The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-05-13

Under the head of Representative
Public Men" the Washington Su,adav
Herald is printing series of sketches.
The following is of our representa-.
tive:
HON. MILTON G.. URNER
The present member of Congress
from the Sixth District of Mary land
| is a resident of the city of Frederick
where he has been engaged in the
practice of the law for eighteen years
past, Mr.. Urner was born at his
father's homestead, one mile north
east of Libertytown, in Frederick
county, on the 10Th of July, 1889, and
| is lust now in the prime of life. His
boyhood days were spent uDon his
fathers farm, but he was ola studious
nature, fond of books and devoted a
great deal of time to reading. He
attended the common schools of his
neighborhood, and afterwards went
to Freeland Seminary, Montgomery
county, Pennsylvania, and to the
Dickinson Seminary. in Williams
port, Pennsylvania, where he finish
ed his education. Shortly after his
return home from school, and just
before the breaking out of the war, he
entered upon the study of law in the
Office of Hon. Grayson Eichellberger,
one of the leading members of the
Frederick bar. AT the age of twenty.
four, after passing highly creditable
examination, Mr.. Urner was admit
ted to the practice of law in the Fred
efick Court. Upon the death of Mr..
Eichellberger Mr.. Urner succeeded
to most of his practice, and soon be-
came prominent in his profession.
He was always an ardent Republican
but never an extremist, which in
fact, he could meyer be, by reason OF
the judicial cast of his mind, which
invariably led him to give due
weight to both sides of question.
In 1871 he was nominated by the Re-
publicans of Frederick county for the
Office of States Attorney, and elect.
ed by handsome majority. He
served in this capacity for four yeaas
and in 1876 was a Presidential elector
at large for the State of Maryland on
the Republican ticket. During the
campaign of that year he did effec.
tive service on the stump.
In 1878 Mr., Urner was nominated
for Congress on the Republican tick.
ct. The Republicans had been de-
feated in that district in the contests
for the Forty fourth and Forty-fifth
Congresses, but they felt confident
that could they get rid of the evil
influences exerted by the contending
Baltimore factions, and which rami-
fed the entire State, they would be
able to achiye success. With this
idea in view, a conference of Repub.
licans was held, and call made, in
dependent of the State committee, for
Congressional convention to be
held at Rockville. The Republicans
throughout the district responded.
and when the convention met it had
in view just one object, viz : to name
as a candidate man who was able
and honest and who could win. The
convention declared that man to be
Milton G. Urner, and his nomina-
ton was accepted with approval
everywhere, and he was elected by
splendid majority. His services
in the House were recognized, and
he was renominated for the Forty
seventh Congress and elected by a
majority of 799, after most exciting
contest. Before taking his seat in
the present Congress vacancy occur
red on the bench in the judicial cir.
cult composed of Frederick and
Montgomery counties, the chiefjudge
having died. The friends of Mr..
Urner were anxious to nominate him
for that position, and it was one to
which his tastes and his inclinations
led, but he felt that he could not con-
sistently resign his seat in Congress
when the political complexion of the
House was so uncertain, and when
his vote might be necessary to secure
majority for his party. Thel efore
he declined the prospective judicial
honor.
Mr.. Urner is a prominent member
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and in 1881 was a delegate to the
General Conference held at Cincin.
natl. In the present Congress he is
chairman of the Committee on Ac-
counts, one of the most important
committees of the House.