The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-24
ignated to present his name to the
consideration of this Convention.

consideration of this Convention.
The story of his life, his accom-
plishments, his achieyements-to-
gether with my personal knowledge
of his great worth--have SO endear.
ed him to my heart that / almost
fear to trust myself to speak lest you
may think my heart has got the bet
ter of my understanding.
He, of whom / speak, sprang from
that stock of hardy, law-abiding
God-fearing men who, within our
State, have left their impress alike
upon natures rude forms, upon the
laws of the Commonwealth, and upon
the religious faith of the people, and
faithfully has he kept pure his in
heritance.
An orphan at three years of age,
and although denied the advantages
of wealth, graduate of college Of
nineteen, and ere he attained ia
years of manhood qualified for the
practice of law with the same rap.
idity pushing forward in all things
that his hands found to do: fore
most in the organization of every
good work that aimed at the well
fare, the prosperity and the peace Of
society, he reached his majority in
the vigor of health, full of ambition
and hope, without rcproach or stain
and ready for life's conflicts.
Within two short years from this
period of his Ii wars dread alarms
were sounded thssughout our land.
Neighbor meets neighbor with the
startling inquiry who can go I?
Those too young must not, those too
old cannot, some are i'll equipped,
and some. alas, will not But our
hero, scholar, soldier, friend, makes
answer, Ready ! aye, readyv His
magnetic impulse sways the judg-
ment and the emotions of men, and
soldiers brave and loy::l as the world
ever knew, crowd arcdad him to
fill the ranks of hi command.
From out the workshop, from offthe
farms, from the slopes of our grand
mountains they come and join him.
The shrill fife, the rattling drum,
his word of command, stir all hearts,
and with words of cheer-amidst
voices of fervent prayer, forgetful of
their own sacrifices, confiding their
near and dear ones to those who re-
main behind-they az off to the war.
His record IN the war has become
a part of our times, it has entered in
to and become a part of the history
of our country. You all do know
it well. He came back to us a
manned soldier; his brothers and
many others of his comrades sleep
"where glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead"
and to all we owe more of honor
than the living can ever repay.
The people who have sent us here
demand that he whom they claim as
one of themselves shall be our
standard bearer in our coming polit-
ical contest. They knew that one
so well tried we can we'll trust. He
is from the people and stands in
their behalf. He knows no faction
of party, he will approve no meas
ures save such as are clearly for the
best interests of the whole people
and of the Commonwealth. Emil
nent in his profession, bold in the
hour of trial, fearless in the face of
danger, pure of purpose, honest in
every impulse, l name to you the
citizen soldier, General James A.
Beaver for Governor of Pennsylva-
MIA.
KAWLE FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
Next in order was the nomination
iofa Judge of the Supreme Court.
Silas NJ. Petit, of Philadelphia, was
first on his feet to say a good word
for William Henry Rawlc. After
eulogizing in the most compliment
airy terms Judge Sharswood, who is
about retiring from the Supreme
bench, and whose successor is to be
elected in November and calling at
tention to the consequent necessity
of nominating a man fit to fill Judge
Sharswoods' chair, Mr.. Petit, said ::
For more than sixty years the
name of Rawle has been associated
with Pennsylvania jurisprudence,
and has taken high place and holds
high rank both in the literature and
in the annals Of the American Bar,
and the distinguished gentleman
whom / have had the honor to name
to you. both by his labors as an au-
thor and his services as an advocate,
has given full assurance and abun.
dant proofs that in him, the bar
and the people of our grand Com
monwealth will find one in every
way able to Judge and impartially to
decide the various controversies
which naturally arise from their
complex industries and their vast
wealth. As a legal writer Mr..
Rawle has produced works of such
patient industry and laboring re-
search, written with such clearness
and such force of reasoning that to-
day they are accepted as standard
authority not only in the courts Of our
own State, but ofall our sister States
and of the United States. His fame
as jurist has even crossed the At
lantic, and his books are now accept
ed authority in the courts of West
minister Hail." Mr.. Petit, contin-
ning, told how Mr.. Rawle had twice
taken up arms ir the defense of his
He mentioned that he was
the tenth man to sign the roll for
the organization ofthe Union League
Of Philadelphia referred to his fear
less Republicanism, and paid a
glowing tribute to his personal worth
and virtue.
MAJOR browns NAME PRESENTED.
John Dalzell, Esq. nominated
Major A. NJ. Brown, Of Pittsburgh.
and spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentleman Of the
Contention:
If We may find at this time with
in the ranks OF the Republican par
ty in this State any gentleman Of un-
doubted loyalty TO its principles;
not identified with clique or faction,