New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-09
TIE CANDIDtTTS

Governor Charles Foster, who has been re-
dominated by The Republicans for Governor ~ ONO
was bora In Seneca County. Oho-a few miles from
Fo-toria his present homc-Apru r. 1893 Tie was
educated tho schools and at the acadcmF At
Eor,yalk Ohio lie became % successful business man.
and only bcgar 90 take prominent part In p"ltcS
in 1866: when De wi nominated FOR State Senator boy
the Re nublcaus a.nc absent from home. lie was
eecte4 but the democratic authorities Of one OF the
counties threw soldiers vote and he lost the seat
In $50 Tor Congress. and personal popnln7ty
sr! 81 orou- canvass cave him majority ~ 776. al
fArC tuc Democratic state ticket had larger majority
i1 ~" ,irict Not much WIS heard from Mr Foster
du ing his Congress but In the NLllld Con
gre-s ne attracted t"ntou hy h- readiness In an en-
comf'r Of words provoked hy General b. +. lntler'
few months later he went to Louisiana NJ
member of investigating committee. and ne J"he"
with William walter Phelps In n minority report upon
situation ~ affairs there. In 1874 he again caIrl
his district and 1876 ne his fourth victory. In each
OF these the Democrats carried the district
by maoritics ranging un 800 to 1000 hut they couid
not overcome Mr. Fosters popularity. Under the Demo
crtr gcrrymandcr in 1873 Mr.. Fosters home county
';as thrown into . stronger Democratic d.'irict. Ihe
Rcpuhcaus ofthe Win District nominated him, hut ne
declined prefcrinc make the hcht In his own district
the Win. He defeated by only i.2'5 plurality
and less than TOO crty. although the district hah
given Tilden $40 plurality IN 1876 While ~ Congress
Mr.. Foster for long tnc member " the Commit
tee WAYS and NctH- IN l~1H hc Was nominated Tor
Governor and Was elected by plurality Of 7,l29 aud
majority of 3.3I2.
Icos g. Richards. the candtlItc Tor IAcutenani-Goy
error Wa born near - ,n-rn. south Wales July D.
1sf9 lie came 10 ',S country with his parents at the
arc ~ nine wears tt the uuibr"ah NJ the war he en-
listed ~ prynt, in the 18th Pennsylvania Regiment
Of Infantry and served t - close. reaching %" rank
of captain IN 1sGS Fpr seven uonh- hr prisoner
T-tiiuc from 'ulilutfe = g.. lr ur hi- WAY L" tur
linton lines M KuoNtil, TENN after suffering great
htrt-hp. st cn-, OF fhc rriluu. hr -tu.lrd lnN
am, .rtfr f ,fin.. fovn D " hnunr county lu l-ti-
hr removed "a jefferson County, llc 1~ been nur Ar-h
Representative ~ hi ""uniY 10 thr Lecifar and i"r
wears De- been state rruafur IiulluE iiir
ut-f DO lu~ presided utcf th" -ruatr duIlhs
thc continued nh-rucc Of l'uicuin '"fcih@r it' ht
OPENED The 20 his nomination for the Lieutenant
GoVrinnrslhp.
Gcorrc X Nn.h the nominee FOR Auo-ucv Gcncrn'.
was born Ncul tounft. OHIO, hut h" ih- long hr'h
a resident ~ Colum'- llt began ufr ~ thr Stale 'h
iia ~ Assistant Crrs ~ tho House "t "lrr@
anI h,~ been prto-i1 lV moot of thr 'irr. iir bn-
hrrp ,,yic. elected i,fo-,rinr Atn~u,., ~ Franklin
COUNTY o Dcmorrttic -frun- -hoId li' wn- the Frpuhh
,didIir for Ntornrv t'urf'l 90 - 70 nni *i~ h'
frri'd Tie "aS again nominated iH i9'' wiz" 70" -A'
elected
Nirnola. Lonsnorth. OF Cincinnati. thc u'mine" 'or
Suprrfnr Court judge i- ~ ii-ur % tAc ii" Nrh"t-
L"ngworth. and i- alshly esteemed in 90" Pr"' "i
Oho lie isa oonaoH l"A- lldtr lll' term ur-An
Fcbrulry T.. 1~77. and 'tl "'lir" t'hr'N H. l-@-
In l~-- fhc ErIunIrfr~ fhUu+.f 90" "hiN flAHtr "l
c,r,iu. tho l- onc I- fct hy Tie u1ii
nation of Judge ION worth. A. tutt im" fr'-id'ni
Uavrs Al fh, r,uur-t ~ prominent tirc 'Itu kruth
can. urrc, Ju,i,. Iou.,sorth ,,cfnr ihr candidate
,r,r,d ii,t mo- ,, 81, iln holds % iudir l office -,d
Gr1r,, PsnI OF summit County who has been nofn-
mated for nfc. ~ ul the boa OF Public
Works. first elected iu l0s4. ic r q competent
civil engineer.
mated Tor Trcn-ur'r. elected on tie ticket VIA
Governor Poster 80 l-.'