New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
NEWS OF PUBLIC MEN AND MATTERS.
A CONGRESS DISTRICT CONTEsT-wHAT SENATOR
FASsETT SAYS OF BROOKLYN" JAKFH
woRTHS POLITICAL TRICKBIY.


FAssErr SAYS OF BROOKLYN" JAKEY'
woRTH.S POLITICAL TKICKBIY.
The visit OF secretary Tracy TO the city last week.
and especially his appearance day In advance OF
his expected arrival has set politicians talking In re-
gard 10 the contest for the nomination for Congress
in tho lid District between COngres W. C. Wallace
and Robert ID. Benedict. Personal ana poHhchi
reasons would doubtless lead the Secretary 10 support
his old friend and associate. Mr. Benedict DIV HIS
relations are exceedingly friendly with Mr.. Wallace
and II IS altogether unlikely that ho Will take ony part
in the struggle for the nomination The friends OF
Mr. Benedict arc urging that he unnstly set aside
two years ago and that they then supported Mr.
Wallace I'm order to aid the National ticket ana 10
save to the Republicans the only district they secured
south OF Pouchkcepsc In the state. Now they claim
that Mr. Benedict should have the nomination botl Us
matter Of Justice and because he Is emlnently wen
qualified for the post. Mr.. waace's supporters point
IN tho good record that he has made In the ONCE, cSpc
cialy 10 the passage Of the WalabOut Market BILL ana
also say that tlNrc no injustice In his NOMINATION.
i'm less as il had been clearly shown that MI behe
dict could not get the nomination and II w0ild nave
gone TO some other ward than the Twentieth II Mr.
Wallace lad not been selected. Although President
Wilson OF the Union League Club, "a using MS IN
Aucnce I'm favor Of Mr. BENEDICT the majority OF inc
members Of the club. IL Is claimed, favor Mt WaiiaNo
The IIId Congress District is composed Of the
seventh Thirteenth Nineteenth, TWcnucth twenty
first and Twenty third Wards. and tere VIII be IL"
delegates in the nominating convention Inc HIehuS
n, Mr. Wallace are confident that he can carry the
convention by large majority. They hope N secure
On votes I'm the Seventh Ward. like number IN thc
Twenty first - in tho Twentythird Ward ana II III
the Nineteenth. This would leave MI Bcnedlct us
ovo ward the Twentieth and the Thirteenth win
only "a votcs Eut tho ardent adv0c"us Oh MS
nomination claim that they ran carry the I"eh'y
first Ward and can get enough votes In the seventh
and Twenty third 10 the " votes necessary 10
name their candidate. Meanwhile every Indication OF
tnc resuIt Is carefully watched There Is always the
possibility Of the selection Of compromise oahu'u"'c
| like Darwin r. James or william c. Bryant.
| That the Senate Committee Cities popularity
p,ou- AZ the Fnssett Committee. has Brooklyn In IL
eye IS apparent in the utcranoes OF senator ta@c.,
He Is reported as saving 10 reporter The invcstF
eating committee will not begin It's stung' uh'i III"
latter part Of september or the first OF OCTOBER by
| TINT time our important witnesses VINO nave pcc"
| ont Of town ring the summer viii hGve returned
and ,l, pnblic may expect Interesting develop
u.r+s The remark attributed 10 State senator
u,e,, ~ the effect tina. the investigating committee
vyonh not come 90 brooklyn Is without fOuhnetioh' M
head Of the committee II IS at The present time III!
posl,lvc desire ard intention that the committee snail
come 70 Brr,,hlyn believe the Democrats IN power
In ,ho, CITY have running things with hlsh mana
and that there are many things that require the probe
81 tnycstigation ard furthermore believe tha' III
| lover. OF good government IN your city TfespccuNc
~ marty will be glad 10 have our committee DeRln
| investigation In Brookiyn. We shall not come 10
uo,llvn this fall beoausc New York latrrs VIII
not be completed by that time. but We VIII gc' tcic
| I'm time you may take my word for IL
rlts nosfIye announcement will serve TO put upon
their euord those who are protng by the opportunities
for unjust gain the public expense II Is not likely
That the committee will take mp Brookhh matters
,.,fore the spring. Nothing viii be done nntu "e
| -. tia. NM liz nll
,un,ion which lies below the surface and which must
no laid hare before any real reform can he secured
rho CITY vas never so securely In the hand OF con
tractors and those who profit By The l@ting OF 'etse
contracts nc M present but there has been shiliui
| covering OF tracks. \ man like W. VI WINS j.
needed to truce the devious ways OF underground poi
! ucs in Brooklyn ". J. GaynOr Is mentioned Tor
counsel OF the committee ana won" uouD'ic'' WIZ
duct the investigation skilfnly.
Ex-senator Jacob Worth IS showing the base metal
| hc is made Of In his action In the choice oil hePnD'
ucan officers at the polls and Iusinying the warming
| 80 The Tribune when he was appointed by Mayor
| Cb,nn. lie has already declined to follow the usual
| ii, -, asking the executive member Of hla wdId,
III. Nineteenth 10 select the registers poll clerks
ballot clerks and canvasfers. because The executive
! member represents different factloh from 'h'' W
which he worth belongs lie coolly says that he VIII
r rho other side onethrd Of the places and appoint
| The rest of the men himself lie has also taken INC
| INC course i'm the Tweniy-ffth Ward and VIII
ii third OF the places 10 the facllous minority
Mr. Worth may be properly designated as an assistant
| Dcmocrat. and by his aid the Democrats coh'roi tue
| whole election machinery Commissioner Cotton ~'hs
| In a bcpccss minority And worst Of ALL the present
| control Of the Board Of Elections VIII last f'f i've
| years. 49, ,., -,
| The Democratic jubilaton over the complexion VI
cha nou marty headquarters, The Thomas JcHcrsoh'
g. cour, square overlooking the Hall OF RecorlS. mas
| hoon analIy fixed for next month NJ "a date Htte
| In advance of the time for the calling
=, ga, nominating conventions, with the hope OF firing
,ho nonplar heart by the burning words of Senator
| Carus,c Governor iii and Mayor Chaplin, Tuesday
| eontembcr o. Is the time decided upon, under inc
a,rec,ion Of cx scnator Murtla, eX County Clerk Del
| 49, Alderman Concy and Commissioner Of Jurors
| rurev who have the matter IN hand. The addresses
will he delivered In the General Committee Hail. on
the first floor Of the building and the tickets OF al
mission will be restricted to Two for each election dis
trio, I'm the city and twenty for each OF the towns III
the county, or 800 In ALL besides the members OF the
GeueIal Committee. As the hall seats Only GOO per
sons IL win be difficult to squeeze into II over LOO
IN enable the rank aud file Of the party 10 see inc
sneakers whom they cannot hear, there VIII be
| public reception ia the evening.
| The designation Of Alderman "Mike' Corey as
President pro OF the Board OF Aldermen VIII make
| him Acting Mayor Of the city this week IN the al
scncc OF Mayor Chaplin and President McCary' Inc
enectacc OF rc Twelfth Ward magnatc In the mayors
sat In the City Hall that should be permanently
preserved and amateur photographers should seize the
opportunity to secure negative OF this poitlc"