The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-29

The Republican Platform WIN Declare |
Against Free Coinage, Attack the Ad-
miuistration Pension Policy and Favor
Protection on Republican Lines.
HARRIsBURG, Aug 80 The Republican !
state convention will be an ey seelingly |
harmonious aud 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-
pected revolt occurs at the last moment
Haywood of Mercer, Is practically out
of the fight. Speaker Thompson, Of War
ren, is here and a few of his friends, mo-
tably A. L. Taggart of Montgomery, are
advising him to stand firm, but the inn
preston 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 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 filing up rapidly, aud 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 conven'
| tion, 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
demonetizaton of silver and against the
fraa poiuooa of ei1yrar with a rnpounrnpu1 a
tion in favor of the coinage of a fixed
amount in silver annually at the discre-
| tion of the secretary of the treasury. The
| present pension policy of the administra-
ton at Washington will be severely
scored, and there will bea strong protect
i've tariff plank, with a reference to the
present business depression rs the result
of the proposed revision of the tariff on
| Democratic lines.
David Newlin 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 Millersville,
then under the presidency of the late
Professor J. p. Wickersham.
In August, 1862, Immediately after leav-
| L
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 l23d Pennsyl-
vania volunteers. At the close of the war
he studied law in Philadelphia and was
admitted to the bar in 1866
On May B. 1917, Major Fell was appoieteC
by Governor Hartranft to the vacancy OF
the bench of court of common pleas No. 2
caused by the death of Judge Pratt II
September of the same year he received
the Republican nomination for full tern
of ten years, and was endorsed by tht
Democratic convention. At the expiration
of his first term, Judge Fell was renomi
mated by the Republicans and again in
dorsed by the Democrats and was elected
for second term without opposition il
November, 1881.
Colonel Samuel NJ. Jackson, who will
be made the candidate for state treasure
unless the unexpected happens lives il
the thriving little town OF Apollo, in Arm
strong county, and about forty miles
b northeast of Pittsburg He was born OF
a farm near Apollo Oh Sept 70, 1888, anC
is thus nearly 90 years of age. AT the ag
of 16 he entered the academy at jackson
Vile, Indiana county Before he com
pleted his course the death of his fathe
compelled him to leave school and aban
don his contemplated liberal academi
/ education.
When the war broke out Captain Jack
son Immediately proffered his services t.
the government and recruited Compan
o. or the Apollo Independent Blues, OF tn
Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves, of whic
he became captain On July 2. 1861,
y was promoter to major and on Oct. IS was
commissioned lieutenant colonel. Oh
- April 10, 1862, he was promoted to colone
of his regiment. At Spottsylvania Co
onel Jackson commanded the brigade, an
was breveted brigadier general for gallan
conduct.
At the close of his term of service Col
onel jackson was mustered out, and he rc
turned to his home and the pursuit @
business life. He was engaged in the o
business in Venango county for som timi
but returned to Armstrong county in 1Se
and was elected to the legislature. In l8i
he was re-eleceed. Four years later h
was elected to the state senate to represen
the Forty first district, composed OF Arm
strong and Butler counties His service
in the senate were SO acceptable that b
was rendered a denomination, which b
declined.
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