History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . the personal liberties and reasonable habits and customsof any part of our citizens, and declared that localexcise revenues should be kept for local use. Theydenounced the hypocritical legislation of theRepublicans, expressed themselves in favor of honestelections, but declared that the Saxton bill for anofficial ballot, which the Republicans had pushed, wasunconstitutional, defective, and impracticable. The Prohibitionists at Syracuse on June 11 nomi-nated W. Martin Jones for Governor, and the Socialists,the successors of the Pro
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . the personal liberties and reasonable habits and customsof any part of our citizens, and declared that localexcise revenues should be kept for local use. Theydenounced the hypocritical legislation of theRepublicans, expressed themselves in favor of honestelections, but declared that the Saxton bill for anofficial ballot, which the Republicans had pushed, wasunconstitutional, defective, and impracticable. The Prohibitionists at Syracuse on June 11 nomi-nated W. Martin Jones for Governor, and the Socialists,the successors of the Progressive Labor party of theyear before, nominated Edward Hall. The UnitedLabor party indorsed Warner Miller but did not acceptthe rest of the Republican ticket. On the day after Hills nomination, the New YorkTimes, which was earnestly supporting Cleveland,repudiated the State ticket, saying: From suchuncleanness as the New York Democracy put uponitself at Buffalo yesterday, there is but one purification—the fires of defeat. In nominating David B. Hill for r. Stevlns IIewht Abram Stevens Hewitt; born in Haverstravv, \. Y., July31, 1822; graduated from Columbia college in 1842; studied lawand was admitted to practice in 1845; his eyesight failing, heengaged in the iron business with Peter Cooper and establishedworks in \ew Jersey and Pennsylvania; appointed one of the10 United States commissioners to visit the French expositionuniverselle of 1867 and made a report on iron and steel whichwas published by congress; organized with and managed forPeter Cooper the Cooper union for the advancement of scienceand art; elected as a democrat to the 44th and 45th congresses(March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879) ; reelected to the 47th, 48th and49th congresses (March 4, lS81-March 3, 1887) but resignedJanuary 4, 1887; mayor of \ew ^ork City, 1S87-1888; died inNew York City, January 18, 1903.
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