Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-27

-.-.-- A..S.z CIV comes before tne
convention as an aspirant for the Guher-
material chair HIS candidacy has been
generally canvassed and while he is the
first choice OF many, all agree that he
would fll the office with dignity and
ability.
With its proverbial earnes;ness and
energy, the county OF Wood will urge
the nomination OF its tayoriie,
Hon. Jacob B. Jackson.
No Democrat requires TO be told who
he is, and how he has served his party
both are enrolled in the history OF his
country. Coming from ths people he is
a self made man, and by his individual
efforts has raised himself to his present
position. At the age oi 81 he is in the
prime of his life and his influence.
His education was received in Psrkers-
burg, where, at an early age, he began
the study OF the law in his fathers Of
tice. HIS license ~ attorney bears the
signatures Of David McComss, George
II. Lee and Joseph L. Fry, three dis-
tinguished jurists. OF the old State. He
has repeatedly filled the office OF Com.
m9nwealth Attorney Of the counties OF
Wood and Peasants, declining re cleo
ton in the former and being removed
from office in the latter at the time OF
the Restored Government upon his re.
iusal to take the test oath. During the
war Mr. Jackson held no Office, being
exclusively engaged, as he remarks, ''in
devising ways and means ~ escape the
clutches OF the party in power" He
served in the Legislature in 1874, and
in the adjourned session in 1875. At the
last session at Charleston he served and
voted TO remove the capital to Wheel
ing. In his own county and neighbor.
hood Mr.. jackson is exceedingly popu-
lar. having been, in 1879, elected Mayor
Of Psrkersburg His candidacy IL the
result Of his p~rsonal popularity asmuch
- any thing else He is Of happy, re-
bounding temperament, and !, 10 quite
apparent, from his conversation here,
that should the gubernstoriai lightning
miss him and fall upon some one else.
he will accept the situation kindly and
give his cordial support to the success
lul candidate, grstifed, As he puts il.
that "the party found better man for
the position. v. ,El-Sa.
The candidate whose claims will be
sdvoaied q Q capdidate Of the sericul.
tural classes and q man outside OF poll.
tics, 10
Hon p. @. Eastman.
OF Point Pleasant, Mason county. OF
him it might be said, as IL frequently
heard here, he left the plow standing in
the furroW end like Oincinnatus vent to
ssrye IN ths State councils, returning %
soon a possihle TO cut the furros to the
tarn- There have been various contra-
d'ctory stories IN print and circulation
IN regard 70 Mr. Esstham's candidacy
and soms doeoe expssssed - to whether
nss nens woald b broeshs bslors the
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