New-York tribune., 1895-05-22

the highest character Mir Ei~arl- j. shep'fd
Democrat. AMI Mr Erreger IL supposed 10 be a ma
chine Democrat though many % eN-"'s'''' "
Laughln's friends SAID yesterday that be sas no
Democrat" The appointments as "Ao'" arc -
garded As excellent and q is generally believed '""'
the new commissioners will 80 al that couh be zone
for honest elections.
William II Williams has been for several years
the president % the Hardware CUB IN TINS ''S anu
Is wei known among men engaged In the hardware
,raAe a. the iunior member OF the hardware manu-
f,cturing nrrn OF Van Wagner & Williams, whose
Ncw-N ofS Office T. AZ ~. ~ w W"fn'nnsss ,ng W =
linell DESCENDANT of Roger Williams. of hhor.
Island. LIS came to ths ci'y TO 'nHg 49, 'rsthcrs
vhsn he vas only fourteen years Old F!se years
l,lcr h h 2O,asa a p9Se o at at So S' & eKm@n. % an in
IN hc vent into business. IN the hariware trstei
WI w," am 'S r"5 M - successfii business a, so y Beck
ma.-st In 1872 the firms manu'aciufihs, D'S',',S v
Wagonar now ives Tne nrn was nearly swampci
by The financial depression In 1888 but was reors'h-
'N The ~ hleh esteem entertained for Mr Williams by
other hnrlware men in the city was shown hoth
AT the time Of the organization 3I We iarn"aas
club I'm 1892 ani year later. Mr. Wl.ilaus was
n.r,ed president Of the Hardware club as soon az
he or,,,nlzation had been formed In 1899 when
his nrm was in trouble, he rendered h.s r,s'sha.
nrm,y. declined to accept H. and had placel on on
their minutes resolution expressing symratny Tor
been ihr~c times reelected president q ne club.
Mr. Wilkins has ben ilreci9, IN thH .,s Nsw-
Of The Long leland SAFE Doporlt COMPANY. trus-
tee Of the ciy Savings Bank ana rus'e, oi ~" w.
member Of Grant Post, No. S2s. q. Il re was was
f9rmery RI u1ooS nnd was for numbcr OF ySirs
m member Of ne Hamilton cHS ~ ,,roi, li,rs wi,h
EooIyn ms %g AMI lis wife is daughter Of the late Ed
ward fowen and her sister Is the VIE OF Mr' van
In 1881 Mr. William became prominent IN BROOK.
Ign politics lie Wa c9Gnectr tr WIZ lime Inn Of W
organizati,n and was the chairman oi the "a
visory Committee Of the clib at the tm" oi tne
porter Of Jln.s q Elaine. though the cominiees
Of The Glu, Tefe mae a. ,In up in the club was So
sroccssful that a, the meeting in September OF mat
candidate by vot" Of about ~" on' - ,'s' s imh
" Hams was then elected president OF thc cup u
rson was elected President declaring that he bad
sonsen'ed f2 enh a e ~ s"p pos @ Mr williams
ever. remained member ot IN" r.k"c"'M,r e, ~, nr
when he became a member Of the Republican 'o"n-
~ Committee Of Kings COUNTY p.,uh,ic,u
who. while having no tant Of Mu;wumpe'g; 'Is his
narty in Brooklyn have practically rendered to him
tho nomination for Mayor several tm's ~, h' an, ''
always dernea +" be anr@n amnla,e ,' were Inclined
TO find fault with Mr. Williams In lSI "nsm Wco"an "a. Sas
1@ia dn1 for MaySf NG SG" SH pone"
smar11nee r""ragn Wnm mna OF IS ND %n athlete Ih and
c.looking man direct OF speech and energetic
In everything he undertakes He Is member OF
Plymouth Church
George r. MoultOn liz a native OF Maine. entered
Bowdnln College In 1853 lcft II AT the end OF three
wears enlisted In the 18th Maine Regiment In ls2
and served til the end of tho war. lie N q man
Of high character and has a host of friends. par
tcuIarly In the Eastern District. whci. he lives
He has been president of the Thirteenth ward
Republican AHrocaton for ten years ana also
beer n member OF the Republican General com
mitiee for several years He ~ now superintendent
OF All Souls t'niVcrRalis Sunday school treasurer
OF the RroolN,n Eastern District Sabbath school
Associations trustee OF the HroOklyn Eastern l'.s-
trlci homeopathic b!ap,nsary president ol the
Kings County Building ana Loan Assor.atl"n. mem
ber Of the Union Lcnguc club and has been con
necicd twenty years with the IRA lsircc company.
Since the war he hns Received the dcgrc" of y. H.
from BOwdOin college
Charles + Edwards lives at NO. Isl Macon-st end
IL a member OF the General Committee OF the Re-
form Bcmocrncy. n" is twcnty-nirc years old.
Since he was twenty he has been with the c1nihblc
Life Assurance Society at No. i2b broadway. and
is AT present l;s metropolitan maragcr. lie was
! a delegate TO the State Convention held In Sara
toga last fall and had charge of the campagn ~
the Reform Democracy. which was directed from
their headquarters. AT No iB Montaguc-st
| Jacob " Erreger born ~ Prussia nftyiwo
years ago. but has lived I'm New-York and Brook
! yn sncc he six years old. He lives at No.
II Pcnnsylvania-ave.. IN East New York whore he
conducts n successful real-esiate business. He has
always been Democrat. though not identified with
| the "rng"