New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-08
SERVICES OF SENATOR SA&TON
REASONS URGED BY HIS FRIENDS FOR
HIS NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
,,,s EXPERIENCE IN THE LEGISLATURE AND HIS
EMINENT POSITION AMONG TIE He'
PrBIIcANs OF THE STATE
FROM \ STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF Tnr rEinrNE.l

,FRou , STAFF CorIrs PoyDrNr OF T1f TRIBUNE
clyde. ~ Y, Sept This pretty village MD
way between Syracuse and Rochester. Is the nome
~ Charles r saxton one OF the candidates for
the Republican nomination for Governor. Here ne
was born on July 2, lsiG; here he uonfed the uni
form Of a Union soldier 10 go to the war In 1851,
and heres after the war over he opened law
Office and began his practice at the bar
Mr. saxton was a young soldier he enlisted when
ne was only fifteen years old. but ne saw great
deal OF war service at Port Hudson. In the ked
River campaicn and IN the Shenandoah Valley In
1871 and M was less than twenty years old wheh
discharged at the close OF the war, win the ra"A
OF sergean ma jor 1t Is. perhaps. the uhcohScouS
memory OF that war discipline that gives MT SaN'oh
his military carriage Of the body ana heho WHICH"
coupled with his tail FORM broad shoulders ana
dropping gray mustache make MS i"os' c'''''i''
so.iierly appearance.
Returning home from the war. Mr. Saxton stuu'eu
law and hung out his shngle' as n lawyer IN MS
native village. HIS law office Is Only stone
throw from the station OF the New-fork Ceh'ra'
Railway one finds II In the second story or n
building facing the main street ot the Vil'aee' ~
is n pleasant sunshiny place in which to work. and
Mr. Saxton there has laborcd for many years lie
has "A law practice extending over most oi tine
county of Wayne. His home. in when he mas Il
large librarv Of modern works of history ana o''ei
branches Of solid literature IL situated on! sho
dis from ms Jaw ouC'. WIS. ~""'''' '''
not been in good health for year or 49, pu' he'
h,..hand r.toces this summer In considerable I'M
provemen; In her condition. They have four chi'-
dren two girls and two boys. all nearly OF age
Mr. Saxton first entered pubic NE "a an Assem-
blyman in 1857. representing the Eastern A9se"of
District Of Wayne County He quickly became DIG
Of tho leading members OF the Assembly. ana the
following yea: introduced the celebrated a"' ne
form BIZ. based upon thr Australian paho1 :!
tenn Governor Hiii vetoed seveta acts OF 'hS ia
Sol ls'H
lature but hnally even Mr.. I'M cap''uih'c"' ""''
ny on Is no" ,aw o, lac S' ,h sen,t. and his
politicai career has continued there. Early the
present year he elected President pro zen" Va
Inc senate dlstrlc, which Mr.. Snxton represents
covers n ,ount Of Wayne cay usa i. me
centr, NJ the movement in favor OF the iomiia.."n
Of Mr. SaNton f9 Goyernor "1 ci a"f rncr ee
gates support him for Governor anu 'ns o'"
counties When hay not ins.rnc,e' he''
MI Saxton is pressed Tor Governor f h' h or
OF his supporters mere ,9 ga ,cauaS S
with the legislation ANA the executive Worh .. .ne
law has given him Natioral fame. but beyond thes,
he has passed corrupt fracficcs act am p'i.'
Of rr~a, yalrr 10 the stat But 1t is especially
becausc Of his work FOR the Republican party and
Ia, we urre his nomination when lleuenan,-
Governor Shechan attemptri 90 defeat We p.,ls I
who grapIed with him and forced through me
bills Again IT was Mr.. SAXON VII" boldly called
the roll of the senate when Lieutenant ,'ovcrno.
Shechan said b" would not permit II 10 he caiir
for tn expulsion OF John McCarty. Democrat. oi
Brooklyr. elected 10y the frauds ~ Grnvcsend. ana
declared So 10 be by a committee 81 the ate Sen
ate We think Mr. SaNton rendered n gr"a' service
10 TIE Republican party when he thus put 'n- ne
publican majority In nfnand Of the state senate
and that he should ~ rewarded by being maze Gov
error Of the STAT
Sir sax,on was HON" today attending to his lav'
business He faii he preferred not % say anNthiF
ahou, his canvass FOR Governor other than tina, he
was TN tn hands Of his friends nnd ma he had
received letters from various paris or IN" Staic.
iron, o,he. counties than those IN MS S"nnie dr
,rlct Informing him tina; they would support him
for Governor At Saratoga.