The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-30

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coF nae .uto Ef of PHILADELPHIA.
fcrsutt en.D .t as. Colonel .J,ct.on
81 s nstrvnr IL - treasurer will
trch4njr lav, fAi = ,lrf. own wny nm
as, uua u. osseou sH7 wholly uney-
nee r,Yol; 9acurs at ia last moment.
Haywood vi Merger practically out
pf fight Speai.el mpson. of War
zen. Is hete anG a fuYg his friends. no.
tRDiF y. .. faggpvt 81 ontRomery. are
8Gy sng aim :, tand IN. but tho i'm
nreisi0u Ia tide sinner circles is thut he will
withdraw before the convention meets.
for the sake of harmony" and give
Colonel jackson clear field. He is here
and has created a favorable impression
upon the few people on the ground.
The Philadelphia delegation arrived last
night and made their HEADQUARTERS at the
Commonwealth hotel. A portion of the
Pittsburg delegation arrived last night
and the balance arrived at noon TODAY
The hotels are filling up rapidly, and there
Is every indication of a large attendance
1t Is understood that both Senators
Cameron and Quay will be here to partici-
pate in the preliminaries of the conyen-
ton, and that all the prominent aspirants
for the gubernatorial nomination will be
ON the ground.
The platform will declare for the repeal
of the silver purchasing act, against the
IL xat..
free coinage of silver, with a recommends.
ton in favor of the coinage of a fixed
amount in silver annually at the discre-
ton of the secretary of the treasury. The
present pension policy of the administers
ton ct Washington will be severely
scored, and there will bea strong protect
i've tariff plank, with reference to the
present business depression as the result
of the proposed revision of the tariff ON
Democratic lineF
David Newlin Fell was born IN Buck.
ingham township, Bucks county, in
November, 1870 His primary education
was conducted by his father, who was at
that time county superintendent of the
schools, and he subsequently graduated at
the State Normal School ut Mllersville.
then under the presidency of the late
Professor j. i. Wickersham.
In August, 1852, Immediately after leav-
ing the Normal school Mr.. Fell entered
the army with company of students
enlisted from the institution Mt Nillers-
vile, ana rose from the rank of lieuten-
anu 10 Ihat OIL MAJOR OF the l22d Pennsyl-
,"li'l volunteers. AZ the close OF the war
ue STUDIED law In Philadelphia, and was
huliill.eu 10 tne oar III lS0O.
On May ''lo', Major Fell was appoieted
~ uu.etiior iiartr''nit 10 the vacancy on
1ne oehch vi court Oh common pleas No =,
c,'.eu ny 'ne uea'h Oh Judge Pratt. In
Hep,e'iiper Vi inc same year lie received
une 'epuplicah nomination ior a full term
" .en years. anu was endorsed by the
DeHiocratlc convention. AT the expiration
vi MS nrst term, Judge Fell was renomi-
n1teu ny the Republicans and again in
uorseu py Tie Democrats, and was elected
,or second term without opposition in
4>o'enioer, 1000.
Coionei oaihuei NJ. jackson, who will
pe nlaue the candidate for state treasurer
unless the unexpected happens, lives in
'ne thriving llttie town OF Apollo, i'll Arm
e'Ione county, anu ABOUT forty miles
nor'he''s' vi fltUspurg lie was born OH
.a' III he"' APOLLO OH sept. 20, 1888, ana
- .nus nearly oo years o1 age. AT the age
OIL 10 he entered the academy at Jackson
pleted his course the death of his fnthar
compelled him to leave school and abnn-
don his contemplated liberal academic
education.
When the war broke out Captain Jack
son Immediately protfered his services To
the government and recruited Company
u. or the Apollo independent Blues, oftne