The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-10
NEW YORK GoyERNoRs.

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Empire State From the Start.
New York Gnphic1
Alonxo B. Cornell viii, on the lst day
of January next, be inaugurated Gov
erner of the great State of New York.
1t is an Office, it may be said with truth,
only second in power and responsibility
to that held by the President of the
United States. The greatest statesmen
have held the reinsof government in the
Empire State, and in view of the near
approach of Governor Oornelps inaugur-
alton it may be of interest to review
briefly the past. Who have been the
Governors of New York;
The first Governor of this State was
George Clinton, hero as well as sol
dier, a patriot and statesman. He was
elected six times, successively holding
the office eighteen years-a career not
since duplicated in the history OF any
State. John Jay was elected in 1875,
and held the office until 1901, when
George Clinton was again elected, hold
ing the office three years longer, SO that
his whole service rs Governor covered
twenty-one years. On the iatter's retire
ment, in 1904, Morgan Lewis was chosen
Chief Magistrate. He was great man
in his day, and distinguished himself
both as a soldier, statesman, and Chief
Justice of the State.
In 1907 Daniel %. Tompkins succeeded
Governor Lewis. He was regarded as an
ADLER man and more of statesman than
his predecessor; had won high rank in
Congress and as all Associate Justice OF
the United States Supreme Court. He
was Governor ten years, resigning after
his election to the Vice Presidency. He
was succeeded by the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, John Taylor, whose term Of office
expired i'm 1917. De Witt Clinton came
next. He is regarded by historians as
one of the greatest men and benefactors
that this great State ever produced. He
held the Office until 1928, being succeeded
by Joseph g. Yates. In 1926 Clinton
was reelected. For less than year, from
February II, 1928, to January l, 1929
Nathaniel Pitcher, Lieutenant Gov
cnor, was acting Governor, when Martin
Van Buren (afterward President) was
inaugurated. Van Buren resigned hit
seat in the United States Senate to take
the office, showing what value he at
tached to the Governorship. Lieutenant
Governor Enos T. Throop succeeded Van
Buren, the latter having been appointed
Secretary of State by President Jackson.
Throop was elected by the people asGov-
ernor in 1880. Next was chosen the
greatest statesman the Democracy
ever had to boast of-William L. Marcy;
then William Fl. Seward, the fore
most of the founders of the Republican
party. After Seward, William G. Bourk
an eccentric though positive character
who was succeeded in 1S45 by Sila:
Wright. John Young was elected in
1S47, being succeeded in 1S49 by one Of
New York City's most distinguished
sons, Hamilton Fish. Washington
Hunt, who succeeded Fish in 1851, was
the last of the Whig Governors. HI
was succeeded in 1858 by that distin
gulsneu DemOcraU, HoTatlO seymour
the man the Democracy are begging
to lead them out Of Israel-(who wa
also chosen Governor in 1882. Myrol
H. Clark served one term after the ex
piration of Seymour's first. John A
King also served term. Then cam,
Morgan, Seymour Fenton, Hoffman
Dix, Tilden and Robinson. Morgan
Seymour and Fentons had to meet tn
tremendous responsibilities of war times
They did their work we'll. Dix insti
tuted reforms for which Tilden and Ro
| binson received much credit. Next will
/ como Alonzo B. Cornell. He may wei
1 be proud to have been called upon to fiji
/ an Office occupied with such distinguishe'
/ ability by majorityof his distinguishes
predecessors.