. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . February he was elected bythe largest majority ever cast for a councilmanic candidate in theWard. His course in Councils was so eminently wise and discreet,combining conservatism with progressiveuess, that he was not onlyre-elected in 18S9 without opposition from the Democrats, but hispopularity was so wide-spread among all classes, irrespective ofparty, as to indicate that he was the choice of the people as theirChief Magistrate. In the fall of 1S90 when the subject of a choiceof a candidate for the Mayoralty was being agitated, a widely circu-lated
. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . February he was elected bythe largest majority ever cast for a councilmanic candidate in theWard. His course in Councils was so eminently wise and discreet,combining conservatism with progressiveuess, that he was not onlyre-elected in 18S9 without opposition from the Democrats, but hispopularity was so wide-spread among all classes, irrespective ofparty, as to indicate that he was the choice of the people as theirChief Magistrate. In the fall of 1S90 when the subject of a choiceof a candidate for the Mayoralty was being agitated, a widely circu-lated journal offered a handsome prize to the man receiving themost votes, and the result demonstrated that Mr. Stuart was solargely the popular favorite that little remained for the nominatingconvention to do but select him as their standard bearer, and in thefollowing February he was elected by a larger majority than wasever before given a Mayoralty candidate in Philadelphia. On April1st he was inaugurated with imposing ceremony, and now the. errand boy of 1867 is the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, andthe youngest man ever elected to that office. His course in theshort time he has occupied the chair of Chief Magistrate is such asto justify the prediction made for him by Col. Lambert in thenominating convention, when he said: He has done much tohonor the men, its founders, who yet live among us, and he reveresthe memories of those who have gone—he has shown that thenewer generation, of which he is so noble a type, is not un worth vthe sacrifices the older made. In every position he has occupiedhe has shown himself capable, and his faithful discharge of allduties, public and private, is an earnest of his conduct in the higherstation to which we purpose calling him. On the sunny side of forty he has had wider experience ofaffairs than most men greatly his senior. Vigorous in health,broad-minded, clean-handed, clear-sighted, stout-hearted, he is wellequipped for the grave respon
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