The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-03-03
A SENATOR At LAST.
Hon. John !. Mitchell the Man.

tiVu NJ hurflsDufp uu'ii Ibst InCTs-
day, when IL was agreed by both
factions that each side select twelve
m on who we're to endeavor to cons
promi SO on some man for Senator,
who would be acceptable to both
factions, The committees were ee-
lected, and on Friday night the
twenty-four met and continued in
session until far in the night, but
with no result. Several other con-
ferences were had aud many ballots
taken, but tho Beaver ani Bayne
men we're no nearer O solution OF
the vexed question than when they
began, until Tuesday night, when
Beaver aud Bayne were dropped,
and after q short consultation by
the committees, q solid vote was
cast for Hon. John |. Mitchell, OF
Tioga county, and he was declared
the nominee Of oil the Republicans
for United States Senator. In joint
conven ton yesterday the action OF
the comm ittee OF compromise was
ratified by the election of Mr. Mitch
ell to be United States Senator for
six years from the 4th OF March, to
succeed Senator Wallace. We are
glad that the protracte1 struggle is
end ed, and that We have secured a
Senator OF whom all speak 30 well.
Those who know Mr.. Mitchell speak
high ly Of him. lie was q good
sol dier, good lawyer, q good Leg
islator aud good Congressman,
which fully justifies the belief that
he will make good Senator. The
breaking OF the dead lock is 0 source
Of qualification to everybody, aud
the selectionof Mr.. Mitchell gives
universal satisfaction.
The Republican members held a
love feast and general rejoicing over
the happy termination Of the long
and bitter struggle. Following a is
brief sketch OF the career OF the new
Senator
Hon. John I. Mitchell is q mem-
Der OF the pres spt Congress. He
resides 10 Wellsboro, Tiogs county.
He was born iu Tioga county July
20, 1888. He spent his boyhood
upon bis faith sr's farm. he receiv-
oil u Uu,u,uon sshoal sjsratian aud
private instruction, and passed some
time at the Univers ity Of Lewisburg,
Pa 10 1857 to 1859. bus did not
graduate. He taught school for o
while. aud when the war broke out
he entered the service, serving first
as Lieuten ant aud afterward as
Captain in tn e l3Gth Regiment, un-
der Col. Thos. NJ Bsyne, and made
o record worthy Of soldier.
He was admitted to the bar OF his
native county in 1864 aud has since
been one its leading members,
being interes ted in most OF the i'm
portant cases. lie was elected
District Attorney Of the county 10
1863. serving three yeIrc. Hs edit
cd th 9 2ioga County Agitator dur
ing the year 1870. lie WAS a mems
ber of the State House OF Repre-
sentatives five years, from 1872 to
1876. inclusive, served as Chairman
OF the Judiciary General aud Ways
aud Means Committees. His sbili-
ties made him the leader OF the
House whilst he servsi in that bo.
dy.
When he was elected District At
torney he succeeded NJ, Niles, aud
when he was elected to the Legisla-
ture he also succeeded that gentle
man. who is now among his most
ardent supporters AMI warmsst per-
sonal aud political friends. Daring
his career ia the ho .i,lI.urs h, was
prominently named for the Speaker
ship, but modestly gave way for 9TH
ers.
In 1876. when he was still in the
Legislature, and without any solicita-
tion on his part. be was elected to
Congress from his district-ths Six
teeuth. He had been put up by the
citizens, irrespective Of purity. aud
was elected without opposition. In
1873 he was unanimously re-nomin-
ated, aud re elects1, the vote being
1l,l33 for him against $40 for
Smith, a Democrat, aud 9.95a votes
for Davis, Greenbackss. Ia 1880
he wrote letter, copied all over the
State. saying he was too poor to
stand the expense OF third term,
and his declination was Reluctantly
accented that his membership