The daily gazette., 1882-08-23
candidates the Convention with cheers ad-
A SKETCH OF MIR. sTocKLEY.

SKETCH OF MIR. sToCKLRY.
Charles @. Stockley, the Democratic
nominee for Governor is one of the most
prominent men of the State-a leading man
In social, business and political sense
He is about 90 years of age and native of
Sussex county, where he has lived all his
lie. He was formerly merchant In Mills
boro, but afterward moved to his present
beautiful residence, a few miles from
Georgetown.
He has always been interested In his native
county and has done much for her improve
ment. He was prominent man in the
project of constructing the junction &
breakwater and Breakwater a. Trankford
railroads. These roads were built by indi-
vidual enterprise and State assistance, and
one of the foremost men In the scheme
which brought so much benefit to Sussex
county was Mr.. Stockley. He is now a
director In both roads, and President of the
breakwater q Frankford. He is also Presi
dent of the Farmers Bank at Georgetown.
MIR. Stockley was elected Sheriff Of Sussex
county in 1850. In 1872, he was elected to
the Delaware State Senate from George
town hundred and sat in that body i'm the
sessions OF 1873 and 1875. In 1875 he was
elected Speaker after protracted struggle.
IN that same year Alfred p. Robinson, ESQ.
Of Georgetown, was elected clerk. Mr..
Stockley was one of the bondsmen of Clerk
OF the Peace w. Fiske Townsend, and when
iat 1nat official resigned he was urged to fill out
Iownsend's unexpired term.
SKETCH OF MR. LORE.
Charles Brown Lore, who has been nomi-
mated by the Democrats as the Con-
gressional candidate, is so well known to
the people of his native State as to need no
Introduction, and so favorably known that
any word of commentator is unnecessary.
He was born at Odessa, then Cantweli's
Bridge, on March 16, 1881. His father was
Eldad Lore, prominent citizen of that
place. Eldad Lore was one of the firm of
Brown " Lore, the other member being
Charles Brown now of Dover and then Of
Philadelphia. The firm of Brown IL Lore
was extensively engaged in the lumber bust
ness and probably did more in that line than
any firm in the State. The nominee for
Congress was named after his fathers part
ner.
Mr.. Lore first went to school to the dis
trict pedagogue and in 1887 attended the
Middletown Academy where he was pre-
pared for college. In 1874 he entered
Dickinson College. There he took the lead
In his studies and SO well did he apply him
self that in 1852 he graduated, taking first
honors in an unusually good class of AZ
AT once he entered the law office of Judge
John X. Findley, where he remained but a
short time, being called home by the
news OF his brothers death, and being
obliged to take charge of his mothers
affairs. His father died in 1850. In 1858
Mr.. Lore entered the Philadelphia Con-
ference as minister and was stationed at
Princess Anne, Maryland. He only remained
one year, and although pressed to stay in
The conference he felt that it was not his
calling, and surrendered his parchment at |
The next conference That was in 1859
In that year he again took up the study of
law, this time in the office of the late Hon.
Daniel NJ. Bates in this city. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1861 Chief Justice
Gilpin being upon the bench. At the same
admitted.
Mr.. Lore at once began the practice of
law at No. 702 Market street and he has
never moved from that place. He has been
very successful as lawyer, having the |
argest practice in the county. He has only |
leen candidate for public Office once be- |
ore-in 1860, when he ran for the Legisla |
ure against Edward Belts, now State Sena |
or. In that year the Republicans swept |
he county and elected their entire ticket. |
n 1862 he was appointed Commissioner of |
he Draft in New Castle county by Governor
3urton. He was appointed trustee of /
Delaware College, position he still holds,
md he was also one of the incorporators OF |
he Home for Friendless Children, still being
me of the board Of trustees of that institu.
ion In 1S56-57 he was clerk of the House
# Representatives.
In 1869 Mr.. Lore was appointed Attorney
ieneral by Governor salisbury and served
n that capacity until 1874. During his
ERIN some exciting cases were tried.
AMONG these may be mentioned the mur-
er of Charles Marsh by Goldsborough in
ussex in October 1869, the celebrated DR..
Vest case at Dover and the case of the
ank burglars, !" Big Frank !" and his pals
a New Castle. All these cases as well as
theirs which came under his attention, Mr..
.ore prosecuted with great vigor and he
1as the terror of eyil-doers. He is proba-
ly one of the most popular men in the
tate, and he made no effort to receive the
omination for Congress, which has been
sndered him yesterday.
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