The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
TALKS ON POLITICS.
Views of Statesmen From Mary
land and Ohio.
BUCKEYES FAVOR M'klNLEY.
The Rivalry Between Foraker and sher-
man-Maryland Democrats Will Side
With the strongest Man.

Hon Henry StockbIidge, of Baltimore one OF
the most prominent men of Maryland, is stop
ping at the Rainier hotel with his wife. They
are making pleasure trip through the North
west Judge stockbridge figures conspicuously
in some of the most creditable chapters in the
history of Maryland. He comes of a well known
New England family, and his brother, Levi, at
one time president of the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural college, was . yoluminous writer on agri-
cultural topics
Judge Stockbridge himself was born in North
Hadley, Mass, August 81, 1s22. He was grad
uated at Amherst in 1915, and studied law in
Baltimore, where he was admitted to practice
May /, 1S4S. Since that time he has fol-
lowed his profession there. During the
civil war he was a special district attorney TO
attend to the business of the war department.;
and in 1864 as q member of the legislature he
drafted the act that convened q constitutional
convention for the abolition OF slavery in the
state. This was after President Lincoin's proc
lamation had freed the slaves in the seeded
states. OF course the instrument did not apply to
Maryland, but Judge Stockbridge took up the
cause of the negroes and after sharp fight sue
seeded in a movement for change in the state
constitution by which 5000 slaves were liber
ated. He took an active part in the proceedings
of this convention and defended before the
court OF last resort the constitution that 1t
adopted. Afterward he instituted and
successfully prosecuted in the United
States courts proceedings by which
were annuiled the indentures of apprenticeship
by which it was sought to evade the emancipa-
ton clause. Mr.. Stoekbridge thus practically
secured the Acknowledgement of more than 10000
colored children. He was judge of the circuit
court for Baltimore county in 1865, delegate to
the Loyalists' convention In 1866, and vice presi
dent of the National Republican convention in
1868.
For twenty years Judge Stoekbridge has been
editor of the Fund publications of the Maryland
Historical society, of which he is the vice pres
ident; and he is the author of publication num-
Der -, sThe Archives of Maryland Baltimore,
1885, besides various contributions to maya
zines The strong Republicanism of the family
has been transmitted to a son OF the judge, Hon.
Henry Stockbridge, jr., who was elected to the
last congress from Baltimore-one of the first
Republicans from that district for quarter of o
century.
In speaking of politics in Maryland, Judge
Stockbridge said last night: "The state is of
course Democrauc-on that point there is no
question. Who is the favorite for president
among the Democrats is a hard thing to say.
The party leader, Senator German, is an exceed
ingly adroit politician, who will probably man.
age to bring the state to the support of that
candidate who seems strongest next year. Thus
the Democrats will go in with the tide.
"Were Blsine in good health, The Maryland
Republicans would probably look to him, but
there is feeling that his day has gone by. We
are very well satisfied with President Harrison,
while many incline more and more to the belief
that Mckinley is the ablest and strongest leader
in the party-the coming man."