New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09
PART II.
OCT. 9, 1891.
HIS 21ST DENOMINATION.
GENERAL Hustled AGAIN NAMED FOR THE
ASSEMBLY.
vosE WHO WERE BABIES WHEN HE WAS FIRST

General James W. Hustled was renonhua'ou SN9.
,.r at Pines Bridge as representative OF inc Hiu
Assembly District OF WestcheSter County. IheSe ho
n.t,oos have been coming around for twenty-five years
,b the regularity OF Thanksgiving and Christmas ana
a. ,ou,1 seem from all appearances that II Geheial
IInsted can manage 10 preserve his present youtl'
.c+iv,v and vigor this generation will pass away ana
neither generation viii come, but this autumbal iheueh'
will recnr forever
The carly morning did not dawn propitiolsly, for
shower fell about sunrise. making the Toaus hea' anu
,brssteninc a dull and dreary rainy day. But later
.hs clouds began 10 dissolve and by noon, when the
convention assembled, the sun and the blue SKY were
in complete control OF the heavens and the clouds were
moving sullenly over into Connecticut with much the
same degree Of resistance as the Tammany majority Oh
New.York City will reoede before the New-fork state
vote for Fasset and Vroomsn it crosses the Harlem
River.
nudge william II. Robertson was one Of the first to
arrive on the grounds. Among those who arrived aler
were General Hustled. Chauncey NJ. Depew, j. b.
butcher Railroad Commissioner Isaac V. Baker, ).
Thomas stearns. ex-Assemblymsn Irving Burns anu
George Brandreth -,
District Chairman Joseph Hudson called the con
vention to order promptly at noon, the delegates sN
ing on the green lawn of the hotel, the piazza Oee
utilized for speakers platform. Judge hoo0i -
made a few appropriate remarks and George DranUIs
followed by nominating General Hustled Tor MS t"on's
unanimous and WAS Immediately followed by spun
+aneous call for Chauncey Vi. Depew, VINO nao ooei,
meanwhile standing on the grass III a"one V " Do
NJ delegates He advanced and was cheereu aS nv
jsuntily tripped across the open space SUN "'''
the steps of the piazza Mr.. Depew saiu'
Calling upon me Immediately after the nonn ihut
has beeI made might lead to the impression uiaC 1
hs S Seen nominated Laughter If thai was your
intention beg leave to decline in favor OF lne fem s
man who has been named i%ce had the pleasure
De Qpaf
of meeting the convention In TINS Ola Asse"oiS
tr4cs in which was born. We used TO meet, you re-
member. down at Croton Dam, but the hotel had tle
same name and the faces of those who have sretths
30 nrav in Their hair are the same / used to meet
there in the wears gone by. up especially to-
day because remembered last night that tols Is te
thrtieth anniversary Of the ear when you d pot
know any better way to celebrate il and 10 rejoice over
ali that has occurred in the intervening years than 10
come here 70 meet the Old tried and true Representa-
District Of westminster and rub up against them as
did when | was a boy in age ana pOuucs. zap.
plsuseJ / was a callow youth at that period and
knew great deal more than know DO now
Hines change and with them the personal appear
ance of those who were prominent in that earlier
period General Hustled was not then the Bald Eagle
nomination of his college friend but he had an I'm,
envy of all young of the county and fascinated
all the girls. Qaughter0 For many month the top
Of my Uranium has been skating pond Ior anoltous
flies though / proud To say that In my judgment
there are very few flies me. Naughter) But
when was nominated thirty years ago was wearing
period. brown locks falling down and settling upon my
shoulders after the style now affected by Buffalo
We were terribly In earnest in those days-Judge
Robertson Jim Hustled; Wiley Travis; GeorSe n brazil
srsh ID Dr. tG GS To a4 10 a seT Sthsr
have been wondering whether uhe enthusiasm n OF
to-day Is as earnest and our S9 hen as IN sO the as
year OF the Civil War and we were It terribly r1tdS
Of Orr
Every one Of us felt that upon the success OF what we
then thought was the proper Policy 70 n pursue De
lion of the Union Those times full Of peril 70
he perpetuty Of our Institutions and acute in the
sS1m the 5 bstieed We believed then that the only
salvation Of the country and the Preservation OF It's
party We were unable 70 see at that time how +, a
Democratic victory could result IN any way eScP' INV IN
The questions which interest us to-day are not vital
the integrity Of the Union they are s not n T Y to the
The dominance OF the flag over every foot OF soil Gov
cred BY the territory Of the United States but they
piness of the American people. Thirty years ago it
in the power Of men to parayze the progress Of the
by of our Institutions beyond the reach of human
effort to injure and though our material prosperity
retarded and progress checked they can be
Stopped only by the intcrposition of the Almighty.
We have passed the period when We look upon the
Democratic party menace TO the existence OF our
Government. We have passed the period when we
regard the members the leaders Of that party as
unpat lotto bnt stln continue to believe that the
lessons Of time have taught them nothing that neither
adversely prosperity educates them in the science
slectng the preservation of our liberties and our
nat onal glory have been happily settled, we stu believe
OF our country be best secured through the triumph
Of the Republican party. (Applapsel We believe
tensnce OF ar honest money standard, under which
the stamp Of the United states upon dollar shall
Of ballot system which shall protect the voter from
intimidation or bribery and the wise and economical
administration OF National and state affairs are essential
TO the welfare OF every class of our citizens, and t.
the growth and glory of our country and our state
be secured maintained and promoted by the coDtinu-
snce in power Of the Republican party. (ApplauSel
am more proud Off,, OF having be BE-
fua District in the Assembly Of this State than Of
anything which has happened since "a voice" And
failed in ali the places Of the world in which
have been to assert. the fact that this was
pIsuse D There IS no district in this State which
has made such impression upon the state and
n 4S S9t a; 5 The cd q pemoae couny
Of WeStchester the lid Assembly District has been
for over quarter Of century the beacon light OF
son representing this district in the Assembly and in
he Senate, and during his service IN the senate ne
has done more perfect legislation which was good
and TO defeat legislation which was bad than any
who has served in that body during MS perod
Applause) Horace Greeley lived In tilS district Iei.
ms supreme ambition was 70 be delegate from TINS
district to the Stale Convention. lie labOred fcr IL
for years before thought we had the soldity and
Us He came to me and said: " Now want to
90 to the convention. want my wish OF twenty five
years to be grstifed. I won't ask anything more, II
Judge Robertson, KIP Robertson, Jim Hustled and
you will send me-" / consulted with the brethren
and they said. ave will send Horace" The day
sfer he was elected he sent letter TO every delegate
from the COne siOnal district asking him TO vote for
him as o member of tho State Committee human
nature is the under all circumstances UaugtterJ
Governor Fenton came to me 9th an earnest re
quest that / would run with him for Lieutenant
Governor did not want TO interrupt another career
and declined Then Mr. Greeley camo and said that
was absolutely necessary for Republican success, as
could harmonic certain elements and that he would
20 70 the convention and mOke The result unanimous
and very complimentary yielded, did later. In
1872, 70 the opportunities Of dear old Horace; ne
not only a delegate but when sudden burst Of
enthusiasm came from all over the state recognizing
him as a leader, and accompanied by desire TO
follow his advice His emotional nature made him
very susceptible 10 his environments. He advised
me TO stay al home and he would do the rost re