New-York tribune., 1896-09-30

and Moore were declared the nominees Vi W.
convention. and the chairman declared the
gathering adjourned after minor business had
been transacted
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES
Charles F. Brown is the son Of Judge John w.
Brown. a former member OF the Brooklyn "A'
He was educated at Andover Academy ana a'
Yale. where he was graduated in lsoo' lie was
admitted TO the bar in 1868. Early In his career
he was made District Attorney of Orange Cou"-
ty, and afterward he was County Judge oi VI =
ange County for five years. In loo- ne N MaS
elected to the Supreme Court In loo'' i"'''
1891 and 1892 he served upon the second oiNis'o"
of the Court of Appeals. under appointment ID!
Governor Hill In December, lSst. ne Waa - 10 10
signed sc Presiding Justice of the General Term
of the Second Department Nhen the he" ,'P
pellate Division created IN Jahuaiy, u ,
ernor Morton appointed him as It's presiuihs jus
tice -. e ,rr,o, "
Nathaniel H. Clement is native of Tllton, ~;
H. and is ffty-two years old ne Is sun ~
Zenas Clement. State Treasurer 0i Nv nf r's
shire from 1896 to 1S43 and CoiIcc'or or a Nus
toms of Portsmouth under President tieI.e' .
Justice Clement was graduated from tne .o,',t y,
mouth High School, and in loo' from 10 D'l u ns Go s
College In 1861 he entered the law once 20, oi
Crooke Bergen e. Clement. In the 1aii Oh ioo-
he was nominated for Judge of the @ olty IN, III
He was elected by majority ot II"~ itrs, on
his ticket by 1000 For four years ehui'is va =,
Ia,rar,, 1887 he was one of the associated
Judges OF the City Court. He theh SUI ~.
George G. Reynolds as Chief Judge holding va E,,
Office until the court was meiseu '"'' VIZ
preme Court on January l. >.,,,ro nv,
Thomas S. Moore was born In Newpu' s va ~.
October 81 1912. He was graduated run 80. -
renee Scientific School in le6l; ana rh,t ,he school
an assistant professor of chemistry IN the
lie afterward studied law with judge WI W ''s' t
Fullerton in New-YOrk, and was aui,'it' -,
the bar in 1863. He was New-Norks AsSlssa,n' ,'
strict-Attorney under Thomas H. hodnaii.
Mr. Moore is now the senior partner OF ..lo ane "w
firm Of Moore. Wallace Dudley WIN ,cu Won' o.
No 80 Iiberty-st New-York. and No l0s Mon Mon,
tapue-st brooklyn. Mr. Moore is president
of the Long Island College Hospital anu oTe ~. =,
IN the Society for the prevention Oh CIuet.s ~
Children He is a member OF se'eidi iesa' anu
social organizations. ,,- ua
Stephen Dover Stephens. County Juuee a,u
Surrogate of Richmond County was born In thc
village Of Richmond. the present county sea- VI
Richmond County on April ~. lS4D HIS an
cestors on the paternal side were TOT thiee
generations before him natives OF .Ha' piaOe
His mother and her FAMILY were oiu lrsluo,,o' ~
Of Staten Isla Id. Judge stephens piePaia
tory studies were made in Trinity Schooi. SUD
seouently he entered Columbia College, where
he was graduated in 1866. Then he entered co,
lumbia Law School and in 1865 was graduated
with the degree of Bachelor Of Laws. In the
following year the degree of Master OF Arts wa
conferred upon him. Immediately upon Judge
Stephens's graduation he began the pract'cc
of his profession. In politics Judge stephens
has always been Democrat, although not al
active politician In 1919 he was elected u
represent the county in the Assembly, where n,
served on the Committee on Railroads anc
Villages In 1874 he reelected TO the As
sembly. In 1881 Judge Stephens was nominated
on the Democratic ticket for County Judge, anC
was elected over Tompkins Westervelt. In lSS'
he was reelected without opposition judge
Stephens as County Judge, holds the ohce OF
Surrogate and in his term Of office many I'M
portant cases have been decided. He has never
been reversed by the Court Of Appeals. The
Judge lives at st. George. He is vestryman OF
st. Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church Rich
mOnd.