New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
NOTES OF PUBLIC MEN AND THINGS.
REPUBLICAN WARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GATE vEEDER's NEW OFFICE.

REPUBLICAN WARD AssocIATIoSs-EX'sU RRo.
GATE vEEDER's NEW OFFICE.
At the meetings Of the Republican Ward Assocla-
tlons on Tuesday evening the last opportunity VIII
be offered for proposing new members before tio
primaries preceding the nominating conventions III
the fall This IS IN accordance with the rules Oh tlo
General Committee which provide against the pack
ing of associations with new members before primaries
The applications for membership have to be referred
TO investigating committees which must report at
the next regular or special meetings. None OF the
associations hold regular meetings In July or Augist
and they will all adjourn this week un'll 9'peocr'
Fsrecia interest Will attach to the mccuhs Oh u7
Nineteenth Ward Association this week. As /" nae
been directed 10 refer to the investigating committee
the names Of twenty ono persons which were Mhueu
n at A meeting in March which one mcuoh Ne
clarcs Illegal and will not recognize. An ihport'''
amendment 10 the bylaws of the General committee
"a relation, n the membership Of ward associations
was pre,euted at the meeting last Week IL P''
vdcs for A committee in each ASSOCIATION " "'''o
tho roll AZ the beginning Of each year by 'U'N"S %"
the names Of persons who have dlcd or now" AWAY
and IN case such committees do not a'' "lI"h i'"
months the General Committee snail nave po"'' !"
do the same thing ,,, .ho
willie the action Of Colonel Baird IN oe'lh'hS ''o
pos,ua.tershp did not surprise those m''''''eN
o,, TOD with him and his characteristics IL WAS u
-. ~ those who thought they understood the
nautical situation. The Colonel felt that ne "a' '''''
- do a great deal in taking an office Tor "hi'h Nv '
. ..,,-,,,on Al a sacrifice Of the business interc''
-. ,,e buainy up Il which he has devoted MS c' Nv"
,. 10 turned over his bluestonc business to his
-, lint retained control Of his great ur""h>'""o
tu.l,e.s which demancs his personal a'eh''"",
..pc-ally from June 70 December h'
f,t,J finally consented to accept the once II ie 'o'
70, one # two rising young business men I" "'' -
Assistant Postmaster or private secretary u "'''e
ma, Nj. uhcr,l offers we're declined by both ana Iet'
in the lnr,h Colonel Baird did not sec any way ""'
-, the dilemma except to refuse the ONCE
Il, tho course Of the Po,tmastcrship campaign uo
rom,r,, was attributed to Colonel Baird that II Ms
,~,ona " !. TAYLOR. was not appointed he wouu get
out of the Republican party. HIS nAeho' u" 'o'
,oi,ovc that he meant this. What he reaNS WV
.ny was this, when W. {. HFy'n'' WIZ
lives in tho same ward with No''"'' ''''''
,a. t,li,cd Of for Postmaster, they met "'o cN''"-
,r, colonel paird asked Mr. Bryant II lie would a'-
cont thc Office If It Wa, offered Ia him. ana VIC ''''
rcnlled. DO you suppose would throw f''o'V "',,
- .,o,rder ~ colonel Baird then said VII YOU ehoun
,.Le n n vonld retire me from politics. Inns wa
twisted Ly the local newspapers INTO 'n'"' "'''
bo would get out Of the party II N!' o'"'''"'' W.
NOT named when he simply meant thai he ""uu 10
longer take an active part IN politics. H''eF No.,
wear, Of leadership In his NaN' an" '''
.acri0fc lie made NhcN lH wa '"''''''
NO 4. ready to retire aud let younger man come
to the front. e,or
60, ,,,o,vds nov assemble on saturday and sunday
,,,o.,ns .bout the music stand IN Concert Grove III
pro.pect Park and the number OF seats proves o"''
too small for the people who expect 10 ai' WIN"
dis,anco If the band. The PARK ahiho'I"oA
,r,l,e M and burned large number oi ON So
which had beer used for years In tha' pressure
!, tcy had been kept until their places were s"PPo"
the
,,o concerts would have blessed instead oil pIln,'e
.,o Park Commissioners. Now facilities arc Vc"'s
,r,,,id.d for caring for the great crowns VII" - ~
- o,,.,.rt DAYS The concert grove IS
nearest 10 the Wnnk entrance, winch i rea'"o' o'
h rI,tlu-h ave- Nostrand ave. and Tompklns ave-
Iuc. # the Brooklyn City Railroad After concerts
noopl. swarm to the OF these lines ana the Trans
ri,,ion f,rIite, arc fully tested. More room has
hoo, needed for cars waiting FOR the people ana per
mission has Just been secured from the iarA 'o"''
sloncr, TO ky a new side track IN tlatbn7h ave o'e
tho mark from Occan-avc. TO Cldson ave. anu ''o
Fatbu-h authorities have given permission 10 pun III
the necessary switches to connect the tracks "i inc
Nostfand ave. line In Maip"hc sV' WIZ" '''0 i"''"
ave side tracks
The Board of supervisors has selected exsurroS'e
". D. Veedcr to represent Kings County IN the com
mission b consider the ACCESSIBILITY oi 'oh'ol"l"s
tho municipalities upon the Islands OF Me-" forA ,1r
Ior Mr. HecaeI Ills term as surrogate cx-
irna,d from l-,6 to 1879. and lie was paid $4,000
4 H. pallcy' Mr Vccder is a successful lawyer ana
has aspirrd To the supreme Court bench. Mheh
indee tnarlc, f. brown Of Newbnrg wa, elected ne
49, rival for the nomination lie has taken no
active part In public affairs for some unc put mas
cratic majority Of tie board OF supervisors selected
him 20 serve upon the great metropolis conn tS,,,
Ex.Judre Jasper w. Gilbert. the new state ohagt'es
Conn, I,rcr ti,licd The county Institutions AT 81
Tohnnd for the nr-t tine last week ne u id'i,a
iling himself with the duties 30 ionS anu ''" -
Ix Ht,lsk
The failure Of tie Governor to sign the 6li Pro.
,dng for three additional police lnstes T r
now In Office do not have 10 devote more tlah i i"nr
OF five hours day 20 dspo'lhs Oh 'a'cs Uei'1 dm6I
II would be niece # eNtragagance neatly 10 uouOrc
their number The only part OF the 'iIy WcIc o.,
additional justice Is needed Is the ne" ConNc~
W,rd and the rapid transit roads Will spcchN COW!
prisoners TO tho CITY Hall or second pitic t"c"u
from that part OF the I Iac, Of local court The
ill wa, passed with the understanding tiat t,c S,ai'
would appoint one kepnoli,an nu"r ~ ,hc " psrt Com
missioncrs' appointments last year Hike course
might have been expected A., ..,.,., ,,or,,e
4 crmnIItee OF one rom each OF the thlIy W ,
and towns In the country Is to act for the Republican,
pa;y in PREPARING 10 %s governing elections and
pfovidng for the ubcrvancc Of the lay IA m ahmS
nominations and other prcmlhafles lot t III
4 IIlc committee Of Democrats Is already al W1Ih
and Police Justice Kenna IS doing missionary "orN
in bcnlghted Democratic regions A., nam. hov.s high
school 10 be built at Putnam and Marcy ave.; ~. IN
the property formerly Occupied Oy tr p tn hard
onme stIncrrc' Romancsduc in design with twenty
class rooms. $500 e,..,o, ,,,ceidn,t ~
the william IL Lcaycraft club OF tne I i e
Ward to succeed Charles II. Perry. me crap h''
room; ~ bedford ave and south Fourth st, when
tlle ,ixtv.1vc members frequent -. Aha
NY 81 lcrr on5 Lectures were delivered before We
pronliv1 institute II IS hoped to increase the
number b. 300 this year. - -. -. .oo,orrod
rho degree Of Doctor Of Laws mas bech 'onIVi,cu
unrn three Brooklyntes already this summer DIT
samuel ) spear, Of The independent thS te RAN
Charles Cuthhert Hall, Of thu FIRST irc,tH Hrian
Church and Murat lalstcad Of The STANDARD J. mon,
The census enumerators must complete mn sn ~"rn
he Wednn,day. ONLY fifteen persons nave been ar
rested thus far for falling to answer questions Ell
ans supervisor sedgwick has gwen every ohc wv
chances to answer before resoruhs /" 'he ""'