The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-10

Our pleasure over the wise selection
made by the good people of this great
county of Allegany of one so eminent.
ly qualified for in6 icial honors, is
! only excelled by the fact that Wash
ington county in her wisdom has
chosen one whose sterling integrity
and worth-whose intellect and char
acter as a christian gentleman, we
trust-commends him to the approval
of this convention. A few short
months ago, when in the wisdom of
Almighty God, there was taken from
our midst that wise courseller and
eminent jurist, Judge Edward b.
Stake, the eyes of the people of Wash
ington county at once turned towards
one man as his logical successor. Not
because he stood in line of promotion
but because of his eminent fitness for
that high office. Nearing the COM
pletion of almost quarter century
of successful practice in his chosen
profession he stood before the people
as one with clean hands and faithful
to every tlust. " net er engaged at
the bar-as States Attorney, as lead
er of Republicans IN our legislative
halls or whether serving his city as
mayor introducing that splendid sys-
TEN of modern improvements, which
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pride of its citizens, he has always
manifested that high conception of
public trust which characterizes the
true man, and in behalf of those in
whose interests he has devoted the
best efforts of his life and the great
county of Washington, l nominate
for associate judge of the Fourth Ju-
dicial Circuit of Maryland the Hon.
Martin Luther Keedy.
Robert r. Henderson was born Jan
uary 8, 1868, at Eckart Mines, Allega-
ny county, the son of George Hen
derson, Jr., and Rebecca Magruder
Henderson. His father was the su-
perintendent of the Cumberland Coal
and Iron company in charge of their
operations in Allegany county. In
1860 the family removed to Philadel-
phia, where until 1867 the late George
Henderson, Jr., was engaged in the
stock brokerage business, retiring
from business and returning to Allie
gany countyin that year. Robert r.
Henderson received his preparatory
education at the Allegany County
Academy and entered Princeton in
the sophomore year with the class of
1879, in which class were President
Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton; Cy-
rus H. Mccormick, of Chicago; Rob
ert Bridges, of New York; DR.. Hiram
Woods, Walter B. Brooks, Alfred S.
Niles, DR.. Charles w. Mitchell and
others of Baltimore. He graduated
with the degree of bachelor of arts
with that class, subsequently receiv-
ing in due course the master of arts
degree. He entered the law class of
1881 of the University of Maryland,
reading in the Office of Hon. John p.
Poe. Graduating with that class, he
was admitted to the bar in Baltimore
He then returned to Cumberland and
opened an office, where he has ever
since been actively practicing his
profession. He was married in 1887
to Miss Louise S. Patterson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Leiper Patterson,
and has three children-one son and
two daughters. In 1897 he was presi-
dent of the State Bar Association and
of the Princeton Alumni Association
of Maryland. Upon the resignation
of Col. George A. Pearre, in 1899,
from the Office of states attorney he
was appointed by the court TO fill out
his term and served about a year in
that position, the only political posi-
ton he has ever held. Under Mayor
Hebb he served as City Attorney of
Cumberland for two years.