New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-04

IN forming and 10 managing his fathers large estates IN
Livingston County. The rs public office 10 which las
tion wLich b. held during frrc terms us73lS75) IA
1877 ho elected to the Legislature from LIVINGSTON
otter canada;cs. Ia 1879 se WAS rcecc,cd by Di4-
onty Of 1885, DlTiaz ais rs term As IA As ibs p IA
Mr.. Nads worth served chairman Of tie Comm tea
Agriculture aai member OF tho Committees ON
ways aid Means aud Expenditures.
NATHAN d. WENDELL.
Nathan ID. Won,lell, the candidate for State
Treasurer has had very long xpericncc in tie bank
ing bu.in,ss lie wss born in the year 1885. Mt PORT
Plain, Montgomery County, this STATE. Early IN life
lac entered printers Office and thoroughly learned tho
business when nineteen years old he journeyed 60 Al
bapy catered the service " tc Merchants National
Bank. This IN The year 1884 and Mr. wendell has
ever since maintained bis connection with the bank.
Step by step he rose IN rank tn in 1864 he
made cashier. He has retained that position. In
1871 he elected County Treasurer OF Albany
County. There was strong PROOF OF Ms popularity In
Ordinarily the Democratic party has y majority OF
$500 IN the con0ty but Mr. Wendell carried u by
again elected Treasurer IL had served the county 20
well that his majority this tie increased TO 200 In
publican tlcket IN TINS State.
HAMILTON WARD.
Hamilton Ward, the candidate for Attorney
General. has had q notable liie He born IN Hcrkt
County, July g. 1929. When he was foar years
old his parents removed 10 Virginia, where they
10 New-York and chose home IN Chemung County.
There he grew to manhood, and while a very young
studied law AT Emira. He admitted to the bar
Coop-rstown In 1891. and afterward selected
Phillpsyille (nOw 1BelmonO, Ailegany County the
place where he would bcgin 20 practice law. lie
has been "a resident VI the place. When
young he twice elected District
Attorney OF .iegany County. Years passed, end
Mr.. Ward became prominent member OF tho
Republican party IN the western part of tue state Ia
rbe SD he elected member OF the XSNfNth
Congress from the NXNIIth DistIirt. which
posed OF the counties OF Aegany. Chcaung .and s.eu
hen. His such 10 win him reelection
20 Congress Ia 1865 and 1868 tie declined reelection
In $40, anu retired from Congress Door man, Ills law
practice having been neglected by lin order 10 prop
orly perform his official DUTIES While In Congress he
"a member Of the Committee Oh Claims. OF he Com
mittee Reconstruction OF The special committee ap
pointed 20 investigate the assassination OF President
Lincoln and the special committee which drew up tho
articles OF impeachment against President JoAnson.
Mr.. Ward then. aud Is now empnatc1ly " stat-
wart Republican"
HOWARD sOULR.
Howard Soule, the candidate for State En-
gineer Surveyor. a resident OF Onondsgs county,
lie was nominated for tho position in 1877, and
received 36O.l57 votes out OF total OF 7s5.J55, hut
was defeared by Horato Seymour jr. (DcmJ. who had
a majority OF 5.3O7 over all other candidates At tho
OF his nomination IN 1877 Mr. soule was TIE CITY
Surveyor OF Syracuse lilo for ~ long time Division
Engineer the State Canals. and has been highly
spoken OF as an engineer.