New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11
COL, WILLIAM MMICHAEL FOR CONGRESS,
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE EIM FOR THE xIITH
DIsTRICT-sKETCH OF HIS CAREER.

REPUBLICANS NOMINATE EIM FOR THE xIITH
DIsTmcT-sKETcH OF HIS CAREER
Conventions for the nomination Of Republican can
ddateS for Congress were held last night In the AIh
and XIIth Congress Districts vacancy having been
caused I'm the former by the death Of General Francis
B. Spinoa, and In the latter by the resignation OF
Roswell p. Flower.
In the XIIth District, which comprises the NHth,
XXIst and XXd Assembly Districts, the candidate Sc
ected was Colonel William McAIclael lawyer living at
No. 80 East Sixtyfftst The convention was held at
No. ,o25 Thrd-aNo. and the appcrtonment OF dele
gates was as follows: From tho XNth Assembly Dis
t1ct twelve, from the XX1st sixteen. and from the
XXIId twenty one General H. q. Barnum, the chair
man OF the convention was first proposed as candidate
for Congress and his was received with great
enthusiasm The General, however, gracefully retired
from the race in favor OF Colonel McMchael of the
XXIst Assembly District. who was Doml-
mated by unanimous vote His appearance
befo.e the convention the signal for prolonged
cheering
Colonel McslichaeI was born in Philadelphia on
March 4, 1s4l His father, Morton McMchael. was
at one time Mayor Of that city, aud was for many
years president Of the Board Of Park Commissioners
A statue Of him now stands in Paramount Park Will
lam McMichael enlisted in The army at the outbreak of
the war. lie TO the rank Of captain, then, OF
major under General Thomas, and was brevetted
colonel lie was made a prisoner at the battle OF
SHILOH and was imprisoned for three months at ITALIA
Qega Ala, Az the close OF Jne war no tOoh up Ino
practice of law and during General Grants first term
as President Assistant AttOrney-Genera OF the
United States. In 1876 he made United States
Dlstrct-Attorney in Philadelphia. lie came to New
York in 1883. Ills Office is In the Mills Building
The delegates to the Xth Congress District Republ
can Convention met at No 107 West Thirty-fourthst
The district comprises the XIt XVIII and XVIIlth
Assembly districts William H. johnson called the
convention to order and ex-Assemblyman William p
Hoag was chosen permanent chairman. Frank H.
DAILY was secretary. Mr.. Hoag made a brief speech
and as soon as the roll had been called declared tho
nomination Of candidates to be In order. Joseph
Bglin secured the floor and said that inasmuch he
believed the convention to be unprepared TO name "a
candidate he would the adoption of the following
aResolved, That the Chair appoint a committee Of
three one from each Assembly District who shall have
the power TO nominate a candidate for this conven
lion and shall also have authority 10 fill any vacancy
that NAV occur in the committee"
The resolution was adopted unanimously, and the
Chair appointed as such committee George ID. Overin,
of the XIth Assembly District; William Henkel OF the
XVIII and Joseph Bign, Of the NVl1Ith. At re-
ouest of the committee, the delegates suggested the
names OF several men who would make desirable can
dldates Among those suggested were Charles A.
Peabody A. c. Cheney, J. PerpODt Morgan, buchanan
Winthrop and James Is. Townsend. TIE committee
will canvass the situation thoroughly before taking ac-
ton.