New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-30

Theodore Taxter and II. +. Washburn. OF Pleas
antyille: T. W Travis OF Peeksk'I; j.. !. lo'ct'
o. Mt Pleasant James Lawrence, Of Lew.sboro;
Henry Morton North Salem; Edward Horton ana
Edward b. Kier OF Yorktown: John +. jenkins. OF
Sing Sing: G. II. Stevens William Rider ana Mics
l,arro. Of Sing Sing: Supervisor James Teed, OF
Somers: cx-Town Clerk Edward Halsey. Of Court
landt: Frank Mon.ross. Robert Griffin. OF court
iandt and many others.
There we're seventy-three delegates % ;he con
vcn,icn reprcsenting eleven towns-North Salem.
1.ewisboro. Poundridge. Bedford. Somers, New cas-
n. Yorktown Mt Pleasant, Oss.nlng, courtlandt
and North Castle.
II was expected that the ngh; Of the Rurns-FaiT-
child forces would be led by the delegation from
the town OF Ossining. and that the town oil court
,andt would head the cohorts Of the Ward-Roberi-
son side.
After the business OF the Distric; Convention had
boen settled the Assembly Convention me-, d. ".
Travis was elected chairman and {. Vi. "aFGher
and L. II. Bleakley secretaries. Joseph h. sec
nominated Mr.. Apgar. and on the can 'or otlef
nominations silence fell upon the convention. The
expected fight was not forthcoming. The adherenis
OF the Burns Fairch!d faction presented no name;
l; was ssna nictoGTy f0h ne Innklns Chairman
o. The Ossining delegation the leader Of the Burns
side said that for the opposition ne aiso Svoma i
;he nomination OF Mr.. Apgdr' ana ~ "dS e''''
"assembIvman Hustled then introduced the nomI-
nee " ,h, 'anniatIse which followed Mr.. Apgar's 1t
20 3peech the convention adjourned TO permit me
EnsIy tn yyhc6 Westminster County is famous
WIZ /; was regular love feast afteI al wasn't mt
!t?' exclaimed OF the delega ties ! cues ne
plat people don't wan; no fight in THIS dislric.,
f'he virtory of the forces OF ex-JuGge Robertson
and Congressman Ward in the disulc' - a "i no
popular with the younger clement Ire 81 hf nl
publican party. and Mr. Apgar' IL ~ PIeu'c'e"' VIII
be elected by a large majority $500, $1,000, T., -
lanes Kellogg Apgar born and reared IN
nolitjcoi atmosphere. being an early protege OF
Hustled. and from him receiving
his first political lessons. lie was born In 'oebs-
kin on November S. 1862, the son OF joseph Apgar,
a former political associate OF Judge Robertson
4 ster receiving n common school education and n
diploma from the Drum Hill Public S,hooI ne was
taken TO Albany in 1882 BY General iiusted as ~"
tee The Young man proved at once that he had
tho maklngs of politician ne vas %5o5 at Alpahy
un last year. save IN ls'1 hidu ,o,, "I iJ y,
cconinr's clerk 10 Speaker Hustled in 1856 and 1887
In 1883 ne was Speaker clerk to Speaker 'oie ara
c1naLer's clerk to General Hustled again. In 1881
~ was again at Albany private secretary OF
General Hustled. -, ,,,
.,aIo with The New-York Stove Works, Of which
General Hustled was president at inc ,iine OF ms
death lie resigned that 10 20 WIN Lieutenant ant
Govrrnor Charles r. Saxton when the latter was
C,cc.cd and he served secretary TO him for two
wears Last fan ne was appointed by 'ohgreSsinan
WILLIAM G. Ward az his private secretary ana
10 &c n noInper OF tho Albany Club and an cX-
preaGecr of Corilandt Hook and Ladder company
rf his village lie has attended every state con-
vsntion of H. party but one since 1851 ana every
Assembly and district convention as deicsadc
since that time. Last summer h" was at the 81.
Iouis Convention in the interest OF Governor Nor
.on'e candidacy for the nomination for Presiden.
os tho United States. Mr. Agar Is married. ana
has two children. His brother Is one oi ne cor.
overs OF this county. Mr.. kpgar VIII be inc hrst
Rem1blican Assembiyman from this district except
a Hustled in many years.