The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-17
Sketches OF the Nominees.

COMMISSIONERS OF NEW COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
Wyllis Blackstone, the first nominee on the list
for this commission, is a gentleman about sixty
years OF age, long time resident OF New York, and
builder by occupation. He is a republican in pol
itics, and was Assistant Alderman from the Eighth
Ward in 1874. He was member OF the Assembly
IN the session of 1852, and is gentleman OF ex-
ccllent repute
Thomas B. Tappan is a democrat and was for
many years resident Of the Fourteenth ward.
He was member of the Common council from
1874 to ls4s. Assistant Commissioner Croton Aque-
duct Department in 1859. and subsequently became
Mayors Marshal under Mayor John 4. Hofr-
man. He was later Water Purveyor of the Croton
Aqueduct Department, under President stevens.
He is at present President of the Harlem Savings
Bank and owns and operates extensively in up
town real estate. He is about ffty-nve years OF
age, and Is OF undoubted reputation and business
capacity.
John r. Cumming is public contractor and has
done q great deal OF work for the city at various
times In paving and making streets, &c. He Is a
republican IN politics. Is resident OF the Nineteenth
ward, and is IN the prime OF lie. In ls47 he was
an assistant Alderman from the Sixteenth ward.
His reputation is excellent.
Smith Il. Shaw became known somewhat last
FAN as candidate for the Mayoralty under the
banner OF the peoples municipal reform party.
The city was toleraby well supplied with cards
about that time bearing his name and candidacy,
and there are not few OF his portraits extant.
He is reform democrat, about forty years Of age,
and is in the produce business in Reade street
Fa U% iae
Is Its own reward" Mr.. Shaw bears an excellent
reputation.
COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
jacob A. Westervelt Is well known hale and
hearty old Knckerbocker business man, pub.
ana n s Is sound
the estimate OF people who know him ''al the way
rom sixty to seventy years Of age" He was o
shipbuilder by profession when New York didn't
cover one-fourth OF the area 1t now occupies, and
is known all along the docks. He built some OF the
other fast ones being the Sweepstakes and the
Jacob A. Westervelt. He was Tammany man
when Tammany was respectable. He was elected
Assistant Alderman from the Thirteenth ward in
1910. and was Mayor OF New York in 1s5354
William Gardiner is an old and highly es-
importer OF and dealer in iron and steel. He was
war democrat and has voted with the republican
party since the war. He has never held any pub
lie Office with the exception or a school commits
sionersnip some years since and Is a tribe over
fifty years OF age. He is nrst class practical bus
William Budd is an old scafarng man, and Is the
nominee OF John j. Cisco, Thurow Weed, j. H.
Brown and other prominent gentlemen. He Is
about forty-fve years Of age and is posss ssed Of
high scientific attainments and excellent executive
capacity. He was for some years an officer in the
manded United States vessel in the blockading
service during the late war. He Is q well known
and highly esteemed gentleman.
The German Republicans Feeling Sore
About the Mayors Nominations and
Appointments.
The German Republican Central Committee,
william Gellmann presiding, held O meeting at $40
Bowery last night. when the Executive Committee,
through Leo We'll, reported that rcsou
tons had been prepared, expressing dis
satisfaction with the Mayors nominations
in not having recognized" the claims Of the Ger
man republicans when making these nominations
The German republicans, 1t was argued, base their
'caimsn on the alleged TACT that they represent at
least $1,000 voters whose votes in the
last election were cast in aid or the
cause OF municipal reform. The German republici-
can organization, 1t Is claimed was among the first
In the campaign that resulted In the overthrow OF
Tammany Ring rule. Inasmuch as the nominations
were not yet complete, 1t was proposed to take no
action In the matter at present, and to lay the
resolutions referred to over until some future
meeting, which was accordingly done.
Resolutions In honor Of the memory OF the late
Chief Justice OF the United States, Salmon p.
Chase, were adopted by solemn and unanimous
vote,