The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-13

ceived an endorsement from the Hxe-
cutive Committee Of bis (Tenth) ward. His first
political position was that OF superintendent of
the Carriers Department In the Post Office
under Postmaster Walborn, which he left to
accent that of assistant to Chief Coner Butler at
the Mint. When Sheriff Howell was elected Mr.
Leeds became one of his deputiesS which he oc-
cupied until the incoming of Sheriff Lyle. After
the Inauguration of General Grant he was ap-
pointed Collector of the Second Internal Reve-
nue. District, position which he still occupies
He has for ten years represented his ward in
the City Executive Committee, of which body
he has been Secretary, Treasurer, and Chair
man. .
Jacob r. Massey is at pre- sent an alderman of
the Fourteenth ward and the committing magls-
trate at the Eighth District station. He was
born in Chester county, where he lived for many
years, and during portion of this time he en-
gagged in the capacity Of schoolmaster. In 1S49,
after having spent short time in the West, he
came to Philadelphia and entered wholesale
dry goods house. In 1850 he was appointed
exemplifcation clerk in the Office of the Pro-
thonotary of the District Court which position
he held until elected to the present post.
Benjamin L. Berry is resident of the lower
part of the city. In early life he was with the
firm of Blight & Co., an old East India house.
Under Polk's administration he occupied posi-
ton in the Post Office, and upon the discovery
of gold he went to San Francisco and engaged
in mercantile pursuits. He there served as
Comptroller Of the Treasury, and was instru-
mental in obtaining the admission Of California
into the Unien. He was also one of the com
rnissioners of the funded debt in San Francisco
In the early part Of the war he published the
Statesman at Washington, D. c., and equipped
three regiments for the Government. He has
been since his return to this city member of
the Republican State Committee and was
delegate to the convention which nominated
General Grant. He was the last Congressional
candidate in the First district ff
Joseph Moore comes from the bloody Fourth
The only position he has occupied was as a
member of the Legislature from the Seventh
ward, where he used to dwell.
. Receiver of Taxes
Robert II. Beatty is from the First ward. He
is at present Deputy Recorder of Deeds, and for
many years past has been connected with the
Tax Receivers Office He has also been mem
ber of the City Executive Committee, and has
filled the position of Clerk to the Board of Re-
turn Judges since the Republican party has
come into power.
John L. Hill is a resident of the Ninth ward.
He commenced public life as a clerk in the
Office of the Commissioner of City Property
and was subsequently transferred to the Tax
Receivers Office. He was chief clerk since Mr.
Peltz was elected Receiver, and held that post
until the passage by the last Legislature of what
is known the Delinquent Tax bill, when he
was appointed Collector under the bill.
Richard Vansciver halls from the Twenty
sixth ward. He formerly held position under
Collector Thomas. This will be his first appear
ance before political convention. He served
in one of the short term regiments during the
war.
o. P. Glessner, printer at Fourth and Ches-
nut streets, only announced himself on Saturday
as candidate for this position.
Register of Wills.
Gideon j. Clark, from the Twentieth ward, is
the present Master Warden of this port, having
received the appointment from. Governor Cur
tin. He served throughout the war, entering
into it as Adjutant of the 18th Regiment P. "
(three months In 1862 he was elected Lieu
tenant Colonel of the 10th Regiment and in
1865 he was breveted Colonel for gallant ser
vices while in command OF brigade. Suisse
quently be was made a full Colonel, and bre-
veted a Brigadler-G General He was wounded
during Grants Virginia campaign.
Charles Dixey was formerly Commissioner of
City Property, and has been a standing candi-
date before the Republican Convention for
several years.
Philip Hamilton is a resident OF the Twentieth
ward. He has represented the Fourteenth
ward In Common Council, and subsequently
served one term as City Commissioner. j
William Smyth, like General Clark resides in
the Twentieth ward For several wears before
consolidation he served as Assessor in Cedar
ward. AT one time he was one of the firm of
George w. Colloday & Co., manufacturers of
cotton goods. Two years ago he received inju-
ries which necessitated the amputation of his
legs - l
William Y. Campbell halls from the Fourth
ward. He was nominated three years ago for
this same Office, and was defeated by the present
incumbent General Leech. He is President of
the Southwark Hose Company, and depends
much upon the efforts of the firemen. He was
in early life printer, but of late years has occu
pied a elerkship in the extensive establishment
of DIR. David Jayne q Son.
William M. Bum is very young man, living
in the Sixteenth ward. He served throughout
the war as private in Baxter's Regiment, and
was wounded at Savage Station, where he was
taken prisoner and confined in Libby for Eve
months. He was in the Legislature of 1859 and
1870, both of which bodies have received the
credit of having done decidedly more mischief
TO the State than good.
William Moran is from the Twenty-sixth
ward He has during his life been connected
with various journals, and now is in the Custom
House. He has delivered speeches all over the
State during the recent political campaigns.
Joseph A. Bonham of the Eleventh ward,
although never having held any political posi-
tion of profit, has served on the State Central
Committee and once ran on the ticket in the