New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29
DOINGS AND SAYINGS.
TOWN TALK ABOUT PERSONS AND EVENTS,
PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND LITERARY.

TOWN TALK ABOUT PERSONS AND EVENTS,
PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND LITERARY.
It is the opinion of Mr.. W. III. Townley, a
member OF the Committee Republican Reorganization
from the Ivth Assembly District that the publication
of the primaries Is absolutely essential to work out
political reformation He would throw the same legal
safeguards therefore, around the primary elections that
now guard and protect the general elections FROM fraud
Fraudulent ractices and false counting by inspectors
and other officers irregularly chosen at the primaries
have been hitherto the chief of trouble. Mr.
Towney would have declaration that the applicant had
voted the National Republican ticket at the last Pres-
Dental election the only test of adossion member
ship in each Assembly District Association. He would
require pledges to what the voter will do in
foressen future contingencies. He would leave to each
honest Republican the right to think for himself and
act as his conscience might compel him under crcum
stances that gh differ in all essential respects from
those which surround him. This plan Of reorgan-
ization seems broad enough to embrace the whole Ro-
publican party and bring its nbers into closer fel
lowsbip and more perfect union.
Mr. ]. III. Witt, New York artist who has done good
work In four branches OF art has just completed
trait almost perfection OF a yearod of Mrs w.
III. Schefelin and grandson OF the Hon. John Jay.
Mr. Schiefeln, whose commentator is quoted above,
is greatly graed TO have secured close and happy
likeness OF his son, while his family Is than
S4OO check 1t may DO remembered that Mr.. VIII
painted at Mentor portrait OF General Garfield upon
Older from the National Republican Committee, which
placed 10 the committee-roOns on Fifth-aye TEis
portrait, which hangs In Mrs Gsried's homo
at Cleveland, is regarded by many as the truest ana
most faithful likeness of the late President now existing
The recent departure General Diaz who Is probably
soon to be elected President OF Mexico ts0e people
so far say with the aid OF American capita calls
to mind the given by the inimtabe Tom Corw,n
for leaving Mexico at the time he United States
Minister tnere why did you resign and return home
Mr. Corwini" asked nquisitive friends why did you
remain the United states near the Mex
lean Government ." g. Well, you see the fact s" said
Coryin, had swim rivers and climb mountains TO
keep within forty miles of the Mexican Government aud
this active diplomatic and aquatic Life for
old man. left my court costume on the banks OF
river and swan home" The Mexicsns had been having
forty-nne Governments in fifty years about that time.
as Minister Motley said, and these mutations were mildly
suggested by the great humorists explanation OF his
sudden return home.
The growing popularity of the royal game OF whist as
q social amusement serves to recall the saying Of
Charles James Fox, that there was but one greater
pleasure in life than losing at whist and that was-wn-
ming; recalls also the keener wit of Canadian lover
of whist and everything English. Colonel Ornond. q
retired officer in the Engsh army, had long been noted
peculiarly robust but penetrating profanity and
also for the tenaciy with which he conended
whist for the odd trick Afterplaying HE fsvorte game
sixty years eight nights in the week. 1t is not
strange that lie died. Colonel Omond Is dead" said
Mr.. Wetmore, the morning after the gallant Britons
demise. "Ah Z" said Mr. Almon. "Yes," said Wet
more he'll not tie troubled any more aboat the odd
trick" NO." said Almon but he'll have moro trouble
about the last trump"
John F. ouares. the colored lawyer who Is making
money In New York. says that just now great deal Of
quiet work is being done by Eastern Democrats to make
Randall Speaker. Their argument is this: Elect Randall
aud the tariff issue from ehe Presidential con-
test Randall they argue will so constitute the COM
II ittees that tariff legislation can take place
The tariff issue will thus be kept down until after 1884
II II Is not these policy dealers declare that ahdaVs
will be required prove that the Democratic candidate
has be running in the manufacturing states On tho
other hand reetrade Speaker like Carlisle, Morrison
or Hurd would form v avs and Means Committee that
would precpitate tariff nSerng, Introduce tarif-re-
ducton BILL and thereby make that the uTpermost ISSUE
until settled AS nothing is settled until settled right
protection American industries would become tho
great question for the Presidential year This Is pre-
cisey what the widest policypleaders do not want
What they want is to win. BY what means or under
what flag they win is of course of secondary concern
Carl Schultz the largest manufacturer or mineral
waters in New-York who for ten years Assistant
Assayer in the Assay Office, that the Superintend-
ent of that Office should be of scientific attain
nents and one would make the assayng OF metals
subject study and daily scientific investga-
ton Heretofore the office has been het by politicians,
not by men OF science Mr. Schultz very properly refers
10 the late Mr. Lnderman. Director OF the Mint as Illus
tratng the type of men that should be selected to
MI positions But the successor and predecessors OF
this one qualified politicians. The President
seems to have risen above political considerations and
allowed business considerations control him when ho
selected Andrew Mason for superintendent of Assay
The Rev George +. Moore OF Putnam. Ohio, who has
been chosen I'LL the chair OF Hebrew, Arabic and tho
cognate languages at Andover. is natural lnguist
whose accomplishments cannot be tTthfuy described
without seeming extravaganza. IL Is somewhat remark
able that his wife has knowledge OF languages almost
equal 20 his own and OF the two three ladies In
| the United States who speak Arabic. Mrs Moore
formerly Miss Mary S. Hanford. daughter Of promi-
nent lawyer OF this State passed many years In Syria AMI
other countries acquiring practical knowledge OF va-
| Gus tongues. Both Mr. and Mrs. Moore write ana
speak French German Italian and Arabic, while the
formers studies have extended 10 Copc Ethiopian ana
many other Oriental languages. The friends of Andover
| Seminary hope that Professor Moore will elevate the
chair of Hebrew 20 the rank it had when Professor
| Moses Stuart filled IL.