The sun., 1891-07-05
EUcx m rorrrroAI DEsrA..
One Notable Set Of Instances n wA,eN .
Losers Cane Out Ahead.

Losers Csse Out Ahsas. w
By common consent very little fun 10 to b~y
derived from the psstime Of running for osncs
and being defeated, but instances are notlseh-
ing OF defeated candidates who had aftsrward
abundant reason for being grateful that thsfr
opponents received more votes than thss n
is Just eight years since the contest took place
which resulted In the election Of tho Doodle
Board" Of Aldermen. There were at that time.
instead Of 25, as is the case now. "a Aldsrmsn.
The two who voted against the Broadway
charter are both OF them still In public life
The Democratic disssnter. Hugh j. Grant, 10
Mayor OF the biggest town In the new
world. and tho Republican disssnter.
John @ oConnor Ia practising law, being.
at last accounts, most busily engaged in clos.
ing up the estate OF Robert RAY Hamilton.
The opponent whom the latter defeated In
1883 is LIQUOR dealer. who is still doing bust
moss at the old stand. Mr.. Grants opponent
In the Nineteenth district Joseph McAvoy. 10
dead. but his brother has. through the Mayors
influence, recently been made Police Captain
OF the Forty.seventh street station. OF the
other successful candidates. three. Patrick
Kenney Of the Eighteenth James Pierson Of
the Thirteenth. and Michael F. McLauRhlin Of
the Fifteenth, are dead: Henry w. Jaehna 10
in Sing Sing prison; and O'Neil and McQuads.
having served time in prison. are now baek II
town, and the latter Is again very active In pol-
itics. Fullgraff has gone to Minnesota. Franz
ois MoQuade was declared insane BY ajury.
and all the others of whom have since
sustained financial revsrses-are In town A.
tending to business with moro or less sucosss.
Maurice Hoahan. who was defeated ty Dc
Lacy In 1883. is Deputy Commissioner Of Public
Works. Edward Duffy. who wss defeats4 bY
Charles DEMPSEY IN the Sixteenth distsiGs bed
Cleaning Department when the streets wsrS
AZ Esid T.ssa ssssis.s
thoss e bg IN the
Deputy Commissioner oi Street Cleaning. and
Is now the slated candidate for Senator 10 the
tSsrlss Rsllls nseaS 1a tSs THsnty .sseosS sisa,S
and Correction. John Quinn. who was defestsd
by Louis Wendel n the seysntesnth distIIet
ssss sE snd thi
Sergeant. S M At. Arms in the next Ho,isa. Edward
Fitzpairiek M one Of these M % defeated By Tts@es
Commissioners Of Excise. and 10 treasnrSr.Qk
the Board. Adolph L. sanser. deieated by Al
Js. dsiestsa by Aider%an McQusde ii. sas
fss sa' e, sas asesi q
defeated by Alderman Pearson In the Thirs
SS si 5 s
deiested .., By Aldermen kothoSn ia g. Tspsk
Strack was formerly An Alderman; Bathe Vas
the Boo,fle Board d"E from Tho Sec md aisssiss.
% Ms ss ia
from the, Second district and q contractor.
nent IN the Third district, is dead. John Gay-
;nnagh% ?; M % Mh9 Was s.d Debated BY Alderman Miiisr
sorrows and causes probably as many more.
pd., Farley ia the siXth a. distriGt defeated ths
dsissssd eRS sss'h ba
the Twenty third district defeated Cyrus Hub \
Ss s hs SS;.a Of aaqH az
:, In the Eightssn.h, district the . rival eendis
sa sns
the, romination for Police Justiceship 10 1854. 81
and he took the courageous course OF appsAls 4,
succeed In the canyass for Aldermen. Mayer
ss oas ss'ss Ns
sup j sea1sn.ly, TsslsSsd F ne place 4 Aldsi%.a
NJ ef the Mayor n and Pa.rief Kenny sSosss
BY tn, Board az his successor; was one OF those q
Il may ai' In "a general way be said that. with &
he execution Of Mayor Grant. Of eoursS. Who II
asrn the ps Snd n
per q the Boardl the defeated candidate %
ew instances M furnished g local polite; q ths
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