Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-19
FRANK 5. kAIZENBANCH.
Brief History Of His Lite.
n che Trenton Times. Rap.

From 3he Trenton Times. Rep
Frank S. Katzenbacb. Jr.. who was
twice elected Mayor Of Trenton, was
supported three years ago for Cover
nor by the Mercer county delegation.
He was then nominated by Bayard
Stockton of Princeton. but the equal
taxation slogan made Charles G. Black
the logical candidate. and the Mercer
delegation was the drst to swing 10
the Hudson man and his nomination
by acclamatfon followed.
Katzenbach has been a name promi-
nent in Mercer county history for long
years. The founder Of the family. old
Peter Katzenbach. grandfather Of the
present Gubernatorial candidate. ar
rived in Trenton as a poor German
immigrant boy, and got his first job
as a hostler at the Trenton House,
then a small and unpretentious inn.
Old Peter. who died about two years
ago, was frugal, ambitious and indus
trious and before he had been in
America twenty years he owned the
hotel at which he had gone to work as
hostler. Peter became famous as host
of the Trenton House and had the
personal friendship of scores of states
men, politicians and other notables.
The present aspirant for Governor
ship honors has had the advantage of
two generations of training at Prince
ton His father, whose name is the
same as his own, was member of
the Princeton class Of 81 The father
married and established the firm OF
F. S. Katzenbach e Co. Frank S.,
Jr, was the class baby, the first born
of any of the graduates of 81 The
date of this birth was November 5,
1868, making Mr.. Katzenbach 80 years
of age, and if he is elected he will
have birthday present that no Jerss
seyman heretofore enjoyed, for cleo
ton this year will come on November
5 the anniversary of the birth of the
Democratic candidate.
The candidate was graduated from
the State Model School in 1885, and
four years later was graduated from
Princeton University. Then he studied
law at the Columbia Law School and
later in the Office of James Buchanan
of this city He was admitted TO tie
bar as an attorney at the Mover Der
term of the Supreme Court in 1898 and
three years later was admitted SIS
counselor He has since followel the
legal profession and has built up
large practice
The political game is not at all new
| to Mr.. Katzenbach, for he has been
active in that line since 1898 In that
year he was elected alderman-at-
large of Trenton under law which
created that office A few months
later the law was declared unconsti-
tutional Common Council was Re
publican but Katzenbach had made
! fair presiding officer and he was re-
tanned in the office two years, his fun
term.
The first time Mr. Katzenbaeh ran
for Mayor was in 1891. Franklin
Murphy ran for Governor the same
year Frank O. Briggs, now United
States Senator, had been Mayor of
Trenton and was candidate for re-
election Murphy carried Trenton by
something over 1000 for Governor, but
Katzenbach defeated Briggs by 23S
votes. In 1908 Katzenbach was re-
elected for Mayor. IN that year his
Republican opponent was Jane
Buchanan, his former preceptor in
law. His plurality this time was 452.
Mr.. Katzenbach is a member-at-
large of the Democratic State Com
mittee and has been actively identi-
| fed with State politics for several
years. He is married and has two
children.