▁learned ▁from ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁General ▁B anks ▁staff ▁that ▁his ▁unit ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁cons olid ated . ▁R ather ▁than ▁waiting ▁to ▁be ▁dis charg ed , ▁We ber ▁offered ▁his ▁res ignation ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Buff alo ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁The ▁war ▁ended ▁before ▁he ▁received ▁another ▁command . ▁ ▁From ▁Congress man ▁to ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Ell is ▁Island ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁war , ▁Colonel ▁We ber ▁began ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁politics . ▁His ▁early ▁efforts ▁involved ▁helping ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Republican ▁Third ▁Ward ▁" Gr ant ▁Club " ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁Third ▁Ward ▁Grant ▁Club ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁run ▁of ▁General ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁local ▁politics , ▁We ber ▁helped ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁county ▁comm itte emen . ▁The ▁re forms ▁gave ▁vot ers ▁a ▁greater ▁share ▁in ▁selecting ▁candidates ▁for ▁these ▁offices . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁assistant ▁post master ▁of ▁Buff alo ▁ 1 8 7 1 – 1 8 7 3 . ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Er ie ▁County ▁ 1 8 7 4 – 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁wh oles ale ▁gro c ery ▁business . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Republican ▁Convention ▁for ▁the ▁Th irty - third ▁Cong r essional ▁District , ▁held ▁at