New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-26

49,, a, -. varrum A. Harrison, OF No. 81 Nassau
a. and comes of a family that has oeeh pio''o"
in bis country for generations. lie Is nio"io'
NJ the Society Of the Cincinnati his id'nor was
lanes NJ Varnum and his grandfather pore 'io sa"'o
80. in fact. the name has been handed down
n", r,,, ,o,oration 10 generation since the Rcvo
lu,ior Mr. Varnums father was also ia"Ser'
- of the wellLpown firm of Narnum Iufney'
Mr. varnum is about forty-two years Old ana Is
graduate of YALE of the class OF 1868 Ai'er leaving
COLLAGE he studied law in his fathers ONCE ooNcrhoi
Correu placed him on his stan Win the raph VI
co,oncI Mr. Varnum has held only one ohce' mat
:. ,ssomblvman. lie represented the Xlth
Assembly District oil thIs ' ~,
ro1tsIat,,re in 1879 and 1880, and, ahhough
~, nrcdcccssors from that d. riot had been men OF
,oontio,aI ability he fully maintained tho nsn
s,a,,dard set by them lie was chairman Oh inc Coin
I,toa nm Cities In the Legislature ana maue ninSeh
valuable Asscmblyman By his uhurins "u"! ~
tbo neoples interests He was luehIhcu WIN oo
oral reform measures including the EAcSe o'ii VI iooo'
lie was prominently mentioned Tor the oh'eu o'@o'
r,r,ct ,ttorneyship this year. but President harr
rtd anoiber man lie is bachelor and mas
s sEn at No. "a Gramercy Place hs HIS n tm
marion ea tonr abroad last Sunday, and did not
a,,snd the convention. Last night whes, ne insIe
MS appear ubcr he was fairly overwhelmed by the
warm congratulations OF his iriehus'
WILLIAM v. VAN RENSSELAER,.
~, Van Rensselaer, is also a veteran. lie enlisted
&c = member of the 50th New-Iork Engineering corps
and served with distinction in tic Army Oh inc
- .o tho rank of captain. lie did excellent WORK
g., ,bo Rattle of the wilderness and at petersburg.
uo belongs 10 the Van Rensseaers oil Albany Ills
father was one of Mr. Stewards most vIued 11ehns'
In fact II was to the elder Van Rensselaer, that inc
craat Secretary Is said 10 have been indebted LOT ms
introduction 10 public life having allowed seward 10
no elected State senator when he could have had the
onoo himself After the war Mr.. Van Rensselaer, ne
smcd the practice of his profession at seneca fals'
lie never held any public Office until Mr.. CorncHs
election a. Governor: then he appointed Deputy
o,,or,ptcndont Of Public Works under Mr.. butcher
lie made such a crcdtabe record that IN ieSo ~ Was
rominaed for state Engineer on the hcket heaheu py
Mir davenport lie Is about my years oI sse II, II,
cnmfortahle cIrcums ances, and enjoys the honor OF
bcnr MAYOR of seneca Falls despite the fact that the
MACE IS normally Democratic by good majority
ALBEIT HAIGHT.
Albert HaIgh the candidate for Judge OF the Court
Of Appeals. was born in Erie County IN lo42' lie
was educated in the public schools and the spring
field Academy lie studied law In Buffalo In lo'-
he was elected County Judge of Erie County Tor d
term of six years. Before the expiration Oh his tehu
he was nominated Justice OF the supreme Ooul'
by the Republicans OF the With JUDICIAL DisrH''
COMPRISING the eight counties OF western NewYork,
and was elected by Of the largest maiortcs ever
given candidate for that Office. within five years
after his election he was appointed by the Governor
az one of the General Term Judges of the Fourth De-
partment in that district and the new With Judicial De
nartment In 1883, when the Second Division OF inc
Court Of Appeals was organized he was selected Oy
Governor Hin upon the solicitation OF INC "a a
bar Of western Now York Irrespective OF parry as rnw
NJ the iudges of that court. This position ne INV
holds He is popular with the bar OF the Stae anu
has the confidence Of the entire people,