The Irish standard., 1892-12-03
F. GILROY
An interesting Biographical Sketch
Of the Mayor-Elect Of New
York City.
A NATIVE OF SLIGO TOWN.
Elected by the Largest Majority
Given a Mayoralty Candidate
in Many Years. 4

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No sooner had Tammany, by the
golden tongue of Bourke Cochran, an
nounced it's entire submission to the will
of the Chicago Convention, than tire an
nouncement was openly branded as a
salsehood, and the purpose Of 'kni6ng'
the ticket loudly proclaimed as Tam
nany's real intention, says writer in
the Boston Pilot. With their habitual
unscrupulousness, this was chiefly the
doing of Republican organs; but there
were Democrats who did not hesitate 10
join in their work. Tammany met the
accusation by promptly instructing every
man on it's ticket to put the election of
Cleveland before his own. 1t was done
by every man. In fact, the instruction
was bettered, for seldom at the meetings
addressed by them was any other name
than Cleveland's mentioned in solicita-
tion Of support.
Although one would think that the
candidate for Mayor might be justly ex-
empted from obedience of this direction
yet no candidate obeyed it more fully
than Mr.. Gilroy. His neglect OF his
own interests was subject of remark,
while he worked like a beaver Tor Mr..
Cleveland's success. Still, Mr.. Gilroy
was elected, as pointed out by the World
by a majority that exceeds by nearly 20,-
O0O, the greatest majority obtained by q
New York mayoralty candidate in TWEEN
ty-four years. Making allowance for
every other factor that may have aided
in this result, the vote can still be re-
garded as a high personal compliment to
Mr.. Gilroy, and as emphatically express
ing the popular opinion of his eminent
ess for the office. OF this fitness the
= ems were enabled to judge by the
manner in which he had filed several
Offices before; but more especially by his
remarkable record as commissioner of
public works. He has shown natural
genius for business that seems to know
no limit, and every one, including his po-
litical opponents, anticipates he will give
us an administration that will be unique
for It's skillfu] and business-like handling
of municipal affairs.
The town Of Sligo, Ireland, has given
US our next Mayor, as we'll ae our orator,
Bourke Cochran. Born June 3, r8z. he
was but six yeas old when his father
died, and he oaIne with bis mother and
brother, by q sailing vessel, direct from
Sligo to New York. His mother, Mics
Geraty before Lsl marriage, is living still,
and although seventy -four years old,
takes pride. in the honors conferred on
her son. Such schooling as Thomas
Francis Gilroy received was almost on
tirely obtained at the old Elm street
schoolhouee in Ward IA, where he made
such good use OF his time as to be gradu-
ated at the age of twelve years. He went
to the New. York Free Academy after
this, but he bad to 20 to work q few
months later. His school days ended
here, but not his education. The lad, rs
he himself phrased it, always ''felt bound
to rise,' and he continuedl to acquire
knowledge by devouring indiscriminataly
every book that he got hold of. He re-
members with gratitude to-day the OPP
portunities Of gratifying his thirst for
knowledge afforded him when en-
ployed as canvasser for Irving Lite OF
Washington" by the Publishing House
OF G. r. Putnam & Co. s s64
Hls first regular employment was as
apprentice in. the printing Office Of E. 9.
Jenkins in William street.. He realizes
now the advantage it was to him to be
kept by the parsimony Of his employer
for two years, first holding copy, and
then reading proof; but he did not then,
and protested, with the result that he
was Immediately put to typ setting, and
subsequ instructed in all other
parts of the trade. During the five years
of bis appr enticeehip he indulged his de-
! sire for reading in his leisure hours
The desire for literary distinction, which
sooner 81 later awakens in most intellec-
tual lads, also found expression il cor
4 tain prose and poetical compositions Of
his, some Sc which are said 70 have
reached Boston's Wayerly Magazine.
notiler outlet II his boyish energy Wa
So. atrick'a Literary Accociation
y uagl,e eectad with the old Cathedral and
81 IS ~ Mas chiefly sttrunental NOR.
\ sIIs Heswvss II teaoher, and sub
I51ll - dent IS the Osthe-
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q there thst