THE LATE SAMUEL JONES TILDEN.

Kumara Times, Issue 3051, 13 August 1886, Page 3

THE LATE SAMUEL JONES TILDEN.

Of this late well-known American politician, whose death was recorded in a cable rueesage laet Friday as having occurred on the 4th inst., "Men of Time" gives the following brief sketch:— Samuel Jones Tilden was born at New Lebanon, New York, Febuary 9th, 1814. He graduated at Yale College; then studied law, and was admitted to the New York bar, aud acquired a large fortune in his profession. He. entered into politics at an early age, and while not seeking office, became prominent as a leader of the Democratic party, and for many years was chairman of the State Democratic Committee, a position of large political influence. In 1871 he took a prominent part in exposing and bringing to punishment a band of corrupt officials, known as the " Tammany King," who had for years plundered the treasury of the city of New York. In 1874 he was nominated by the Democrats for Governor of the State, and although at ihe previous election two years before, the Republican candidate succeeded by a majority of 50,000, Mr Tilden now was chosen by a majority nearly as large. In 1876 he was the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, receiving a large majority of all the popular voles cast. But when the electoral vote came to he finally counted, it whs adjudged that Mr Hayes, the Republican candidate, had a majority of one over Mr Tilden, and so became President.