Year: 1867

lartty, where he is known, with people Of all
classes and of all political compilations. He is
still in the prime Of life. is blessed with good
health, and is capable of sustaining the severest
mental labors for many years to come. The
delegates from Allegheny and other counties
who were instructed to support him In the Con-
veHtion have been most enthusiastic in urging
his claims to the nomination, expressing them
selves as fully convinced of the fact that, what
ever loss might result at the east from the per-
sonal popularity OF Judge Sharswood, would be
more than counterbalanced In the west in a
similar way, by the nomination Of Judge
Williams


John J. Pearson,


of Harrisburg is a native of Mercer county,
Pennsylvania, and is now in the sixty-fifth
year OF his age. For some years he continued
to reside in his native county, which he repre-
sented in the State Senate, and subsequently In
the lower House Of Congress. In 1s49 he was
appointed President Judge of the Dauphin +.
County District, by Governor William f. John
ston and at the first judicial election under the
amended Constitution, in 1851, he was selected
by the people to I'LL the same position, receiv-
ing a reelection in 1861 AS all suits in behalf
of the State required to be brought originally
at his Court, his name has become more familiar
throughout the State than is usually the case
with Judges of the country districts. Men of
all parties concede that he enjoys an unim-
peachable character as a man, a lawyer, and
Judge, having no superior in the lat
ter capacity in the State. Although
nearly sixty. five years" of age he is
still extremely vigorous, and fully equal to the
task that would be imposed upon him by
nomination and election. II is conceded that,
If he were ten years younger than he now is,
the nomination would be rendered him without
a contest. AS it is he will receive q strong sup
port at the outset and when many of the dele
gates are forced to give up their first for their
second choice will probably find himself In the
majority Mercer county, in grateful remem-
brance of his services to her In the past, in
structed her delegates to give him their support


Samuel Linn,


of Bellefonte, Centre county, is the President
Judge of the Judicial District in which he re.
sides, and is about forty-hve years of age.
Although his district was at the time Demo
cratic, he was elected to his present position
over Judge Gamble, of Lycoming county, for
merly member of Congress. Judge Linn en-
joys a rare reputation, both asa man and as q
lawyer, and that without any regard to the
politics of those who know him personally or
by reputation. He is also the author of a very
elaborate and useful work entitled "The
Analytical Index" Bellefonte, his place of
residence, is the home of Ex-Governor Curtin,
and has become quite famous for the number
OF prominent Judges who have gone out from
its bar in times past, two of them-Judges Burn
side and Huston--to take their seats on the
bench of the Supreme Court of the State.


William Butler,


OF West Chester, is a native of Chester county
and is now about forLy-five years OF age. He
had achieved fine reputation as @ lawyer
when, six years ago, he gave up a large practice
to accept the position which he now holds, of
President Judge of the Chester and Delaware
County District AS jurist he has fully main
tanned the standing which he assumed before
he went upon the bench.


Thomas K. Franklin,


of Lancaster, is native OF that city, and is
about fifty-two years of age. For thirty years
past he has been practising at the bar of Lam
caster and the adjoining Counties and has
acquired reputation as a civil lawyer which is
second to tina of but few in the State. He
served as Attorney General of the Common
wealth under the administration of Governor
Pollock. The Lancaster county delegates were
instructed to support him in the Convention,
in addition to which he received formal
written recommendation, signed by every
member of the Lancaster bar, without excep-
tion, and without regard to politics.


George Taylor,


of Huntingdon county, is a native of Pennsyl
vania, and is now about fifty years of age
After acquiring great success as a practitioner
he became President Judge of the Huntington
county district and has held the position for
about twenty years. AS Judge, his reputation
is excellent. And it is said that the Supreme
Court seldom finds an opportunity of reversing
his decisions.


Joshua w. Comfy,


of Danville, Montour county, is a native of
Milton, Northumberland county Pa, and is
now about fifty-five years of age. He received
his preliminary education at Princeton College
New Jersey where he took the highest honors of
his class on graduating. He then studied law
at Milton, and has now been at the bar for over
thirty years, becoming one ofthe most success
full practitioners In the central part of the State
In 1851 he was one of the five Whig candidates
for Justices of the Supreme Court, but this
State was overwhelmingly Democratic at
that time, and Judge Coulter was the only one
of the Whig candidates elected. The delegates
of Montour, northumberland, Cambria, aud
Lycoming counties were instructed to support
HIM in the Convention.


So much for the candidates for the nomiua-
tion; ana In looking over the record, made by
the different men whose claims have been
urged upon the Convention, 1T is easily seen
that an unwise choice could scarcely be made


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