New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
CHARLES r. SAXTON.

political contamination. Mr.. Higgins represents the
He lives at Oean. and there manages extensive
pine lands and iron lands business In tie states 81
! Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan. lie also has
large business II terests In Olean. Mr.. Higgins for
many years has been one Of The most prominent
Republicans of Western New-Yorit He was dele
gate .he Republican National Convention Of lsSs
at which President Harrison was nominated. 1t
was HAPPY result Of Mr.; Higgins .ale canvas
70: Senator that the Kepublcan party. which was
soinewhat dsnned in MS Sgna'e dsirct ral n,
Mr Higgins pr9mis"s to be an eNcellent senate
qualities which Will be OF high value in the Senate
TO WATCH OVER CITIES ~ TIE ASSEMBLY.
In the Assembly there il quite an array of new
faces but the veterans naturally take the lead In
matters OF legislation No man viii be looked upon
with interest in the present session Of the Legs
la:urc by residents Of NewYork than the chairman Of
the Assembly Committee on Cities. Hamilton Elsa.
main aisle Of the / esambv C'hainber and sine. he
is an unusually tall man well proportional ana
with look OF experienced legislator. visitors
Fish Is most erphatcally veteran legislator. He
has already served nine Terms as en- Assembly, man.
aud now Is entering upon ms tenn Term; 40 man
approaches him III length OF service IN the Assem-
by Except R9ber j. bnsh tn~ f'rm'r nrmGcrne
only eight times Mr. Fish moreover has always
represented the same county of Putnam. He was
born April II. 1879; but looks rather Younger ihan
forty,hve years of age lie lives at Garrisons. on
but daily when not Attending to his dntrs as an
Assemblyman goes TO NewYork to attend to his
the progress Of business in the Assembly No
Democrat attempt with safety 20 sneak through
city bill To which Mr. Fish Is opposed. while the
latter is in his seat
YOUNG MEMBER FROM NEw-YoRK
New-Ycrk City. after enduring for year the
misery Of a delegation unanimously Democratic. last
November elected three Republican Assemblymen.
One of these. James X. Sheffield. represents the
Eleventh Assembly District, of New YOrk-thc
"brownstone" district In the centre OF the city.
Mr.. Sheffield has taken seat next to that OF As
semblyman Ainsworth the Republican leader in the
Assembly and undoubtedly he VIII be prominent
figure in the Assembly when the New-York bills
but ne Will be thirty years Of age In August next.
lie was born at Dubuque Iowa, his ancestors hay
1876 he was taken TO itica, which had been his
mothers home and there began his education In
the Utica Academy. He subsequently studied at
Willston Seminary. East Hampton. Mass. and then
at Yale College. graduating In 1871 he was the
class orator. He then studied at the Harvard Law
School for year, and went to Washington TO
serve the Private Secretary Of senator William
H. Allison. of Iowa. He N Europe In 1885 with
senator Allison In 1883 he entered the law Office
OF Anderson & Rowland. in New-York He was nd-
mitted the bar in 1883. and practised alone for
two years and then entered he nrm Of BETS.
Hyde g. Belts. with which he is now connected
MIR. Sheffield has always been an ardent Republican,
When. therefore. Good Government Club ID suggested
of The Eleventh Assembly District eagerly welcomed
the suggestion and nominated him. Perclval Far
uuhar Democrat had carried the district the year be-
fore by a iority OF 240 votes Mr.. Sheffield made
strong house house canvass OF the district and
succeeded In rolling up the surprising majority Of
/ 3@ votes MIR Sheffield is a member OF the Uni
versity club. Of the Republican Club. and Of the
Bar Association For two years he was Secretary
of the Yale Alumni Association AT Present he is
counsel of the University Settlements Society.
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WEST END
Still another Republican member from New-York
Ii Judson Lawson. who represents the Twenty-third