Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-12

The New York Tribune gives a
brief biographical sketch of the two
gentlemen nominated by the Repub~
licans of the New York Legislature
for United States Senators, as fol-
lows:
Elbridge G. Lapham, the nominee
of the Republican caucus for the
seat in the Unit d States Senate
made vacant by the resignation of
Roscoe Conkling, is the son of the
late Judge John Lapham. and was
born in Fla, mington, n. Y, October
Is, 1914 He was brought up on
farm, and during the wint, r months
attended the public schools. He
spen some time at the Canandaigua
Academy, where he was a ciassmate
of Stephen A. Douglas, and also
studied civil engineering. After
spending some time in work upon
the line of the Michigan Southern
Railroad, Mr.. L,pham studied law,
and in 1914 be was admitted TO the
bar. He settled at Csnandaigua,
where he has since pr cticed law.
Soon a ter his admission TO the bar
Mr.. Lapham formed a partnership
with Judge James q. Smith, which
| continued until the latter was raised
to the bench. Mr. Lapham was
| member of the Constitutional Con
vention OF 1867, and voted for the
| adoption of the Constitution. In
| 1874 he was elected Us q Republican
to the Forty-fourth Congress, and
he has since been elected from the
same district (the forty>seyentb) by
large MA jorlties to the Forty fifth,
Forty-slxth and Forty~seventh Cons
crosses. Mr.. Lapham acted with
the Democracy unit 1913, but he
supported the WiImot proviso and
the Van Buren, ticket IN that year.
and was delegate to the Butf4lo
convention. AS a Republican his
zeal and ability have long been recog-
died. During he present con est
at A bany Mr.. Lapham's vote for the
b ,rt term has varied E ON on
second joint ballot to rs on the
twenty second joint ballot, For the
long term he has rece we'd from one
to eight votes.
| Warner Miller. who has been
nominated by thu Republican caucus
to succeed ex Senator Thomas q.
2 att, was born IN Oswego County,
N, Y, August II, 1888, and was
graduated at Uuion College i'll 1860.
After lie wing college he began teach
ing in the Fort Edward Collegiate
Institute, but when the war broke
out he enlisted as a private in the
9Th New Y ,rk Civalry. He served
|, in the Shenatoah Valley with dis
inction, and was promoted to be
sergeant-maior and lieutenant. At
the battle of Winchester he was
taken prisoner, and remained in
captivity till the close of the
, war. Mr.. Miller then made a
, trip to Europe, tut soon returned
and established himself in the pap +
manufacturing business in Herklmer
, County, and a few years ago he
J. erected mill at Lyonsdale, Lewis
S County, for the manufacture of pulp
and paper. MIR. Miller made his first
, appearance in publ C life in 1873
when he was elected to the assembly
as a Republican from Herkimel
County He was e-elected in 1874
: Daring his two years in the assem-
J. bly, be was an influential member
I In 1878 he was elected to the
y XLVIth Congress from the 22d dis
trict, and in 1880 he WAS elected tC
) XLVIIth Congress. In a dition t.
: his large manufacturing interests
:. Mr. Miller owns a fine farm il
- Herkimer County, which he manages
= himself, and all Efforts for the pro
motion OF the interests of agricul-
i tuee and agricultural laborers find il
Q him warm and generous supporter
It In the Senatorial cont. st at Alban,
a Mr.. Miller has received from l to II
!, votes for the long tie N.