The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26

q few miles OF, where / am now speak
Ing, John Boyd Thacher was born.
Those who are superstitious and see IN
mark that as he was born in the forty
seventh year of the nineteenth century,
so this present suspicious year finds him
counting, just forty-seven as the years
"Mr. Thatcher received at the Albany
Academy and at boarding school a pre-
liminary educa ton which htted him Tor
entrance at Williams College. from
which he was graduated with hish
honors in the year 1869. After leaving
college Mr.. Thacher learned the trade
Of a moulder In his fathers foundry ana
devoted himself to active business pur-
suits.
TEACHERS First once.
when the Legislature passed a bill
providing for a State Board of Health,
Mr.. Thatcher accepted the position OF
one of the local board Of Albany. A.
though there were several eminent phg-
sicians upon the Board MIR. Thacher
himself drew up the rules and rreguia-
lions under which the Board Of Health
has been administered to this day.
I'm 1883 Mr. Thacher was elected 10 inc
State Senate, and Immediately took an
active interest In legislation. ON Feb;
g. 1884, In a debate on the so.cailed
Howe Prison Mission BIZ, MI Thac ,br
making of new and the renewing or olu
prison labor contracts, ms amend
ment led to long ana bitter con.r in
the. ascendancy 1t was voted down on
party vote.
Thacher us Lnbors Friend.
''While still speaking of Mr. TEACHERS
record in the matter of labor Legislation
II Is worthy of note that In one OF ms
two years In the Senate the workingmsn
of this State In their General Assembly
complimented him as one of the two
members who had been uniform and con-
sistent and in the other year OF hi;
term Ms s,Sp naW Vote was o 6sEs
cit was this same year. 1884, that MI.
Thatcher through his friendship with
Prof. Felix Adler, conceived the icea OF
having a commission appointed 10 In
vestigate the subject of tenement-house
reform This measure. was finally car
ried through. and resulted In much rem
Ion FEB. is, 1884, Mr.. Thatcher intro
duced and carried through joint reso-
luton calling upon the Representatiyes
In Congress to vote Tor tHe Grant DIrI T bnc
upon the retired list of the army, and
with that persistent force which has
enabled him ON this and upon other ,
plete execution. Mr.. Thacher took en-
crossed copies of the, resolution to
Washington and succeeded in secuT.
iias sa anf this piece of legislation
Mr.. Thacher regards as his happiest
effort. This same term Thacher intro-
duced and carried out a plan for having
a State Board of Examiners to pass
upon the qualifications OF all pharmacist
and druggists clerks. although this bsll
e Soan aHt aPRhy ie ssW record n %
Thacher Is too long to recount mere
Thatcher Ms Mayor of Albany.
"In the Spring of 1886 Mr.. Thacher
1t had been exactly 200 years since
Albany received its charter from the
hands of that eminent lrishman' Ihom-
niversary called for constant and able
efforts, which were happily Responded
to by the new Mayor. AS result OF his
first years administration of his office,
MIR. Thacher gave to the citizens OF
Albany the lowest rate of taxation
since the administration of his father,
"In 1880 President Harrison appointed
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew and Mr..
Thatcher as the two members from New
York State on the World $ ColmmDhian
was n member of and organized the
State Board OF Worlds Fair Managers
and carried the Empire state to the
FIRST post of that great international
exposition"
HIS Name Appinudcd.
Mr.. Hit had occasion, at one point In
his speech, to mention Hilrs name The
applause that greeted II lasted nearly "a
minute. Mr.. Thacher's name did not
arouse the same enthusiasm.
Mr.. Hill was once interrupted by the
lance OF the banner-bearer OF the
Albany PhalanX, who carried banner
bearing the inscription:
For Governor, John Boyd Thacher, OF
Albany"
There was scattering applause
Attempt ut HIN stampede.
An attempt vas made shortly after
Hits speech to stampede the conNru-
tion for Hill. a delegate from Allie
gany, named him, AMI the cheering
continued for three minutes, delegates
standing or their feet
The Allegany delegate said: allie
gany County desires to put In nomina-
ton its first and only choice, David Ben
nett HIM."
sided and said:
II am grateful to the Democracy of
the Empire State for its support In the
past, but l cannot again be your candi-
date for Governor"
Cochran shouts for Hill.
Bourke Cochran arose and asked the
Convention to disregard Hilis refusal
Cochran finally put the motion to
nominate Hill and 1t was carried; hut
the Senator in the chair ignored the
the roll of counties
Col W. T. Brown then arose to adj
dress the Convention.
The confusion was lndcscrlbable.