New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
POLITICAL AND Personal.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC MEN.
THE GUARDIANSHIP OF THE REPUBLICAN Ex-
ECUTIvE COMMITTEE-THE uVEL SERVICE
COMM esION-PARrY REORGANIZATION
THE POLICE JUSTICES BILL.

The new Republican Executive Committee will hoh
| its first meeting on Tuesday evening. at the mead
quarters, No 1J3 Lawrcncest.. and organization VIII
| be effected. The body consists Of thrtyhree Nom
| hers. from each ward in the city and town In
the county and the president secretary and treasurer
| Of the General Committee. More than half Of the
| new committee not members Of II last year
IL is expected that the committee will organize mar
| monlously. several have been proposed for
chairman, place only second to that OF the head OF
the General Committee but it Is altogether probable II
absolutely certain, that Israel T. Fischer VIII I've
| chosen to the place. William III. Lcaycraft, OF the
Thirteenth Ward. put forward and had he sgnihed
| any desire for the Office he would have given Mr.
| Fischer close If he had not beaten him; but
| he declared that the Of his name was not war
| ranted by him. David A. Baldwin. OF the twenty
| third Ward, was urged by his friends to become
candidate for the place, but he said his place was on
the floor of the committee and that as the supporters
| Of Mr.. Woodruff had organized the General Conm'toe
| they should organize the Executive committee a''
| aud have full swing.
The only candidate to oppose Mr.. Fischer Il Jon -
VI. Harrington, of the seventeenth Ward, but he Is
not likely to have any considerable support Mr.
| Fischer is q lawyer and represents the new i"ehN
| sixth Ward in the COMMITTEES. lie has been r'f
dent OF Brooklyn for about four years While hvins
| in New-York he was associated with SCION D. onu'n
| in Rcpnblican politics. lie has represented the liu
| Congress District in the state Committee. Last ian
he was chairman Of the Campaign Committee o'e
of the elements If his strength in politics IS the iv'
that he is not seeking Office and finds his reA"''on
from his profession in political matters lie VIII
succeed to a place filed last year by The late DR..
| Lons f. Nicot. and before MN ny
| Luther W. Emerson. II the committee
follows precedent II will elect as It's sccreua's
ard treasurer secretary Barron ana I,-asnier Dir
| kett of the General Committee The report oil tne
Auditing Committee of the General committee SHOWS
| l,.f wear This sum has been made good by the re-
cen from the dues Of members Of the committee for
tsgo The Executive Committee will probably ADOPT
eorne recommendations TO the General Committee at
Tue days meeting.
The terms of the present Civil Service Commission
expired on February = but the members are hou'hs
over until their successors appointed. "heh
Navor Chaplin entered upon the duties OF his once III
1885, he found Commission of thirteen members '"o
nurni-r Of which had been fixed by Mayor Low wheh
he constituted the first municipal commission Oh lho
kind Mayor Chaplin applied TO the state boaiu io'
permission cducc the number to hve ana maze some
other slight changes. lie retained none oil the con"
ms.!oncrs who had served under Mayor whitney Du'
appontcd five new men. They were Edward VI. shep
ard the Rev Dr. Charles II. Hall and Alexander r.
orr Democrats Thomas J. Tilney, Republican, ana
Edward Packard Independent. All have ireey
rvc, their time and service TO the city, involving
vast deal Of routine work Of laborious character ana
none Of them unless II be MI OFT, Is "llHhs ~ SVi'0
longer Mr. Packard has already resigned. and were
il mol that they expect that they will be speedily re-
evcd from further service by the appointment OF thc
successors some Of the others would take the same
.tep The members OF the Commission felt that the
MAYOR did not treat them fairly when he failed TO re-
| annoint at the head Of the Police Department Com
missioner Bell who had stcadfastly supported inc Des'
civil service methods IN the management Oh Ms uo
p,rtment According to the principle Of Civil service
! have, Ieen
, failure to do 80 dlscrcdits their efforts to secure
efficiency i'm the service Of the city by the reform
methods. The present Commission has ais" found It,
work more than double that imposed upon former
Comm sioncrs. there have been less thah hai a.
many 10 divide mp the work. and IN the absence OF
Dr. Hall in Europe last summer and the vacation t1ps
II others those remaining In town had much To DO
Tho Mayor Will probably have duhculiy in getting men
~ the stamp Of the present Commissioners to succeed
them.
Mayor Chaplin appears To forget that he IS paid
$4,000 year not only to attend 70 the duties per
tanning to his Office In the City Hail. but also to
act a. member of the Board Of super
vlsors and Bridge Trustee. The Mayor of New
York has duties IN connection with large number Of
hoard, and official bodies. yet finds time 10 cross
over to Brooklyn and attend the meetings OF the
Irise Trustees. Eut Mayor Chaplin has ony once
found his way to the Bridge Office when meeting
had been called and that was 70 vote b retain oN
llUWfl
same way also he has never entered the chamber Of
the Hoard Of supervisors save when MS vote was
needed io secure the election of a Democratic prcsi
dent pro tenn The scandal Just disclosed In tho
Board might have been avcrtcd had Mayor 'hap'n
paid the same attention 10 county affairs that Mayor
Low or even MAYOR Whitney, did. The bulk OF the
money expended by direction Of the supervisors Is
raised by taxation IN the city. and there Is need OF rs
careful scrutiny regard TO expenditures there a.
In city affairs. Had Mayor Chaplin upheld the hands
Of Snpcrvi-orat Large Qunaid IN hi, efforts to pre-
vent fraud In the governing board of the county mnch
Of the corruption now being Laid bare woild never
have had opportunity To hsien Itself upon the
body polite. In botn city. and county matters
favored contractors fastened like ecche> upon the
treasury, ard receive no rchukc from the Mayor |
who is spending his time IN devi,ng plans to borrow
more money 10 satisfy their demands
The scheme of rcorgdnlliug the Republican epre |
scntation in ward associations Of the General commit
tee Is receiving favorable consideration AT the hands
of many of the influential Of the party, and con
ference of those Interested in II Will soon be called
General Jourran. who put forward the plan for cleo
tion district associations upon the Philadelphia plan
after the defeat Of General Tracy for District ATTORNEY
la I--G and the idea now IN view Of the cond
ton Of the party Is unwilling Ia take the lead In The
matter fear that h. NAV be regarded a. self seeking
ard on account of hi, important business interests.
but he think, that Others seeking to reform political
methods should take the initiative. lie Is willing.
however to do all in his power to support the move
mcnt
Edward Rowe. the senior member Of the Board ~ |
Education rounds out quarter OF a century Of ser
vice I'm that body and his fellow members propose 10
mark the event by dinner In his honor Thursday
evening. Mr. Rowe appointed to the Board ORIG
nally by Mayor Booth in i-65 and cappointed by
Mayor, kalbfcisch, Powell. Hunter sshroeder. How
ell. Low. Whitney and Chaplin. His present term ex'
prcs next year. In 1873 ho was tho Democratic oan-
ddac for Mayor. but defeated by f. A. schroeder
lie la, tried several times 10 retire from the Board.
but his services have been highly esteemed that he
has been induced to remain. lie IS ono of the few |
members now IN the Board who served AT the time that
stuart. the secretary of the Board manager u ert
away with about quarter OF million OF the cll5
money Mr.. Rowe Ia, served on many important com
mlt,ccs Of the Board aud il upon the local committee
Oi school 80. 9.