The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
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ously as Judge. first On the Superior and
later on the Supreme Court bench. Justice
Clark is son Of General David Clark. VINO
was great planter in the Roanoke section
of North Carolina. and lineal descendant
of brother of Governor Gabriel Johnston
the most prominent of North Cardinals
Colonial Governors. Both personally and by
with the leading ante-bellum families imp
this State. 70
A NOTEWORTHY CAREER :
The newest presidential possibility is in
his hfty-seventh year. He was born Hal
flax County. South Carolina. He en-
tered the Confederate service when the
war broke out, though only IA years
t OF age: t and was soon made Adju-
Matt w Ransom in the army of North
ern virginia Later, in the. third year Of
University of North Carolina and gradu-
ated in June, 1864, with the highest honors
Judge Van WICK of New York being a
Major OF battalion. and soon afterward
became Lieutenant Colonel of the Seven
1eenth Regiment. serving under Joseph f.
Johnston John and finally surrendered at Green's
ended he decided to study law. and did so
at the State University. at the Columbian
license in 1861. Six years later he took up
his home in Raleigh and became a success
fui lawyer. In 1888 he was appointed Su-
perior Court Judge. and was appointed
Justice of the Supreme Court and the next
year led the ticket in an election for that
position. In 1894 he received a unanimous
fe-eiectlon upon nomina ton by the Demo-
cratic Convention and Endorsement by the
Republicans ana Populists.
IN July last he was nominated for Chief
Justice by the Democratic Convention and
deIeated In November by more than 5000
majority. The speech made by Congress
man Claude Kitchen VIXEN placing Judge
nomination for Inc mill
perhaps best illustrate Justice Clark's po-
iitical reputation. He said: Walter Clark
Is democrat. In county. State and nation
he has ever stood by the principles and the
traditions of the party In word in act, In
hope and In heart. Its combined wisdom,
ana patriotism have never yet written a
platform too dangerous to claim his al
iogiance. Its combined choice and Judgment
have never yet put forward a candidate too
bad to command his support. He has never
yet helped by act or hoped in heart the de-
feat of Democratic nominee and then as
sumed the right to question another mans
democracy; No one can name q political
act IN all his life that has not met the open
and unrestrained approval of the best Wis
dom. the best courage and the best loyalty
of the Democracy of the State
LITERARY ACTIVITIES.
Chief Justice Clark is one of the hardest
workers in North Carolina, and besides his
labors as lawyer and Judge he has found
time 10 contribute frequently to the Amer
lean Law Review. the Magazine of Ameri
can History. Harper's. the Arena, the North
American Review and Others. He visited
Mexico during the campaign of 1896 to in
vestigate the money question in that couI-
try. re Is man Of strong convictions and
has strongly advocated Government owner
ship of telegraphs and Government control
OF railways He has besides found time in
memoirs of Napoleon. The following ex-
tract in his own handwriting from the
preface to this translation illustrates both