New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-19
FOR THE CITY OFFICES.
EDWIN EINSTEIN NAMED FOR MAYOR BY
THE REPUBLICANS
GOOD WORK OF THE COUNTY 'CONvEYIIoN-THE
OTHER CANDIDATEs-SLIGHT oPPosI
TON TO JUDGE q EGENCH.

| TON TO JUDGE Gi EGEMCH.
The Republican County Convention nominated
last night the following ticket
| Mayor-Edwin Einstein.
| President Of the Board Of Adermen-C. Voney King.
County Clerk-IIeny C. Botty.
Registcr-Captain Hugh Coleman
Judge OF the Court OF Common Pleas-Leonan A.
! Ge-erich.
| CITY Jndgc-Rufus B. Cowlng
Additional surrOgate-John ;. Smith
| This ticket is composed, except in one instance,
of well-known and ful-fedged Republicans-men
who are entitled to the support of every Repub-
| lioan in this city. The only man named who
| is not a Republican was Leonard A. Giegerich,
| the candidate for the Court of Common Pleas.
| He is a Democrat. but il the sense OF the
| convention that the nominations Of candidates
for judicial offices should he kept ont of politics
as much as possible. and this nomination was made
so that there would b. no contest this fall for the
judicial officers.
The convention was held in the Grand Opera
/ lIouss Hall, at Eghth-ave. and Twcnty-third-st
Manv wcll-known Republ'cln, were present. among
them being Elhu Il lot, Edward T. Bartlett. Colo
mel s. " r. Cruger. General Kirwin. General
rcnnis F. Burke Captain Hugh Coleman Bernar |
Rrlin, James A. Blanchard, ex-senator Frederick
S. Gibbs, Charles +. Coon. Thomas l.. Hamilton.
John Proctor Clarke, Ferdinand Eilman, Andrew
r Humphrey. John Rciscnwebcr Simon Hess, j.
Thomas Stearns James W. rawes, Richard j.
Lewis and Deputy Collector Phelps
The convention WAS organized by the election
Of Edward T. Bartlett as the permanent chair
man. Mr. Bartlett made short speech in TAX
ing the chair. lie said that th" convention had
lrcn called together TO nominal" Republican candl-
dates for cfice in the county, men who would
receive the votes Of not less than 10000 Re
publicans The chairman warned his hearers not
10 forget In their political discussions this fall
the great wrong that had been pcrpetratcd by
tho Democrats the people Of the state IN the
theft Of the legislature last year. At ~ close
OF Mr. Bartctt's -peech William H. Beliamy and
J. Thomas Stearns were elected secretaries The
calling OF the roll showed that there were few
ab@antoss
Tie annou 1ccment that the next order Of busi-
ness the nomination OF candidate for Mayor
brought Charles II. Murray. the bril- ant young
Republican leader. 20 his feet 10 make the speech
cutting eX-Congressrnan Edwin Ein>tcin in nom-
nation for the place Mr. Murray. as usual,
made speech which was full of enthusiasm.
and brought ont rs much appaus, as the men
ton Of his candidates name. The delegates
checrcd the speaker and the name Of Mr. Elm
stein 70 the echo. The nomination was made by
acclama,ion. and the announcement of the result
WIS received with chscrs.
G. Vo'ncy King. the candidate for President OF
/ the Board Of Alderman. put In nomination by
Richard II Greene. Of the With Assembly Dis
trict. bernard Bslin named Captain Hugh Cole
man, Of the Goth ReIimcnt for Register Cen
eral Michael kirwin, In n ringing speech, put in
nomination for County Clerk Henry c. Botty.
Each Of these nominations was made by accla-
nation, and each name was chcere1 with great
enthusiasm.
G. w. Bovce. lr, a successful Republican law
vcr then took the floor 10 name for Judge OF the
Court OF Common Pleas Judge Leonard A. Gcgc-
rich, the Democratic occupant of that place who
was rcnominatcd by 1ammany Hall last night
Mr.. Boyce made an exceedingly sensible speech.
He said that tie Democrats Had named the Re
publican candidate for Chief jude of the Court
Of Appeals and were about to name juice CoWing
rs their candidate for City Court Judge He
thought that the judiciary ought T. b. kept ont
Of politics. He named Judge Gcecrich There
was some Kissing from some Of the delegates, and
there calls for a count ON the nomination.
EN-Judge Ernest Hall, Ehhu Root. Charlie, II
Murray and Colonel 5. V T.. CRUISER all made
speeches in favor of the nomination OF Julee
Gicg,riCh.
John Proctor Clarke led the opposition in an
eloquent address He asked the delegates 10
recollcct that the Democratic judge, whom they
/ nominated and elected To the Court of Appeals
bench two years ago, sided with the Democrats
against the Republicans when he had an oppor-
tunity. The rollcalI showed only six votes in
the entire convention against the nomination.
EN-Judgc Ifaw,s named John 5 Smith for
Additional Surrogate. and Colonel Cruger named
Judge Cow.ng for City Judge. The ticket was
checrcd again and again. and the convention was
adjourned with every one present cheering heart
y for IT,
Edwin Enstein the candidate for Mayor, was
born in Cincinnati IN lSi7. He came to this
city when he was small boy, and he has made
il his home ever since He was educated in the
old Free Academy which is now the College OF
the City of New York, aad he also attended
Union College, Schenectady. Mr. Einstein has
been actively engaged in business for many years.
and he has been president Of many manufacturing
establishments He is now large real estate
owner in this city. Mr.. Einstcn was elected TO
Congress in $50 His success there was fiat
terng one, aJd he showed that he had a peculiar
fitness for dealing with public questions. He has
been offered nominations for high State and
county offices before, but this is the first time
that he has accepted one since he was named for
Congress
{. Nolncy King. the candidate for president of
the Board of Aldermen, Is wcll-knOwn busl-
man. He is about sixty years old. and he
has lived in the With Assembly District. in which
he has taken "A quiet political interest, for many
years. lie is a member of the firm of b. c. &
c. V. King. dealers in plaster. in which he has
made fortune He is the father Of f. VOncy
King, young lowyer who made good record
as Republican member of Assembly in the ses-
sions of 1850 and 1890 His brother is Vincent
King who at one time a Fire Commissioner in
this city.
Henry c. Botty, the candidate for County Clerk.
is we'll known to all Republicans. lie is about
thirtv-fvc years old is German, and was reared
on the East Side Of the city He had only
common school education, but he studied law AMI
was admitted 10 the bar. He has Il good practice.
Captain Hugh Coleman, the candidate tor Reg
lister, is u veteran Of the war and il now the
senior captain of the 69th Regiment. of which he
has been a member for many years He enlisted
in the early part Of the war in the 5th Ohio
Infantry He woIndcd at the battle of