Show r FRANCIS HENDRICICS A Man of Business and Political Success Who Mar Succeed T Sloat Fassett as collector of the Port of New York FOB THE SUNDAY HERALD CopyrlebtedJ I Francis Hendricks was born in 1835 in Kingston New York He was not successful cessful in his early business ventures Rochester butinlSBl be went to Syracuse built up a good business in photograph and art material and amassed a considerable fortune His office holding began with tho fire commissionership of Syracuse which is regarded as an office of consequence Ho was afterwards mayor of the city twice served two terms in the assembly and three in the senate In the latter body he was Iti u s f tdfLr I rl FRANCIS HEKDKICES chairman of the committee on cities He has always been nominated by acclamation and never has had a vote polled against him in conventions In politics he has a notable local reputa tion from the fact that when he was chairman chair-man of his county committee in 1SSO the majority ran up to 4400 while it was only 3500 before Mr Hendricks is well liked by the administration and had he not been is Europe when Erhardt resigned would probably have then succeeded him as col lector of the port of New York instead of Fassett |