New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
WHAT PUBLIC MEN OF BOTH PARTIES ARE
DOING.
MIDSUMMER TALK OF CANDIDATES FOR THE
APPROACHING ELECTIoN-wORK OF THE
ELECTIONS COMMISSIONERS.

ELECTIONS COMMISSIONERS.
Desnite The fact that il is midsummer the interest
of po,ltlcans in the affairs which most engrosS their
attention does not wanc and they are as ready to
talk Of the prospects Of candidates LOT nomination
and election in the fall campaign as II the primaries
were not two months away, and as II election day
were next month instead Of three months later Inc
only comfy Office TO be filed is that OF sheriff. AS
the law provides that no Sheriff shall be his own i'm
mediate successor Sheriff Rhinelart IS precludcd from
seeking a denomination Despite the Democratic ma
ortv in the county which has ranged from l2ooo 70
Is 900 in Presidential years for the last quarter Oh
century the Republicans have been able |" eject ter
candidate TO this important Office abont hait the tme
IN that period and at other times 10 ehdhnRer tIe
success Of the Democratic candidates sheriff khinc
har+ was elected by a large majority over william ~
tI,rcv in 1887 II Is said that Mr.. Furey, who holds
the comfortable Office OF Commissioner Of Jurors al
g.. 900 year. and IS secretary OF inc Dehocra'ic
General Committee, 4, not unwilling again 70 "'y
conclusions for the Shrlcvaty. HIS rival ior ue
nomination three years ago, Civil Justice John Court
ney also stln has desire for the office. Police
Justice Thomas Kenna. former Alderman ana TO" Wv"
Justice serving his second term I'm his present ONCE
* believed 20 be an ardent aspiran for the nomination
and II he gets Il he will resign from the charman'hp
Of the Campaign Committee. Mr. kenna llo 'hre"u's
begun his campaign by going about In the various
wards explain the workings Of the new laws govern
Ing elections. on the Republican side several men
are talked Of Perhaps the foremost Is Alonzo Brymcr
warden Of Raymond Street jan under sheriff khne-
hart The friends Of Under sheriff George h.
Gilluv are anxious % him nominated Tor
tho Mace Edward H. schenter who has twice
suffered defeat once for Civil Justice and last fall
for state senator in the Ivth District, Is also favor
ably mentioned candidate. II Is an unuo"o'e"
fact that sheriff Rhnchart gained many German
votes bv his name and those who believe th't A
20 William J. Kramer,
~ the Nineteenth Ward. The only city Offices 70 le
filled this wear are those Il Controller and Auditor
The special interest that attaches 10 them i Que 10
the fact that the ncumbents Of these Offices ioIehcr
with tho Mayor name the Bridge Trustees u represent
Broo,lyn The terms Of the present trustees expire
next juno. The Controller and Auditor form
majority Of the appointing authority.
II seems probable HAT the Democrats Kill renonl'
nat Controller Jackson and Auditor Rutan Tie former
va, elected last fall FL the unexpirod term 81 the
late Walter VI. Livingston Mr.. Rutan has 'eFVel i'f
two terms and the prejudice against third terms
may result In hiS retirement"
A movement for the creation OF new places for
Democrats des rous high Office Is disclosed IN the
outcivincs Of prominent Democrats regariirg tie de-
STABILITY Of separating the street Cleaning Bureau
the Water Bureau the work f local improvements
from the Department Of city Works II two additional
CITY departments arr created would provide places
,or the heads Of tie departments and their immediate
Suiigrd mates outside OF NlN service tAdHiAdt'ii''
The remarkable way In which Ancunn Jones Is
carrying out his ideas IN Prospect Park after they
were discrcdited and disposed Of in Central Park Is
an instance If the way in which divided response
inty works mischief. Mr.. Jones was secured 10
30 certain work in the Park for which he Wa sup
ro,c, t. have peculiar fitness. Aft"r having become
securely settled IN nj, place he proceeded to clear
ND the Wild srovths in many parts Of the PARK ana
-ow gr-i,, seed beneath tres. and finding that NJ
al fsgtfp
follow the same plan in all parts Of the cityS pleasure
ground and incidentally to thin the trees and alter
the entire appearance of the Park renowned for
IL, sylvan and rural beauty. The whole plan l. u
continuation of that adopted after Colonel CuiyeF h
been removed from the SUPPLEMENTARY. The Tr-
turn 81 Colonel Culver TO the Park Department
cor -ulting engineer hailed auspicious OF new
methods, II his services De secured FOR his
former place Of superintendent there would be the
public assurance that no more harm would come to
the Park. which l. becoming year by year more
EGWard u. Box Of Carlton-ave.. Editor Of The
FHropc Yesterday aud Will be absent six weeks.
supervisor at Lorse Krctlschmar, Who sailed for
can Climate. gical society 10 the Berlin International
McLl Congress and Will read paper upon the proper
c1 IL lie " was accompanied by hi, wife and two
daughters They will ~ from Berlin 70 Dresden where
Ocbrlmmcrgau. Frankfort and Wieshaden and then g
down he Rhine 10 Cno2ie And crNS To AmtTScrP ana
80 on o. London. The rcturl voyage VIII begin on
/ september . " 49,
The Beard Of Elections las made preparations Tor
the Increased work nccc-,itatcd by the new ia" GOV
,ruug voting by adding five clerks u The force OF
the department The month II August Will be Hrtey
devoted a. the TFll Strcting OF the CITY ana mapping
ont the work IN afvano" 81 election dav. Four uhN'
tl REGISTRATION will bc provided thIs year. ~ accord
upce with the law passed last winter IN View 81 the
amount II work dcv0lyinC upon the Elections ON.
missioner FOR thre months. It Is little wonder n.'
TnLcv" Worth stands aglaSt, FOR he expected douut
le,s to drop into sinceurc ohcc at 500" year
for i've years. He has ALREADY made a soit
for increase of salary. but the public have not TOT
ro-cn II ne has that the work Of the B9aM on
Election, is confined % thre months ana lot ''0
rr.t Of the year there is norhtnE to do - ,,
Ex-senator stephen VI. Gr!swod Is at Fire I'llHu'
l. l.. for a vacation.