New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-09
With MEMBERS Of the
q CITY'S q
REPUBLIC CLUBS

George Francis O'Nen. candidate for the
| Assembly In the 22d District, has always been
| a great admirer OF Justice Hughes, ana II
| was because OF this that he first entered the
! political arena as a candidate for Assemolyman
| In 1907.
He sought and obtained the nomination that
! year with the sole purpose II elected to do all
| in his power to aid IN The carrying out OF the
| legislative programme Governor Hughes had
planned.
The district in which Mr.. oNeil appealed to
| the electorate however was hopelessly Demo
cratic and the best ne could accomplish after
| a vigorous campaign to cut down ma
| terially the usual Tammany majority.
Every art known 10 Tammsny was resorted
! TO in this fight TO overcome the popularity OF
| Mr.. o'Neil In the district One OF the means
employed, according 10 Mr.. O'Neil was to
| tear down the posters be placed throughout
the district To Offset this move he went out
with a pot and brush each night and restored
the vandalism OF the day.
The strong showing Mr. O'Neil made in the
22d District in this his first political contest
| led TO his selection two years later the
candidate for State senator in opposition 10
Robert +. Wagner. Here. again, he waged an
energetic battle. but without avail.
Mr.. O'Nen was born in this city and at
tended the public schools. lie later became a
reporter. and while thus employed studied law
at the New York Law School When he had
finished his course he took an active part in
the activities OF the Now York Law School
Alumni Society and was elected 20 the post
Of critic.
For a time Mr.. o'Neil taught special subjects
N
stanf Of lecturers OF the New York Board OF
Education In 1905 he was admitted to the
bar and In the practice OF his profession has
made a speciality OF medico-leeal For
this branch Of the law he was prepared by
taking special course IN Columbia University
Mr.. o'Nei Is now employed as counsel TO
Albert 7. Patrick in the appeal that will be
decided by the next session OF the Court OF
Appeals. other cases in which he appeared
as counsel were the John C. Warren murder
case. and the Typhoid Mary case.
Mr.. O'Nen is a graduate OF the School Of
Philanthropy. He Is member OF the Hellgate
Republican Club. the Fordham College Club
the Lake Placid Gun club. the Knights OF Co
| iumbus. Society OF the Holy Name and the
Good Counsel Dramatic Club. He is athletic
captain OF the Pelham Athletic Cub.
The Republican Club OF the 10th Assembly
District held a rousing meeting Monday night
az which resolutions indorsing the state and
local candidates were unanimously adopted.
Francis {. Dale. candidate for Congress; y. w
r. Brown candidate for Justice OF the Supreme
Court; Thomas Rock. candidate for the State
Senate; H. II. Frieder. candidate for the AZ
| sembly. and Leonard J. obermeier. addressed
tho meeting. Charles X. Lexow, president OF
the club presided.
A handsome Taft and Sherman hammer has
been stretched across East i5th street, In front
of the clubhouse. This Is illuminated at night
and can be seen by passengers on the Second
and Third avenue elevated lines.
One Of the strongest and most active OF the
district clubs Is the Ivy Club. Of the 18Th
where Joseph F. Needy 10 leader. This club
was founded in 1880. and takss its name from
poem BY Dickens appearing in "Pickwick
Papers" which ends with ~ rare old plant
| is the Ivy green
John II. Gunner, the first president OF tho
club. had all these facts recorded on the