Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-09-06
Republican State Convention.


The Republican State Convention
met and transacted its business with
in the period of an hour at Harris
burg on the 3O'h of August, nomi-
mating by acclamation David New
lin Fell Of Philadelphia for Supreme
Justice and Colonel Samuel McCart-
ney Jackson Of Armstrong County for
State Treasurer.
All candidates except the two mau-
toned had withdrawn before the
convention met.
THE CiEDDATES-DAvID NEwLTN FELL.
Judge David Newlin Fell, nominee
for Supreme Court Justice, was born
in B Icks County in November. 1910
His father was County Superintand-
ent of Schools. The son in 1862.
Immediately after leaving the Normal
School ENLISTED II the Union Army.
He became Lieutenant Of Company
E One Hundred and Twenty Sec
Ond REGIMENT, PENNSYLVANIA Volun-
teers. After the war he studied law
in Philadelp Ma, aul was admitted to
the bar in March 1866 In February
1876 he was elected to Common
CouDcil from the Twentieth Ward.
In December Of th,5 wear governor
Hartranft appointed him member
of the Municipal Commission to de-
wise n Plan for the be ter government
of the cities of the Commonwealth.
On May 3, 1877 he was appointed by
Governor Hartlanft to the vacancy
in Common Pleas Court No. ,, caus-
ed by the death Of Judge Pratt. In
November of that year having been
nominated by the Republicans aud
indorsed by the Dam )crats, he was
elected for Il full term Of ten years.
In 1887 he was reelected, his name
being again on the tickets of both
parties
SAMUEL MCCARTNEY JACKSON.
The nominee for State Treasurer,
Samuel Mccartney jackson, resides
in Apollo, Armstrong county, near
which town he was born, on farm,
in September, 1888. After a partial
academical education the death of
his father obliged him to return to
the farm. He became drummer in
the militia at l3 years of age and
rose TO be captain. He recruited
Company G., of the One Hundred
and fourteenth Regiment, Pennsyl-
vania Reserves of which he was mldo
captain. He was colonel of his reg
iment when he commauled the whole
brigade at Spottsyivania. After the
war he engaged in the oil busi ness
in Eenango County, but returned to
Armstrong County i'll 1869, and was
elected State Representative. In
1870 he was re elected and four years
later was chosen State Senator, serv-
ing one term and declining renomi-
nation. President Arthur appointed
him Collector of Internal Revenuef r
the Twenty third district in 1882.
THE NEW STATE CHAIRMAN.
Permanent Chairman Packer and
the nominees of the convention have
chosen Colonel b Frank Gilkason,
Chairman of the State Committee.
Colonel Gilkeson was born in Bris-
tol, Bucks county, in 1912, and now
resides close 70 his birthplace. He
was admitted to the bar in 1865. He
held the position of Second Compt-
roller Of the Treasury under Secre-
tary Window. Colonel Gilkeson re
signed the place last spring.
The ticket will be elected by a
large majority. Since the calamity
making administration of Cleveland
has come into power and wrecked
the business Of the country and shriv-
eled prices to distressing rates the
republicans are intensified in their
belief that their policy of government
is the only correct policy yet propos-
ed, and thousands of democratic peo.
pie look upon the state of affairs in
the same light, and will not vote the
Democratic ticket this fall from the
county ticket up to the state ticket