The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-17

back. | met him once in the executive
| chamber. ana no official could have
been more courteous on atrable. In
| lSG9 he was r"-clccted by Il small ma
| iorily over Asa Packer. of Carbon
| county. the Democratic candidate. and
| it has often been charged To ihe
counting in" process so peculiar to
| the politics of Philadelphia. He died
| bu, II few months after retiring from
| tn" s;ubernatorial office in 1879 His
death was sad and startling. occurring
| Whl" seated at the breakfast table.
| ~" is buried in the Harrisburg ccn,e-
| terry ana his grave is marked by an
heroic statue of himself in bronze.
HARTKANFT AND HOYT.
Governor lIurtranft was tail. sunle-
what slender. was of dark compleXicn.
had II wealth Of coal black hair, a mus
tarh" of tn" same color. black cy"s.
and looked much like an Indian He
was one oi the most graceful horscmen
| eyer saw. He served with gallan,ry
all through the civil war. ana no Off
Ter had Il finer record. In 1860 he was
elected auditor general and reelected
in 1865. and was serving in that posi-
tinn when called To the governorship.
He was disniied. quiet almost tac-
turn in manner, but had IL warm heart
and among his friends invariably was
OF the most genial disposition.
Henry Martyn Hoyt of I.uZernc
county. succeeded Governor Hartrautt.
II" was elected in 1873 over his Dem
ocratic competitor. Andrew II. Dill of
i'nion county the son of II noted
tt
conference" Governor loyt was per-
haps the most scholarly man that over
occupied The gubernutorial chair of
pennsylvania. His tastes We're both
literary and scholastic, ana Yet he had
an excellent practical turn of NINA.
Ills messages Mert. always expressed
in tn" t"rseSt and purcSt of English.
Before an audience of Intelligent m, II
and women he Was always fluent, IN
Structivc and interesting, but ii never
occurred to the writer that he was
much Of Il success as II stump orator
II" was an extremely handsome man,
about six feet in height, erect ana
broad shouldered, hat Il norid COM
pleXion light brown hair. blue eyes.
and wore an imperial. He was II geni-
al aud delightful companion. n pleas.
ANT NntDnltuf, WAS beloved by ms
friends. OF which there were muny i'm
both parties. He died in tn. bloom OF
Il vigorous munhuod, and the death of
no public man in PENNSYLVANIA. al
least in my rrcullection, was .ycr more
sincerely mourned
,,.
''''> NM '''''>' '"'
Although moi 'nniiN" and I" IN"
manner born, Governor Paitisou haS
proved himself Il 'lU" son OF P"nnSNl-
Nhnlu, ~" Is Slill young looking
man, very few, If amy. gray hairs hay
liS mao" themselves refr"piibl". Tie
mas Developed wonderfully sine" his
NrSt election, being now on" Of the
most entertaining and eloquent speak
rrS in The state. aud Is always in de-
nlaud. especially IN religious asS,'u-
hiag"s, Ills fin" presence, tali anh
erect person, and graceful manner
MAX" hinl a Conspicuous perSunaSr ut
ali times nEd under all circumstances,
Tie Is genial and atlra"tN" in th" Sn-
cial circle. ana his presence Is always
sought, III" is extremely popular with
tn" neopln OF Harrisburg, who look
upon him as one of their own having
heen elected when the town began To