New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
IN MEHORY or ". Fl. ROBERTSON
RESOLUTIONS BY LAWYERS AND BANKERS
"A POLITICAL "REMINISCENCES.

In the Supreme Court OF Westchester County
yesterday morning Justice Martin J. Keogh. in re-
Spouse TO the motion made by ex-Judge Mills on
behalf OF the Westchester Bar Association. APP
pointed the following committee TO draft resolu-
tons upon the death Of William II. Robertson:
Francis Larkin James ?. Saunders. William ~
Romer Isaac y Mills. stephen 8 Marshall. Henry
e. Henderson. Henry T. Dykmsn. Ralph F. Prime.
James II. Moran. Wilson Brown IT,. and Joseph +.
DAILY
The Board OF Directors OF the Central Bank OF
Westchestcr County have passed the following
resolution on the death OF Judge Robertson:
Resolved That We deeply lament the death Of
our friend and associate man Of sterling worth
and integrity who for many years aided us by his
wise counsel and advice He died full Of honors.
having singular ability. business sagacty and legal
aoumen: upright judge. who enjoyed throughout
his life the confidence OF those with whom he came
in contact in business and social circles
The following brief "Reminiscences Of his early
political III" written by Judge Robertson sev-
eral years in a letter addressed TO the Editor
Of The Sing Sing Republican:
White Plains y. y Jan. ). 1885,
Dear Mr. Rove. / have read the article ~ last
weeks issue Of The Republican" mentioned In
your favor Of the 18th ult.. ami for It's publication
When take retrospect Of my Official rfe it
seems like dream Prior to ITS commencemtSyrL
mass convention held at the residence Of Abraham
Which Aexander' f. v els was nominated for sur
rogate and on the strength Of that nomina ton
Governor Seward appointed him TO that; Office: IN
the summer OF that year / attended a Log hDli,
mass meeting at Mile Square. the largest pcuilch
meeting held in the county. attended the mig
National Convention. held at baltimore. in 1874 at
which clay wa nominated. also. a delegate Al
the ratification OF the nomination held the next
day. have endeavored to find some account or
the convention held in county. al which the
delegates to the ratification convention were ap-
pointed. but have hot yet been successful The
delegates to the ratification convention were APP
pointed all over the county. After the CouVe nton
! went to Washington and called Clay. ! have
letter written ny him in H. own Handwriting. II
M. IN which he refers 20 that call In the sunmt
OF 1894 attended a nass-reeting at Pl@asaniVii",
which Horace Greeley addressed. That was my
first sight OF Greeley.
In the fall Of 80 I was admitted 70 he bar ana
I'm the fan or iS4S elected 10 the Assembly
and have been in public life almost ever since. In
In" Assembly OF lS49 there were l0o Wings aug =
democrats. No party ~ any other time has had 50
largo majority. In that year ! voted FOR sc"att u
FOR senator and IN lT5 did ne same hing IN me
Senate. IN l.15 introduced bill in the senate
creating the office Of Superintendent OF fublc n
struction. Previously it had been a bureau In the
State Department.
Since thon you have been in newspaper III" ana
know tho subsequent events In my Official career.
Join You in the hope that tho pleasant relations
which have always existed between rs Will contlhh,
Til the end. and assure You II they do not II VIII
not he faul; Yours very truly .>.
". II ROBERTSON
" r. Rowe. Esq