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ES Gen ERASTus RcoT. who died IN our CITY


On Thursday morning in his 18th year, has played
an important part in the political history of our
State, Born in Hebron, Conn. in l77e. he sradua,
ted at Dartmouth College n H, and devoted some
time to schooltsaching, but studied law and set,
tied at Delhi, then in otsego, now the capital OF
Delaware County. In l19s, he was elected to the
Assembly of this State, TO which he was repeated.
ly reelected He was in politics an ardent disciple
of Georse Clinton, and united in the choice OF JET,
fsrsos: Electors of President in 1900, In 1903 he
was elected to Congress from his District and re-
elected in 1902 -, IS and 81 serving nine years
in all. In 1922 he was chosen Lieut. Governor,
but becoming deeply involved in Mr., Van Buren's
strass,e to carry the Electoral Vote OF New.Iork
for Crawford in 1924, he was terribly Ibesten by
Gen. Tallmadss in the excited canvass OF that ear
when he was proposed for reelection. He was
never aAerward candidate before the People OF
the whole State.


Gea- Rwas IN Congress when the 6rss United
States bank was refused recharter. (lsll.l snd
though avehenaen, Republican, was not heartily
sasshed WIN The course of the majority OF his psrty
on that question Being in Congress in Isle, when
Mr. Madison and the Republicans undertook to
rebuild the fabric they had so recently torn down,
he concurred heartily in the purpose bu, the hi,
being 60 drawn that hsf the capital might ba ns;;
mn IN Government Stocks or Debts, then consider.
ably below psrl he refused TO support it deemiur
that an uusound basis fos Banking. The bill
passed. however. and no practical evil resulted
from the provision he SO strongly deprecated. In
1882. when this Bank was before Congress for a
rscharter. Gen R. was ssain Member, and for
the third time was constrained to oppose his party.
being now more coaviaced than ever Of the constr
Hhonslisy and expsdisacy Of Nations! ssaS,