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Joined although previous TO that time he had
been in sympathy with the Republican party, and
he cast his first Presidential vote for Abraham
Lincoln, believing in the principle Of the abolition
Of slavery.
He has been a member OF the County Committee
for twelve years, and a delegate % State conven-
tions for the past four five years. lie is now
vice president Of the district association. and was
unanimously chosen executive member Of the dis
trict by his fellow-dcegates upon the retirement
of Police Justice Smith In 1880 he was ap
pointed city marshal by Mayor Cooper and re-
appointed by Mayor Craze in 1885. This Office
enth-st. Civil Court. lie failed to secure reap
pointment under Mayor Grant The Delegates
from the XXth 20 the County Committee beside
Mr. Goodc are Henri &. rcrey, Charles Lietz,
Charles Whitlock German Kahn Henry Lipsky,
Herman Cantor, j. 5. Conway. Charles \. Adams
Louis T.. Roland, William II. Lee, Morris Baumel,
f. b. Ramsdell, VI. d., John Kivlin. James Eagan.
James w. Brady, Thomas f. Eagan, Michael
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Ksatino ex-wardon Of Ludlow Street Jan III.
on,ola NJ the XVIIith are filled with deeds oi
violence. Of horrible beatings and murders hioS'
brutal 70 use the language of DR.. Mcttlynh, "no'
&c priest Of St. Stephens, lived in the distrlcc ioi
vears Election day never passed without pioou-
shed and il was an exception when no llves "e I
tal,en Not only on election day, puI ~ ~ uao
eorIv DAYS during the war, particularly ~ "'
oImost a continuous round OF STRIFE. . It'll
Socordovp was Republican territory, Wlhe
Tbird-aye was looked upon as belonging eA9 s
svely to the Democrats Inc "pp111e eynocrat in
Ssapond-ave was considered sufficient ground ior
1WShhiti o there were some stanch Union men, as,
,or "aXamnIe. Colonel O'BTien, of the Otn keSl-
nept who was beaten to death for qneillnS iIc
riots there. among the Democrats OF the distrcv
the majority of the party in me nnd this
natnriIv embittcred the feelings between the par
ties Republican inspectors had to be taken W
and from the polls by strong escort OIL
Gghters armed, as a rule, with hickory stlchS
nE nistols. To 90 out at night alone and unarmed
was regarded as the height Of rashness ..or
An old resident of the district remarked the 9tnJr
day. 1t fairly makes me shudder now now r. was
v,ar the whole time For an active politician
ON either side to go week without getting mo mo
q acbt was considered wonderful. Yes, saw ule
dghf in 1874 at which John McKenna was snot.
Jimmy O'Brien swore that Croker shot hlm, D9t
7 never thought so, and the belief In croker
innocence of this crime has long since become gen
eral" =, r.. pior from
The XvIIIth extends along tho East KVer from
Twenty-sixth-st. to Fortysecondst. ltS western e.
boundary is LeXingtOn-ave. Then three ol9c On
bounded by Le1ington-ave EaSt l~ aso belong to
the district. The total vote of the AviIi ~ Is
nearly ii 900 Clevelands plurality in 1888 ~ was Is
exactly 1000 Yet despite the iact 'l hos been
usually overwhelmingly Democratic IL nae pe ecu
carried for the Republicans more than once ny 'i'
party leader, Bernard Biglln.
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watched this number increase year by year. ooihg,
of course, all he could to swell II, untl IL t5 -
now over 5000, and growing steadily larger, ne
expects to see it 10000 before the century
closes. Mr. Reisenweber was born IN broos ~ Il
in 1851 His father moved TO THIS Guy Ioui
years later. He succeeded his father IN 70
In 1850 he became prominent as leauer OF ~. nc
district and since then has been one ol 4 Me
most active members of the organization. ne
has been delegate TO all the state conVentl '
of late years lie was the alternate OF Ponce
Commissioner McClave at the last Natlonal re
publican Convention Among Mr.. RelsenWepeI
associates in the XIXth are several well-KnoWSn
members of the party. Two of them are mares
G. Cronin, chairman Of the Committee on rIihC
ing, and William II. Bellamy, the genial secretary
of the county organization.
Mr. Bellanys repeated candidacy for county
and State Offices has made his name ana lace
familiar to the public. As has been sala OF
him frequently in campaign sketches, ne Is Il
native of New-York and settled in this city III
1854 In the war he had charge OF the postonce
at Port Royal, South Carolina. lie remained III
the South several years after Lees surrender nut
wearying of Dixie at last, he returned 10 NeW-
York and for the last twenty years mas oeeI,
industriously and successfully pushing the real
estate and various other branches OF DUST
ness He has been an active meihITr
of the County Committee for eighteen years: lie
was chosen secretary five years ago. In 1883 he
ran for Senator in the XIth District against George
W. Plunllitt OF course, the Iammahy cahdlda~
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ranlx NJ comnanv commander MIR. Nugent has
been delegate TO all the impoI.anI Iain yneTs
conventions in this city and State OF ia!e yeels'
In 1883 he was a delegate 70 the hepuOllcah N w
tional Convention. lie was eleC'eu Solon'i I H.,
1885 and made good record IN Una, Sor;ff last
was strongly urged as candidate 1or SheIti' iasV
fall He undoubtedly will be heard OF as
candidate for office again, as ms VOC grosns
ability has been fully demonstrates; r 70
snnnlv lie immigrants with food at the barge
Office He had this contract Wne i e sne n man,
grafton service was in the HANDS Oh .iS that
missioners His work was so salisldc.J.3 t tn%O
SUPERINTENDENT Weber continued to deal WIN NM IN
Mr. Nugent was married about two wears p ago lie lie
is commander Of Cameron Grand AImy ed has
takes life easily is devoted 20 pontlcs anu nus
cIear ont ideas on all phases of the situation for
man of his ability he is sngulary free from that
selfasscrveness peculiar to many XTV1b in the
County Committee are Herman l. Schrader , lanes
p Hart John S. Phillips, 7. H. NeWland, James
F. Pegnam James T. S1Sgr4Ty,e, D. rO Nm q Nei
y 2osnnh Mnlvev Fred p. Doerr William Richard
Ps%1 SchritaIer. billiard Britt and George
Seidlef. Daniel F. Murphy is the president Oh the
district organization -.-...
XVIII ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Until about five wears ago it was customary TO
rofor IN the XVIII District as the Bloody flf-
taenthn Diseord and factional strife prevailed
among Republicans and the organization was IN
denlorable condition. An Improvement began III
tho winter of 1885, and since then the party mas
been getting into better condition, year by year,
until now the XVIII is in good shape for the State
election this year and the National contest In lso2
How great an Improvement has been made may DO
seen by glance at the figures given by the secre-
tarv of the District Committee In 1885 there we've
only 700 members on the district Organization roll
and the Republican vote of the district that year
was 2IOO. Today the district organization shows
a membership of over 1900, and in 1888 Harrison
received AGE votes in the XVIII. That Is, 'he
Democratic majority of 5000 in 1885 was cut down
to about 1000 In $50. This remarkable SHOWING
made the XVIII the banner district OF the county
and was recognized by the County Committee.
II is generally agreed that this, gratifying IN
crease of Republican strength is due largely 10
the shrewd leadership displayed by Robert "A;
Greacen, who was elected chairman OF the dlstIicC
organization in 1885, and the veteran oherloan
Shook representative of the XVIII III the E&ecuuVe
Committee who have given their best enoriS 10
building up the party and making its power isIL Oh
election day The XVIII is the largest district Ilus
far described, though it is small III comparison
with some of the big uptown districts. ltS VOTING
population is about $4,000. 1t extends from
Seyenth-ave to the North River, and is bounded as
follows West Twenty-sytl-St. TO Ninth ave, TO
West Thirty-secOndst., to Elgh'haVe' oo"n W
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XXIST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

Mr. Depew's famous remark about Buckeye luck
in politics, some men are born rich and some
are born in Ohio has frequently been paraphrased
since 1888 in favor OF the XXIst District. And
no wonder All the most important Federal OF.
fees those of Collector, Surveyor, Dissatisfaction
new Minister TO France, United States Judge in
EQvpt APPRAISER Civil Service COMMISSIONER
Government Railroad Director, etc, etc. are filled
with its representatives, and the end Is not yet.
A leading Republican candidate Tor Governor lives
here, and rumOr has IL that one OF the new FED.
eral Judgeships is TO be filled by Diamond
Back" District man. few residents, 10 be sure.
are still out Of Office, by choice IN some instances,
but at the present rate of progress, can any one
suppose that the day is far distant when 1t Will
be safe for any Republican wishing 70 escape the
burden of public life 20 live in the AXIst? One
of the bright and shining party lights declared
RECENTLY that the XAIst was destined 70 rule the
country In the light OF recent political history
who will deny Hs report?
Almost every one knows the boundaries OF
the XXISt-LcNingtOn-a ave-, West FOTtieth-St, Sew
enth-ave West Fifty ninthst., Fitth-ave. and East
Eighty-siXth-st.-and no one need be told that ~
is the most fashionable, and also the most Mug
wumpish" part of the city. Here the independent
it Is popularity supposed to be- the party candidates
sometimes suffer frightfully. President Harrison,
for example was beaten in 1855, the vote being:
Harrison, 4,S4l; Cleveland, 1850. Miller, how
ever beat Hill by over 400. and Scotts majority
over Grant last fall nearly 1900, while Mr..
Hildreth, the Republican candidate for Assembly,
pulled through by about 800 majority The Tam;
many element in the district is under the control
of Police Commissioner James j. Martin, who as
pires to Crokers place. The Republican leader 10
James A. Blanchard, chairman of the sub. commit
tee of the Republican National League.
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Cbas G. Cronin. David Mitchell, John Cray Boyd,
Samuel H. Randall, John Corlin John T. letters Pl,
Michael Kerwin, Charles b. Page, Chrst0phiSe,r j.
Cotfey. f. r. Demarest, John w. Cook, william
HadSn. George C. Conrad, Joseph II. Boyd, Ed
Depbeck Alfred Ly mTmn Jus T5omas +
Timmins, Louis Frank, Phliip J { J0hn po "
Gridley. VIM. II. Farchild Geo. w. Kenney, Zen
John John Camel, John j. \. Symes James Sheridan,
Edward Cox, J. Edgar Leaycraft, Richard X.
owens, Chas f. Hoffman, jr., Samuel j. Luclllngs,
Samuel b. BOVINE, Anthony leoman Geo F.
Cninder, David NJ. Holmes, George &. Berthold,
Frederick Hulberg. Joseph kunzman, John W.
Totten Julius NJ Mayer, George w. baltimore,
Charles NJ. Geddes. VIM. l.; Hamilton; Henry AIT
man. VIM G. Anderson, Charles +. Plumb. John
! Humphreys Thomas II. Whean, Frederick
Never jr.. and George w. Adams.
XXth ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
The XXth District includes Blackwell's Island,
which constitutes one election district, and all
tbe territory between East Forty second and East
Fiftv-ninth SITS, LeXington-ave., and the East
River. Ii is Democratic, strongly 50, in fact.
Ont of a total vote of 1851 in SsS the Republi-
can ticket received 3,7l2, against 7,O42 for Oleve-
land Hill's vote larger by about AGO Mayor
Grants vote Last tall over 5000. John 1.
Carroll clerk of the Special SESSIONS Is the ram
many leader. Police Justice Scion b. smith has
been the Republican representative on the EAecu-
five Committee for years, but his acceptance Of
n reappontment at the hands OF the lamlnany
Mayor made necessary his refinement. Ills place
was taken last month by Michael booie; 80
Inc new executive member Of the NAth Dis
trict was born in Ireland IN 1889; lie came
to This country when six years old. lie Is a
,Iasterer by trade lie worked at il emplOyc
and employer TOR twenty-five years. lie was a
uromincnt member of the Plasterers Society, and
az one time was its president in ST., he entered
politics as a candidate OF the Labor Reform party.
tie ran for Assembly in the XVlllth Assembly
district against Samuel j. Tilden Mr.. G9ode
has been q resident of the XAth DISTRICT for about
fifteen years. and u member Of the District Re-
publican Association during that time This was
tie inst and only political organization he ever
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1890 o,ooted leader in his place last month.
The with lies between the Alyth ana A,Iit ~
districts 1t Is bounded ny hsf' and the East
Piver It's voting population is between NV anu
600 1t is Democratic stronghold c dnJ l"d0
Presidential vote was Harrison, 2n6; oeIelad%'
6I5s. Eddie" Hagan is the lamnahS ie"u'i'
and a "hustler" lie is, too. II. ,ozo %
Mr. Henkel was born in this city III I9ooi VI
German parents. His education was Obtained ~,
tbe public schools. At the age q OF seventeen nee
was apprentced at the printers trade ana H as
been engaged in that business successfully 10, ~,
teeT- wears holding offices requiring pr"ctlota'
knowiedge and executive ability. re was; uP "
% -7ort time ago Superintendent of the lnechailcad
Department of the Rogers Paper company "a
Brooklyn. He has served on both dlstrlct ct "tu
cnnpty committees. delegate 10 TWO o'u h
Conventions was three times treasurer OF tnc
district Organization and as ire ci'huluaW ~! ~,
member of Assembly last fall. police more vGle ,
han onv of his associates on the same ticket.
Having taken an ltive interest In elections since
attaining his majority. lie has never nlSSeu an
opportunity TO champion the .hcpupHtinn n (moo
AZ >e polls which means something IN the Del ni
cratic XVIII District. lie is prominent mem
her of the Lincoln Club and seve>l benevolGht
associations. He is not only an eXceptlonai nS
energetic marty worker but because OF his many
agreeable personal qualities, is exceedingly pop
Sherman Evars, Henry Bossert James Duffy @1f,
Michael Hickey, Michael J. Koran. Frank H. DAILY
'John j Looram Michael Matthews: Terence T.
Mctiowan, John McGibney, John II. Cav22Inagh1'
James Smith George Schroeder, Achilles WOOD
ster are the other delegates 70 the County CON,
mit4ee from the XVTth. The president OF inc
district organization is John II. Cavanagh
XVIITH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
This district includes a part of the most denseiy
nopulatcd sections on the West Side. 1t occupies
all the territory from West Fortieth to west
Fifty-second SITS, between Seventh-ave and the
North River Its voting strength Is ABOUT
1900. IIarrison's vote in 1883 was 0,?49'
Cleveland's $3.50. MlIerS was 5,S26' HIPS
s.405. The Tammany candidate for Assembly
was elected last fall by PASS majority. EX.Sen-
ator George w. PlunlIitt, the boss OIL tne Attn
forces in the XVIIth, and rules them with an iron
land The Republican representative i'll the LIZ
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ccutive Committee is George w. Wanmaker. The
nresident OF the district organization Is Eden
Demarest chairman Of the Committee on fuollc
Meetings and eX-OlciO member Ol tie Executive
Committee also. =, -, ~.
What has been said Of nearly all the other dls
trct leaders is true OF MIR. Wanmaker' ne mas
been in politics since boyhood. Nothing put Illc
Constitution kept him from voting Wniie he was
at school, so deeply interested was ne n tle cam
paigns of bis party. He was born In TINS clty III
1851, and has lived in the AVllth Dlstrict since
he was n child He was educated at the public
schools Entering business early III life, In be
came in time a partner in the Well-knOWIl lumber
firm of George Karr &; Co., West-st, ana Is sun
in that concern. His first vote was cast Tor
General Grant lie has served on many lmpor-
tant committees, been delegate to various
county and State conventions, and III general has
been as successful in politics US in business lie
is wide-awakc, shrewd and an interchangeable
worker, and his ability TO put his constituents IN
Office is of an exceptionally high order; But this
Government His associate delegates in the County
Committee are David Kctchale, Simon V. Cole
Eben Demarest, Abner Hayward, "A: Z. Mount,
Gus H. PlanitZ, Robert Miller, William Gofbltt,
Frank Menar, Alexander Carmichael William )
Campbell, Joseph Kissck, Gustav Scholer, j. w.
Perry, s. NJ Crandell. II. A. Whitfield, James );
Fraser. James Smiley, Daniel VI. Robinson, Samuel
Ash, Wilson Bergman, William Crawford, Edward
Richards Oscar Waller, Giles Wanmakcr, Edward
u, Gregory, Charles II. Losee, Charles A. Flam-
mer. james l.. Hand Charles f. Mott, Robert Cor
don John j. Stevenson, Adam Huston, William
] Matthews, Frank 4. Higgins, F. j. Blanchard,
James Jones' Julius Reich Charles I. Jones, George
Weaver and Peter Radley.
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West Twenty -nintn-sI., to Seventh-ave, TO west
Forteth-st back to the river again William
Dalton is the Tammany leader lie was formerly
the leader of the XVlth but was transferred TO te
XVth at the request of Mayor Grant. lie Is eX-
Senator Plunkett's pupil and political slave
Mr. Shook is another veteran member OF inc
organization, ranking, so far as regards pohuGal
activity with the Oldest members III IT, Ills
theatrical connections and business ventures 10
gether with his political life have made him known
throughout the country His "reminiscences would
fill volumes He was u delegate TO the irst Ma
tOnal Convention of the Republican party
that of 1856. at which Fremont was nonll-
mated and he has attended every convention slhce
then. except that of 1884, which nominated blaine
lie was too sick to attend that one. His inability TO
90 distressed him greatly, for he is devoted ad7
inirer of the Secretary OF State, ana mas cOnHhueu
for his nomination on all occasions
So often has Mr. Shocks life been sketched that
il will only he necessary to refer TO The main
points of it, lie was born in 1928 at Red HOOK,
Dutcbess Co.. where he still lives during the sum
mcr At the age of fourteen he came to Newly DIX
and became clerk for one John Boyce, a produce
merchant Ten years later Mr.. Boyce dled ana
Mr.. Shook succeeded him in the business, forming
AT that time copartnership with IL. W. Morgan
Mr. Shook began his political career III the IhlId
Ward. He was sent from there as delegate to
the convention in Philadelphia that nominated
fremont In 1861. when Robert T. Halves was
Controller of the city, Mr.. Shook was appointed
reasurer of the Relief Fund. He was also elected
a Supervisor and in the same year was appointed
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Mr. Rhncbard succeeded Mr.. Brookiield as TINS
in Henderson, Jefferson County,. n. T., IN !s4O.
His ancestral lines run back TO the mug uenoCs "
the side of his father and 10 the Sco.on t ~ With
side Of his mother When q boy he went WIZ
his family to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, anu
grew M there on a farm. At the age OF nltee en
He lost lis father anu was thereby thrown up ei
his own resources In 1864 he enlisted a. pa
waite in Company /, I'd Wisconsin OaTanS ',o ~
served one wear When the war cioseu nc .Sat in
Ripon College and graduated from I'M IN
Stittntion in Is7I After graduation ne came i r "
SaSy Vorl, and took a course in the columbus C9i
iege Law School He admitted 10 .ne o
the same wear and Immediately began tne EN- s 80
nractce of the law in New-fork Clty, WINCH ~ ,Io
pursued with success ever siIcS; ahor5 Cav A.
Senior member Of the firm oil blaicLalu, '"S Mr.
phnims tormed more than ten years ago c, nu'
pinnrbord is a member of the Union League Nsuo'
IL PenuhIican Club, the Bar AssoclaVlon' Lily
o ot Poet & r. and several other associaI9hs'
lie hos always been an active ana CONSISTENT I've
ubcan and is closely ldehtlleu Win .i III Statc
RenubIican organization III TINS Guy aiu 49,. 49,.
im poddition 10 his services in the regular party
- nization he has contributed largely OIL us
go and means TO club development and organiza-
ION Ue was a member of the committee tns1
tnrned the National League during the year 1881
and he has been an oihcer OF ~ slhCc lS 80 o,,,
trn Ar the present time he Is It's executive meni.
har for thr State of New-l0rk as well as cnsliman
of its subexecutive committee. c,..o. ~
Vi Mr Ilartlett chairman OF the committee Oh
pnhIic MEETINGS, is great-gfahuSoh VI J"S.t'n
p"rtiett' of IIaverhll, \. H., who signed ue
neciarofion of Independence, and was governor
and Chief Justice Of New-iiampshlre. lie was
I'm in Slxaneateles Onondaga County, IN ls4i'
nd received a classical education. lie was aa-
mitted to the Bar in 1862. After practiSihS ~
nn"ndaSa Connty a short time he came 10 New
York. That was about twenty live years aso n'
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won. but Mr. Bellamy made good showing; IN
1889 Mr. Bellamy was the Republican candidate
for Register and last fall he was the Fusion can an
didate for County Clerk. lie is chairman OF uhe
executive committee of the West Side Republican
Club, and also member Of the Hamilton C4GD
and of the New York Republican CLUB. through
out Republican circles he is known as JEALOUS
worker lie has a strong belief in the principles
of the marty TO which he belongs, and on account
of his business qualifications he has been selected
as a candidate for important Offices mentioned;
He has represented lis party at various county ana
State conventions. He has been chairman OF the
district organization for many years, and was
elected eight years in succession.
Before moving to New-Iork, Mr. Cronin was Tor
three consecutive terms, Secretary Of the Kings
Conntv Republican General Committee. lie LETT
BroOklyn in 1879. about three years after his
admission to the bar. He is now the recognized
leader i'm the upper part of the AIAth District.
As n candidate for Alderman in 1885, he ran away
ahead of his ticket. lie is good speaker, and a
member of all the strong party clubs uptown
lie is also secretary of the Rapid Transit League
and librarian of the Harlem Law Library and goes
os a delegate TO all the County ana State Conven-
tons. -. IL. - a., T,4u;o.
Organization The list of delegates to the County
Committee from the XlXth is as follows: John
Reisenweber, VIM. II. Bcllamy, Alexander Martin,
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The courteous, conservative leader OF the XIVth
has been active in politics since lie became a voter
That was in 1865. For twenty years he has been
one of tie most useful members Of the county or
ganzati0n. Clearheaded, quiet and unassnniing,
Mr Nugcnt stands high in the estimation Of all
sensible people who enjoy his acquaintanceship
He was q youth Of seventeen when the war broke
CUT but he went 20 the front with the gallant Goth
Regiment and participated in al the battles OF the
ArmyOf the Potomac from Bull Run toAppomattox
lie was wounded at Fredericksburg AZ the close
of the Rebellion he was mustered put with the
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ran was in the XVIth. lie was its lord ana mas
ter and while he lived no one was able SUCCESS
fully to dispute his authority. After Cresons
death Henry Kropf was chosen leader lie was
snoooedod in turn by Richard NJ. Lush. who has
city marshal at s one 5e anu another dnSD term
800. aaice from Mayor Grant, retired. ana
t S ou Wnni,ej one of Organs ablcst ieuten-