Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
THE NEW MAYOR OF NEW YORK

CITY.
The election in New York city has
attracted unusual attention, not be
cause of the triangular contest SO much
as because of the principles represent
ed by the candidates. Mr.. Hewitt has
a national reputation, won daring his
service in congress.
Mr.. George is well known rs "A writer
on political economy and has won dis
t%inction in IA comparative short time.
He was the labor candidate.
Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt, the mayor
elect of New York city. is "A gentleman
well known TO the country at large is
a man Of national character, as he Is
now serving his fifth term in congress.
and also as the son-in-law of the once
famous philanthropist. Peter Cooper.
founder of Cooper institute.
Now that Mr.. Hewitt is elected more
than one eminent politician p~rophesies
that he will be the presidential candi-
date of the Democratic party in 1888.
He was an intimate friend of Samuel
j. Tilden. and in 1876. at Mr.. Tildcn's
special request. Mr.. Hewitt took the
craftsmanship of the National Demo
cratic committee.
Mr.. Hewitt was born in 1922 in 4 log
house on the GARNER tract in New
York state. He owns this part Of the
tract. The log cabin in which he was
born is still standing. 1t is in the
n~eighborhood of Haverstraw. about
five miles from Pomona station. Mr..
Hcwitt's father came to this country
when he was eighteen Years old The
subject OF this sketch was BORN thirty-two
years after the arrival of his father in
this country. At first Mr.. Hewitt, sr..
was very successful IN business. He
made quite "A large fortune. but he lost
ii all through misfortune and 1T the
time of the sons birth was Il ruined
man. The misfortune of the father va,
caused by his place of business being
burned out. He had no insurance and
was left without anything to repair the
enormous loss. He never succeeded
afterwards in re-|establishing himself.
He came here in 1890 as the represent
ativc of the English firm of Bolton 4
Watts. The latter was the celebrated
inventor. He assisted in the putting
up of the first steam engine works, and
helped in the construction of the first
steam engine ever built in this country.
Mr.. Hewitt vas brought up on the
farm and in the city. He lived upon
the farm during the summer and, while
he was not trained as a farmer, yet
learned All about the work. He attend
ed the public schools in New York and
stood ut the head Of his class at the
close Of this part of his education. As
a result of a special examination of all
the scholars in the public school al
that time, he gained IL prize scholar
ship in Columbia college. Mr.. Hewitt,
as Soon AS he made any money after
his graduation, insisted upon paving
the tuition fees of that institution.
In 1910, soon after he was admitted
to the bar, Mr.. Hewitt found that his
eyesight was not strong enough to en-
able him to devote himself TO the law.
and he entered into a business partner
sup With hlo llltuu, EuN dlh tpOpcI'
Peter Cooper gave 10 them the iron
branch of his business. which was not
then IN 4 very prosperous condition..
For over forty years this firm has on
tinued. and has been a pioneer in the
establishing of successful iron "A n
facturcrs in this country. This was the
first firm to manufacture iron girders
and supports used in tire-proof build
lngs and in bridges. 1t has employed
during I'LL these years thousands of
men, and has to-day upward of 5000
men on its pay rolls. The firm is rich
and well-to-do. Mr.. Hewitt is a mil
lionaire.