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In His Father's Foot-steps

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Day
16
Month
December
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Robert A Widenmann chairman of the New York State National Democratie. committee, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Reuben II. Kempf, on his ivav home from Chicago. To give sume idea of Mr. Widenmann's political standing in New York, it nüght not be out of place to mention the fact that he receutly refused an appointment trom the administration, the salary for whieh amounted to $10000 per anmim. perferring to atteml to business for a few years vet. Auother incident mightbe mentioned, showing that by going into the National Demoeracy this gentleman was but following in the footseps of liis father. Referring to the Courier files of July 11', 1872, we flnd tliis item: "Half Mast.- A leadïng Germán Democrat, and a man of influence in the Democratie party in this city, on the day that the nomination of Greeley was received, raised the American flag at half-mast whieh he said was intended to show that that the democratie parU was dead. The Greeley Democrats were enraged and said that Widnemann did not amount to much anyway, could control only one vote, and that was his own. He is a positive man and when the polls close next election you will see that he has infinence." That gentleman was the father of Robert A. Widenmann. The result that year proved liow level-headed Mr. Widenmann was. Gen. Grant carried this city by 251 in a vote of 1803; and and carried the county by a majority of 1,077. History repeated itself, ouly the son was in the great city of New York, whieh this year, for the first time in its history, gave a republican president a majority. The Widenmann's must be excellent political barometers. The fon Mor Courier.

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Ann Arbor Courier