New-York tribune., 1897-10-26

msrding, Hoguet 4 Humbert, and fro,. ~.
time on was partner In the dryxoods ....s9t
firm Of WiImerding, Hoguet < Co. nrs.s ~
dissolution In 1890. Since then he has hs.. -
gagged in managing his real estate and s.Ssi
private matters. Mr.. Hoguet is now senio, 49, ~
rector Of the Emigrant Industrial Savjng. D. ~ ~
and vice president Of the Mechanics ana TsS TSssS
ers' Bank He is q director of the Nsw' ~.
CathOli; Protectory, 4 charter member n, ~
Catholic Club and a member Of the Merch.,!S
Central Club.
JOHN y. sCHUMANN
John r. Schumann. the candidate for p,...i
dent Of the Municipal Council is one Of the h..
known and most prominent Germans Of Rro.i.
lyn. He liz an active member Of the M...
facturers Association Of Kings and Oue...
Counties, and has served for some time a. chat:
man OF the Transportation COMMITTEES. .or H..
organization Mr.. Schumann lives la III. E.sss.
ern District He is manufacture Of varnisS,
being a member Of Moller Schumann n
v az born in Germany, but he has lived in Bront.
Iyn since boyhood In politics Mr.. Schumsr.
il a Repu blican, and he was delegate 10 ~
City Convention that nominated Genera Trsc,
for Mayor He is interested in several hnancis,
institutions and is a trustee q the Germarss
savings Bank and Of the Manufacturers Trnss
COMPANY Mr.. Schumann s a member of ~
Hanover Club Under Mayor Low MIR. Schn'
mann was a Civil Service Commissioner \, -
BENJAMIN T.. HALL.
Benjamin f. Hall, candidate for County c,e,s
il a native Of this State, engaged in the activ.
practice of law at No. 81 Nassau-st. He toos
a course in the Columbia Law School aya.
graduation from Williams College in the ela.
of IS and was subsequently associated vii,
ex- Attorney General Leslie w. Russell un,m
the latter became a Supreme Court Justice =,
1894 Mr. Hall was supported by the Renuhu..
cans, Good Government Club A and the q RrIa,
anti -Tammany) Democrats az candidate %,
Alderman in the old Xhfst District. rec.,v,n.
the plurality Of 3112 votes over a strong Tam.
many candidate who was seeking reelection "A
Alderman He has been active in the work OF
the Board " Aldermen, was appointed On more
committees than any other member of IN, Board
and has been conspicuous Dy reason Of his eHQrts
10 obtain for the city proper cOmpenss ton from
the street railways and liberal transfer priv.
leees. He introduced and pushed to passage
the resolution which resulted in a complete and
Intelligent revision OF the city ordinances Ar,
recently published There had been no revsioB
Of the ordinances for six teen years and I'd 10
the time Of Mr.. Halls resolution. great con.
fusion prevailed in efforts " ascertain what
ordinances were Ia force He has made spe.
ciaI study Of municipal law and government by
which he has been able To check many Illegal
and wasfefui grants OF franchises. Mr. Hall %
"a member Of the Society oi Colonial Wars, The
Sons OF the Revolution. the Society ~ Medical
Jurisprudence, the Republican Club and tn
Delta Kappa Epsilon Club =
EDWARD F. MswEENEY
Edward f. McSweeney candidate for Sheriff.
who is Al present Deputy Commissioner Of I'm.
migration at the Port Of New-York. vas BON
in the town Of Marlborough. Mass, on April IA
1864 He attended the public schools there
a l..x r< v.1
shop. While working al this trade ne attended
night schools until he was twenty-five year,
old. when he was chosen president Of the local
organization of the Lasters Protective Union
OF America He made himself so valuable II
that position that in two years he was elected
general president Of the National organization
and editor OF its trade paper. Later, he went
into the insurance business IN Marlborough,
where he remained until July, lS3, when be
was appointed TO his present place BY President
Cleveland TO whom he had become known, both
personally and as an able writer on economic
and labor question: The only pubic ofnces
he had held before were those OF Auditor and
First Assessor Of Marlborough, Wnen mat LOWE
was made "A city.
Ny. McSu eeney Was secretary Of the commits
sion which. under Secretary Carlsles orders
prepared the exhaustive special report on TIE
workings Of the immigration laws This at.
tracted wide attention. The report contained
many recommendations for changes IN me
present laws. Nj. McSNeeney Is naTled ana
has three children.
CHARLES Ii. VAN BRUNT
Charles II. Van Brunt candidate ior justice
Of the Supreme Court, was born at Bay Ridge
Long Island In 1886 He comes Of Dutch an
cestry lie was graduated from the unlyef'
sity o. the city OF New-Yor IN lSJo. siucbA
law IN the office Of Judge Leonard and Cover
nor Hoffman, and was admitted TO the bar IN
1850 lie became a partner in the firm alt9
serving a. confidential clerk. He was cn0
counsel t. the City Chambeilan. In 1863 h
vas appointed Judge Of the Court of Common
Il.nS and In $50 he Mas eleCtD. 10 SucceeI