New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF INTEREST.
WHO WILL PRESIDE OVER THE NEW REPC BLlcAN
GENERAL, COMMITTEEl

while reorganization talked Of comes l" le front
and will assume especial importance a. soon d. tc
results Of the primaries to be held on Tuesday are
made known. owing to the evils GROWING out vi INC
poot gcd agitation the Craftsmanship q"eSuoh
last year in the two months between the November
primaries and The January election Of officers II was
decided t. diminish them by deferrIns the primaries
until December. and action 10 this end was taken
ian the middle Of tine year But the choice VI '"0
leader of the party for the coming Twelve hoh''s has
been informally considered by the prominent "''''
I'm putting Robert d. Benedict at the hcM % Ule
REORGANIZATION Committee II was supposed '''"' j.
va, 10 bc pushed forward the natural successor oil
Mr. Woodruff at the head Of the General Commune r
after it had been formed upon new bass. ne i
r,por>d 10 be sill anxious 10 be- considered Tor Tie
ohoirmauship position for which his experience ~
president Of the Twentieth Ward hepubhe'm A'S'
citation fits him. But he would eh'oo,l
fer he opposition OF the element III
the committee which has steadily opposed MI. N"''
RUIZ and doubles, candidate to run against hi''
will be forthcoming.
Hugo ur,h Of the Third Ward has been urged
to become a candidate but he says that he "o''I"
rot take the Office ulc>, il were offered to MN VIZ"
sul,t,r iial unaninity which is not likely 10 lie inc
on>e. rs his own ward j, not unitcG. Inc Uo''
sentiment in the committee is ~ favor Of the choice
Of some mar not actively Identified win inc ld.to''"
contests of the last year. and man o. 'u"''cn'
parliamentary skill to control tire large BODY 81 u'Io
gates constituting the committee. Nhohs u'c "'"
If r,ari il, the committee who would ably ill the
chair Of the presiding officer are T. L. '"hoief' 'l ''
Fist Ward: Jackson Wallace Of the SKIN NaIu'
George T. Forester. of tie Tenth Nd'u' JON" a.
smith. of the Fifteenth Ward; !. fammrion' 81
,h seventeenth Ward. Albert &. VI Donald Of the
Twentieth Ward. Joseph A,piual. of tie IVehN
ri,t Ward: Edward II. Hobbs, Of the twenty "':'h
Ward: H. W. Knight of the Twenty fifth Ward I,r"ol
F. fischer. Of the twenty sixth Ndid' ana M"!o'
Gustav 4. jain, Of Flaibush
prouincrt member Of the committee said yc>'cr
dav: Il believe We should choose some man TO preside
yho Ia. Ecp; aloof from the faction hsi~, and is 81
,rcb ,tapdin- in the community that BIS elevation u"
the Office would at once command the respect "' NV
entire party AVID be- guarantee that 10" c--o' q" ''
mast Will not be lost. II such man is wanted lI'"'
south Brooklyn. there is George w. Forester. l'' HISS
alvay, been an active Republican. and Aa> fieeN eN
p.gded time and money for th party In th" lat iT'-I
Dental campaign he made many spccche> MI FORESTER
has been hr, vice president Of TIE committee ana h'
hs. had much experience a, pr-idng ofc"r DID "ihrr
bodies lie j. skilled parlianerttilan. ana "'''
ne able 10 maintain order in the most excited d"''e-'
That va, one oil the point, Of weakness WIKI 'f "'"'
-utl lie could Dot control TIE committee because n'
Wa, not sure Of hi, ground SEQ no" he urea 10 Ii'
Nr Baldwin down at the last meeting wien the sn-H'
, familiarity with tie rule, Of order of 10" com
,aitt.e would have saved him from being lh 'h'
wrong. as Mr. baldwin showed. Then the present
vice president. John Il. smith, showed good power
a, prey-idug officer when j" ok 'hH-'
If the committee in the absence Of Nr W"diu'. "
would not be "a surprising thing 10 give the i-'-i"1
District where the bulk of the Republican vote '
T., be found the Craftsmanship. and W. smith comes
from that part Of the city The effort should be nih'
10 make a new start with the nc" year.
The attention Of all the enrolled Republican, q the
city will lie cncros,cd to morrow and Tuesday h' the
preparatons for and the holding Of the prmauc, !"
the election f one third # the DELEGATE" 10 tAo General
Committee and the officers Of the ward associations
The healthy condition of The party O, shown hv "
number of sharp contests but they are likely {" Dr.
conducted in a friendly ard - rs - 10 fire."
from bitterness. In the First Ward there J. Opposition
10 tie re election Of Franklin Woodruff. greatly I" inc
surprise of his friends. rival ticket VIII bc I'D the
field with the name Of Walter Decker substituted f"i
that e Mr. Woodruff Mr.. Decker VIII be supported |
bv the Phil sheridan Club and tho element 800 the ward
which has opposed Nr. Woodruff course Do The Genera,
Committee The friends Of tho Latter viii rally T." h, |
.rpp,lt and tie primary VIII probably De- one 81 Oh"
ivel..,t known for long time ln The ward The V'unt
.l be- AT so Il Court ST.. from 10 J.. 30. IN tAr
-cvcnth Nineteenth and twenty second Nani the rr
marie, Will lat from l to . p. III. In thc 1"'nt'th
ne voting VIII begin ~ noon, and u tn Eighteenth
Nl,. the General Committee provided ir two Gty- and
he prmarie- are be held from q. 90. {" . p Do.
Thi, acton in the Echccuth Ward va, taken ait"f !
, earnest appeal from Republican, Of H." ward fof
lc!. Do aLac INC VOC 'tIi"t ~ ''-' i " T''-' '''
The late election there were nearly 4ooo K~pubi |
votes cast iu tn, immense ward city iu elIr. |
4 ''there about "'0O names oh the rIl n"'H' Z" |
taid Association" TIC delegate hi'' "'"' |
~" eral Commit" '' P'nI' them To nave l"" b' |
F. '''''- at TIM '''"l'- primary 30 u'' '"I'' "'
. many ID v)ie a- WI" '''@ y'4I'' '"A men "'
's- DECD f. pee contrary 10 90. ly l1w- Of the com
: / p'p"-4N'" " 10 --'' '"' ''' '
- t.t' "''4wo day for ti- I''"''. and ai.e' some
r debate lA' a. ordered. lh' ''' rene" of opinion /
. exists ODD "cld 10 tl. legality 81 im-,rii.l Ou tho !
81 oo4 u.ld H., -t..t.. b-,rot. At.,... lob,...Ii |
-ay. tia; Ic . d.,. az. lawful a- '.r, man Na- /
: .1iitlcd 20 , t f,r ,nIIn.. ,n tA'oticr land |
District AtjOi4c, ,j,rtt holds tt ne divisions ~
thc Chap.n law gol ming par.c- az. 'I~ shat oiIy |
one DAY can b dc,tco :, "A primary. a dat an, |
me vino part .ii1ie- O., a.. ,0n4 ou tic .c,.Id day
eiu be- liable - pun. nu.ut for m-ccuuoi ON