Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-14
SILAS VI. CLARK.
Democratic Candidate for Judge Of the
Supreme Court.

citizens. Eminent rs a IN" Nfts if hitINH
every relation OF life and meets and dis.
charges all the duties Of advanced citi
zenship in great commonwealth. He
il not politician In the perverted
popular sense Of that word. and IN every
case in which Office or distinction came
TO him il was not of his own seeking.
His nomination TO the high and respou.
sible Office OF Judge OF the Supreme
Court. in the great State Of Pennsylya
MA. is q deserved tribute alike to his
professional ability, and to his personal
worth.
NR. CLtHk's POLITICAL ErCoEp.
But Silas NJ. Clark is not one of those
men who avoid politics as a filthy pool
in which honest men should not dabblc
lie holds it the right and duty Of every
citizen to vote he recognizes that good
men should not shirk their share IN par.
" management, and while he never
stoopcd to the detcsted tricks of politi
cal zchemers, he never ran away from
public duties. He has frequently rep
resented has county in Democratic state
Conventions aud was ever ready TO lend
bis wise council To party leaders. lie
has also been a candidate for Office.
Profound i'm hi. knowledge OF the law,
and Just in oil HE dealings with men, he
has long been regarded a iit man To
grace the Judicial bench. In 1869 while
set in his Both year. Nr. Clark's name
was presented. without his knnwledgc
or consent before the Democratic state
Convention for Supreme Judge He
,vsFl IN Hon
Cyrus J.. Pershiug was nominated.
The following year he was rendered
the unanimous Democratic nomination
for President Judge OF the Tenth Judi.
cial district. then composed Of Arm
strong, Indiana and Westmorcland
counties. The district was Republican
and his opponent was nn honorable
member Of that party--llon. Jane \.
Logan. Of Westmote eland. The contest
wss the most exciting ever had IN that
district for any Office. Both candiAl'cs
we're able lawyers and popular gentle
men. Warm friends spranR TO tho cup
port of each. Mr. Logan was solicitor ol
the Pennsylyania Railroad Co. and the
western officers or that corporation were
his warm personal friends. They did
all within their power for Mr. Logan.
/ Trains were sent out along the railroad
and voters were hauled free Of cost 90
the polling places. Mr.. Logan was Ior-
ular also among railroad employee,
and every mbn v1tel ioT him. That
won him the contest. Mr. Clark wss
/ defeated by 400 votes in a district that
| in the election of the succeeding year
gave other Republican candidates 29O0
majority. Judge Logan assumed the
ermine, Mr.. Clark practised under him
for years, and the other day paid him
/ this well metitcd compliment
Judge Logan was a good, able and
just Judge"
Judge Logan resigned some time ago
| to accept the position Of assistant gene
raj counsel ofihe Pennsylvania Railroad
Co, and lie now serving in that capacity
at Philadelphia.
IN TnE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
In 1872 Mr.. CLARK was a candidate for
| delegate To the Constitutional gonven.
tion, and having been elected he assum.
ed the duties Of that office. lie proved
one Of the sblest membess Of the Con.
vention. lie served on the committee
on Declaration Of Rights, on private
Corporations and on Revision, bodies
entrusted with perhaps the most impor'
tant work accomplished by that great
body Of representative men. Mr. Clark
vas added to the latter committee at
the special request of its chairman,
Hon. Henry w. Palmer. Attorney Gen
eral OF Pennsylvania.
In 1874 Mr. clark'a friends again Of.
fered his name before the Democratic
State Convention, and be received for
ty. one votes for Supreme Judge. jus.
tioe w. J. Woodward was nominated
ana elected. When Mr.. Clark was
named before the recent State Conven.
tion at Harrisburg. delegates from every
section Hocked 10 hio support lie was
unanimously nominated By acolamation
on the second ballot. The nomination
came 10 him unsolicited and unsought.
Several days afterwaFd he wrote a pri
vate note 70 personal friend, in which
he Says I" | had no hope OF receiving
the nomination, was not thinking Of Il
expected only complimentary mention
lie TesoFted TO no tricks TO secure Il
there were no bosses to promise IL tc
k.fe. A.. "a ayaa stunn "a him hu \ ennVnf4