New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-23

etroIv senaroe himself from either. Indeed, MS lung
for the excitement and activity of political campaign
always proved stronger than his devotion to profound
udv Of the law The first autumn following his gradu-
alton he was elected TO the Assembly by the Democrats
~ his district on election day he not yet twenty
one yegrs old and in fact be did not reach his majority
until n few days before he went TO Albany He served
three successive terms as Asscmbman andin the mean
time after studying in the Office OF Judge Macon had
been admitted TO the practice OF law Scarcely however,
had he begun this work when lin 1880 he was elected to
Congress from this city. lie was irenOminated, but
was defeated But again. In 1910 he ran on the Demo-
cratic ticket and was elected At the expiration Of his
second term he was again renOnnaed but again deIea
ed and This ended his career in Congress Tic mad al
ready exhibited the marked traits which continued 10
characterize his character politician He was reso-
lutte aggressive and fearless and frequently onended MS
Marty friends rs we'll astonshed his opponents ny MS
ipdcncuIence Although his sympathcs were with the
southern Democrats the slavery question: he nsi7eu
on the right Of those opposed to slavery to FAR hearing
I'm Congress- He himself more than one occasion pre-
scented an anti-sayery petition 10 Congress- although nc
was most strongly opposed to all the sentiments Oh inc
petitions When he first went to Congress he WIS o"
GOOD terms with Fernando Wood; but having become IN
ccd ot sor,e politjcal conduct the lattcrs part
which he considered improper he refused all association
with Mr. Wood ana became Of his horcc't ana ho'l
unIclenting opponents. Al one unc DeiOIc tho ul.y
arose and during Mr. Mckcons hrst term in 'o'tlI,,
MIR Wood came 10 him ask Lin Ia act a. his secnil IN
duel TO which Sir Wood had been challcnsru u! IT. 10y, I
blooded Souherner Bat the duel never clr on 10
Mr. MrKcon never hcsatcd to characterize IN severe
terms what he considered the pu1anmiiy oil AT; o"t
In February, lS46Dir Mch'on was al'l'',i 49, ~
Attorney OF this county by the Mayor ana inc b2arH :"
supervisors. to III the vacancy caused ~ uTv 10
Matthew Paterson. tbs was I't il,, "iiti,, az - -
that office that made before the I
into operation. lie was al'o tht iiis maj ~ ,
elected 20 the place under INA, cons , of
fore continued TO be District Attorney UNIV t' 80 y"
the year 1s5l Then followed %'I u 1f" poif cam
paigu work and tip TO Europe. Mr. 9,che"n lll LII
his office In dwelling Noa,S ll's Ia. y, ne EASTERN
end of what ia the StcwWt.Mul'iiE' Nt'il! ,,o
Gas. OF IuilGI,g- many OF which sill, u.nl as resi-
dences. In 1893 President ilcree n1 t,.s III
trict-A Attorney I'm this district Mr. Nchroh miue II'
crck SMITH the present Recorder, NAo A'u stu'u
law I'm his Office one OF his CHIEF assistants Ihohc"
District Attorney dcsh,e sis & y rJ me
made vigorous un>lau-m ~ 'h-uaNr4- 'l'u ',,,iI
in the slave trade. ly his energetic prosecution % ny
agents of the English Government VINO WeIe Jnhau.s
stop these violations 81 the neu'Ily eals1; bu ~
course did not meet Win me Ai0Da1m NJ I'm hi
place; IL was, however, VITA dmciutt lht M ''ss
EIcEcou formed a Laws cOpartueship with FREDERICK
smyth in 1857 which continued untu the All't VIZ
oGco Of Observation-Disclosures which he hold at the time %
his death lie ia bad health during nearly tue "'1
Amons his chief pieces OF legal work both prosccu
ing attorney ana advocate, Wen MA action 10 CIV
c tT r I i " n-y trctie- and the convection
Of CAPTAIN Smith and other pirates when he was IAed
states Di,rict-AttOucy; defending participants III uc
bcrli1u riots; h, defence O.: stokes Tot The mHirI
Of Fisk; aud his defence Of Colonel Roberts the roman
charged with violation OF the United states ncu'IilS
laws He earnest I'm carry Ing out EhatcNtt uuo!
took, and utterly fearless. he was dWl OF ldI W
tainmcuts and excellent speaker before Jury
Icspite hi, advanced age hr had until thr last few
months mddy. healthy looking face ana gcheId pcI
ing that made him appear much younger. -
iIe married a daughter Of the late Commodore John d.
Slcat. She was then n widow, Mrs Wittcmoic' WIN
two children OF whom, the widow ~ an army Ghrr
living with her father ai ilf tlll' Oh E h'l
Mrs McKcon survives her husband with their only
daughter, Mrs. George Hccker