The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29
THE PROBABLE TICKET.
Hon. Newlin Fell for Associate
Justice.
JACKSON FOR STATE TREASURER.
Tho Republican Platform Will Declare
Against Free Coinage. Attack the Ad-
ministration Pension Policy and Favor
Prossotion on Republican Limos.

INC hepibuchn fihtorm VIII pecihre
Against Free Coinage. Attack the Ad-
ministration Pension Policy and Favor
Pro@ction on Republican Limos.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 29.-The Republican
state convention will be an exceedingly
harmonious and peaceful assemblage as it
looks now. Judge Fell, of Philadelphia,
for supreme justice, and Colonel Jackson,
of Armstrong for state treasurer. will
probably have things their own way un-
less some unforeseen and wholly unex-
peeted revolt occurs at the last moment
Haywood, of Mercer, is practically out
of the fight. Speaker Thompson, of War
ren, is here and few of his friends, no.
tably A. l.. Taggart of Montgomery, are
advising him to stand firm, but the i'm
prossion in the inner circles is that he will
withdraw before the convention meets,
"for the sake of harmony" and give
Colonel Jackson a clear field He is here
and has created favorable impression
upon the few people en- the ground.
The Philadelphia delegation arrived last
night and made their headquarters at the
Commonwealth hotel portion of the
Pittsburg delegation arrived last night,
and the balance arrived at noon today.
The hotels are filling up rapidly, aud there
Is every Indication of n large attendance,
1t is understood that both Senators
Cameron and Quay will be here to partici-
pate in the preliminaries of the conven-
tion, and that all the prominent aspirants
for the gube4natoral nomination will be
on the ground.
The platform will declare for the repeal
of the silver purchasing act, against the
decentralization of silver and against the
free coinage of silver, with n recommended
ttAt, in, fuV AZ Ia Of A..
amount in silver annually at the discre-
ton OF the secretary of the treasury. The
present pension policy of the administra-
tion at Washington will be severely
scored, aud there will bea strong protect
i've tarin plank, with a reference to the
present business depression AS the result
of the proposed revision of the tariff on
Democratic lines. "....
David Newiin Fell was born in Buck
ingham township, Bucks county, in
November 1910. 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 at Millersyille
then under the presidency of the late
Professor j. p. Wickersham.
In August, 1862, Immediately after leav-
ing the Normal school Mr. Fell entered
the army with company of students
enlisted from the institution at Millers-
vile, and rose from the rank of lieuten-
ant to that of major of the l2ed Pennsyl-
vania volunteers. At tie close Of the war
he studied law in Philadelphia, and was
admitted TO the bar in 1883
On May 3,1si7, Major Fell was appoieted
by Governor Hartranft to the vacancy on
the bench of court OF common pleas No. .,
caused by tine death of Judge Pratt. In
hc, of ba bn
the Republican nomination for full term
of ten years, and was endorsed by the
Democratic convention. AT the expiration
of his first term, Judge Fell was rcnomi-
mated by the Republicans and again in
dorsed by the Democrats, and was elected
for second term without opposition in
November, 1881
Colonel Samuel NJ jackson, who will
be made the candidate for stute treasurer
unless the unexpected happens, lives in
the thriving little town of Apollo, in Arm
strong county, and about forty miles
northeast of Pittsburg. He wus born on
II farm near Apollo on Sept. @3, 1888, and
is thus nearly 80 years OF age At the age
OF 10 he entered the academy at Jackson
willie, Indiana county. Before he com
plGted his course the death Of his father
compelled him to leave school and aban-
don his contemplated liberal academic
education.
When the war broke out Captain Jack
son Immediately protfered his services to
the government and recruited Company
q, or the Apollo Independent Blues, OF the
Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves OF which
he became captain. On July O. 1861, he
was promoter to major and on Oct IS was
commissioned lieutenant colonel. On
April TO- 1862, he was promoted to colonel
of his regiment. AT Spottsylvania Col
onel jackson commanded the brigade, and
was breveted brigadier general for gallant
conduct
At the close Of his term of service Col
onel Jackson was mustered out, and he re-
turned to his home and the pursuit OF
business life He was engaged in the oil
business In Venango county for some time,
but returned TO Armstrong county in 1863
and was elected to the legislature. In 1870
he was re-eleceed, -Four years later he
was elected to the state senate TO represent
the Forty first district, composed OF Arm
strong and Butler counties. His services
in the senate were so acceptable that he
was rendered denomination, which he
declined.
GRANGERS AT WILLIAMS GROVE,