The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-07

Strassburg and Wuezburgh on Political
Economy, History, the Science of Govern
ment and Philosophy, and heard the Pro-
fessors Schneider, Laband, Weber, Taken
in the first, and Professors Held, Weyale,
Stumpf and Gerstner. He has kept up his
reading with German and French literature
as well as the publications Of England. He
has written much for various papers. We
can now name only the Cncinnata VoIks-
blatt, New York Evening Post, Cincinnati
Commercial, Enquirer, Columbus States
man and last not least, the Commoner.
5His published treatiseon the science ofpol-
itics shows that be Is not afraid Of the adage:
80, that mine enemy would write a booki!s'
He paid for the publication himself and
distributed it gratis. Mr.. R. has also
written "The Tinedressers' Manual, !"
and was well received but moderately
remunerated.
He has now ready for the
press, ga Critical Review OF American
Politics" a work of some 800 pages.
Since 1841 he has resided on a farm and
been a worker thereon IN every legitimate
sense of the word Hiscontnbutions to the
Agricultural Stats Reports, especially that
on 1.-THE Climate Of Ohio, have perma-
nent value. The State Reports on Rail
roads and Statistics, as well as Schools,
contained also, frequently, papers from Mr..
RS pen.
We have thus taken him from boyhood
through life, and have shown him as a
scholar, a merchant, immigrant, writer,
politician, farmer, ever learning, ever
working.
His unanimous nomination for Auditor
of State by the late Democratic convention
was unsought, and indeed a surprise to
him.
When asked the sum total of his life,
Mr.. R. replied, ~ think | have been on
the whole, q useful man, but more useful to
others than myself.
ANTHONY HowEIIs.
The candidate for Treasurer of State was
born April6 6, 1882, at Dawlais, Glamorgan-
shire, South Wales. His father was aminor
boss, and the boy spent most of his time in
the mines, awaiting himself of such school
ing as he could pick up at intervals. Young
Howells removed to America IN 1850, and
settled at Youngstown, Mahoning County,
10! He began life in the new country by
laboring as a miner in the coal mines o.
tGoy. Tod, In 1858 he spent a year work.
ing off the gold fever In California, and re.
turning to Youngstown, he embarked in the
grocery business in 1856, and was actively
engaged in the mercantile business until
1859. In 1866 he was nominated by tht
Democrats of -Mahoning County,f for Treas
urer, and Notwithstanding the county wa.
then strongly Republican he was only de
feated by an hundred votes. In 1859 hi
was the Democratic candidate for Stats
Senator in the Esd District, composed of thu
counties of Mahoning and Trumbull. HI
ran FIVE hundred votes ahead OF his ticket
but the district being Republican By
ia large majority, he was Of course
defeated. He retired from the mercan
tile business in 1869, and became large
lily interested in coal mines in the Mas
sillon district. In 1878 he became genera
manager of the Volcano Furnace at Massl
lon and in 1875 he was. made the genera
manager Of the Massillen Pigeon Vein Goa
Company's Mines. In 1877 he was nom
mated by the, Democratic State Convention
for State Treasurer, and was elected owe
the Republican candidate, Gol. j NJ. Mill
.lgan, by 10000 plurality. Mr.. Howell
has been a. Democrat since he became
citizen in 1856. As Treasurer of State, h
has made one of the most faithful publ
servants that ever held the office.
Is hI3L - e
William -. fillmore, canoidate !or gu
preme Judge, Is the son OF a physician an
was born IN Liberty. Bedford county, yn
glnla, April "a, 1911. he came WIN ~
parents to treble county, OHIO, IN 1879
and settled m the then wooden country. d
graduated with credit IN the lower
itsIwafd1 IN Ia
d nigner ofanenes at HopeWeH academy
Alter tins ne worked on a farm I'LL ne wa
OF age he tanght scnool successfully ior
year; ciefKed lor a country merchant ior
wniie, n IN 9 4 commenced the stud
q law with 1homas MhhRlni az Hamhton
bnt completed ms preparatory cours
! with j. 8. q A. y. HAWKINS, Of Eaton
$ OHIO. He was examined Tor admission t
j n bar ey a committee consisting 9
Alcoois. AAroiC"oi way nnu iCaiy, :
Columbus, and was admitted to practice i
the Supreme Court in 1S47.. He commence
practice IN the same year IN partnership
with Col. Moore, at Hamilton. This part
nership continued one year, when ne wer
Ito Eaton, and opened an Office in his ow
name, and at once obtained a fair practice
af 49, nh;o In Io50 bo bocamo III
J partner Of. the Hon. J. s. Hawkins. whic
relation continued till the death of the lai
|. ter ins1852. He continued in a lucrativ
: practice until 1867. In 1851 he was electe
! Prosecuting Attorney of Preble county, b
al majorityfof about four hundred, he bein
+ a Democrat, and the Wing majority IN til
i county being about eight hundred. He wa
reelected to the. office in 1858. In 1857 b
:. WAS elected a Judge of the Court of Con
i mon Pleas, for the Second Judicial Distric
to fill the ~unexpired term of Judge Clarl
e which expired in 1862. He was not a car
f didate for reelection in 1861, but vas
4 candidate and reelected to the anne oft
Hin 1866 and 1871, and elected at bot
elections nv a larpe majority. In 1879 I