New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
WHAT PUBLIC MEN ARE DOING.

WHAT PUBLIC MEN ARE DOING.
TALK OF CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
FELIX CAMPBELL TO RETIRE AT TIE CLOSE
OF TIE PRESENT CoNGREsS-A BAD
BREAK FOR BOSS M'LAUGIIIIN.
Whether Brooklyn shall have different representa-
ton In the next Congress from that In the present one
will largely depend upon the action Of the nominating
| conventions which will shortly met. Those Of the
Republicans have been set down for October 2. ard
the Democratic likely to he held about the same
time. Tho announcement that Congressman Campbell
will not seek reelection In the I'D District, which lie
Is now representing for the fourth term. clears tho
way for fierce rivalry among the Democrats for the
opportunity to succeed MIN. In 1883 he carried it
by 1000 plurality his opponent being Thomas
Seward, who supported by Labor and Republican
votes. Mr. Campbell beat James Donovan by 1000
votes in 1880. The growth Of Republican strength In
the Twenty second. Twenty fourth, Twenty fifth and
Twenty sixth wards ought to render 1t more dntul,
for his to win Mr. Campbell enjoyed great
personal popularity. lie had served as supervisor,
Fire Commissioner and member OF the Board OF Ed
ucatIon before he was first nominated for Congress-
Then there were only three districts In the city
Mr.. Campbell's name as Congressman mas
been most conspicnou.ly connected with the effort
70 monument for the martyrs OF tho british
prsonships In the Revolution. whose bones lie IN
tomb In Fort Greene Park. The efforts have been
unavniling thus Tar. Int Mr. Campbell hopes to round
ont his career BY securing II before his term expires
Tho three b. o. they arc called Benedict, l'oody
and Brown. are striving for the nomination in his
place. The first named puts his claim on the ground
that he stood aside In Mr. Campbcll's favor In 1883.
when the latter was induced be candidate because
there much strife between the othcr candidates
Mr. Body has been perennial candidate and when he
cond not get the Democratic nomination On one
occasion accepted an Independent orc and had Re-
publican Endorsement. Eut he Is now back In the
Democratic fold and made the speech rcnominating
Mayor Chaplin last vra:. Mr. Brown declares that II"
ha, earned the nomination by hi, party service, and
also that the county towns deserve Representative" In
Congress. which thcv have not had since the late Cen
cril Philip =. tr,okr -crvc >c":c -. yeats a:" som"
man not yet mentioned NAV pluck the nomination from
all these Tie Republicans vii! probably support Mr.
Seward II he conclude, Ia enter tho field AGAIN.
In the lid Congress District the friends and sup
porrrs Of Robert u. Benedict for the Republican nom
nation greatly encouraged by the vote IA Nv"
meeting 81 the Republican General Committee last
week on the lcng,h OF time the poll, shall BE- open
for n" primaries m the seventh Wa, The "Nccn'vc
member proposed twelve hours from a. M. T. p. m.
jane " Fuller. supporter II Concrr>> nnan Wallace
for rcnominafion tried 10 have the tine cut down 10
eight hours. bur hc was opposed by jcs>e Johnson.
I. !. Fischer and Oth"r>, beside >onc seventh War
men present and on the vote was beaten nearly w" H.
one Mr.. Fuller realized tho brrik" he had made
before the VOTE announced and tried To- weaken tho
force u his defeat by explaining that hc acting
on hi own responsibility. 4 blow has been given t.
Mr. Icnedicts candidacy by the unanimous declaration
of the seventh Ward delegation 10 the Congressional
Convention In 1853 that they never even considered
Mr.. Benedict ~ candidate. And yet W. depended
upon as-iranccs that after a complimentary vH" for
Mr. Emerson they would vote for him. X nc
Mr. ict had fran watyt, had %
more foundation than this there was no possibility
NJ his nomination by the convention which nnncd Mr
Wallarc Til" convention this year will have 20 del"
gate, from the seventh Ward. II from the thirteenth
81 from tho Nineteenth ~ from the Twentieth. ~
from the Twenty first. and - from the Twenty third.
There will bc 100 In all. making 90 Necessary FOR
choice The primaries q, tob"r will probably So:
tie the mater. II is expected thar cN.loI"" Commits
.inn.r jane H. Iic who came near defeating :. V.
White Ia 1850, will sgnin be the Dcnocratir Candidate
in the lid District. In the Ivth District the Dcyo-
crat, expect TO return John ~ Clancy who had IA
plurality Of nearly 1000 In I--'. Tho drh,fIl'
ground in the With District Is likely I" b" Contested on
behalf OF the Republicans by Adrian ". sudan against
Congressman MaSncr, who beat DR.. Henry Hes" by
2.l44 votes two years ago Mr. siydam Il a" ex As
>cmhlyinnn. popular and public spirited 'itAA"n ana
hr would wothy represent the district which hrchl"
Bliss long controlled.
The Republican Campaign Committee Will organize
work Of the campaign. Tn" n"w ial't Law viii save
much labor and expense in preparing III" rar"n' bal
lot, aud having them properly folded. Only pat'r
ballot will have Ia be made ready. rs IN" 'arAaIr"
Is mainly for Officers in which There i not .irat pdbh
interest only few rcr,inG- Will b. heidi and pi"rr'
sion, and paradc' Will BE- few and far between I>rdci
r. Fischer who Vas chairman Of the Campaign Tom
mt,cc last year, f. not now mrinlcr Of IT, ohc ~
the charnen In former years Is William H. h"aN'ra"
und he may ic put In charge. !. NJ. FsrriGi"h ana
O. l.. Lockwood are also talked OF for tho place
Dr. Homer l.. bartlett. formerly physician to the
Ieni.n,iary who spent his vacation al lni"il'"'" Oh
the shore, OF Lake thampain IN the Adronla'h>' h"r
rowy escaped drowning there. The doctor II an en-
thu>ia,tic fisherman and took an ample equipment Oh
tackle. etc. fr enjoying hi favorito sport lie hrc"
a boat for a month and hal already mt consider
able success. when he went ont one dav aI"l'c A''''
fishing awhile where Oh" water was pretty deep some
distance from shore. lie uIilcr'o"h to pun "p nv
anc hor, and by some mshap managed to up'ct M
boat aud WAS thrown into tbs water beneath H. iir
cannot swim "a stroke. and would undoubtedly hiNo
bocn drowned II he had not hal the presence OF NM"
10 grasp the gunwalc Of the bout aud hold ia' lie
thu, managed ~ get his head above water ami 'linI
to the overturned boat ly dint oil sh'ui"s. w
attracted the attention of another man hsli's h'"
mile aYay, who went 10 his rescue. IN Ills hurry TINS
man brohc an oar. but ahcr some delay managed 10
reach tho endangered Doctor Then the question arose
Of how 10 rescue him. DR.. Bartlett weighs upward OF
200 pounds and an effort TO pull him into the boat
might have resulted IN another upset Finally IN"
doctn settled the question by directing MS c''"er !"
back up his boat aud let him gct h"ld of the 'crh'
Then ne r,wcd quickly ashore and tOwcd the tor IN
TO shallow wncr, where he could walk to dry land.
lie lost all taste for fishing icrcafcr ana ana not
venture out upon the water again alone
Boss" Mclaughlin appears to have lost some of
tho siavity which has USUALLY marked his manage
mcnt OF political affairs, and he In, grossly aIrontt
"A large elias. Of citizens who have sought Ia secure
for ,lcu.cyr, proror recognition in the DcnUrrii;
nomination, for Office Last wnrcr an organization
calling itself the German Democratic General Com
mitiec WAS formed aud recognition was sought from
the regular Democratic General COMMITTEES Int the
,romoc:s werr snnbbcd for tr pains. and wcic toli
f., OBJECT TINT there WAS no room for two Democratic