New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12

from tie prlVatlonS suffered during his lnpIlooH-
ment Another ancestor was wounded in the
massacre at Fort Groton, Connecticut. Three
of his immediate ancestors fought in the War
of 1912, and others in the Rebellion. Mr. Muir
rays father married the daughter of Daniel 5.
Dickinson; Governor and United States Senator
from this State.
Though born in San Francisco, Mr.. Murray
has lived in ills State nearly all his LIFE having
left California in infancy, in 1879. After his
graduation from college, he studied law with his
uncle, C.. ID. Murray, of Dunl!irk. lie remained
there two and a half years Leaving Dunkirl,
he entered the office of his uncle, the late Samuel
e. Courtney United States District-Attorney Of
this district, and was admitted TO the bar from
this Office. On Mr. COurtneys death he succeeded
to his extensive practice. Mr. Murray has taken
| a prominent place at the bar and has been en-
| gagged in many cases of importance. He is re-
garded as a careful, diligent and painStaking
lawyer of honesty and ability. He is an indie
| fatigable worker for the success of his clients,
and has a legal mind well grounded in the princi-
| pies of Jurisprudence.
Mr. Murray's active interest in local politics
was awakened about seven years ago. He then
became a member Of the Republican organization
| Of the Hid District, and was its candidate for
member of the Assembly. Though running in q
Democratic district and without making an active
| canvass his part, he led the ticket. Mr.
| Murray is earnest and convincing speaker.
| lie took the stump i'll the Blaine campaign Of
1884, and in the last Presidential campaign made
many speeches in support of the ticket,
Mr. Murray is a member OF several ancestral
| societies, the Cincinnati Sons of the Revolution,
| Sors of the American Revolution. Society of
| 1872, and the Loyal Legion lie is prominent
in club and social life, and is a member of the
| New-York Athletic Club, the Republican and
other clubs of the city
Nicholas Fish, Thomas l.. Geary, James w.
HAYES, Howell C. Ress, George W. Wagner, T.
T. Bartlett, Hiram Merritt, James Brangan, Peter
Tighe, Michael Weldon, William c.. Church, An
geO Gallo, Joseph w. Jarvis, William fairfield,
William II. lockwood and James T. Madden are
the other members of the County Committee from
the Hid
WITH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
This district is bounded by Catharine, Division
Grand and jackson SIS. and East River. 1t has
larger voting population than any of the other
districts that have been previously described The
total registration in 1883 was 10,2S0. The whole
vote cast was 0,s42. OF this number Harrison re-
Geived 2,G7j and Cleveland 1888. Miller'S vote
was 2,OO3; Hills 1896. As in the other down.
town districts, all the proponderating influences
are in favor Of the Democracy, more particularly
Tammany Hall, and considering the material in
ducemcnts offered by the enemy in comparison
with what the Republican party has TO give, 1t
is surprising how vigorous organization is MAIN
tanned by the Republicans of the lVth year
after year, even when the little bit of Federal
patronage has been in the hands of the enemy.
ed" Fitzpatrick, the notorious Excise Com
missioner, is the Tammany leader and all the vast
power of his Office is welded for his party in the
most INSCRIPTIONS manner. Besides him, there are
the offices of Alderman, ASsemblyman, Civil Justice
State Senator and Congressman, all in the hands
Of the Democrats and relentlesSly used against
Republicans. Superficial thinkers who are in the
habit of snecring at the Republicanism of the
cvnicsm in an examination Of what Republicans
have to withstand there ami now successfully
they do withstand It. AS u leading member of the
Marty recently remarked this point There
i as much unseish devotion to Republican
principles below Fourteenth-st. in any part
of the United States"
The lNth, however, is not SO completely In the
Tiers grasp. \ combination VI the Republicans
and what is left OF the County Democracy jeopar-
last fall Thomas Brady, who represented this
combination was only beaten by AGA votes by
| Paddy Roche, the Wigwam nominee. Unques
tonaby the strength and efficiency OF the Repub-
lican organization in the WITH is due in large
measure to the wise guardian that the party there
Collins who has been tie acknowledged leader
Of the district for score Of years.
For over thirty years Mr. Collins has been an
active figure in Republican politics. lie was APP
pointed master boller-maker In the Brooklyn Navy
Yard way back in 1862. before he was twenty