New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-06
cxrrcHrs or THE CANDIDATES

, Hugh J. Grant was born In this city In 1850 He
received a common school education, and then entered
Columbia College He was graduated there, and
then entered Columbia College Law School, from
which no was graduated three years later He
oarIy entered politics, and soon became leader OF
the Tamnany organizations in the present XIXth
Assembly District. In 1881 he was elected an
Alderman and twice reelected, serving his last
term On 1884 In that year he made reputation
for himself by working against the notorious Broad
way Railroad steal He was one of the two members
of that Board who voted against granting the Broad
way franchise In the same year he was nomina ed
by Tammany Hall for Mayor, and received a greater
vote than was ever cast for a defeated candidate
for that Office In the following year he was the
Tsmmany candidate for Sheriff, and after sharp
contest was elected over John W. Jaoobus Repub'
ncan, and Andrew J. white County Democrat. HIS
conduct Of the Shetif's Office has been creditable
James A. Ilack. tho candidate for Sheriff. was born
In Hamilton County, in this State. in 1884, OF Ger
nan parents. He learned the trade OF bookbinder
in this city, and soon after he became OF age went
into business on his account For more than thirty
years he has been at the head OF one OF the largest
Lookbinderies In this country. For nearly twenty
wears he has been the TammaDy leader In the AAth
Assembly District. Although often asked TO run for
Office be declined until three years ago, when he
was nominated for County Clerk and was elected
lie has been for several years a sachem OF the Tam
many society, and for the last two years Grand
sachem
Edward r. Reilly the candidate for County Clerk
vas born ia this city in 1543. lie received COM
mon school ducaiion, and afterward graduated
from Columbia College and the Columbia Law School
In 1881 he was elected Assembyman from the With
district and was reelected in the following year
In 1895 he was elected senator from the With District
and reelected two years later lie has one year
Set to serve.
George II. Forster IS the present president oil the
BOARD of Aldermen. lie Is a weknown lawyer OF The
firm of Weeks & Forster He served ono term in the state
senate In 1881 he for District Attorney on the
Republican ticket and defeated Three years
later he ran for the same Office on the Tammany
ticket and was again defeated. lie IS Tammany
sachem and the leader of TsmmaEy Hall In, the
XXIvth Ward --...
Ferdinand Levy is now serving his second term as
Coroner lie was born In Washington County, Wiscon-
an and came 20 this city when lad. iie IS
lawyer lie has served two terms In the Board OF
Aldermen lie served with credit in the Union Army
during The War Of Rebellion. lie Is prominent
member Of the Grand Army of the Republic, and
commander of s,cnwehr Post.
DR. Louis r. schultze has been Tor several years
a pbysjciap connected with Castle Carlen. -Four
wears ago he ran Coroner on the County Democracy
iicket. but defeated n >,
Daniel Haney is a deputy sheriff. lie was born
in Ireland he Is liquop seller Tor The iad
three wears he has been the Iamflaby leader In the
NIIth Assembly Disfar