New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-10

GEN. NJ. T. MMAHON. JOS. f. NEWBURGER.
City Court Judge. and proposed his renomiha.
lion Alderman Oakley and Maurice Blumenthai
eulogzed John y. Schuchman for the same ONCE
ard ex-Assemblyman Hahlo and Congressman
Walsh talked for Edward +. O'Dwyer. They
were all nominated for the places named
THEN CAME PURROY
Then Henry D. Purroy. having been vouched Tor
bv Senator Gray and William b. Ellison. was re-
nominated for County Clerk and William Son
1ner whom Samuel j. Foley named in speech
followed by ex-Assemblyman John Connolly was
placed on the ticket foi Register MI Soh'hei
was the third OF last years defeated Tammany
candidates nominated. Sohmer was defeated ior
Sheriff while Smyth and Truax also failed OF
winning the popular approval last year.
Charles IL Truax nominated for Judge or the
Sunrene Court was born in Oneida County on
October 3 1916. lie came TO New-lork IN 1903
and practised law FOR several years In NoVem-
her 1890 he was elected Supreme Court Judge
for the term of fourteen years. He was renomi-
mated by Tammany list wear, and was deie"'eu
by Henry r. Beekman the union candidate
Frederick Smythe who comes before the peo-
pie for the fourth time for ludeeshp' was
born in Galway. Ireland. He was defeated LOT
Recorder by John X. Hackett in 1913 ana once
for Judge of the General Sessions Nheh
Hackett died Mr.. Smythe was elected ny '"e
Board Of Supervisors on December -. 1867 u
succeed him and was elected Recorder IN
November 1880 for fun term. the eN-he-
corder's defeat by over fifty thousand majority
last wear is still fresh in the public mind. HIS
service on the bench was marked by the
severity Of his sentences
Charles T. MacI.ean was born hity-ohe years
ago in New-Hartford. near Utica. y. y On his
mothers side he was related t. Samuel j. lIuen'
He was graduated at Yale, and studied III berhh.
He was admitted IA the bar OF NeW-l orh anu
from the beginning Of his career was pro'ese
of Mr. Tilden. Mr.. MacLean was appointed 70
lice Commissioner by Mayor Cooper in 1919 lie
was again appointed by Mayor Hewitt IN 1870
and served a fun term Of six years. MT Mac
Lean is al present the counsel Of Sheriff Ians zen
and has been for years the counsel OF Os"a'u ~
tendorfer and the "Staats-Zeitung.
General Martin r. Mcmahon. n0mlnatea TOT
Judge OF the Court Of General Sessions, is vet
Gran Of the Civil War and past commander Oh
George Washington Post. No lO3. e. A X OF tii ~.
city. He has served in the Assembly ana aiso IN
the state Senate. During Clevelands hTTt au-
mnistration he was United States Marshal Tor
the Southern District of New.York; +,
Joseph f. Newburger was born IN TINS CITY III
the old Eleventh Ward and is fOrty-two Years
old He was graduated from Grammar School
No. Is. and adopted the law as his profession
and worked his way through Columbia Soese
ID
newspaper work at night He was admitted 10
the bar in 1874 and was an active practitioner
up to five years ago. when ne was elected 10 .lle
bench Of the City Court polling the larses'
number Of votes on his ticket. he is prohl-
nent member Of the Beethoven, Maennerchor'
Democratic Club, Progress Club. director OF the
Hebrew Orphan Asylum. and president OF the
Temple Rodoph Sholom. He is a bachelor ana
lives with his mother and sister.
Robert A. Van Wyck, now Chief Justice of the
CITY Court and nominated last night for re-elec-
ton to that bench, was born in this city forty
five years ago. and was graduated at Columbia
College Law School in 1872; at the head Of a
class of l24 and a Valedictorian. Chief JUS
tice Van Wyck is member Of the Holland So
ciety and Of the ST. Nicholas. Manhattan. Demo-
cratic and other clubs
John r. Schuchman, Tor City Court Judge, was
born in Germany in 1871 ana was educated in
Darmstadt. He came to America in 1865, and the
following year began to study law In Thomas oar,
lngton's office. Five years later he was admitted
70 the Bar and has since pfactlced III TINS city.
Mr.. Schuchman was formerly county DeIiiDvId'
and was active in that organization from 1916 10
1883 when he became affiliated with Iammany
Hall He has been a delegate TO Democratic State
Conventions and was defeated candidate for
Presidential electOr in 1855. Mr.. Schuchman was
a member Of the Tenement House Commission ap-
nointed hy Governor Flower on May 4. 1924.
Edward F. O'Dwyer. nominated for t'e short
term for City Court Judge, is thirty-hye years
old got his education ir the NeW-f ork puDht
schools and studied law in the office OF Adolph
7, Sanger He elected a member or the
Board Of Aldermen in 1884. and has held no Of
flee since. Since his admission to the par ne DE,
e,nbeZzlement. and sole counsel OF the
Brooklyn Aldermen and Supervisors charged
with the Columbian frauds. He has been referet
in many elevated ralroad cases and says no
has been instrumental in restoring 10 once aftei
dismissal hfty-fve policemen and hremen'
Henry D. Purroy was born in New-York August
o. 1S4S and is the son Of the late John h. PurrOy
who was prominent lawyer in this city. he was
educated at St. Johns College. Fordham, ana was
admitted 10 the Bar in 1863. He was elected the
first representative of the Annexed District II
the Board Of Aldermen. and was chosen Pres
dent Of that Board In 1881 he was appointed + Ire
Commissioner by Mayor Grace. was twice reap
pointed 10 that office by Mayor Cant was chosen
President OF the Board OF Fire Commissioners
and continued TO act such until January ], 1898
when he assumed the duties of his present Once
TO which he had been elected by majority OF
more than $4,000.
William Sohmer. the nominee for Register. wa
born in G. .rmany in 1852. and came 10 New-Norl
In 1859 He was educated In the public schools
Of this city. At early age he entered th'
service OF Of the leading Insurance compa
MES and rose to the position Of general manager
which he holds. In 1889 he elected &
the Assembly from the cd Xth District III
was reelected in 1891 and 1892 Last year III
was the Democratic candidate fN Sheriff