The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
NEW YORK MISREPRESENTATION
A Place on tho Beneh or Political Obscurity
Their Usual Pate.

a Place on the Bsneh or Political Obscurity
Their Usual Fate.
President McKinley's nomination OF Stewart
L. Woodford as United States Minister to the
Court OF Madrid has recalled the fact that Gen.
Woodford was Northumberland Of this
State from Jan. l. 1867. to Jan. l, 1869. and
was q candidate for the Office OF Governor in
1870. The office OF Lieutenant-Governor though
more important in New York than in some other
States lthe Lieutenant-Goyernor here Is a Com
missioner OF the Land Fund and OF the Land
Office, a member OF the Canal Board. a Regent
Of the University, a member OF the State Board
Of Equalization OF Assessments, and n trus-
tee OF public buildings OF the State, In
addition to presiding at the sessions OF the State
Senate), is chiefly honorary. Under section 8 OF
Article ~. OF the amended Constitution the
Lieutenant-Governor receives for his services
the sum OF s.. 900 and is precluded from accept
ing ANY other compensation, fee, or perquisite
for any duty or service no may be required to
perform by Constitution or by law" The aver
age duration OF the session OF the legislature is
about 100 days ana a
s n y ysa an l Sein ana nai u nj IN tho M' psi9 Of Z . sso n iS So nays
observation-disclosures in New York ihere
have been thirty OF them, have; except in isolat-
either found a place on the bench at the close OF
their term of office or retired into political oh
Among recent Lieutcnant.G Governors three OF
those who detained ju ,iclal offices al the close
of their terms were Sanford L. Church, Henry Il.
Seluen, and Charles I. Saxton. Mr.. Church and
Mr.. Selden became Judges OF the Court OF APP
deals and Mr.. Church was. in fact. the tirst
Chief Justice OF the Court OF Appeals as now
constituted.
Lieut.. Gov, Saxton. soon after being succeeded
by Mr.. Woodruff, The present LieutenantGov-
ernor, WAS appointed Judge OF Claims by Gov.
Black. Thomas q. Alvord, on his retirement
from the Office of Northumberland. resumed
his place in the Legislature. and his last punlic
appearance Was ~ a member OF the CGnstitu'
tional Convention, of which he was tho First
yice-President. He was a Judge for two wears.
He WAS u member OF Assembly before he became
Speaker OF hat body, aud after having been
Lieutenant GovcrnOr was n menlhcrOt Assembly
for eleven terms. Lieut.. Gov. Beach. after hi.
retirement, became for two terms secretary nt
State. Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimcr became United
States District Attorney by appointment OF
President Cleveland.
Lieut.-Ciovs. Floyd-loncs. who was elected or
the Democratic ticket with Mr.. Seymour II
1862; John c. Robinson. who was elected Wit
Dix in 1872; George &. Hoskins, who was elected
with Cornell in 1879, and Jones-Jones who y il
the freight-who was elected with Hin, n isSi
and again IN 1858, retired to total o~hscurlty dnC
were not heard OF Rite.wtrd in politics. Lieut..
Gov. Hill was remote to the Governor hin
and his case ranks it'll that OF former Lieut..
Gov. Woodtord, who. after holding that ohlCe
was u candidate tor the GorernOrshiE and al
aspirant for the Office OF Nice-President OF tn
United States.