The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-17
JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT,
HON. JAMES P. STERRETT,
OF ALLEGHENY.
OUR CANDIDATES.
Who they are and their Public Services in
the Past-Men of Brilliant Re-
cords and Personal Worth.

CoTUS anu lcTSOUHf w WOTtns
Henry Martin Hoyt, the Republican candi.
date for Governor, was born in Luzerne county
In 1880: He entered Wyoming Seminary in
1914, and went from there to Williams College,
where he graduated in 1919. In 1850 he began to
teach school in Tonawanda, and after year
was elected Professor of Mathematics in Wyo-
ming Seminary Two years later he studied
law in Chief Justice George w. Woodward Is
office, at Wilkesbarre. He taught school for a
time In the south, but in 1856 he took an active
part In the Fremont Presidential campaign In
this State, after which he began to practice
law in Wikesbarre In 1861 he was active in
raising the Fifty-second regiment, Pennsylva-
MIA volunteers, and was commissioned as Lieu
tenant Colonel by Cove rnor Curtin. He was in
General Negley's brigade during the Pennsuar
campaign of 1862, and early in the following
winter was sent with the rest under General W.
w. H. Davis to cooperate with the naval at
tack on Fort Sumter. He participated under
General Gilmore in the siege operations con-
Quoted on Morris Island against Fort Wagner
and Fort Sumter. In the summer of 1864 a
night attack was organized by General Foster
against Fort Johnson in Charleston harbor,
where he was taken prisoner After being con-
fined at Macon, Colonel Hoyt was brought back
with 600 other officers TO Charleston Jail. While
the way from Macon to Charleston he
escaped from the cars with four other Union
officers. After several days and nights
of frutless efforts for liberty, they were
recaptured by the enemy. with the aid of blood
hounds, and placed In the Charleston Jail. Upon
being exchanged, Colonel Hoyt rejoined his
regiment and remained with it until near the
close of the war. He was promoted to colonel
on January 9, 1864, and was mustered out of the
service on November 8, 1864. On March 13, 1865
l,a hrax Lpiro
year 1867, under an appointment from the late
Governor Geary, he discharged the duties of Ad-
ditional Law Judge of the Eleventh district. In
1875 and 1876, Colonel Hoyt was Chairman of the
Republican State Committee, displaying in the
successful campaigns of that year marked
ability as political leader. He was also one of
the Delegates at Large from this State to the
Republican National Convention of 1876 at Gin
cinnati.
Hon. Charles W. Stone.
Charles w. Stone was born at Grotan, Mid
dlcsex county, Mass. on June 20, 1913. From
the common school he went to Lawrence Acad-
emy, and from there TO Williams College. He
graduated at the latter institution in 1868. Soon
Principal of the Union Academy at Warren,
and continued in charge until appointed Super
intendent of the schools of Warren county in
March, 1865. In September of the same year
he was elected Principal of the Erie Academy.
During the summer OF 1866 he entered the
Office of Judge Wetmore, of Warren, as a
student at law, and in September, 1867, he
was admitted to practice in the several courts
of the county. In January, 1868, he entered
into partnership with Judge r. Brown. In the
fail of 1868 he was elected to the State House of
Representatives from the Warren and Venango
district. In 1870 he was reelected without op-
Tn ha
Senate for two years, carrying his district by 400
votes more than were cast for President Hayes
He is a clear and forcbe debater. In the Senate
Mr.. Stone has shown great devotion to the peo-
pie of the oil regions, and was one of the three
Senators who, on the 9th inst, appealed from
tho decision of Lieutenant G Governor Latta that
the House oil pipe bill could be considered, be-
cause ii was the same sin object, purpose and
intent, and in substance as a Senate bill which
had previously been considered and defeated by
the Senate. The appeal was defeated by vote
of 2S to 1S and the oil-pipe business thus gets a
lutetus for this session of the Legislature.
Hon. James p. Sterrett.
Hon. James p. Sterrett was born in the Tus-
carora Valley, Juniata county, Pennsylvania,
on the 7th of November, 1922, He received his
preliminary education at the Tuscarora Acad-
envy, and entered Jefferson College in the fall OF
1910,
after which he was connected with it for one
year as principal of the Preparatory Depart
ment Having read law at Carlisle, and COM
pleted his course at the University of Virginia,
he was admitted to the bar of that State
In 1913. In the spring of 1S49 he began the
practice of law in Pittsburg. In 1861 he was
appointed on a commission authorized by
the Legislature to revise the revenue laws OF
this Commonwealth. On the fourth Of January,
1862, he was appointed President Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County,
and in the tall of the same year was elected by
the Republican party TO fill the President udge-
ship for term of ten years. In 1872 he was
again unanimously nominated for this position
by the Republican County Convention, and
was reelected without any opposition from the
Democrats On the Goth of February, 1877, he
was appointed by Governor Hartranft TO fill
the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court. At the Republican State Convention
held in Septep ber last he was nominated by
acclamation for the seat he then held Temporal
rily, but was defeated by Judge Turnkey, the
Democratic candidate. In early life Judge
Sterrett was an Old Line Wing, and he has
been an earnest Republican ever since the or
ganization of the latter party.
Aaron X. DunlSel.
Aaron X. Dunkel was born in Manhem town
ship, Lancaster county, May 20, 1887. He at
tended the common schools in Mannheim and
East Hempield district until the age of fifteen,
when he entered the office of the Lancasterian.
In April, 1856, he obtained a situation as COM
positor on the daily Pennsylvania, then edited
by Colonel John w. Forney At the outbreak
ofthe war he enlisted as private in Company X
Eighteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
estate Fencibles), for the three months cam
paign. At the expiration of his term of SER
vice he enlisted as private in the Indepen-
dent Company Zouaves d'Arrique, Captain
COILS, which was raised by order of the
war Department as General Banks body
guard He was commissioned Second Leuten-
ant In Company II, 1iith Regiment p. ", in
August, 1862, and promoted Captain In April,
1868 Captured by the Confederates at Gettys-
burg In July of the same year, he was held a