The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-08-02
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to fill the vacancy.
WILLIAM HANFORD UPSON FOR SU-
PREME JUDGE.
He is sixty years old and native of
Worthington, Franklin County, O.
He was graduated at the Western Re
serve College, Hudson, O., in 1S42.
was State Senator from Portage and
Summit counties in 1S54-5. During
Grants first administration-1969-73
he was in Congress from Cuyahoga,
Lake and Summit counties, declinin Q
a denomination. He is the leader of
the strong bar Of his own county.
where there is an unusual amount of
important and varied litigation, and a
leader among the lawyers of his sec
ton of the State. In the State Con-
vention at Cleveland two years ago,
he gave Judge Doyle close run for
the nomination for Supreme Court
Judge, geographical reasons defeating
him. Governor Foster appointed him
upon the Supreme Bench to succeed
Chief Justice White, and from the
first, his work upon the bench has
fully justified the selection. Learned
in the law, calm, prudent and just in
counsel, courteous, cultured gentle
man, he is an honor to the highest ju-
dietary of the State.
DWIGHT CRowELL FOR CLERK OF THE
SUPREME COURT.
The Republican nominee for Clerk
Of the Supreme Court is a native of
Astabnla County, Ohio, having been
born there on a farm, in 1928. He
attended the district school until he
was eighteen years old, when he went
in to store, and was in the mercan tile
business a number Of years. For
twelve years he was Deputy Auditor
Of Ashtabula County. In 1877 he re-
ceivcd the Republican nomination for
Clerk Of the Supreme Court, but went
down with the party, running ahead
of his ticket. At the next Republi-
can State Convention he was again
nominated for Clerk of the Supreme
Court, and was triumphantly elected
He has been very careful and pains
taking officer, giving excellent salts
faction to all who have business in the
Supreme Court.
NJ. B. EARNHART FOR ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL.
NJ. B. Earnhart, of Miami County,
who was nominated for Attorney
General, is young man about thirty
years old. He is a native of Miami
County, was educated at Oxford and
Ann Arbor, Michigan, graduating
wi h high honors. He has been three
terms Mayor of Troy, his native place,
and is now serving his second term as
Prosecuting Attorney of Miami Co.
Mr. Earnhart is splendid speaker, a
strong and earnest Republican, and
will make an earnest canvass. He has
the reputation Of performing the du-
ties Of the places of trust IN which he
has been placed with signal ability
If elected there is no doubt but that
he will continue in well-doing and
bring to his new position such legal
ability that the party shall never re-
gret honoring him.
HON. JOHN F. oGLEvEE FOR STATE
AUDITOR.
Was born near Cadiz, Harrison Co.
in 1910, and was raised on farm He
attended the district schools in the
winter months, and worked on his
fathers farm in summer. In 1860 he
entered FrMklin College, continuing
there until August, 1862, when he en-
listed as a private soldier in Company
G, Ninety-eighth O. V. l., continuing
in the service till the close Of the war.
He was color-bearer Of the regiment,
and at Chicamauga was severely
wounded through the right shoulder
| On account of mcritorious services he
was promoted to Second Lieutenan-
cy, and again to Adjutant, Of his reg
iment. After the war Mr.. Oglevee
taught mathematics in Franklin Col
lege. In 1864 he removed to SPRING
field and commenced reading law with
General Keifer, and was afterward as
sociated with him in business. In
1871 he was elected Auditor of Clarke
county, holding the place four years.
He was elected to the Sixty-second
General Assembly, and reelected to
the Sixty-third. In 1879 he was NOM
mated and elected Auditor of State
1t is but due Mr. Oglevee to say that
he has made one of the best Auditors
Ohio has ever had.
JOHN C. BROWN, FOR STATE TREAS
URER.
John C. Brown, the candidate for
State Treasurer, is a farmers son, was
born in Jefferson county, and is in his
fortieth year. At the age of eighteen
he enlisted in Company E, Fifty-sec-
ond 0. V. l., Col. Dan McCook's reg
iment, and participated in the battles
of Perryville, Stone River, Chicamau-
ga, Mission Ridge, Resaca. Ringgold
Buzzard Roost, Kenesaw, Peach Tree
Creek, and all the intervening march
es and skirmishes, before he was tv en-
ty years old. The wound he received
, at Peach Tree Creek necessitated am