New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29
YONKERS FOR YOUTH.
Mature Mayor VIII Preside Deer
Youthful aldermen.

Present day advice to young men, instead of
peing to go West and grow up with the country,
might be changed to Go to Yonkers the thriving
young city adjoining New-York on the north and
nave an excellent chance to be elected to a munich
pal ONCE That Yonkers believes in giving her
young men chance has been proved for several
years by the election time after time of young
men as mayors. aldermen and municipal officials
1hls year only one change made in this
rule, and that in the office Of Mayor where
mature Republican candidate was elected over
young Democrat John Z. Andrus the success
rul candidate for Mayor, will have the distinction
however, of presiding what is said to be the
youngest body of lawmakers in this country. The
youngest alderman is only twenty-one years old
while the Oldest with exception is less than
forty. With this exception the average age
OF the Yonkers Beard of Aldermen is about TWEEN
ty-eight years. The exception Captain W. H.
Garrison. is as old the Mayor, but he has
been in office for many years, being originally
trustee CT the old village
The youngest alderman is Peter F. Smyth. who
cast his first vote the election in which he was
successful candidate, defeating of the best
campaigners the Democratic party has in it's coun-
ellis. Born In the ward he now represents. he has
lived there all his life Year after year this ward
has gone Democratic by large majorities, with the
exception only of the three years when the pres
ent County Clerk, Leslie Sutherland. for al
derman, Mayor and County Clerk respectively
Two years ago the ward gave heavy majority
for the Democrats When the time came for max
ing nominations this year the party leaders cast
about for young and selected Mr.. Smyth.
For running mate he had Harry w. Haines,
only twenty-four years old, who was nominated
for supervisor OF the ward The two boys
were treated a joke by the Democrats, but
they quietly went TO work house to house
canvass, and the result of their efforts showed
on Election Day. when they were chosen by
safe majority.
Another young alderman is Daniel ]. Cashin
twenty-four years old. who represents the First
Ward. He is a lawyer with an excellent practice
and since his admission to the bar has been deputy
clerk of the city court. His ward is also Demo-
cratic normally, although it has two Repubi-
can aldermen. John H. Southwick is the other
alderman Of this ward. He is thirty-one years old
and is completing his fifth term alderman
a term president of the Common Council and
appointment to the most important committees on
the board among the -honors Mr. Southwick
has had. He is a cousin of Congressman George
John H Loehr. the Democratic leader of the
the Fourth WaTd ana is the partner of Alderman
elect Smyth. Mr.. Loehr is thirty years old, and
The Fifth Ward also has two young men repre-
senting it-Robert Ferguson and Joseph schmeck-
resent the largest ward in point of population.
Mr. Ferguson is completing his seventh year in the
that time. and is chairman of the Republican
Executive Committee. This is Mr.. Schmecken-
The Third Ward sends young man. Harry A.
his second term as alderman and leaves the oldest
alderman in the board, Captain Garrison still in
his seat From the Second Ward comes the small
est member of the board-Alderman John H. Coyne.
He is less than five feet in height, and is the wit
test member of the council and, compared 10 Al
German Dudley II. Valentine. OF the Seventh ward,
who is six feet four inches in height looks diminu-
tive. Mr.. Coyne and Mr.. Valentine are both under
the forty-year mark. also Aldermen Reagan
and Clark, of the Sixth and Seventh wards.
Lieutenant Arthur w. Nugent, of the Second
Ward, is serving his second term an alderman.
Only thirty years old he is popular with his con-
stituents having defeated an alderman who has
served sixteen terms in the board:
Another young officehoder in Sonkers Is Assem-
1lyman-eect George II. Rigby, who is the law
PARTNER of Alderman Archibald. Only twenty-eight
old, Mr. Rigby has served two terms as alder
nan, and was this year elected to the Assembly by
756 plurality the normal plurality being under 800
The most popular Health Officer the city ever had
IS the present Incumbent DR.. 3. E Mulligan, who
Is only twenty-nine years old. DIR. MulHgan Is well
known jumper, having held the worlds record
for three Jumps.
Haines. J. Frank Curran. E. A. Forsyth and Alfred
NJ Krug, all under twenty-eight years old. John
W. Wheaton. from the Second Ward. while not as
young the others. is only thrty-eight years old.
Messrs. Forsyth and Curran serving their sixth
year In the Board of Supervisors.
The last two mayors of Yonkers were noted in
their time the youngest mayors in the country.
Mr.. Sutherland who held the Office for four years,
is County Clerk and has not reached his
thirty-fourth year yet To his sagacious leadership
is attributed the great Republican victory which
placed the city of Yonkers safely in the Republican
ranks this year.