New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
MOUNT VERNON
YONkERS
WHITE PLAINS
MOUNT TERNON.
A SHORT But ACTIVE CITY CAMPAIGN


TrREsT PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
Tho polltlcal campaign although short, has been
.,a % tho most active since Mount Vernon became
a CITY and the interest grows as the day of cleo
,,on anproaches. The city committees OF both pa
ties the ward associations. the nominees and their
ueutensnts are giving little time to rest sleep.
and their leisure hours viii be few between this
and the counting of the returns Tuesday night.
Such frauds as charged asains; the Demo-
Gratis in the city election year promise to be
avoided this year as the Myers voting machines are
10 be used: and as ii viii be the first trial of the
machines there will be opportunity test their
efficacy in preventing fraudu.en: returns and also
in facilitating the reporting OF the results. The
election for City Supervisor. City Assessor and an
Alderman from each of the FIVE wards and the NOM
nations made by the Republicans prove that the
party had In mind the essential elemen; needed in
the city governmental busnesslke and economical
administration. The candidates thorough COM
nonsense citizens who have the confidence of the
people and deserve the support Of al voters be
they Republicans Democrats.
George II. Brown. the candidate for Supervisor,
IL man of sterling worth. s. owner of consider
able properly in the city and has large gas-i.;ins
establishment He born in Westminster County
in 1872. and has been identified with many Of its
interests. He served throughout the Civil War, and
Is a member of Famswor;h Post G. a. H.
Charles II. Weiss is the present Assessor. and has
been conscientious and thorough in his work
that he has The esteem and confidence OF the
people. hence the nomination for reelection was
unanimous lie is German by birth and came to
cd. lie has been a resident Of Mount Vernon since
ISL and is engaged in the sash and blind business
sent the First Ward has a standing in business
and social circles that any man should feel proud
Tor some years where he showed marked ability.
nS S their s poc% or rs ns
chairman Of the finance Committee he was. not
looked " after the nercss OF the people at aTse
lie assisted In drawing up the Consolidated School
act, which established "A city Board OF Education.
lie was one OF the original organizers of the East
Side improvement Association was among the o.
ISOLATION Is one OF me newly elected boAra ot
IT, i. Walter, OF the firm of H. L. Walter & Co.
has been Interested n all affairs looking to me
Ss e psSp ana wos lie OF tn
member of the Royal Arcanun. and is popular
has contended strongly for wise and economical
governmen,. FOL The security OF me rights OF tne
sef thorough and conscientious citizen. II elect
"a which II Is predcsed he VIII be- TIE in,eEests
will be jealousy cared for. -,
William G. Conklin was the unanimous choice Of
Common Council. and he viii no doubt receive many
Mount Vernon YER for seventeen years, and has been
closely identified with the interests Of the city as a
been a trustee of the BAPTIST Church for ten years
was one Of the original members OF the Fire Pa
a q
nected with one OF the leadns banks in New-Nork
CITY. ,,.. -, ,,o. - -.
Fourth Ward Il Henry Quaimani VINO mas i ", q
10 find a with a better record or more thor
oushy alive to ne Interests OF nis d,stlct ana ,re e
Commissioner FOR three years. before the village be,
came city; was also Comm!ssi oner OF Hlghways OF
business man One o. The local rapcrs stated .sat
s was MAKING read ins Snd on
proposes 10 be In The hogsng business llil me
tessed OF ons fau,-that ''he can't write German
election ' il the Fun War and the voters promise
cou aS al No t'Sy a eat anas hser ' the o.
people ana no man Is more promnent N
n the growth Of the city and IN brnelns new resi-
dents 20 It, lie Is irsi yice-presIdent OF ne hoard
The c t hadinx Bank. and an oiiicsr Of
me cry Republican Assoesion The FIN =, wG ara
coTpe Thep he ahs MS s ssS on Juno q
Acting under the orders Of Brlgadier General Il. $.
separate company had an election on Monday night
- III the a or SnH be eee Sy ns wss BY
ballPt, and First Lieutenant Schneider received cs
captain SSu m? Schneider was born in Mount Vernon in
1855 and began his military so. career as r member r OF
Organized as the 18th Separate Company and in that
year Gasn was maae e nS be
eected second lieutenant in 1889 and first lieutenant
Mrs. L. E. Schneider had lawn and house party
On Saturday. which was one OF the p.easantest So
cial affairs OF the season Among the large num-
Der OF guests present Mrs. Joseph ;. Wood.
Professor Adolphe Cohn. OF Columbia College; Mr.
Lockwood Mrs. Duncombe, Dr. ard Mrs: Andrew
Mclean. the Rev and Mrs. Charles s. Lane. the
Rev and Mrs f. l.. Masseck. Mrs II. f. Rhoades.
Mrs Robert J.. milford. Mrs Fowler. Mrs. Ball.
Mrs. Leoncelle Mrs Robert McVickar. Mr.. and
Mrs Kirk Mr. and Mrs Hiram /. Roberts. Mrs. w.
McD. Halsey Dr. and Mrs. NJ s. Page. the Misses
Triton, Miss Fanny Cranberry Levy, Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes Levy Mr. and Mrs. Flagg. DR.. and Mrs.
Isaac w Ferris Mrs. Frank X. Chambers Miss
Kitten and Mrs. Mary ". Howe.
Miss Leila Lockwood, who made an extended tour
through the British Isles and the Continent In 1893.
and in France again last year. gave an interesting
lecture on the Chateau OF the Loire" in Willard
Hall on Thursday afternoon.
Health Officer a. r. Banning, whose forty-first
birthday was celebrated on Wednesday. was pleas
anty surprised in the evening by the Mozart Club.
the members OF which not only congrat ulated him,
tut gave q concert and supper In his own home.
The funeral OF Henry Krewolf, VINO died at his
home. No. 1O7 Union-ave.. on Wednesday. will be
held this evening. The Rev. Charles s. Lane OF
the Presbyterian Church. OF which Mr.. Krewolf
was a conmunicant, will ofiicate. Mr.. Krewolf
vas born in Germany in 1894. and came TO this coun
try in 1889 and engaged in the printing business In
New-York City He had long been sufferer from
Brights disease. and this was aggravated by a re-
cent attack of the grip. He was prominent mem
Der of the Free Masons and OF Hawatha Lodge, OF
this city.