Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-06-24
THE NOMINEE FOR VICE PRESIDENT
sketch OF the Life oS Gen. Chester A..
Arthur.


sketch OF the Life Ot zen. Chester 4,
Arthur.
The Hon. Chester A. Arthur, of New
York, who is the Republican candidate
for vice president, was born October Il,
1880, at Franklin, Vt. and is now in the
iifneth year of his age. He is about six
feet two inches in height, rather portly,
with most dignitied and gracious pres
ence. His hair is slightly gray, and he
wears side whiskers and Il mustache,
both tinged with gray also. His eyes
are dark brown, and his face is very win
ming. Probably no man in America has
n larger circle of personal friends, and
no man better deserves them, for he is
rs steadfast TO them rs the needle to the
| pole. While Yet very young lad.
his parents removed to the state of New
York, and he attended school Mt Green
wich, on the Hudson until he was II, at
which early age he entered Union col
/ lege and graduated well up in his class
at Is. In few months he went to
the city of New York and entered the
office of the Hon. f. ID. Culver, then
member of congress from the first dis
/ trict of that state. Mr.. Culver WAS Mt
that time one of the leading anti-slavery
men of the day and 1t was here that Mr.
Arthur imbibed those firm Republican
sentiments and principles which he has
since so ably and boldly maintained in
good and evil report. At the age of %
he was a delegate to the first Republican
convention ever held i'll the state, which
met mt Syracuse, and he almost immedi-
ately took position ms an earnest, ac-
| tive, and determined worker i'll the Re
publican cause. When the celebrated
| Lemon slave case came up III the state
and United States Court there, young
! Mr.. Arthur was the unanimous selection
of the anti-slavery peopla for the defense
of the fugitive and the prosecution OF
those who sought to force him into
slavery. This thing he fought to the
bitter end, and when it was over he was
already n marked man. Up to the be-
ginning of the war he was engaged III the
practice of law, and was on the way to Il
competency when the war broke out. AT
that time the militia of the state of Now
| York, Ms, in fact, most of the various
states, was Ill very poor condition. II
became necessary to at once put 1t III
shape, and Governor Morgan called upon
the energetic young lawyer to abandon
his practice and come to the aid of his
state He was made Quartermastcr and
Inspector General, and with his usual
! impetuosity threw himself heart and soul
into his work, and within less than a
month the troops from New York began
to go forward armed, equipped, and sup
| Piled in manner that was as gratifying
| to themselves as it was to the military
authorities at Washington. For nearly
three years he worked day and night ut
| his task, and made most satisfactory
record for himself and his state. At
| the close of the war he returned to his
practice, and was known as a hard-work-
who always took prominent part III
politics. In fact, he is one of those men
who believe that every American citizen,
old and young, should bear his share Of
! the political burden, and not only inform
/ themselves regarding municipal aud ma
/ tional affairs, but should also take an ac,
tive working interest iii everything TINT
tends to insure good government, and
that affects for good or evil the interests
of the people. He was selected by
President Grant IN 1871 as collector of
the port of New York which position he
filed until 1873, when he was removed
by President Hayes for, as was alleged,
violating the civil service rules, notwith-
standing the fact that an investigating
committee reported That his office was a
model, and not the slightest complaint
was heard against it. He is now engaged
in the practice Of his profession. He
/ has two children, son Of IA and a
dan ghter of years Of age He bad the
misfortune to lose his devoted wife last
January, whose death was sudden and
unexpected. Mrs. Arthur was daugh-
ter of the late Captain Herndon, of the
/ United States navy, the intrepid explorer
of the River Amazon, who was lost at
sea while in command Of the steamship
Central America on her trip between
Havana and New York in 1857.
I General Arthur will ill the high posi-
ton for which he has been nominated
with ability dignity, and integrity.