New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
POLITICAL And PERSONAL.
REORGANIZATION TALKED OF BY REPUB-
LICANS.
WANTED IN THE CONTROLLING DoDY-MR
WOODRUFF To REMAIN AT THE HEAD
OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE

| 10000 Republican voters of Kings County than Is
done by the present General Committee has been
forced prominently into attention by the recent dis
graceful revelations regarding the methods used to
influence votes in the election Of officers Of that body
While the matter was mere gossip, little attention was
paid to it by the bulk Of the party, but when state
ments and aidavs were put forth by both sides, dc
| berately charging corrupt means, the matter was
forced into publicity. and the people began TO be
stirred up in regard to it. There has always been
large number Of Republicans in the city who require
extraordinary emergency 10 induce them TO take
active interest in politics They arc largely to
blame for permitting men capable Of using corrupt
means TO become prominent 1t was Thought last
year that by the enlargement of the General Com
mittec a representative character would be- Sc
cured, but the result has shown that it opened the
way for the election of delegates who
could be controlled by the men who aimed at
leadership in their wards. The whole scandal over
tho choice Of chairman Of the General Committee
last month the fact that certain delegates
in the sixteenth Ward amenabe TO the influence
of the secretary Of the Ward association, who admits
that lie seeking political position and meant to
his influence 10 get il. one Of the remedies pro
posed for the existing state Of things IS the drastic
of wipins out the whole General Committee, and
substituting therefor body composed OF one delegate
from each ward This would be similar to the present
Executive Committee, whose squabbcs over patronage
were notorious last year. plan favored by many
is that OF the complete reorganization OF the party
by wipng ont the present Ward associations. In their
place 1t is proposed to substitute the Philadelphia
plan. the organization Of the Republicans III each
election district the primary political division This
will enable every member Of the party to share IN
tho management of the party interests In small body
OF his neghbOrs aud friends. From each election
district one two delegates would be chosen TO
Assembly District committees, only officers or ex
officers Of the election distrc; associations
being eligible Then from the twelve As
sembly District committees so or 100
delegates all picked could be chosen TO a cen
trail committee Thus complete representation BY the
leading Of the party would be secured This plan
is said TO work admirably in Philadelphia. IL IS IA
vored By General Jourtan who was one OF the most
astute leaders of the party when he took AL active
part in political affairs. That some remedy foF The
present condition Of affairs is needed is apparent.
The friends Of Franklin Woodruff, who supported
him for his reelection to the craftsmanship Of the
General Committee, have set at rest the rumor, that
lie was about TO retire from that oncc. would De
asked To retire by stating that they see no reason WHY
ne should not continue I'm II. No reflection upon bis
personal character business ability is involved IN
his failure, thcy say. and II is only misfortune which
many neil engaged in extensive operations encountered
They believe that when the matter IS settled he will
have paid his creditors in fun and Will have com
Portable Surplus. His friends in the General Commit
tee held conference Thursday evening and decided
that they would oppose effort that might be made
I
had been circulated asking him 10 resign WAS wholly
unsouuded.
The death Of the late william II. warinG removed
Of the most ,pcuous nCures I'm local Republican
politics for the last dozen years BY birth and family
tradition he was a Democrat. but the personal a.,o.
citation with ex President Martin Van buren, aud his
on Prince john at Kinderhooh IN his schooldays
led him to support the former the Free Soil ticket
for the Presidency and cast h, first
vote for him. As natural consequence.
wher the Republican party was born he
became an adherent Of it and lost his love foi
It's men and measures. he was an cnthusiasiir ad-
m'rcr Of Mr.. Lincoln and a capital lecture upon
his lie. Mr. Wafng twice represcntcd his party IN
the As emily and Justly ambitions 10 20 to IL.
State Senate. But the cNigcncics q politics forced
other men to the front. and he always Loyalty sup
ported them. Mr.. Warnings family had lived In Broo.
lyn since the beginning Of the century and he had
fund Of "reminiscences OF early days in the Heights
when Brooklyn was petty village When he fist
went to school the Iii. where he aiter"ard made
his home. the only means Of travel TO that then
mote part Of the town was by sngccoach In rs
private life Mr.. Waring OF the most generous
Of men and he gave away fortune. His wise conn
sells will be missed in the seventh Ward
The Democratic olhcehodcrs who will be leglslatcd
out Of their places If Flatbush becomes the Twenty
seventh Ward have risen In all their strength OF mum
pers to oppose the annexation bill low before the
Legislature. petition is in crcG.aton for sigma
Williamson. his son. the IaA Collector. the Excise.
Highway and other Commissioners, who would hnd
their occupations and iat saaiieo gone II the BIZ
becomes "a law. ON the Otncr hand the bill Ia
heartily supported by the leading p'opefS O"hcI'
anu taApdA GS Oh Inc D" % b'O" P"'Hc'' '''u ti''
present strong arguments for joining INC CIV Whicl
me other side nave made no attempt to c"lHute e.
Cept by gencra!lts cA9!ch'cu ~ a puOL, m'c"'7
last WccK. The OlcchOdrfo ana l-cir cOh't TIC t.'
REINFORCED bv the interests O the clghy hpuT sellers
o the Town IA number OF whom arr Oncc"oiG1r'i d."
making determined effort 10 de'cdi IN .lH. IhG
nope TO IeL Governor llil 10 veto IT # the Lssl'Fc
passes IT, but i; is hardly kcJ that ne would oppose
The wishes Of the most RESPECTED Democrats OF TN
town who favor the bill Inc Argument put tpiJ'
in behalf Of lroJkj opposition t. the bill that -
passage Will increase The Democratic majority Oh uc
400 to me 5000 majority by which the cIiy Was
carried by Malor ChaDln last fall. VITA IN, addII
secure Doubles the Republican vote viii increase
more rapidly than the democratic. Ia We az Tieai-
,,,. ~ me post OF superintendent Of the CENSUS
for Long island. j, confidently expected thls week.
lie Will have about 1000 places To Ill ana j. al
ready oyerun By apphc,dill', rvcc,,v. co,r,ttoo
in addition those noted IN thS column r,i ia,t %ee@
haze been hlleG =, IT. Lcaycrsft Esh,ccnn
" W. paw on twenty second Henry Bhstow Twenty
fnird. David 4. baldwin; IwenS sMta, Israel r.
FISHER. TIntbush Charles T.. Jennings, New uecli,
Robert b. ,cdgwck The on pIscc1 gss arc Gc6n
reached and the Twelfth Ward. where a new primary
VIII be he'd on Monday ne cGni 80 NOT ~ month
Jonas ST. harrington is an aspirant for ciarman buy
it is not likely that he can defeat Dir; Fisher, ANIL,
Ex senator Schroeder VIII return from Cuba carry
next month. .--..-. .
Among the prominent men named as corporaors 81
the Broolyn institute OF Art, and sciences Colonel
Andrew d. Baird, DAWN r. James Joseph Joseph r.
Knapp, William II. Lyon, Leonard Moody, JOSHUA "
Van Colt. ~ Abraham. Charles \. Moore, ;; '. Wmtc
Howard Glib. n. J. Newton. Frank sImer a. -
f. A. Schroeder. ]. S. r. stranahan, John
Trislow. W. II. Wallace p. H. McNulty, Thcodorc i
Havemeyer, l. H. rockingham, DR.. u. II. cochran
Dr. Il. 5. storr, W. II. Nichols. Edwin Packard
Ripley Ropes, W. c. Sanger. L. 4. ScecOmb. {. D.
wood, General John r. Woodward. 4. a. Low, W II
Maxwell Dr. Lyman Abbott. T.. g. BIeckford. John
ClaflD, Dr. C. y. ioagland, ID. c. Lyall ii. l.
PIER apont ard H. X. sheldon.
An able argument IN favor Of the bin 10 provide 4
bridge for the Eastern District recently made ~
Albany by william G. Bryant. Of Bedford ave.