Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-10-21
MIR. SNIVELY'SCAREER
A TYPOGRAPHICAL SKETCH THE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

OCmOShR ~ CHNOIOA (.
How He LabOred 10 Educate Him.
seif-Fsis Success at the lBar-Trib.
utcs Of His NcighbOrs to His Worth
and Ability.
II. j. Snively, the Democratic NOM
inee for Governor, the subject of this
sketch, was born in Taylor county,
Virginia, on the 17th day of August,
1856. He is partly OF German descent,
his father baving been born in Baden,
Germany, while his mother of Irish
extraction. His father met with finan-
cial reverses during the early years OF
his sons life, and it became necessary
for young Snively to educate himself,
which he had an ambition to do from
an early age. When quite a youth
he learned the plastering trade and by
this means he earned money to attend
college during the college year and
worked at his trade during vacation
for period OF five years, during which
time he graduated in the academical
department OF the university of West
Virginia. He commenced the prac-
tice OF law in his native town, where
he resided till coming to this State in
the latter part of 1885. When he
came to the State Of Washington he
located in Yakima county, where he
now lives. He was nominted in the
fall of 1856 for district attorney in the
district comprising the counties of
Yakima and Kittitas, by the Demo
Gratis; and elected by a majority of
nearly 600 though the district was
Republican; he served his term OF two
years and was renominated and elected
by an increased majority, though the
district otherwise went largely Repub.
lican. At the expiration of his term
OF Office he declined further nomina-
ton for this office and was nominated
by the Democrats of Yakima county
as Representative in the Legislature,
to which position he was elected,
though the county on other political
offices went Republican.
At the expiration of his term as dis
trict attorney Mr.. Snively received
many marks OF appreciation for the
manner in which he had discharged the
duties of his Office regardless of party,
from the sources best able to Judge
thereof. Upon motion of the Hon.
Austin Mires, prominent Republican
of Kittitas county, the following self
explanatory resolutions were passed
during the absence OF Mr.. Snively at
Olympia, attending his duties in the
legislature:
WHEREAS, We believe it is to the
bench and bar of cur country, that we
as people are indebted for the pres
ervation of all tine invaluable rights
and immunities accrued to us by valor
in the field, or wisdom and patriotism
in the halls of legislation;
And whereas, a faithful perform.
ance of official duty by those who are
called to act in the administration OF
public justice is at all times commend.
able in the highest degree, and espe-
cially so in those times of general cry
of corporation corruption; now there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the bar of Kittitas
county are proud to attest the faithful,
able and fearless execution of the
duties of Prosecuting Attorney. for the
last four years of our esteemed brother
at the bar, H. ]. Snively, Esq, whose
second term OF Office is about to ex-
pire, and we ask that this resolution
be spread on the journal of this court.
The Roslyn News (Rep.) in com.
menting upon these resolutions in its
issue OF January 16, 1891, said, re-
ferring to Mr.. Snively:
"FOr four years Mr.. Snively has
served Our people with peerless fidelity
and ability. BY his genial manner
no less than by his great talents, has
he won the admiration and good will
OF all our people. And though citi-
zen OF Yakima he is yet the pride ol
Kittitas, and regardless OF party we
feel and know that he is now guard.
ing, with his ever watchful eye, our
interests in the hall OF legislation at
Olympia, there as here he will always
be found on the side of the people and
battling for the oppressed. Corpora
tive influence cannot silence his elo-
quent tongue as he pleads for the
rights of the people,"
The Ellensburgh Localiser, also a
Republican paper, in publishing the
above resolutions, said: THAT the
compliment contained in the resolu-
ton to Mr.. Snively was we'll deserved"
The Ellensburgh Register in COM
menting upon the resolutions said:
"They were the outgrowth of gen.
eral sentiment among all of Mr..
Snively's constituents regardless Of
party, that no man ever did his duty
more jealousy and conscientiously as
a public officer than he did,"
The Yakima bar also passed the fol.
lowing resolutions, introduced by Hon.
r. X. Nichols, the Secretary of the
Republican State Committee:
Resolved, By the members of the
bar OF the Superior court of Yakima
county: That vote OF thanks be and
is hereby extended to the Hon. II. j.
Snively, Prosecuting Attorney of Yak
ina and kittitas counties, on his re.
tirement from that position, for the
faithful, energetic and honorable man.
ner in which he has performed the
functions of his Office during the last
two terms of his full encumbrance
thereof.