Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-30
THE CANDIDATE.



inee for State Treasurer.
Orange Noble was born in Washington
county, New York, April p, 1917. and
was was reared as a farmer. In 1852 he
settled in Crawford and engaged in mer-
camille and manufacturing business with
George p. Delamater OF Meadvile, who
was also his partner in oil operations, in
which he embarked shortly after the first
development Of petroleum. They
were the owners Of the famous
"NOble WE'LL struck in May.
1868, which flowed ; 900 barrels a day
and produced total of nearly half a million
barrels. In 1864 Mr.. Noble moved to
Erie. where he has since resided and where
he hs been identified with almost every
enterprise of public Importance, many oil
them owing their inception and success
entirely to his efforts. He started the
Keystone national bank in 1864 and has
been it's principal stockholder and presi-
dent since that time In 1868 he was
elec ed mayor of Eric and held the office
for four successive terms. He owns half
of the Bay State iron works, an extensive
manufacturing establishment, and has
been largely interested in the making of
pig iron He recently bought and
removed to Erie the machinery Of
the Whitney sewing machine COM
pany, Of Paterson, New jersey, and it
is now doing an extensive business under
the name of the 8: Noble Sewing Machine
Company" He was the protector and
half owner Of the first grain elevator On
Erie bay and built the most extensive
building block in the city. In the mati
tude of his affairs Mr.. Noble never wholly
gave up his business connection with tie
oil country, and in 1873, when the Brad
ford field was being developed, he pur
chased extensive tracts Of undevc!opel
lands in Mexican county, which have Since
proved very productive and have material
ly added to his already large fortune. Mr..
Noble was elected to the House of Repre-
santatives from Erie in 1880, was active in
behalf of the free pipe bill and other oil
country legislation and voted consistently
with the friends Of reform in Phii:,lcl-
phia.
I.Is Political StrenStI.
Philadelphia Times Editorial.
Orange Noble, of Erie, the Democratic
nominee for state treasurer, is also of Re
publican anteccdcnt.. lie earnestly sup
ported the party until 1872, when he
has forced Wolfe into rcbcliing nine years
Republican Eric, and is member of the
present House, representing the samc:con-
stituoncy. It is fortunate that tho Demo-
cratic nomination fell upon one who
possesses Mr. Nojic'S unblcnisEcd busi
ness and political integrity, and who is
one OF the ripcst business men of the
commonwealth. He is the largest
manufacturer in the Northwest, rs his
furnace, organ factory, match factory.
iron foundry and other large business
operations testify. He is Independent s.in
fortune is the architect Of his own com
| potency, and neither habit nor necessity
can tempt him to any abuse OF the respon.
sible trust for which he is named The
people of Philadelphia would have pre-
ferred the selection of Mr.. John =. Davis,
because they know him better but Mr.
Mobiles character and record bear the
closest scrutiny, and the only result likely
from the failure of Mr.. Davis at Williams
port will be to increase the vote of Mr.
Wolfe in this city. In all of Mr.. Wolfe s
battles with the corrupt lobby in and
around the Legislature Mr.. Noble stood
abreast with Wolfe on every vote, and he
heartily seconded Wolfe in every struggle
made last winter to rescue Philadelphia.
from the rule OF the Legislative eorrup-
! If Mr.. Wolfe lI;,l not entered tic field to
crystalline the Independent Republicans; in
opposition to the intolcrablc boss system,
the election of Orange Noble would have
been probable, as thousands Of Republi-
cans would have voted for him but with
Mr.. Wolfe in the battle and the Intlcpen-
dent Republican standard calling its fol.
lowers in line of battle, the election of Mr..
Noble seems as reasonably certain rs any
thin. can be that is in the future.