Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-26

between lie and death ever since The
general passed away very peacefully and
was conscious TO the end.
General Husted's careor.
James w Hustled was born at nedfoni,
Westchester county, this state, in 1893
After preparation for college at tho Bed
ford academy lao graduated as Yale Ia 1854,
one Of his college mates being Chauncay
NJ. Depew. in after ITO ono Of bis most In.
tmate fr.ondR
Mr. Hustled studied law with Edward
Wells IA Peekskill and was admitted 20
the New York bar In 1851 He then en-.
gagged IN tho practice Of his profession,
meanwhile taking "a deep interest Ia state
politics
For own thirty ycars be was In sctiye %
nticdi life. Among the Offices he held was
that OF superintendent OF schools, school
commissioner, deputy superintendent u
the insurance department, Ahrbor muster,
emigration commissioner and deputy cap
tain Of she port Of New York lge invaria.
bly, took an active Interest Ia the National
guard q the state, and yfss himself.a mem.
Der Of il, serving a. judge advocate OF the
Seventh brigade and AS major general Of
the FIFTH division. DO was also an infiu
entail and distinguished member OF the
MnsoQic maternity, and once held the posi-.
don of grand master IL Shat body Ia this
afata He received the thirty third degree
A. a Mason
IN Natlonal Conventions
General Hustled was an uncompromisins
Rfpuhlica1 from lss9 and attended the
patonal CONVENTIONS Of the party as a dele
gate 10 1870 lsS0. 1854. 1855 and 1897. In
1881 he was "a candidate Tor state treasurer,
but was dofoaeed BY Robert A. Maxwell
uwas, however, as member and speaker
Of tho state assembly that Mr.. Hustled At
Vracted most attention and acquired fame.
he WAS st<ong debater and q hard man
10 engage WIKI GA question OF parliamen.
tary law. His advent 10 tho assembly was
Ia 1862, representing Ws1tdhester county.
and he was continuously q member UNITY
1878. Ia the latter year he WIS elected an
assomblyman from nockihnd county and
was reelected from that county In 1872
Returning 20 Wcstchester county Ia 1855
no was again elected 20 SERVE his old con
stituency
His first defeat when running Tor III,
assembly Was met IN ies2 his successful
opponent being John Hoag. Democrat
si2rA lss1 no was regularly reelected from
Westminster county. He was sent 20 Ga,
assembly twenty two times IN all
He was first chosen for speaker In 1871
and filed that position during five subse
quene sessions. namely 1915 isTs, 1885, lss
and 1880. As "a presiding officer DC wa
able, courageous and nrn. lie was th
Republican leader IL fhe assembly durin,
tho session 1919, AID enjoyed the distinc
ton Of having had the longest leyislativ
service OF any member, and indeed 90
longest Of any man In the history OF "a
e-twenty-two years. He was speake
mon times than any other man who ha
occupied the chair
His Charity.
The general was a hearty. genial, Who'll
souled man. ~ well as a brilliant yegsaEl
and aggressive ono. and though he ha
hosts Of warm personal friends all over Oh
state and nation, no less among politics
antagonists than partisan friends, nowher
viii his loss b 50 deeply felt as ia the tow
and county where for thirty yoers bis neigl
buTs OF the yicinagc have delighted 10 q
him honor. And among these latter n
taking OIL win be most deeply dcplored h
the hundreds Of humble folk TO who.
maintenance and comfort General Huste
had all the years Of his residence anon
them so generously and unostentatiousl