THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. CTOBER 1899. HONEST, ABLE CANDIDATES Light on Careers of Which Penn. sylvania Democrats Are Proud. [HDEPENDENT Which Shows Anti-Quay Rep: cess of the Champions of Clean VOTES. commendation the Hope of licans For the Suc- State Government, iat are the What does larly the | J ! i ] ? § { red TH y ed Manages crat party has anti-Quay Reg larly in Philade founded hope of “the country” for Philadelphia that made Pittston in- vincible in 1852 and in 1890, Philadel. phia Democrats today are united and harmonious in consequence of the wise local leadership as applied to the pres- ent county ticket The Democrats there are as one man, and the Quay machine Is opposed within the Repub- lican party by a power greater than ever before confronted it. Why. then should the honest “country” fear this year for Philadelphia? Let the rest of the story speak for itself. JUDGE MESTREZAT'S CAREER. By an wnprecedonted majority Judge Mestrezat was called to the bene h of the Fourteenth judicial district, and for more than five years he presided with signal ability over Its courts. He brought to the bench the ripe experi- ence acquired by 20 years of tireless labor In the practice of the law In ail its departments. He was equipped as few have been to assume and properly discharge the judicial duties In a dis trict of varied Industries, entailing lit. lgation covering every branch of the kw. His experience upon the bench gxtends to every section of the state where ha has been called In the trial of cases which have attracted the at. tention of the profession generally, In all his judicial actions Judge Mestrezat bas been fair, fearless and faithful, He is a student of the constitution. itt rt partien iphia. ic was the well {| ancestors county on the | contested campaigns in the | three January | ehalrman of | committee of Fayette county a delegate to the convention that nom! h every stream He is a close of legislation He is thoughtful, taking and conscien vith the law and is familiar and current of suthority ent of the history meeption wil stud from its profound { ' 11 ii pain ei mila ndan- iurisdiction hou nd federal ed with the “peal and promon decisions party, th ! office He the Hee t of his never soug! a political om a long of Democratl and Is In his political faith manner born. In 1877 he waa district attorney of Fayette Democratic ticket In one remarkable and flercely history of and served a full term of Monday of ‘85 he was Democratic central He was igh comes fr line to the elected of the most the county, years from the first 1878. In 1584 and the nated Black for governor in 1888. He | was also a delegate to the Democratic convention at Chicago In 1802 that nominated Cleveland for president When Robert E. Pattison was elect. ed governor In 1880 Mr. Mestrezat's friends asked that he be appointed at. torney general In the governor's eabl net. While the appointment did not come to the western part of the state the strong endorsement of his cand! dacy by the press of western Pennsyl- vania was a fitting tribute to his abil. ity as a lawyer. His candidacy re. colved the endosement of the Fayette county bar, Leading lawyers and ju- rista in every section of the common wealth also united In asking his ap pointment HIS FORCEFUL PERSONALITY. Judge Mestrezat was married about 12 years ago to Eliza Wilson Ewing, daughter of Hon. John K. Ewing, of Uniontown, his wife dying two years | with lve understands the framework of the | later. He (8 8 member of the First Pres makes his there He Is most democratic in his manner His nature is frank and open. He im presse you with the he mal attempt tongue ing 01 bi rian church of Uniontown, and at the West End hotel hvie home convict) no to bridle TO BE CONGRATULATED mgratuiated on the fact that thes nom (Judge Mes. has a good reputation to start He has had 26 years’ practice In the law, and has held his present judi cial position since 1883, with credit to himself and honor to his district. Of his Democracy there Is no question, and there appears to be none of his judicial scumen and personal Intex rity." Phila. Public Ledger, Ind. Rep A MOST HONORED JURIST “The candidate for the supreme court, Judge 8. 1. Mestrezat, Is one of the most honored of those who sit on the bench In western Pennsylvania He remained away from the convention city during the sessions, and took no active part in the conduct of his cam- palgn.' Phila. Times, Ind EKETCH OF CHARLES J. REILLY The following narrative of the inter. esting and honorable career of a con- spicuously self made man, Charles J Reilly, eandidate for Judge of the su. perfor court, ia from the forthcoming yublieation of the proceedings of the yemocratic state convention, compiled by J. W. Moyer, secretary of the state committee “One of the chief glories of our In- stitutions has ever been the fact that, no matter how high or humble a begin. ning one may have had, they afford all persons an equal opportunity to rise in the scale of excellence from the lowest to the highest position of in Juence and power In the gift of the be of “The state | ines trezat) fenumer | origin | history | dor & Munson, with propla The race {8 open tp all comers on equal terms, Were | to attempt to ate the names and describe the of the great men of humble who have embellished American th their vement all departmen of er wor 1 and m ol . HIVES 10 rewrit in ti ot n Xan A W \ th 1} VW ) i remaline w) nthe, when the tien x me fa family for their keeper for George B city of his adoption this position he moment to his saved sufficient to permit glgn his position, he entered office of Hon. John J. Metzger, now president judge of the Twenty ninth judicial district, where he completed his studies June 4, 1884, and was ad- mitted to practice in the several courts of Lycoming county “He was also a member of Chatan- qua college (C 1. B.C), class of "90, having studied the four years' course A MAJORITY THAT MEANT SOME- THING “He has since his admission been admitted to practice in the circuit and dletrict courts of the United States and supreme and superior courts of Pennsylvania “In 1885 he was elected chairman of the Democratic county committees of Lycoming county, and demonstrating his ability as an organizer he was re-elected to the same position in 1886, also In 1887 and 1888, and, there fore, served four years “In November, 1880 he was elected district attorney by the largest major ity ever received In the county for any county office up to that time. 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