OF
the Convention are, for Governor, AN
DREW II, DILL; for Supreme Judge, HEN
RY P. Ross; for Lieutenant Governor,
JOHN FERTIG, of Titusville; and for Sec
retary of Internal Affairs, j. SIMPSON
AFRICA, of Huntin gton.
The platform which they adopted is an
honest one, and meets the financial
question sQusrely and fairly. 1t sup
ports the investigation into the frauds
connected with the Florida and Louisi.
ana elections in 1876, but deprecstes any
attempt to GUST HAYES as being revolu-
tionary and against all the teachings OF
our laws.
ANDREW H. Dill, the Gubernstorisl
nominee, is State Senator from the coun
ties OF Union, Snyder and Northumber-
land, and resides in Lewlsburg, Union
county. He was born in Baltimore IN
1886, his fsther being Methodist cler.
gyman. He entered Dickinson Seminary
in lS49, and graduated in 1852. lie
taught school for short time IN Fred.
rick, Md, and afterward studied and
prscliced law in the same town
In 1850 he returned to Pennsylvania.
lie was lieutenant in the 2Sth Pennsyl-
wanna volunteers during 1928. He
was elected to the Legislature in 1870,
although the district was strongly Repub-
lican and was then elected for Two sue
cessive terms in the State Senate. be is
popular man and one of excellent re-
putatlon.
HENRY 2. Ross, the nominee for
Supreme Judge, is from Montgomery
county. He was born in Bucks coun'
ty, Pa, in 1886. After graduating
at Princeton in 1857 be began studying
law with his iather Hon. THOMAS Ross.
He was elected District Attorney OF
Bucks IN 62 on the Democratic ticket;
in GA ran for Congress and had ma
jority of the home vote, but was de-
ie2ted by the soldier vote. He was q
delegate to the MCCLELLAN Convention
of GA and the New York Convention Of
IS. In 1871 he was elected District
Judge, and last year made q strong run
for the Supreme Judgeship in the Pitts
burgh Convention. Judge Ross charac.
ter is unimpeschsble, and be is an ex-
collent choice.
JOAN FERTIG, the nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor, is from one OF the
Senatorial districts in the oil regions.
He is Il very popular man, having been
elected to the State Senate from a strong
Republican district. He, like Mr.. DILL,
ia much liked by his Senatorial conireres,
who speak in the wsrmest terms of his
capabilities.
j. SIMPSON AFRICA, the nominee for
Secretary OF Internal Affairs, was born
and still lives in Huntingdon, and is now
in the forty sixth year of his age. He is
descended from Revolutionary stock
through the SIMPSONS Of Bucks and
MURRAYs of Lancaster. He was edu-
Gated at the Huntington Academy, and
after completing his studies there he
adopted the profession of surveyor and
civil engineer, and has since then devoted
has entire time Except when engaged In
public dutIes) to his profession, and
was first employed as civil engineer in
the location of the Broad Top Railroad.
In 1853 he was elected County Surveyor
OF Huntingdon county on the Democrat
ic ticket over the nominee OF the Wing
party, and served until 1857. lie served
ss one of the clerks of the Senate during
the sessions of 1858 and 1859.
In October, 1859, he was elected
to the House of Representatives
from Huntington over the Repub-
lican nominee. He was several times
elected Burgess of his native borough,
aud is Identified with the leading business
enterprises there. In May 1875, he was
appointed by General McCaod3ess Depu-
~ Secretary of Internal Affairs, and
upon him fell the duty of organizing the
new Department OF Internal Affairs Gre
sted by the Constitution of 1873. Since
his appointment he has given the office
Lie undivided attention.
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