Evening journal., 1898-09-30

Attorney General-Thomas F. Con-
way OF Plattsburg.
State Engineer 90 Martin schenok Of
Troy.
The vote for governor as announced
was: Van Wyck, $50; Titus, Al; Stanch-
field 49, and Mcclure, "a.
Elliot Danforth was unanimously
nominated for lieutenant governor.
The remainder of the ticket was
nominated by reclamation.
Augustus Van Wyck is a descendant
of Captain Abraham Van Wyck Of New
York city. a soldier OF the Revolution
airy war, and a brother Of the present
mayor Of Greater New York, Robert A.
Van Wyck. He Is. So years old and Is a
graduate OF Phillips academy, Exeter,
n. H., and OF the University OF North
Carolina. In 1884 Augustus Van Wyck
was elected to serve term Of IA years
as a judge OF the Brooklyn city court.
When the city court, under an act Of
legislature, was abolished two years
ago, Judge Van Wyck became a justice
OF the supreme court, Second judicial
district, and his term win expire this
year.
Mr.. Van Wyclk has been active and
prominent in the regular Democratic
ranksin Brooklyn, being a strong sup
porter ,of Hugh Mclaughlin and his
intimate friend. He was thrice sue
cessively president Of the Democratic
general committee OF Kings county has
been a member Of the New York Demo-
cratic state central committee and FREE
quently has been a delegate to Demo-
cratic national, state. city and county
conventions.
Elliot Danforth has long been promi-
nent IN New York state politics. A man
Of means and a lawyer by profession.
he has held several important places OF
trust.
He served as a delegate to the Demo-
cratic national conventions OF 1880 and
1884, on the former occasion having the
distinction TO be the youngest delegate
present.
Mr.. Danforth in 1886 was appointed
deputy state treasurer by l.. ]. Fitzger-
aid Observed in that capacity for four
years.
In 1889 he received the unanimous
Democratic state nomination for the
treasurership and was elected by over
10000 majority. He was reelected to
the ONCE on NOV. >, 1891.
In September 1896, he was made
chairman OF the Democratic state COM
mittee and was in the thick Of the nry-
an campaign.
He was urged at this time to accept
the Democratic nomination for govern
or. but owing to Senator Hills efforts
was kept from accepting.
His gubernatorlal boom again loomed
UP in January OF the present year. and
in August he was supposedly in the lead
for the nomination.
George w. Batten was born IN Lock-
port, Niagara county, in 1856 and has
always been a resident OF the county
In early manhood he developed the
strong character and pleasing PERSONAL
ity that has made him the leader Of the
Democratic parity not alone in Niagara
county, but in the Forty-fifth senatorial
district. which he represents as state
committeeman. having been reelected
Tuesday by the ~ votes of that district
unanimously. He was deputy sheriff
under his father. Joseph Batten. and
later was undersheriff under Sheriff
Thomas Stainthorpe He was elected
sheriff by a majority OF 1900 when
Cleveland carried the county by but 200
for president. He is in the insurance
business at present He has held every
position in the organization OF the Dem
ocratic party in his county from COM
mitteeman TO chairman OF the county
committee.
Martin SchenclS, the nominee for state
engineer and surveyor, was born in Pal
atine Bridge Jan. g 1S47, and is OF Dutch
ancestry. He graduated from Union
college in 1869. For 2s years he has been
n civil engineer and surveyor. From
1887 to 1891 he was chief engineer Of the
Hudson river Improvement. In 1892 and
1898 he was state engineer and surveyor
and was consulting engineer TO the stat,
board of health In 1894 and 1895. He was
appointed chief OF engineers with tn,
rank Of captain on the stan OF Govern
or Flower. Mr.. Schenck was a member
OF the legislature from Montgomer,
county in 1875. He has been employed
on many railroads as consulting engi
neer and is a very competent man. III
Is the present city engineer OF Troy.
Edward Storrs Atwater, Democratic
candidate for comptroller is a son O
the late John p. Atwater, NJ. D., who's
father, jeremiah Atwater. organize,