New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-08

ford. Allegany County Angus. 49, 1883 He was
educated at Pike Seminary and at the Rvervlew
Academy at Riverview-on-the-Hu When only
nineteen years old he engaged in business STAN
ton. Mich, in which place his father had large
pine and mineral interests. He Is present n
gagged in the management OF these interests. and
conducts a general store at Olean where he lives.
Mr. Higgins has never voted anything except the
Republican ticket and his Repubicansm is I'M
doubted.
He first became known to New-York State poll
tics when he elected delegate to the Ma
tional Republican Convention at Chicago in 1885
In In. l%$ he was candidate for Senator from the
a large majority over Urban Prescott who had the
combined support of the Democrats, Populiss. So
valuable member of the Senate in 1894 and 1886 In
1895 he was elected to the Senate without oDposi-
ton and Retrenchment and member Of the Com
mtttees on Finance and Insurance.
LESTER HAYDEN HUMPHREY.
Senator Lester Hayden Humphrey was horn In
Sheldon, Wyoming County. January o. 1850 He
was educated at the common schools of that town
and at the academies in Arcade and Warsaw With
his parents he removed to Warsaw when fifteen
years old. and four years later he engaged in the
leather trade, which business he sold out in 1872 10
take a place In the Wyoming County National
Bank year later Mr.. Humphrey was elected
vice president Of the bank and for fifteen years he
continued to be the executive officer of the instiu-
interested
the manufacture Of salt at Warsaw. A little later
salt was discovered in Kansas. Mr.. Humphrey be-
Western salt trade was to be revolutonized 5y The
discovery and promptly took measures become
few other men. he erected "A salt plant at Hutchin
son. Kan. and the industry in which he was a
and Michigan in the amount OF salt annually pro.
duced Returning TO Wyoming County, after selling
was elected to the presidency Of the WYOMING
County National Bank, which he still holds IL
phrey is engaged in the salt business at Pavilion.
Genesee County. and is interested in the Ithaca Salt
Until 1895 Mr.. Humphrey had never held an cleo
tive office In 1883 ne was delegate to the Ma
rson for President. and he has served for five years
as the chairman Of the Central Republican Com
crat has been elected to office in thai az cn N
Mr.. Humphrey is chairman of the Senate Commit
tee on Banks, and a member of other important
committees.
JOSEPH MULLIN
Senator Joseph Mullin. of the XXXvth District,
another Senator who could not swallow Pawn. even
though the Governor desired IT, was born fcr.v
eight years ago in WATERFOWL. the homo of his
father, Judge Mulln, of the Supreme Court He
secured his preliminary education at the public
schools OF WATERFOWL and then entered ;he Troy
Polytechnic Institute Finishing a thoroughly
scientific education. Mr. Mulln gave WAY to an in.
herited taste for the study of law. and was adj
Al
with Daniel Griffin. OF Watertown. candidate for
Governor on the Gold Democratic ticket last fan
and large and remuneratiye practice was buil, nm
Always Interested IN politics and .horonrh-go-
Ing Republican. Mr.. Mun never held a public Of
flee until ne elected to tho State {, na,a f.,
1891. He had however. been "A delegate 70 the Re-
publican National Convention Of 1858 In 1922 Mr.
Mullin was reelected TO the Senate In The sessicn
of 1Ss5 he initiated an investigation of the State
bureaus and departments to ascertain II the ov-
penses OF these departments could not be ken.
down. lie also labored successfully to keen down
the State tax rate. In 1895 he was again Elected IN
the Senate and was made chairman OF the Finance
Committee and member OF other important com
mittees.
FRANK d. PAVEY.
Senator Frank d. Pavey. OF New-York, IS another
Senator whose independence OF thought and action
caused him 10 vote against the confirmation of Pawn
for Superintendent of the Insurance Department
II had also caused him 10 vote against Tbonas
c. Plat in the CAUCUS which named Plat for United
States Senator. Mr. Payey born in the Buckeve
State about thirty years ago. He received his edu
cation at Yale College and the Yale Law School He
was an honor man at Yale and was graduated IN The
class OF 1854, as one Of the men out OF cass
Of lj0 who had maintained philosophical oraiIon
New-Haven. came 10 New-York City and enfered
upon the practice OF his profession. He IL a member
OF the Yale Alumni Association, the Delta Kama
Epsilon Club and the Republican Club OF New York
He has from his first participate In politics been
an active Republican. an intense advocats OF high
protective tariff and leader among those OF his
district who have liberal IDEAS upon questions Of
municipal. State and National policy. MIR Payey
Is entirely unhampered by political or pre.c,ection
pledges ana his action both upon the candidacy Of
thu characteristic independence and fcayjs. ness