The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-16


of President Roosevelt will realize the
need of electing Republican majority
in both branches OF our Legislature Ma
tional as well az State policies are involved
in the outcome Of our State election, ana
we commend TO every citizen the fahhlui
performance of his patriotic duty.
SKETCHES or THE CANDIDATES.
The Career OF Frank wayiand III ssins In
Business and Politics.
Frank Wayland higgins entered politics
as an offioeholder eleven years ago after
devoting himself successfully to business
pursuits. He was born in Rushford, n. y,
on Aug. Is, 1855, and received his education
in the district school of his home town.
in the seminary at Pike, Wyoming county
and in the Riverview Military Academy
at Poughkeepsie. from which he was grad
uated in 1873. He is the son Of the late
Orrin T. Higgins and his grandfather was
one OF the early settlers in Allegany county.
After travelling in the West for year,
Mr.. Higgins, then ~ years old. began bust
ness life in Chicago as Western sales agent
for an oil refinery but he continued In that
occupation for a short time only, and after
two years more Of travel he returned 10
Stanton. Mich, where he became partner
in the mercantile firm of Wood, Thayer
d Co. A year later he bought up the bust
ness and continued it In his own name.
In Stanton Mr.. Higgins married and his
family consists OF wife and three children.
At this time Mr.. Higginss father was
Higgins, Rlodgett & Co., which had nine
stores in Clean and other central New York
towns. The younger Higgins sold his
Michigan interests in 1879 and bought a
partnership in his fathers firm. SO well
did he manage that IN five years ne bought cough
from his partners three stores IN olean'
which he still owns.
His father had bought large areas OF
timber land in Minnesota and to these the
son added timber lands in the State OF W ash
ington. besides increasing his property
ownings in this State.
Mr.. Higgins's political career began
in 1888, when he was elected delegate to
the Republican national convention in
Chicago He was elected State Senator
in 1888 from what was then the Thirty
Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties.
He was reelected from the Fifteenth dis
trict, consisting under the new oonstitu-
ton OF Cattaraugus u ana C nay aunrn
scented this district for three successive
terms when, in 1902, he declined to run again
for the Office and practically announced
his retirement from politics, It was then
that he was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor and was elected. Higgins got
es3 $3.50 votes, against 653.555 cast for his
Democratic opponent, Charles \. Bulger.
NJ. LINN BRUCE.
NJ. Linn Bruce, the candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor, was elected president
of the Republican county committee in
1909. He was born In Mercersburg, Pa,
College twenty-four years later, being
| valedictorian In his class. He vas ad-
mitted to the bar In 1889 and settled in
Greenville, N. j. At that time. feeling in
Hudson county was strong against BOB
| Davis, the Democratic boss. and 1t was
in a campaign which put Davis out Of
business that Bruce was first recognized
as an able public speaker. About four
| teen years ago Mr.. Bruce moved to this
city and became law clerk in the office OF
branohed out for himself and has been
successful, especially so in winning land
| suits in Long Island against the State.
Mr. Bruce has never held public office,
although he has always been active pollt-
ically He has stumped the State many
times and accompanied both President
Roosevelt and Gov. Odell in speechmaking
tours Senator Plat suggested him for
head OF the county committee last year,
and President Roosevelt, Gov. odell IA and
Mr.. Bruce resigned the post he announced
that he gave up politics because OF an in.
crease in his law business. He declared
that 1t was a question betw cen politics
and law and he chose the latter. In July.
1908, Mr.. Bruce was Endorsed by Senator
Platt and many judges for the federal
uogeship, but he didn't get the appoint
ment
John =. o'RRIEN.
John F. 0'Briep, tn. present Secretary OF
State who has been renominated, u ma
tive of Fort Edward, N, y, where he was
was identified with the Dock and Coal Com
pany OF Plattsburg, one Of the largest and
most successful firms in northern New
York. MIR. O'Brien is one Of family of
influential Republicans Up STATE t, and M one q
Board in this city under Mayor Strong.
Before he was elected Secretary Of State in
1902, Mr.. o'Brien. represented Clinton
county In the Assembly for two years. When
he was first nominate ed for that post o Brien
was reelected, he ran 100 votes ahead of his
ticket During his second term in the
Assembly he was on several important
committees and he had obtained the Assem-
convention interfered by putting him up
for Secretary OF State.
OTTO KELSEY.
Otto Kelsey was born In Rochester in
1852 and in early life learned the trade OF
printer. Afterward he studied law and
settled in 1870 in Geneseo, Livingston county.
He was elected to the Legislature in 1893.
years he was a member of the Assembly
Ways and Means and Rules committees,
and for three years was chairman of the
Cities Committee. He was appointed a
deputy by State Comptroller Miller In Feb
ruary, 1908, and succeeded TO the Comptrol-
lership in the following November on Mr..
Miller's elevation to the Supreme Court
bench.
JOHN q, wALLENMEIER.
John G.. Wallenmeier, Jr., nominated for
State Treasurer, was born in Buffalo on
Oct. 10, 1852. his father being one of the
first bakers In Black Rock. When years
old Wallenmeiers parents moved to Iona
wanda, and he went TO the public schools
there until he was H. He was then n husky
lad and got Job driving mules on the canal
and soon he and his brother owned a boat.
When 10 years old John sold his share In
the boat and went to work as n blacksmith.
When 20 he went into the grocery business
and stuck to 1t until 1898 Then he was
appointed the first Police Justice Of the
old village OF Tonawanda, year later
he was elected to the same position for
| four years. Tonawanda was Democratic
! village but he carried it by a majority
!