The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-26

| oBrien and the late John Morrissey Judge Me-
| Adam il popular with the Bar
! Richard Croker has been Coroner for two terms
/ Henry Woltman was beaten once for Coroner and
I once when he ran for Senator. He has also served
two terms Coroner. Richard Flanagan was for
! many years a clerk at Essex Market Court. subse-
| quentiy Alderman and then a Coroner.
Patrick keenan,, renominatod. has served two terms
in the Board of Aldermen, having been elected
! As chairman of the Committee on Finance
/ Mr.. Keenan, er oFico sinking Fund
/ Commissioner. James j. sevin is member OF
the Board at the present time, having been
elected from the Fifth district He Is an I'M
dertaker. j. William Gunner has served in the
Board of Aldermen before. having been elected upon
the eat large" ticket by Tammany Hall. He lives i'll
the Tenth Assembly district and keeps wine saloon
William sauer is Ut present member OF the Board
and lives in the Eleventh Assembly district. lie Is
young man and quite popular among the uerihahs
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
| Robert c. Brown. the candidate of the Republican
J been a most active worker in the organization. he
was born, and sti. resides, in the seventh ward
! He is plumber by trade. and is about nfty-three
Ferdinand Ehrhardt, who has been chosen the
nominee Tor County Clerk, has served on the Board
of Aldermen. He is native OF Germany, and. like
Mr.. Brown, is plumber. He halls from the Tenth
! Assembly district. and was for many years MEM
Der of the Republican Central Committee. He has
been active q district organizer and leader and
was chosen because of his popularity among the
Elihu Root tho candidate for the Common Pleas
Court, born in Clinton Oneida county. in 1S43.
father was Professor Oren Root. OF Hamilton Col
lese Eihu graduated from that institution in 1868
with the highest honors. studied law for the next
three years and was admitted to the Bar in 1866.
Alexander Blumensteil, one OF the asprants for the
Marine Court Judgeship. is native OF this city and
OF Hebrew descent. He is thrty-six years of age,
ardent republican and graduate OF the College
OF the City OF New York.
Granville z. Halves. Mr.. Blumenstes colleague
for the Marine Court. is a graduate of Bowdoin Col
ege and native of the State OF Maine. He served
during the whole Of the late war and attained the
At anlnn IIa fnrksn TINA prnia Of
rhetoric in the Maryland state College. He is about
forty years of age and is member OF the Twenty
first Assembly District Republican Association.
John IL. Brady, who has been chosen with Messrs.
Friedsam and Jewett for the Coronersh ps, was
Gently twice nominated by Mayor Cooper Tor Excise
Commissioner but was rejected by the votes Of the
rammauy and republican Aldermanic combination.
Mr.. Brauy is native of this city. and has been for
over fifteen years engaged in the leather business
Morris Friedsam was born In Germany in 1881
and the United States IN 1S4S. Eleven years
later he was appointed to a clerkshp in the Comp
troller's office. He entered the Union army when
the broke out and at its conclusion was made
sergeant major.
Levi Jewett has been n resident Of this city for
about quarter of a century. He was born in New
London, Conn., in 1888, and is physician by pro-
fesson, having graduated from the New York Medi-
cal College. He served during the war as surgeon
in the Second Army corps. and in 1854 was very
severely wounded ut the Weldon Railroad fight. At
present he is engaged in the drug business aud is
member OF the Thirteenth Assembly district repub-
llcan organization.
Michael W. Burns who heads the Aldermanic
ticket at large served throughout the whole OF the
last and at its conclusion was made colonel.
He was born in the First ward and is about thirty
eight years of age He entered the war as captain of
company A, Seventy-third regiment, Now York Vol
unteers, in General Sickle's brigade.
Luther Horton was born in Vermont in 1921 In
1871 he this city. where he has since resided
He is engaged in the tobacco business: He has
served Deputy United States Marshal for
twenty-one years, retiring III 1876. He was ap
pointed in 1855. He comes from the Seventeenth
Assembly district and Is member OF the Republic
can Central Committee.
William Wade and Francis Snyder, the two other
candidates FOR Aldermen at Large, are well known
republicans. Mr.. Wade Is of the clothing firm of
Wade Cummings. and in 1871 was elected a men,
Der OF the Board of Assistant Aldermen. In 1874 he
elected Alderman.
IRVING HALLS NOMINEES.
Major Peter Bowe. the anti-Tammany candidate
for Sheriff is an auctioneer and chairman of the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Irving Hall organization.
He is popular, and made creditable record in the
war, having entered the field as captain in the
the Sherns office, having served a deputy under
both Sheriffs O'Brien and Brennan.
William a. Butler. the nominee for County Clerk.
is what is known among politicians an organiza-
ton candidate, he being an active member of the
Irving Hall party aud the leader in the Twentyfrs
district. BE has never held public office and is not
much known to the general public. Mr.. Butler lives
in East Fftyseventh street and carries the bust
OF plumbing in Harlem.
Miles Beach, the nominee for Judge ofuthe Court
of Common Pleas, is the present occupant of the
place on that bench. made vacant by the death of
Judge Robinson. Judge Beach appointed last
spring by Governor Robinson, and was confirmed
by the Senate. The Judge is about forty-four years
guished lawyer. The nominee was elected as Mayor
of city OF Troy running the democratic ticket
when he was but twenty five years of age.
Charles j. Nehrbas. of the nominees for Marine
Court Judge. has been active il New York city aars
for some time past. Mr.. Nehrbas is young man,
being only about thirty-six years of age. He is a
lawyer and is said to command influence among tax
payers.
james Flynn, the other nominee for the Marine
Court Bench. is new advent i'll the political arena.
He has never taken what may be called an active
part in politics, and has before been called
O a q ed
member OF the Bar, and well spoken of by those who
know him intimately. He is comparatively young
in years.
DR.. Thomas C. Knox. well known practitioner
and member Of the New York Medical College.
Fifth Assembly district. where he has taken an
active part III the fortunes of the anti-Tammany
Thomas Mulgan is an active local politician and
belongs to the element known as the workers.
Gerson n. Herman. the third candidate tor Cor
oner has already served of three years that
position and made credablc record therein.
Nicholas Houghton. reuominated for Alderman-at-
Large has served in the Board OF Assistant Alder
men. in the Board of Aldermen and in the Assem-
bly,. He has large following. Charles II. Marshall
is well known. having succeeded his father in the
shipping interest known the Black Ball packet
line. He is prominent member of the Chamber
OF Commerce and identified with many public trusts:
u resident of the Nineteenth Assembly district. lie
has never held Office. Nicholas +. Butenschon
at time during the administration of Comptroller
Andrew II. Green. deputy collector of assessments
THE SENATOR'S.
The Fifth Senate district now comprises Richmond
county, Governors, Bedloe's and Ellis Islands and
all that part of the city bounded on The north by
Leroy, Bleecker, Hancock and Houston streets. Ed
ward Hogan. the Tammany nominee, is tho present
Senator lie has been police magistrate. and six
years ago for Congress "tne home rule
issue against Edwin r. Meade, the Tammany nomi-
nee when Mr.. Hogan defeated.
Tie Eighth Senate district is bounded by Leroy,
Blocker, Hancock and Houston streets, broadway
and Thirteth street. John W. Browning, the Tam
many nominee has served term in the ASSEM-
bly, aud formerly held small position the Depart.
o Igftl, Late.
suit OF newspaper reporter His competitor on
the republican ticket IL Robert Ii. Strahan.
Mr. Strahan born in Newburg in
1913. lie learned the printers trade and graduated
from Westminster College, Pennsylvania. He at
tended the Columbian Law school, Washington, ID.
C., and admitted to the Bar few years later.
lie has represented the Thirteenth Assembly district
in the lower branch of the State legislature having
been elected in 1875. III 1876 he chairman OF
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