New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

When ambitious young politicians from QUIZ VI
town come to New-loTk tine ilise n1A H. are
TN soc as q rule is Barney BlSun. ihcS 1io
fIed with the thousand and one stories tillC n'
been published about him until they IKE n"s
neonle who do not know Mr.. Bgln, nave co!iI ~
imagine him as being the incarnation Oh Ili '
is wicked and depraved LII polltlcS, ,Oouen,;
shoulder-hitter coarse, brutal ype Vi ~ tinS
robber OF immigrants, ana all I..t SHo tycII9
They find instead a pleasant, agreeaDle' WcI-du
formed man OF the world, courteous aiu III
obliging devoted to his haif-dozen daGghela, Ga
apparently at peace with hLnselI Ana HIN rt * an
The common belief is that MI DlShn 10 10 in
Irishman. This is a mistake lie was p9rn III
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, on oePe zen vi:
1s41 His parents, however wefc oira and ten
hovs None Of them are still living MI DlsniI
was the third eldest When he was ntne Se% nd
old the family moved to the ANlillh pisCiicV' oi
there Mr.. Blglin has since lived lie was oon -
nelled to leave school for work at The age ol
eleven years lie learned the trade OIL oI%S'
moulder with the firm OF Mtcnel, rahe f sittinG
I'm later years he enjoyed the pleasure Oh olu.in5
in fine Board of Aldermen when 1t was piesIett
over by his old employer D H. H. Nahce, L' ni
realizing the value OF an educatioh t. Disiin si
tended night5chool and there acquired irta
knowledge OF the English branches. MS tlSte
for athletic sports was marked. or nany Se@no
he and his brothers John and JAMES "eIc nG1US
nized as the champion oaTsmen OF the countlS'
They composed the old George y. Brown o5Ie",
which more than twenty-five years ago naGe
record of 80 minutes "A ia SGcCnu1 vi Which mn
mile race with three turns; recOrq, winch up
to the present time has never been Deatch even
with ali the improved appliances for last time, low
in lie and his brother John Wele c cu
I'm 1871 they rowed iye-mue palr-Oareu ruce
against Coulter and Cavtt, OF f!t'sDurE' oNeI
the Schuylkiu course at Phlladelphla iQr ppio9 f
of 50 900 and the championship. pWatu Vi
30 600 people witnessed the race, when was won
by the Bigin brothers in the fast tlne OF %
minutes and l second. This Time has never Deen
inwered Mr. Wgln and the late Walter Brown
were the first 10 introduce the sliding seat In smell
boat racing There is not perhaps, man III III
in the whole country VINO mas as S"N Ws
Birlin II was almost daily experience
with him while training for his boat races TO res
cue one or more, and instances are known 10 MS
friends where he has saved many az five people
i'm a single day Several times when his friends
were on the point Of making Application 1oT
Congress medal In recognition OF DTa t .Sg
sports now Mr.. glin still takes deep interest IN
them and is a vigorous advocate Of physical train
ing The excellent health that he now enjoys,
he attributes to his early athletic training and
the good habits that he has observed through llie.
In politics, Mr. Bigln has been Lifelong
Republican lie is n natural-born leader, and one
of the best organizers in the state. lie Is eX-
tremely popular with all his political associates;
There are few who are personally acquainted
with 50 many of the leading men OF both political
narties as he u.s. 4 practical evidence of his popu-
arity is the fact that he was elected to me State
Assembly in 1873, TO succeed Samuei d. I Ideh,
from such Democratic stronghold as the ANlIlth
Assembly District. lie served on the Commerce
and Navigation Committee, among others, and
made such good record that ne was reet tb;t
committee in 1874 and was second member OF the
Committee on Cities Among those In the Leg
islation with him were, AonZo Is. Cornell, warner
Miller and General Batcheller. In 1877 he was
elected a member OF the Board Of Aldermen. FOR
twelve years he served as president ol the
XVIIIth Assembly District Republican ASSOCIATION,
and has been the executive member IN the county
Committee for the last eighteen years. DuIlns
the same period he has been delegate to every
county State and National Convention OF his
tip Of Il
of the Executive Committee of the state Com
mlttee for two years. He is now, and has been FOR
many yeaTs the president Of the L. ,. Grant Cluo,
the social organization Of his district. He was
trained in a good political school, and enjoyed the
absolute confidence and respect OF such polltcal
leaders as Presidents Grant and Arthur, senators
Morgan Conkin and Platt, Mr. Blaine, General
Logan, Senator IIlscock and Ex-Governor Cor
nell. a., hill, ,o .o.
extensively and successfully engaged in the bust
ness of merchant, carman ana lorwarder oil pas
sengers and baggage for ocean SUe4nlSnlP CON-
panies arriving at the port OF New-i0rk lie mas n
laroc plant and employs a small army OF men. lie
is a hard and constant worker and his success IS
due to the fact that he gives personal attention to
'''9 The otIer members of the County Committee
from the XVIIlth are Immigrant Inspectors
William H. Grogan. Hugh Coleman, james NJ.
Turner. Robert Todd. Louis Jacobs Emil SGnleyerr
Arthur g. Conway. Thomas +. Collins William F.
Mcdonnell Vernon II. Brown, Thomas Murphy,
G. J. Ruch. a. l.. Smith. Patrick Collins; James
r McNfnllen James Terney, Thomas I;artley
lanes Hamilton, Philip F. Smith and Edward r.
Uealy Colonel James =. Jardine Is president OF
the district organization.
XIXTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The XIXth adjoins the AVllth on IFS north
and occupies all the territory between That line
and Spuytcn Duyvel. To be more specific, It's
boundaries are West Fifty-second-st, the North
| Piver the Harlem River, Seventh-ave, Central
Park and Sevcnth-ave. again below the Park
Tho uarties are more evenly divided in it than
in most of the larger districts The vote three
years ago Was MS follows: Total, 20,031 Tlarri-
Son. 0,lO3; Cleveland, l1,7l0; The vote for
GoyernOr that year wns about the same. Mayor
Grant lives in the XIXth He is the actual
leader Of the Tammany forces there but Police
Justice Mcmahon performs the public duties an
cident TO that place, he having succeeded the
MAYOR lust as Heating succeeded Croker in the
XXlIIth. Tie Repnblcan leader is John Reisen-