New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02


Electoral College Of 1872 when he an elector-a
large. and Alfred c. Chaplin, Controller. H8S pre-
vously Sneaker of the Assembly and subsequently
Mayor OF Brooklyn and State Railroad Comms-
sioner OF course. Brooklyn has always been hand''
CAPPED by its close proximity to the metropolis yet
the counties adjacent 70 Kings-Richmond and
oueens-have Jared much better. relatively. than
has IT, Richmond furnished Governor who served
four terms-Danlel d. Tompkns afterwarl for eight
years Vice-President 81 the United states, and
President OF the Constitutional Convention OF SL
From Queens have come Governor John A. nmA
eldest son OF the famous Senator and diplomat
Rufus King and himself an Assemb.yman SIX umeA
a member OF the state Senate and Of congress i'1
one term each, and twice Presidential Elec'o'.
having been President OF the Electoral college, o.
1860: a Lieutenant Governor and a secretary Ok
State I'm the person OF David r. Floyd-Jones'
Controller Samuel Jones; and two A,iorney""e".
erals Egbert Benson. OF Jamaica ana N@'"~"'S'
Lawrence. OF Hampstead .
New-York city has had seven Goyernors-pew"
Clinton the Father OF the Canals. four u'he' oo'-
.rno-. who was also Assemblyman. several tunes
State Senator. United States Senator Maso u
New-York city. a Regent OF the University ana
rieutenan,-Goyernor: Hamilton FISH elected 10 is'~
whose public service also embraced terms as Lev.
teuant-Gcvernor both branches Of Congress anu
as Secretary Of State In Presiden Grant ; oao"'"
Edwin d. Morgan the War Governor elee'eu ~
l<,S and again In 1860. who In addition % n'""s
that Office was a member OF the Senaies OF WV
State and the United States; John J. hoi"A".
first chosen in 1865 when he resigned the once VI
Mavor OF New-York having previously pee" nv
corIer: Jchn \. Dix. whose election III 49, 'o1"1es
ont a publ,c career In which he had won faine anu
honor as Postmaster in this city. NaVa oln.e' A. A.
the Port Of New-York. Secretary OF S'ase a.
b,ny United States Senator, secretary OF N.l,.r "a
,rv undsr. president buchanan. and Minister
France Samuel J. Tilder. wnSse mas pi y and
against the Tweed Ring ana me sen In, are sin
unsuccessful contest for the fresiuss0! bnss be-
vivid in the public remembrance an i.,Sts nemo.
quest FOR free library Will create se,,ed in sN
rial to him: and Alonzo t. Cornei. elS.s sDrse,s
who is still familiar figure IN 'ns . ~ 6aicsr Oh
and who has been survey0f ana snaoksr Of the A.
scmbiv Four New-Yorkers have occupied, s,,sI
Lieutenant Governors chair-Jonn br9 ,lnfon isi
In 1910 who died in Office; Dewitt Cnn1oIi ia
Hamilton Fish isi7 and Henry J. RAYMOND, .y iSs
long the accomplished Editor OF Inc >e ~ his
Times" Speaker OF the Assembly Tor W. ,,tjvs IL
three terms in that body. and a Representative
the MINIMIZE Congress. 1870 ,.,,, This city,
,I hour NORM scott appointed in i7S and Lewis A.
ialre scott in 1889; Gideon j. tucker SSsga,s 70
and sun LIVING IN ms en vs M'S Of 1851 as he was
10 the one whose labors were approve a. w New
two weeks ago and Wno Mas ami Francis C.
Barlow elected In 1865 after serving VIII ",fnrnsy.
throughout the war. and suoseSueh.E, y, ,~shal for
General OF the State and United states MA s'a "
Only one New-Yorker ever state Gon ,s snd
Game.
who is now president OF the Central lIGSl .orsr,
many in this city. The first two STATE l, ,vnr.
were appointed from this town-Peter " rs. and Il
ston i'm l776, and Gerardus BancKer IN ~ ~, noce
has never had representative elected 10 80 Gen
The city has Jared better on the 49, 80, cars
eralship having filled II eight times rnSsio, ha
richard Varck who. besides beng the nv" - A.
officer OF the state. was twice Speahe'< 90, ,-S 10
semblv and was Mayor OF New-l orh ltos n",n,inei
ls0l His successor as Attorney-deneisi states
I'm i7So was Aaron Burr. atterward tn ilet' ststea
senator and Vice-President of the tnlten :, I'm.
the SLAYER OF Hamilton and plotter tor nt,,rney.
pire Josiah Ogden Hoffman, app9nl,,l.'s IN times
General In 1875. was In tie Assembly, @ court IN
and served on the bench OF the SUPERB Thomss
mis- CITY from 1925 10 1887. Then cam -, willis
Adds Emmett 1872. the famous irish pass,1ni crri.
Iiau iS,g Ogden Hoffman. 1888, the ehlliie"s, iris
nj lawyer who was District Attorney ,r,c,-At.
crrr,v from 1899 TO 1895. United states rspre-
,orney here for a brief period IN lsfi ai
sentative in the NXNth ari NN\..n I'll In is0.
I,hn Cochrare elected Attorney-Geneit ,, is,s 10
ia c,,rwevor OF customs at this port irowux with
,ss- and n member of the NNNNth anu - IN ISL.
congresses: end Francis G. Barrow, " STATE En-
onIy TWICE has New-Y York furnished a ir In
vinser and Surveyor-John D. van p""'
is-5 and John Bogar in 1871 -, Tho great.
The name of more man. permai' oraJited to
ost ,,icht he added to the long ust 4, hnme 70
s ss VEL civ but that he removed ms ~ chief
Was,cbaster County before his elecuoIn chosen
Wvscntvs of the State-ttat OF Johh ory virtues
Governor in 1895 and In LIS whose ,nse life was
a,,od forth Webster's encomium, wnosy, sr of the
ally s,ndded with official honors-menorn, ,nentd
po,nc,ni Convention of l775 and or me prtain.
f,an.res Minister TO Austria anu 10 ule Chief
y 20 mi and a Chancellor OF the onve,S ,a;ss
100 ~ Of New-York and OF the United o'"