The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-06

y time a- was disposed 20 accent. pa
after holding his commission FOR sa-1
weeks Mr.. Dgpew declined the orir.
, with the evident de-,rm nation 90 VITA
draw from political life.
Mr.. Depew had already Noa ,hs 40.
tent!ou " Commodore Vanderbilt and
The warm friendship 81 his eldest son
William II. Vanderbilt. In iSss Nr
De2ew was appointed the attorney for
the New York and Harlem railroad
company. aud tn 1853. when this r,n-
p1ny and the New Yo.S Central we-.
consolidated and became th,. Nov Y,rs
Central and Hudson River railroad
company. with Commodore Vanderbilt
~ its head. Mr.. nepew was made. fh..
attorney % the new organization and
vas aiierw1Td cley;sd a member os
the board Of directors. In 1875 b.. N.
| promoted To DE general .5.,,srr f,-
the entire Vanderbilt system and elect
Ell 20 a direcsorship in each % tb.
lines comprised iu 10. In Isl. Mr. H.
pew was the candidate FOR Iicut.u,n.-
governor on the liberal republican ,r
Greeley ticket. but his party vas nm
successful. and he shared it, fate. bu;
acted with the republican party tn.
next year. and has canvasSsd the s,a,.
and country for the party every year
since 1872. In 1874 he was the chols.
OF the Legislature for regent OF IN.
state university. and was also app,sB,-
ed one of the commissioners To build /
the capital at Albany.
In the struggle for the United S,,..s
senaiorship from New YORK In 1871 \
Mr.. Depew. ON the 18th baIlo; i,,.r.., 4
but j" vo;es % an election. and On tbr
"''h ballot this record was repeated.
and other ballots carried him very near
To the goal. In 1855 Oh. r.pubrg-s-s ~
all factions in the I..sisiasur. I,.9,,.
IN a majority OF nearly tvo-fhBr5.
rendered the United States -.nat,r.bsr,
tn Mr.. Depew. but he had b.,r,-,,.
committed to many business and pr,-
ieSsional trusts and declined th. b.,-
or. In 1882 William "a. Vanderbilt -
tired from the presidency uf the N.w
York Central. aud she manas.m.,,
was rcorganized. James II. Rutssr ~
made president. and Mr. Dcpcw Sec
md Vice-president. Upon the death OF
Mr. Rutter in 1855 Mr. D.p.w WIS
elevated to the presidency. and no h.,t
MS Office until April q. 1885. Nh.,
le was made chairman uf tn. b,,rt
u directors of the entire Vanderbilt
'ES'en OF railroads. tie Is also a d.
ect"r IN = large number of other i'm =
'oTtant corporations. At the national
FPubiican convention uf tSSS AR H.. i
Few was a candidate for the ur.sg
enttIl nomination and received IN.
Qua vote of the state Of New Yo~,.
nd ON ballot % votes were east f,r
I'm. Mr.. Depcw was dcIcsat.-as-ia-..
rom the state of New York tn IN. .
ai'onai republican convention M 4.
in 1892. and no was a.
'cted to- present the name Of Pr.ss-
ent Harrison. He was also a DELEGATE.
i-iarge IN 1896. and was selected nv
'e New York delegates To prssrn, IN. &.
anne Of Gov. Morton for tho prsss-
sncy.
Mr.. pcpew Is an active member o.
.e celebrated Skull and Bones ~ Val. n
Id also of the s.. Nicholas society OF i
ew York. the Holland society OF New r.,
orS. and the HuEuruot society Of =
nerica. lie was for seven wears p-.s-
ent OF the Union League club OF New
'rN. . term longer by several year.
an this distinguished position has "
en- held 10y any other. On de-,susn- =.
rthsr election hc was made an hon :,
airy life member. Tie was for ten
1rs in succession elected prrssden.
the Yale alumni association. Inv
< ended decade OF service. no do =
ned "a Reelection aud was made an
uDrary member. Mr uer~W was
lrried tp Elise Hag-mau Novar-
:. 1871. and has one son. Mrs. n,
pew died May :. 1898. Mr.. DeBeU W
5 been the orator az three great na-
nal and International oecasirn.- -
uuveiiinE uf the statu. of liberty
New YORK hJrbor. the ronf.rnf,r'
~ the Inauguration OF the &,
g president 0f the United state -.
'rse Washington. and the opening
the worlds fair at Chicago tn 1859
PEW THE CHOICE FOR sENA- 7
TOR. ''s
'h1uugcy II D.pCw was the choice due
the New YORK Assembly 90. Albany
'sday for United States senator. Re- c
Ting - votes. The minority vote =
soiidiy given for Edward Murphy. -
the present Incumbent. who re- ?,
'ed 90 votes. The Ssnat. also Sc INK
Ell Mr.. Depsw for United S.a.ss I'LL
ltcr by a vote OF - TO 3. the n n