Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-26
CHARLES Fol oER
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
OF NEW YORK AND PRESENT SECRETARY
nE THE TREASURY

THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
OF NEW YORK AND PRESENT SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY.
Charles ] Folger is a native of Massschu-
sets, snd wss born April 16, 1878. He re-
moved 10 Geneva, New York State, when
twelve years old, and was graduated from
the Geneva College in 1886 with The hon1rs
of his class, and Immediately alter be
studying law in the office of Mark III. Sibly,
at Canandaigua. He was admitted 10 the
bar in 1889, and soon took prominent posi-
ton in the profession. In 1914 he was APP
pointed by the governor judge of the Onta
rio Court OF Common Pless, position
which he held one year. He was also mas
ter and examiner in chancery until the
Chancery Court was abolished bv the cons!i-
tuition of 1916. He was elected county
Judge of Ontario county in 1851, holding
that Office four years. In 1851 he was
elected TO the State Senate, and
was reelected at the end of each term
until he had served eight years in that body.
He was chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee, and in fact the leader of his party in
the Senate, and was for fur years president
pTo tenn He has acted with the Republican
party ever since its organization, and in
May, 1870, he was nominated by his party
for one of the assistant judgeships of the
Court of Appeals. A new Court of Appeals
had been created, with a chief jus e ami
six associates, and by the terms of the con
stitution each voter was restricted to voting
for chief judge and four associates. The
Democrats elected the chief Judge and four
associates, and Judge Folger and Charles
Andrews, having received the highest num-
Der of votes on the Republican ticket, were
declared elected from the minority in June,
1870, for ERIN OF fourteen years. On the
death of Chief ] Judge Sanford E. Church last
spring, Governor Cornell designated Judge
Folger TO act as chief judge until an election
to that position took place. Iu November,
1880, Judge Folger was elected chief Justice
by a popular vote, running lar ahead
of his ticket. The term of Office was four
teen years.. but in accordance with the
constii utional Requirement he would have
retired on full pay at the expiration of
eight years of his term, when he would have
been seventy years of age. In the spring of
1850 Judge Folger was strongly urged for
the Secreisryship of the Treasury under Gsr-
field, the advocates of this nomination being
ConkliDg, Arthur, Dorsey and the New York
Stalwart faction generally. L, is believed
that Garfield at one time seriously contem-
plated making FolSer Secretary of the
Treasury, but he was deferred from 80 doing
by the fear that be would be, or could be
suspected of being, too much under Wall
street influences, and by the further fact
that he had an unjust claim for $l85,000
against the Treasury then pending ia the
United States Supreme Court. Folger was
not nominated BY Garfield, but thirty-eight
days after the presidents death Mr.. Arthur
made the nomination which Mr.. Garfield re-
fused to make. Judge Folger was nominated
and confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury
under President Arthur October 81, 1881.
He has been in office about eleven months.
He will, of course, resign from the service Of
the United States forthwith, as there would
be manifest Improperly in his continuing
a campaign for governor and retaining his
post as Secretary OF the Treasury at the
same time.