The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-17
From the N. Y. sun.
AN AUSPICIOUS NOMINATION.

COAL WAGON.
CONCORD, N. N, Sept. 15.-The
Democrats ia New Hampshire have sec
onded their brethren in Connecticut,
New Jersey, and Massachusetts in nam
ing as their candidate for Governor a
man whom all parties respect and ad-
mire, to whose hands the administration
of State affairs may be intrusted with
absolute confidence. James K. English
in Connecticut, Charles T. Thompson in
Massachusetts, George G. Ludlow in
New jersey, and Frank Jones in New
Hampshire form an admirable quadrila-
teraL 1T Is no partisan enthusiasm that
predicts the cleo ion OF Mr.. Jones. He
is the most popular man In the State, as
he is one of its most valued aud respect
ed citizens. He has never been defeated
in any contest in which he has been
persuaded to engage. He is not an Of
flee seeker-it is matter of common
knowledge that he has always depreca-
ted the efforts of his friends to place him
before the public as candidate. He
has done more for the city OF his adOl-
ton, in the establishment and In the aid
of public works aud Institutions, this Ii
has been doEe by any citizen since its
foundation. For instance, after serving
as its Mayor for two terms with great
credit, he devoted the entire salary Of
the Office during the period of his in
cumbency to the aid of the public IL
brary. Although not candidate before
the Convention, that body chose him to-
day as the standard bearer of the party
with almost unparalleled unanimity.-
The vote of Rockingham County alone
will 90 far toward overcoming the Re
publican majority at the last State cleo
ton.
The career Of Mr.. Jones has been
that of the typical American. With
rare business abilities, he has worked
his way to be one of the wealthiest
men in the State. He was born In
harrington, N. H., ON September 10Th,
1882, just forty-eight years ago, the
honor Of to day being paid him OH the
anniversary Of his birth. HIS father
was charcoal burner, living in the
woods of Darlington. He helped his
father pile wood in the shape of cones,
and covered it with sod, and after the
fires were lighted he watched the
smoking cones until the wood was pro-
perly charred. Then the piles were
uncovered, and the charcoal was pitch
ed into long covered carts. His first
entry into Portsmouth, the nearest
business city, was on one Of those
charcoal carts. He started from home
soon after midnight and arrived at the
outskirts of the city as the sun rose
out of the ocean. He stopped by the
roadside, pulled out a parcel from un.
der his seat. and, sitting on stone
wall, ate there his breakfast. Driving
through the streets before many per.
sons were astir, he halted on the pub
lie square in front of the stores and
waited for customer. His cart was
black with charcoal dust, and there
were traces of it on his hands and face
A widow lady on the way to market
stopped on the square, looked at the
charcoal and asked the price of the
load. In those days cart load
brought only few dollars. The
young driver named the price, and the
widow told him to drive to her house
Before noon the load was transferred
to the customers bin, and after the
lad had washed his face and hands thu
widow invited him to take a seat al
her dinner table. He said, many years
afterward, that it was the best meal he
had ever eaten.
He drove home that after
noon; and when he handed to his
father the money received for the load
the latter said:
Crank, that..was a:good bargain" But
city life had attractions for him. and
when he was II years OF age he went to
Portsmouth and was employed by his
brother, a dealer in hardware. In four
years he was partner in the business
Four years later he sold his interest to
his brother and entered the firm of John
Swindels & Co., brewers. One year after
ward he purchased the interest of his
partners and assumed control of the es-
tablishment. Gradually the business in
creased, and the small brick brewery was
enlarged by additional buildings At
that time he lived in q small two-story
frame house near the brewery. He took
great interest in the affairs Of the city,
tI n 1868 he WAS lected mayor, and was
Ie-elected the following year. His ad-
ninlstration was marked by economy,
aud he suggested aud started many pub
lie improvements. After his two terms
as Mayor, as already stated, he gave his
salary to trustees as subscription to-
ward fund for supporting public IL
brary. Again called 10 the front, he was
elected Representative to the Forty
fourth Con gress, receiving 1887 votes
against 1881 for Charles 3. Whitehouse,
and 1886 scattering; and was reelected to
the Forty-fifth Congress, receiving IL 925
votes against 1885 votes tor Gen Gil
man Marston. During both terms he
served on the Committee on Naval af-
fairs, and his knowledge of the manage
ment of the Kittery Navy Yard opposite
Portsmouth aided him in suggesting re-
form.
HIS prosperity being assured, he pur-
chased large farm, within few rods of
where he stopped to eat his. 6raakfas:
beside his charcoal cart, and built large
country seat. HIS flower garden is the
pride Of the city, aud on holidays is Wis
tied by hundreds Of persons 1t is taste
fully laid out, and is ornamented with
statuary, pagodas and airy summer
bouses' Iu the winter time he lives In
the Rockingham House, hotel that he
purchased, enlarged and made the finest
In the State. Last summer, also, he pur-
CHI ased the Wentworth, a large seaside
house, at New Castle, three miles from
Portsmouth, which he fitted up at an ex-
pense which his neighbors thought was
ruinous But he said he meant to make
IL an honor to the city, even II 1t proved
a pecuniary loss to him. The venture
however, proved a success from tn q start.
In the city he owns several Of the rrinci-
nal blocks, and this year he erected the
amusement halls. He Is a director of
a. II ,atarn Railroah (OInnanv and