New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02

Mr. Wallace is one Of the youngest members Oh INC
present Congress. lie was born in BrooRyh' anu .
a son OF William II. Wallace. OF CintonaNe'' dill no'
and steel merchant In New-fork. lie was pr
p red at the Adelphi Academy Tor cohese' "iu 'i
WESLEYAN University, at Mddletown' Conn., IA u,o
r,ass Of 1876 with which he graduated with heh
honor He then took up the study OF Ia" aV V,'o
Columbia Law School, and after his ADMISSION ~ Wv
bar entered the Office of General stewart L. "oou
ford who was then United States DistrictAVorHes i
The southern District Of New-fork lie was oicin
On The United states Court and afterwaTd an Assistant
Instruct. Attorney under General WOODROW. Ai'cr INV
latter retired from Office Mr.. Wallace became oho vi
n,s WARMERS and he has his Office In Wall-st lie mas
been active In Republican politics since ne neea '0
practice of his profession, and aded I'D io""ui"s w
Proolyn Young Republican Club. lie mas a'.o -
pre,ident of the Twentieth Ward Repuohcan ]Asso'''
ton Socially, he is popular and ne Is nlen,oe' Vi
the Oxford Climb Of which ne was first president.
VIZ, a. .nn.,cr of 1855 Mr. Wallace was selected as
A.. candidate of his district for Congress Inc
s.,oc,os rom his ward the Twentieth, were pledged
to and supported Robert D. Benedict when ~ o'
came certain from the balloting that ME- bc.eu 'o'
not be nominated the question arose whc.ie' .o,'
N,da,e should be chosen from the Twenueth "au
or some other one in the district by VoeS eh''oi'
outside OF his own ward, Mr. Wallace was hon,ih"'
~, ,oscncd from the Young Republican Cub, OF WHICH
bs had heen mer ber and accepted the hohor oheieu
him An earnest and active campaign on Ills par'
,,..A 4, b,s elsction by nearly 5000 majority over
r,n,au 7 Coombs who has again been put IN inc
s,, .h;e vear 70 +ry conclusions" with him. MI
U,uc. hegan his Congress last fall and IN the
-. ,,.r a, the Arst session of his first term he mas
,oc.ohed in winning a reputation which BIDS falr 10
make him one of the leading members OF the Lllo
congress For Brooklyn he has accomplished WHAT MS
predecessors had vainly sought to do In securing INC
necessary action TO authorize the sale by the GOVERN
ment 70 the city Of Brooklyn OF the lands no" esoo
ear the Walabout Market and which belong TO inc Navy
Ward property. The ADVANTAGES WHICH VIII az
erue from this will be enormous ana aro VI
direct interest to every resident OF the clN. MI
wallace was active in support Of and voted TOT 'he
measures with which the Republican party IS loehu
fed The prospects Of HIS brilliant future VIII Oe
enhanced II the majority by which ne Is e'ec,eu over
his opponent this year Is increased. a. 1t VIII Oe
every Republican In his district gives MN hs No'o
His opponent, who posed as an Independent hep"oi
can In 1883. has now thoroughly ideh,neu niisen
with the Democracy in its trade and reactonary
tendencies. .
Never was there better opportunity to increase
m. pnub,ican representation in Congress from Brook
IT,, t,,an s afforded this year in the lid and the VII
Distncte The former has been Represented Tor eleh
v..,s nv Felix Campbell, a man Of personal popn
krty and protection principles which enabled MN
eo carry tile district years ago by nearly 6oo'
u,urality But he declines TO serve longer, ana IN h
.tead the Democrats have named Alfred a. hoouN' VINO
Is the rankes. sort Of Free Trader. ana possesses
little popularity or personal following. the chie
recommendation he possessed to the party manager
&c the length of his purse. In the field against MN
James Gresham, a popular and successful business
man. who has a good prospect Of overcoming the al
verso majority III the district.