The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-29
JOHN TOILET, THE PEOPLE'S CjNDI-
DATE IoR ASSEMBLY, TWyITT-
FIRST DISTRICT

FIRST DISTRICT
| Sketch Of a Wonderfully Successful Caretu
-Foiey's Start in Liie-Hip Military Res
erd-Firrt Essay In Politics-Tr.utnphx
Over the Tuwmuny RinC-Hc BRINGS
vsnderhiHto Terms Bursts mp the Board
OF Supervisors.
The citizens Of the Twelfth aud Nineteenth
Wards Of this city have abun liant occasion for the
great respect ana gratitude they entertain for the
| interchangeable John Foley. vino is inst now deyc'ou-
Ing new and gran Ter e"hcrc Tor tFeir bc1cht than
any he has heretofore unioldcd, and which IL II
reasonably certain Re will carry 70 as conWei"
OF tho great dream Of al mctropoltans In the achieve
meht OF rapid Communication between one cnl OF
Foley, the protector and earnest advocate " the
plan endorsed by tire citizens Of lorSvie and H'r
lem the grateful remembrance of the entire popu-
JNhn Foley was horn IN the 10Th Of October 1874,
In the beautiful historic town OF Ltsmere, Wa;s lord
| couuty, Ireland His parents descended frurfi
| some or the oldest and most resrccted families q
| that portion 1.-THE Green Isle. John cane " this
country when but a mere lad Of nine years OF age,
\ his father being dead and hs mother having pre-
ceded him hithcr few yc,rs. A'thc age OF twelve
he scHt to ST. Jo-ephs Cocsa montreal. Tive
yecrs ll'cr the little pairimony LETT him was exhaust.
ed and John was compel ed to leave school aud
/ commence
| TINS STRUGGLE or LIFE.
| lie returned to New York In iSi' TOOK Tnr SIN,
| ald proposed to his motler to answer advertise
| law Office and work his way INTO the profession,
but a. Qnly ono or two dollars week was oner.i
in this direction fer his Niccs, he abandoncl the
| idel. Hs then applied TO h- mother 20 loan in 81
| "What for, nv sol ?" asked the rool mother n.
| stoui shment her son never before having made
| extensive % demand.
| "Wel. not er," said the hoy. 81 cannot accept
| &c DCr week aud SUPPORT yscli with It and ~
had 81 would 20 Into some business"
| The boy got thr ronoy, went down Broadway 10
| god pcu man factory, bought six ntns plyn Tor
two, and ob.airiDr credit for tie other four Rcng
advantage and s., mtte rapid ties Of MS melohlu.
disc and here was the
BFGEvISG or JOHN FoLEY's PROSPEROUS caatrR
| as merchant and manua curcr. MAY % our i.li-
| ing merchant, hansers a. pro,e sifnh ne1 were
a-6r- his earliest customers, and 80 popu.i md
| honest was ne tnai the bunLs 4 tie city allowed
him the rrvil.i e oigo NJ behind thriE.ruut"rs, nd
often nc cuu' he Seen trinF ri ncls on u. t03 n
| morer nae .ngc- containing thousands IN / hons
| Of dollars. From his email beginning. AMI with
| lis natural bU-i1c.s ,heeHdu p, al tact Ioll las
crown to be on" ot the most -nsive and success.
iq gold pm mtk III tio city, nis pens bens uiet
Apcnusnor urorrs u,vrs mM 4 SOLDIER
wl IN i' he ,e i E1y l.s. a bis
hun to e'n. d. o4c''d the 'p.umons promptly,
when Tie -ooI meIo.c h.rded him comm,..ioa
hn1 Just been rec wed lroW Precedent Lincoln. Al
Grst John lor;t to leave biz home, amily. bust
| ".int t'.t 3, ,.'a ii. dcs',' 80. sSnVi4 -E .,a
| go he u'd. .Nc Very mex dy found him IN v 80
! 'rt o. reporting ~ headquarters ior duty. WIZ
| tie cound,u-t or MS SUP. i9r-. aud wl''uvvi "
| v ~ FtfI We ttlNil lLNailhuN lItfNutu nm lhts
| ~ honest c'mmis-afy was 'mlns After ye9rs
| faithful se:'ice h. rcs'ertl he commission ans
| returned hone, ard subsequently, paid 81 0U0 to .
| man 10 90 in the army Tor three years.
MS FIRST EssAi - Po LItIcs.
:, In lsC4 lo.ey waited Rand and the continent 81
Fnrope, returning m the fa, Of mat year, lcn 10
| urgaui2td tue Empire CiCb Of the TweuiyhrsF
| Ward, where, fol number Of years, he Wa losi.
dent, aud was eiuciti it, Pr,sil lent: IammrT
| whole city then excited with tie reports "a
BODIES alleged Japlnese frauds. ani ue ireas
| Fol,y's load hin, swung ont promptly Tor { O.
Gunthcr, Booe's RcpuJ lean rival, Tor MNor, and
| Tor the lion. L.res Brooks Tor Congross, aad Car.
| ried the District against iammdny Han
FEDORA. APPOINTMENT TENoERsp NM.
In 1903 when Eh'ssey frauds Nere 80 nunwors
ana m1-nih en-, FOLEY was nomin3tei b. 'he Post
| Eighth district. Being pressed with business 10
tn. time G9 rad no attention to the ,snSe nO'
and the senate adjourned without taking action On
| his ease.
| MS GREAT TmuTPH OVER THE rAgNANY axe.
IL 1869 Foley was nominated by thu Damocr,tie
Onion organization for sqpcrEsor. lie pror Cd
ether breik Up The old, eortupt ciose corporation
Hoard of Supervisors. III put stop 10 their eIor:
nous raGds aGSfn pen 'e sSp1SeTs; Isis so 1haoysd
lin out in any event. and deiIsud Rim OF his cleo
uon. Foley was shrewi enough 10 see tbs game.
ba. u.,ongh the great lower and influence u ia =
man Han over the officers Of election, he was -
turned Il ird IN the race. The law al that time re-
CURED the May W appoint the dseased oanodass
who had inc most woes. Tie Mayor ~
violation Of other provision, OF law, SPa ,
Tammany cauvassers, appoined Henry sn.lh ten
Police Commissioner, 70 Folsy's righIfnl pace.
Smith, knowing that he had no valid clam 10 ne
cficp went 70 tue Legislature 10 have hls appoint.
| rcnt le allied. Foley went 20 Albany also, ID
defeated the Police Comnissioner's itte gams
after great contes. With Gov. Hofu The Lesls.
lature and the A. tOrney General .. BEGAN The
sreat nll' here Ia our Court. ior tn, ner,sslJn u
tire once, which attracted 70 general attention Toe
anrm6er of months, AUD analy terminated WIZ
II iprlta bon len ,ut n