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the " Union Republican party" and in public speeches fretiuently advocated the Union cause. In 1862, unsolicited and without attending the Conven- vention, he was nominated for Governor. Immediately upon his nomina- tion he challenged his opponent to public discussion, made over sixty speeches, and was elected by the largest majority of any man that has ever been elected to office in the State. He held the (»ffice for four years, the first two of which he was also Superintendent of the Penitentiary. During his administration he purchased seventy-five acres of land, including a water power, for the State, which is the present site of the Penitentiary and Insane xisylum; al&o located four hundred and eighty tiiousand acres of school lands for the State, in all of which transactions neither party has ever at any time in the least. called in question the integrity and skill with which any of these acts were done. At the close' of his terra Gov. Gibbs received the nomination of the Republican party for United States Senator. Andrew Johnson was President and his policy conservative, and as i)etweeu him and Congress Gov. Gibbs was a " Radical" under the opposition of Johnson's appointees and two rival candidates, after 19 ballots, during which time he came within one vote of an election, he did not succeed in securing it and withdrew and allowed another Republican, Hon. H. W. Corbett, to be elected. Gov. Gibbs returned to the bar and for two successive tern:s ^as elected and served as District Attorney. He has also served as U. S. Deputy District Attorney for four years, transacting all the business of the office during that time, and was also United States District Attorney for two years. During every Presidential campaign since 1860, Governor Gibbs has responded to frequent calls upon him to make stump speeches. As a speaker, he is ready, argumentative and forcible. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been President of the Board of Trus- tees of that church iu Portland for several years.

HON. P. H. D'ARCY,

Who, as a young attorney, stands in the foremost ranks of the profession in this State, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 6, 1854, and with his pareuts came to this coast in 1856. They remained in San Francisco but about one year, and moved to Oregon in 1857 and settled in Portland. In 1859 they moved to Salem, where they have resided ever since. The subject of our sketch early made up his mind to secure an education, and appreciating the fact that he must carve his own fortune, he left no stone unturned that iu any way would aid or assist him in securing the same. At tlir early age of twelve he commenced working at the printer's trade and served his ap- prenticeship in the " Statesman" office. By working nights and Saturdays he managed not only to earn means of pursuing liis studies at the Willam- ette University, but also to assist his brother and sisters in the same laud- able efforts, in 1873 he commenced reading law with Boise k Willis, and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Oregon iu 1876. ^ In 1878, when the act was passed creating a new Supreme Court, Mr. D'Arcy re- ceived the appointment of Clerk, which position he held until 1880, when a new court was elected, and, bemg of different politics, he w:us succeeded by