The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
MEN FROM UP THE STATE.
New York Counties That Arc Represented b
WelI-known Men In This City.

Vow York Counties That Arc Represented by
Men In This City.
A very considerable number OF the men most
active in professional and business affairs I'm
New York are "up country " men from interior
counties, especially those on the line OF the Mo-
hawk River. For a number Of years there has
been established here what is known as the st.
Lawrence County Association. made up OF ma
tives or former residents OF st. Lawrence county.
in the extreme north Of the State, who CONF to-
gether once n year, II not oftener. at a banquet.
Within n few weeks another association OF SINH
lar character. known as the Dutchess County
Society. and made up of former residents or
natives of Dutchess county. In the Hudson val
ley. has been incorporated In Albany. and moro
recently arrangements have been made for other
similar associations, with tho probable result
ties Of New York having a suflcientiyS large
representation In New York city will have its
own association.
The extent TO which residents of upstate
affairs OF New York city has been shown in
Senators In the city Of New York. Page. Ford,
and Pavey. Senator Page was born In oloan,
KnoWlesyiIie Orleans county county. and senator Sas TORT P al
yey was born in Ohio. or Now York's represen-
tatives In the lower branch OF the Legislature.
tee on Cities, exercises an unusual influence. ia
a~,nativc Of Saluvia, Fulton county. Pa. Assem-:
Dlynhn Andrews was DOTH IN lHrTNtOwn, ana
former Assemblymen Percy, Steinberg. and
Miles were born respectively In Rensselaer,
county, Greene county. and Cohoes, Albany
county. Senator Plat is a native OF Tioga
county; Congressman Cummings Is n native OF
Broome county. also In the southern tier. Judge
Beach halls from Rensselaer, county, and held
office there before his appearance In the politics
OF the city OF New York. There are, In fact, "A
considerable number of Rensselaer, county men
In public Office here. and a social or
Ranization among them Is moro probable
now, perhaps. than prior to the election
Of q Troy man for Governor of New York. Judge
Gildersleeve comes from Duchess county, and
Is one Of the officers OF the newly organized
Duchess County Association. Another county
which has contributed materially to the number
of men In public life in New York Is Monroe, in
Guiding the city OF Rochester. ono OF the most dis
tinRuished representatives OF which Ii Noah Da-
Wis, Supreme CourtJustice. Onondaga county men
have been prominent In political matters In New
York State, but for some reason or other they
are not very well represented in public station In
New York. Oneida, on the contrary, has been
numerously represented in public matters here,
and Oswego county, too. The most distinguished
native Of Jefferson county resident in New York
is ex-Gov. Roswell p. Flower. who takes such
pride In his birthplace there that when a candi-
date for Governor In 1901 he had himself de-
scribed as n resident of Jefferson county on the
official certificate, and was greatly pleased be-
cause his birthplace. Theresa. Jefferson county,
though usually Republican, gave him a majority
when q candidate. He received 30l votes In II,
against 264 for his competitor.