New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
NEWS OF PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
MAYOR CHAPIN's POLITICAL AMBITION SoNh
OF HIS ACTIONS IN APPOINTING PUBLIC
OFFICIALS - INSTRUCTIONS IN
voTING-A MILLION PEOPLE
ISLAND.
ON LONG ISLAND.

ON LONG ISLAND.
Navor Chapln has completed his appointments OF
,ubc officials for the year. and can now give HIS At
tcntlon 10 batting his fences in repair l"' ule ""Der
material nomination next year. WINE Hl' e',''''''
ment Of Governor Iill at his house on 'e h's' pre-
ccding Decoration Day was freely coH"'c"'" "P'n'
nothing has been said Of his failure 10 70 10 l'i"''
opo. with the Governor at the time ~ he uhV'iuhS
Of the Hendricks, monument The remark attributed
3, N,vor Chonln by no less an authority than the
Editor of The Eagle" 70 the effect that no Democrat
ceu be elected 10 the Presidency in l792' may bi
regarded a, an evidence that he Is rcSerNlne iH'e'
for Presidential aspirations In 1-"d wien "NN''
he he'd really made the statement he is credited Win
making the Mayor gave his Steeoiyp"' rpm
have nothing TO say He might have added ~ "e
did when asked for his opinion upon ballot rlo'7h
and aid he wa, not in stat" politics.
that he was not in National politics now ana "a'
attending 10 his duties Mayor. There appears "
be little doubt that the Mayor will be III Nta'c p"
next wear His ambitions have thus far been at
tnincd without a break in the record TWICE All
Asscmblvman twice state Controller twice Mayor
/, the list Of honorable achievements AT the P'ho.
should he be elected in 1891 10 succeed Governor Iii
he wonld step from the Mayor, chair 70 the Governors
inst as he did from the state Controllers 10 uie
Mayors.
The Mayors action in going ont Of town ana
leaving his private secretary TO file his appointments
I'm drIbcts is regarded as ono Of the most pe'"""
proceedings Of any chief magistrate the city mas ever
had IN fact Mayor Chaplin is perpetual surprise
TO the old time politicians and they are never able to
discount what he will do next But lie has evidently
learned wisdom by experience and hnds tlat II pays
to respect the wishes Of the powers that be III
the secret cOncaves of ll.S party For instance
when he appointed Assessors kurh and McLeer, the
latter the Republican cX cXPoSmaster, in 1906 ho"l
wac raised by the Democratic leaders ana ther
s,Il, no OF Boss Mclaughlin
a resolution Of ccnSIe passed by the General com
nittee upon the MAYOR After the effect Of 1t had been
felt and doubtless after the Mayor had agreed 10 Nd
70 the wishe, Of the "Od Man in future matters,
the resolution was resciudcd. The first appointment
of Fire Commissioner Ennis not made by inc
Mayor until long and excited ntcrvle" hda been
held between him and jim Shevln, the direct repre-
schtattve Of Mclaughlin. Last winter the Mayor re
app,.nted Ennis and now lie had named as IL
member Of the Board Of Education man whom
Ennis, urged. di,pla"ug Democrat 20 do IT, Ihere is
a ,.nincant fact in connection with th, appointment
I'm that the member Is associated with DdNli b.
Hill Club.
In connection with the appointment Of assessors
story told bv Deputy controller Ernhcrhoh i alr'po''
m avs ne went 10 see the Mayor with committee l>t
wear 10 urge tie appointment Of john Mcnamara A.
an assessor They sto'd mp in a row in front oi ule
Mayor and made their speeches for me car"i0~'
The Mayor listened attcntyely a, he always d"'' anu
said he knew Mr. Mcnamara and that ne was Il I'''
man. They went away feeling that a g'0d lN9Ie'>"'
had been made outside Of the Office they met N1"'
man Nctiarrv. wlt asked what they had been dong.
vl.p told he burst ont laughing and told them thAt
d.. MAYOR had appointed James Davis 10 the pace wv"
t,u-. lcf,re For c,,u,--, the act 0f the MaVor IN
letting tie delegation waste thcr words after he ha'
settled the matter has never been pAIaleled IN t'e
CITY Hall .,.-
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fine country seat There and hn' closed MP MS mouse III
v..ni,.t,u p,rl, and lives on staten Island in the
.n,,,p.r months, lie !, able - ue al Ms
Office every dav and discharge his duties As p'V"
ideut % the Kings County Elevated Railway '"'hPaN'
rho rr,,llyn and brighton Beach Railroad Company
and m, Vultou Municipal Gas Company the ""'eN ",
ali Of which are in the building at tUIto'-'" am
Court square.
one u the most successful lawyers IN the CITY, WI"
Wins far morc ca,e, than he lose, is iHtr'" h""y'
who les, than a score %; years aSo was "H'i- it'"
lvn news for It New York morning paper Nn''"c'
former newspaper man Wh" is ~ucce~~ii I'"N'' -
william J. Gayuor. EN-postmaStcc Hendrix was
ncv-rapcr reporter for dozen ear, before he e'erel
,,,rlf. M. one II the successful ministers "i tlo
r.,, fine Rev : clifford Nelson. Wa a ne" paper
writer fr year, before he studied Theology senator
Jacobs. cy A--cmblymcn Earl, NrCmn and other
politician, worked for years as reporters before they
went into political life.
Chairman IlU-p lIl~l Ni tl' SID ''iIl'ltl'f "a ''
prpgbl.eau Genera. Committee authorized 20 d"vl-"
mean, for making the lew r,-uaton> governing vot.
u- known &, those cut.tl~i TO cast ballots, has not
Vet called the comm,tc" together. but viii probably
de- ,, ihI, vcot IL the average voter the matter is
good deal II puzzle and there are likely 70 be many
who VIII not try To- comply with The peculiar pr.
vision, 3l the law The Democrats have taken tuo
matter iu hand. and are bu-!ly distributing 10000
,op.r, of ri, cNc,ucu; pamphlet o; Ed-ar L. NIrlu
which contains the law ana fan i"-uutt''N q" N0'er'.
TLcy haze a,-o had IL translated into ncrmiH for
use amonc tie voters OF that nationality who aN
So numerous u some part, Of tie city. II it were t0,
for ts" pastor PRIVILEGE in the law many uu,iucat,d
mon would bc unable 10 vote at all.
Those persons who are eager 10 have The population
Of tile CITY reach - million viii have 10 uciuGe with
tho rln- total OF $4,000 the quarter x million ol
norc dc,d people buigd III "Irg9E9'h % ., LH' 4', ,
cemetery. tic -r,a"r part Of which is ~iihu the inlio
oi 'i' 'tE ,' '0, 0n1 06i i' " ,'.' w -,,. -,
~, 900 and Of suNo!A Comfy al 10000 ~, ,u1
uru, of Er,ohyu lu Kings County Viii br,us ur total
;" ,.,[ nr,,,uo Ur buried beneath The sol dt Long
I~rtHI. In Calvary Cemetery alone thorc are nearly
halt milton graves
m" proposed change In the CiN Court by nahIus
ih three nov. attached 10 the court v to OF decided
a;nloa Of Taoma, f. lNar>an for judicial "onor-
may hc hualy rruulci
addison q. Atkins. newspaper writer h1, been
liohmcut, of productive industry m HN".F 30. 30 f'
"A day for ,ixil day. lie viii have several A-'r'Al' A
- % day Ng Atkins a. newspaper i'l"I'rI J.
familiar with The collection ot fact, llr Wo., he Is
to do wa, performed boy JHmc, H. Fwthirt'AW. no"
tr, surrr of the Kings CoEnN Elevated E'I"a' '"l
pauV i'm l~0O. lie had eight assist tiHi-. Nl' SUD
divided IN, work and collected many imp TtlI '' -.
which showed thar instead of hrnt q m''' .'.' | E
foe Ne, Nogl ntoo'dyn hcid hieh pll'' l' i ,i
mauufactur.uc cities Of the country. The t' .|,m ,
nr,rr, If ih, Port of Sew Yor. Is landed at BROOK
Ism vlqr\c, and placed In her Wa,'l uses .
\ committee of the Rcpu' H'1n fNr,nNt 'ii
mIticc composed Of Franklin W0 drum. Di'a " l''Iu
wi, ana Jonas Harrington. Il cn@'-.l ~ ~
amiuiug The accounts uf senator nIN'rWt rWtrbctt
tr,'-,Irrr Of the General Committee. vi; .lr"i
r',im, that the committee Is IN ucul +"
him and that there NO funds for current NpV,nn
senator bir.cu l. al MS country "'"' '
Uca-aut. Rhode Island ,,,o, ,,.rt If
Edwin +. Idc. thc well known insurance n-v W
Montague and Court SIS. Las gone 10 N'"'""i'
uIjl L.- family. lor A VACATION. 49,, ,. po1roy 9
Eu,lcy Nlrn Ward. son ~ IN, latS h,',N'n h. ,,ri
Ward. IS miiilng p me rI,,,ort non,i n'' Wo5drur