The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-29
THE
For Mayor. Benjamin Franklin Tracy. e1-
Secretary or the Navy.

UOf WHyor, OeNJAWtn bTanktu tracy OK
Secretary or the Navy.
BENJAMIN Franklin Tracy was born 81 Year,
ago in oweSo, Tioga county. He was educated
In the common schools and at 10 he began the
study OF law in the Office OF Davis & Warner. in
his native town. Two years later no was adj
mitted to the bar. Mr.. Tracy was still a very
young man when he first began 10 interest him
sell in public affairs. He sat as a Free Soil dele
gate in the Tioga County Convention when he
was only 1s years old. When he was % he was
elected District Attorney. and he held the Office
six years. during which time he took an active
interest in Republican politics. lie organized
mass meetings OF the new party throughout the
southern and western counties. and was efficient
In the first separate organization of the party in
this State. At the meetings he organized dele
gates were chosen to the. Republican State Con-
~Sention which was held in Saratoga in 1884.
In 1851 Mr.. Tracy was elected to the Assem-
committee appointed by Gov: Edwin p. Morgan
army, and as such he did splendid work in Tioga.
Broome, and Tompkins counties. He also re
is7tS Now York volunteer. He was APPOINTED
Colonel Of the former orsaniSat,on' and with It
b. wsas 70 corps sns fv wSich was was F a paTt Of }0 aen.
ss ss.I. q ad sSs % iHsss; s.s it d R1lr'! Trpes le d t his
on the field. lie refused to GO, TO the hospital.
and he rejoined his regiment in time to take
command at the battle Of Spo:tsylvania; There
he broke down completely, and was Obliged to
sisned. and retired to New York. but after he
recovered his health he accepted the Colonelcy
eet shS l Il Ms Gn' %.5lan stsses a hdsi toee e ah1m Se Of
the draft rendezvous and prison camps at Ell
mira; There were at one time 10000 prisoners
bitter controversy between the North and the
soutn; over the treatment Of prisoners OF war 1t
done 10 alleviate the sufferings OF those at
Elmira.
trict of New York, after which he began the
S %ss nomi Gi az for IN Mayor sFSef By the R se bic ne
Later he and Ripley Ropes. the nominee OF the
pointed a Judge Of the Court of Appeals. In
1889 President Harrison appointed hin Score.
senior counsel in the PROSECUTION Of John Y.
Mckanc, and 1t was largely due to his efforts
the commission to draft tile Greater New York
ehartor was chosen Gen. Tracy was selected f9r
task. H. successfully defended! Police Commits
eioner Parker when Parker was tried on charges
SsteFt sr isS n Ia 9he sn Court s1of rig G Ia%essn sSsa ns
for allowing prisoners to escape from Ludlow
Street Jail. Ho was associate counsel or the
defence in the Bcecher-Iilton trial, and he de-
Tended ErastuB WiInan when he was tried FOR
nrm Of Tracy. Boardmsn & Plat.
FOR COMPTROLLER AsHBEL PARMELEE FITCH.
Asabcl' ParmGlee Fitch was born in Mooers,
Clinton county. New York. on Oct. 3, ls4s.
and seven years later his parents moved to- t h.
sc.iouls and at ,Wi!iiston seminary; Afterw9rd
he studi'd ut the Universities OF Jena and Der
knowledge Of the German N language. Upon his
Istqln 70 New, York no began the study OF law
2lyears old he Was admitted. TO the bar. In
for Congress in the ThlFtS ss.da dis vI,S be- be,
views ~ the party on the tariff question. Two
i,S J later h9weyer no accepted the non,ii..-
Gen; E III T" l. V!ele M by a plurality q a's7s..
o ooD AaE - 1855, he %.ee.sptsd the bemoGra ATTIC,
1000 votes, In 1890 he defeated Percy D.
auii im ,s tE cSS Or wss a BY I'D 2 spiSS y r \ ma ." a,o aS.go q
ilW,0 over Henri 4. Robinson. In 1898, be-
iore his Term had expired, he was nominated by
succeed Theodore W. Myers. He was elected
Sy a large majority, In tho campaign q last
yshr MI. Fitch refused to support the Chicago
platform or 10 vote for Bryan.
FOR PRESIDENT or THE COUNCIL, RUEL ROSS
APPLETON.
Ruel Ross Appleton served as Tax Collector in
BROOKLYN under Mayor Schiercn and was reap
pointed by Mayor Wurster. His administration
Of The ONCE has been marked with economy and
m4intnining It being less han ten years ago. in
spite OF the steady growth OF the city and tho
annexation Of four county towns. He ID man
aging %dircctoro of the Fourteenth Street Bank:
REtnclno.r o. the manufacturers ASSOCIATION OF
hinks ana Queens Counties: and the, Merchants,
ofthe brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
I member Of the Hamilton Club. the Union
maria Club, the Rembrandt Art Club.
the brooklyn Ethical Association and the Free
hihderEarten Association. He is also q high
/ uegree Mason and a member of the Royal
! AIrannm. He was the prime mover in tho
establishment OF a public library In Brooklyn
shu ~ a director and Secretary OF the Library
association. Mr., Appleton has been active In
hep4blicGn polite during his twenty Sc RS
Il residence IN the SIKH ward and Ia at nrpAenI the
SxeSMiiye member Of the ward in the County
SomlnllleC. In the recent ~factiOnal squabhle In
leaders.