Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-30
THE NOMINEES.
Sketches OF tho Democratic Candidates
Chauucey r. Black.

sketches OF the democratic Candidates
Chauucey r. Black.
Chauncey F. Black, the candidate for
lieutenant governor, is son Of Judge
jeremiah S. Black, and in appearance
bears a marked resemblance to his distin-
guished father. He was born in 1889, at
Somerset, Pennsylvania, and was educated
at the Monongahela academy, i'll West
Virginia. and at Jefferson and Washington
College, Pennsylvania. He also attended
Hiram College, Ohio, for a short period,
forming an acquaintance there with Gar
field which was maintained till the death
of the latter. Young Black studied law
with his father and was admitted to the
Somerset bar, but as his tastes were more
literary than legal he has devoted the most
of his time to writing for various leading
newspapers upon political subjects, being
for the last six or seven years regular
contributor to the columns of tho New
York Sun. He has never held any public
position, although an active political leader:
He has been for years past the author of
tho platforms generally adopted by the
Democratic state conventions, always at
tending the convention with his pocket
full of ready-made declarations of political
faith. He has become quite prominent OF
late as the founder OF the Jeffersonian re-
vival, which consists in the organization
of ofsocieties for the study and practice of the
Jeffersonian principles. His present resi-.
dence is at York. where his distinguished
father also resides.
silas M. Clark.
Silas NJ. Clark, of Indiana, the Demo
cratic nominee ior supreme Judge. was
born in Armstrong county, January IS,
1884, and is therefore in his forty ninth
year. He is of Scotch Irish extraction
and possesses tho keen aggressiveness OF
that vigorous race. He graduated at
Jefferson college in 1852 and studied law,
being admitted to tho bar in 1857. lie
soon assumed prominent position as a
lawyer, and in 1871 was the Democratic
candidate for law judge of tho Tenth jul
dicial district, coming within AGO votes
of an election, although Gov. Hartrant' .
majority in the same district was 1900
He was elected to the state constitutional
convention in 1872, and although one o
the younger members of that body at oncs
acquired an influential position in its de
liberatiOns. Ho was candidate for su
preme Judge in 1874, but withdrew before
| tho decisive ballot on which Judge Wood
ward was nominated. Mr.. Clark enjoys
| an excellent reputation as citizen and j!
good public speaker.
j. Simpson Africa.
J. Simpson Africa, who was Nominated
| by acclamation for secretary of internal
| affairs, was born in Huntingdon, and il
now in his fiftieth year. His ancestry, the
Simpsons, of Bucks, and the Murrays, o.
Lancaster, figured quite prominently in
the Revolutionary conflict. Mr.. Africa
spent his early days in his native county,
having been educated at the Huntingdo,
academy and afterwards studying the pro
fessiou Of surveyor and civil engineer
which he has since followed, except whel
engaged in public duties. His first EN-.
ployment as civil engineer was in the To-
cation of the Broad Top railroad. He Wa
elected county surveyor OF his native coun
ty and served from 1854 till 1857. III
served as one of the clerks Of the Senate
during the sessions of 1858 and 1859. Ii
1869 he was elected to the House OF Repro
sentatives, serving one term. He has alss
held the position of burgess of Hunting
don borough several terms. When tn
Office of secretary of internal affairs wa
created by the constitution OF 1873, Gen
McCandless. who was the first incumbent
appointed Mr.. Africa deputy secretary ant
gave into his hands the labor of organic
ing the new department., which he di
in very able and satisfactory manner. IL
May, 1873, he was nominated by the Dem
ocratic convention as General McCandless
successor, but was defeated by Aaron X
Dunkel, the Republican nominee although
running largely ahead of his ticket. H.
served as supervisor of the census for tn
Seventh district of this state, having beer
appointed to that position by Presiden
Hayes. Mr.. Africa is very respectable
man, of excellent character, and ever.
way we'll qualified for the position t.
which he had been nominated.
Mortimer F. Elliott.
Mortimer F. Elliott was born and ha
lived the thirty nine years Of his life il
Tioga county. He is the son Of farmer
After preparation in local academies h
completed his studies in Alfred Unive, sity
New York. He studied law in the ofiic
of Judge Wilson, was admitted to the ba
in 1864, and has practiced in Tioga coun
ty ever since. Like Mr.. Clark, he was
member of the constitutional convention
| of 1873, but has held no other Office. IL
was a candidate for judge in 1881, bu
failed, along with the rest of his ticket, il
that strong Republican district. His hom
is at WellsborO. In appearance Mr.. Eli
OFT is short, sturday and swartEy. He ha
an aggressive way with him and is tn
kind of man to fight in the front of
moving cause.
PERSONAL.
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