New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
2rMEN AND THINGS IN THE THIRD
CITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

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statement 50 made By one newspaper wri'er-on no~
good suthority DO not kpow-thst last "eoneSay
waS TIE hrst oceasiou on which Prcsinent Oh VI.
United States ever passed night Ia tno S'S -
Churohn. At ell Greats, there evey .ssoh ~
believe that Brooklyn Appreciated TO re ia 'ns a
singuisAs1 honor Il has enjoyed. ana faa eredlt
stxer m ssrrri.rv Tracy nor the part taken by him
In srfnxne about General Harrisons visit Inee arc
sovce rafnds small enough 10 entertain the ICES tnss
tns object OF the Presidents cemns 70 brookpn W3
pelsseN and that he was made TOOL OF IN o'uef
pro.ote TIE success OF the Republicans IN inc nea'
sieStSon such insinuatIons do not nesd 10 be an
svr&y,a Prcs,dsnt Hsrson received greeting every.
veoxS worthy Of hts high once. worthy OF the day
ana occsion ana worthy OF The fact thar he himself
a veteran OF the War. BE was entertained hand
soresy by Joseph r. Knapp at his handsome house In
nedfcrd-aye. Mr. Knapp has bad the honor On
prevoos occasions OF opening his doors to Presidents
Of Tia United States but the visit Of President Harr'
ssn WIN long remain conspicuous It Is earnestly
hoped and expected that the President win de-
sire 10 repeat his visit 81 no far distant time OF
course his opportunities for seeing the city were
umised a. all his time wss occupied with the ofae
ye~ton Of me tyfp. sad BIO was oonpelled to hurry
sws ve<y soon after the parade was over.
Tho past week has Married another change In tue
changing history Of Tho Union newspaper, or @The
stssdsra-union," ss 1t is now called. Even in tho
matter OF name alono tho veissades Of this journal
hsye bees far out OF the common line Originally
sTae unions II became AThc Union-Angis,' then
size Un,ons again. and later suffered another change
through consolidation with The Standard which was
started a q oneIecnt Republican psper m 1884 ana
acquired its present designation. Though IL had ne
as II has never enjoyed high degree Of prosperity,
end II nearly sunk ont Of existence when 1t =" Mug.
wunpdo In 1884, while under the editorial direction OF
yohn roord 1t hes been taken In charge by Will
tam Berri, Of the weii-nown frm Of william BerrPs
Sons extensive dealers IN carpets, IN Fuonst He Is
On snerprtsmg business man, full OF energy ann push,
and Is expected that he viii nfuse new life poo mo
pewspapcr end make it 90, There ere goou ressons
for retaining the name Union" which has seemed IN
sense to handicap the paper from the start oat
drawback bs this ought to Be overcome without din
Guilty. One thing is certain-that there Is room in
Breekyp for live energetic, enterprsing Republican
paper. mean of course IN what is sometimes called
the western District for the sake OF distinguishing IL
from ne Eastern District. where The Tines meets
eli thess conditions and deserves the prosperity and
yspulsrity which Il enjoys The new proprietor OF
srhe sndar Union ought clearly TO understand that
be must mako newspaper In the fullest sense OF the
werd If he expects to gain and hold large number of
readers
There is one sticking difference between the two
parties IN Brooklyn at the present time On the
Deu,oeraic side there Is no talk about candidates for
Mayor-pone, at least, aside from the generally 40
copied fact that Mr. Chaplin will be the next candi
date of bis party. Among Republicans, however,
there Is good deal Of canvsssing OF the merits OF
ysrssas possibly sveilable men. Tho contrast Dc
tween Q party governed by boss and party
wAseh 20 law unto itself is thus sttltngly shown.
It is evident that TIE Republicans win not act huf-
rssdy or At the beck and ean Of any individual but
are determined loeh wen about aud select rs their
sssDdsrd -beaSsr the man who VIII, al things con-
yJdscee, prove the most available candidate. From
ma names already mentioned, more than mentioned.
r-w{nk ay a. lilf 0f 0fnA
The name that first to mind is that Of Colonel
Andrew d. Baird, who came within few votes OF
being elected over Mr. Chaplin two years ago. In
dced there are not o few Republicans who believe
that he actusay elected, and that Mayor Chaplin
owes his place to the manipulation of tho returns
altar shutdown on election day. Other men named
sor the honor are Timothy l. woodruff, nephew OF
che Chairman Of the Republican County Committee
Theodore D. willis, Ia case he does not get the Fed
erAs appointment that be hopes to secure, and Henry
Batterman, the Broadway dry goods merchant Who
Il Is believed by some would be the strongest man
m account Of his popularity among the German eie
nent OF the population. within day or two Sec
rotary Tracy has been quoted as saying that William
n Hazard, formerly president Of the Brooklyn City
railroad Company, would be the most available can
aidste, ard stiI another name brought forward by
correspondents Of the local journals Is Colonel John
Rnesef who is also OF German birth. These names
10 not exhaust the list, but they are suf3ctcnt to
show that there Is an abundance Of material to make
a solecssou from II the Republican City Convention
chooses wisely, II viii not be difficult meter to
elect the candidate though hard work and an active
canvass win Do required.
Commissioner Bells proposal TO increase the police
force 70 sman extent ought not to meet with serious
objection In any quarter The growth OF the police
toree has not kept pace with the growth OF the CITY,
and AZ compared with NewYork II must be said that
Brooklyn is inadequatey protected There arc three
tines as many policemen In one city as in the other
and nobody claims that New-York has any too large
number There are now less than $50 patrolmer
on the Brooklyn force II Mr. Bells idea to increas'
the number to 900 upward, and he also intends
to ask the Board of Estimate for en- Appropriation
Tor police boat. In connection with the proposed
Increase In the police force II Is interesting TO note
that the reguistons as TO the ego and height Of
applicants for appointment have been somewha
modified Tho minimum IN height IS now five fee
seven inches Instead Of Eve feet eight, and in eye
twenty-three instead Of tventy.six.
william Barthmap, the member Of the Board Of Edu
estion who vas accused Of improper conduct An con
necton with the purchase Of site for scboolhouse
las AZ length made virtus Of necessity and decided
resign his place IN tbs Board This was the only punish
cnt metod out to him By the committee which invest
gated the affair; while it dh not pronounce hin
guilty, II recommended that be should resign. a
nSs ne showed disposition 10 bold fast 20 the plae
b, had forfeited. but tho Mayor threatened to sus
Vepd him IL any power oolhb Iths ~
srer further reelection Barthmsn made up his min
10 retire 10 as good form IS possible Probably Uni
is the end Of the scandal. II
whether tbo Park Commissioners will hsrsafte
have their oCice In thu City Hall or n the Ltchhel
mansion In Prospect PARK IS yet an. open ouestiel
scversl years ago, Just after tho Park authorize
took possession Of the NtchSeh house, the meettns
OF she Commissioners were held there, but Of la
tbe headquarters have been In rooms In tho CT
Han, witch, II Is now sad, arc Needed by the GO
porafton Counsel Tho Aldermen authorized "a
changs on Monday, but tone o. ths PARK COT q
average citizen that there would De decided q
vantafes n holding tho meetings IN the PARK Nsel
a ne midst ct the work which the Commissioners
oveeseefnE
Two well Known Brooklynises who were recent
a,ssb,ed have resumed work within the last few day