New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-02

by auxiliary associations. He was one OF the early
members Of the Young Republican Club which came
into being In the Garfield and Arthur campaign. When
| IL was reorganiZed permanent body under It's
present name, and Seth Low became It's president,
tho practical administration of the Climb was put in
the hands OF the advisory committee composed OF
member from each ward who elect the officers. Mr..
| Case was member Of the first Advisory Com
mlttee, representing the Eleventh Ward Ills quail
| ncations for the Office of secretary of body of
$500 young men were perceived by his fellow-com-
mitteemen ana he was chosen to that Office. When
the crucial time for the club came and the Mugwump
members. led by Horace Z. Demng william II.
Nichols and Others tried to make IL forsake its Re
publican principles and desert Mr. Blaine in 1884, Mr..
Case was one OF those who aided most strongly in
| stemming the tide. He did vast amount of work
| In the summer months in laying the facts in Mr..
Baine's career before the members and securing
sponses from them wherever they WERE and by large
| majority they stood by Mr.. Blaine Then an i'm
pOrtant meeting was called. and the efforts of Mr..
Case led TO the attendance OF enough members over
| whelmingly TO defeat tho movement TO "Mugwump"
the club. Mr.. Deming aud his co-w0rkers withdrew,
and william II. Williams elected president to
| coed Mr.. Nichols, who had followed Mr.. Dcming as
| president. Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Case worked hand
In hand to make the club effective political force
not only in that campaign but in subsequent ones.
they closely associated while they continued
to hold Office together for Ave years. No mali more
sincerely mourned Mr.. Cases death than did Mr.. Will
ams and he sat close to the head Of the coffin of his
friend at the funeral. Mr. Case remained secretary
OF the Young Republican Club until his friends urged
him. after the election of President Harrison. to be-
candidate for Postmaster 10 succeed j. c. Hen
Dirk. The latter's term expired on June 30, 1890.
| For few months before that time there was an
earnest for the place. Mr. Case was strongly
recommended both by reason OF qualifications for the
post and by the personal support he secured and but
for one thing he would doubtless have been appointed
He did not possess a record, aud a demand was
| made upon the President for the appointment OF
veteran to the place, as the other I'M
portant Federal Offices Of the city had been filed
| by members who had not been In the Army
cruel SANDER has been circulated In the statement
that his failure secure tho Postmastershp caused Ms
aeps dicore to set Ills matter at rest by denying
It, He said that when the matter was settled Mr. Caso
SAID TO s %ie me Sr Cases death Was due 70
CHI toublo Of the hear which he had bravey borne
lot The Contracts for the erection of the and steel
structure for the extension of the Bridge storage ce
Of Was6inSonst recently lei by the Bridge trustees
called for the beginning Of work by august but Go
trustees have not yet secured possession OF SHIFTS
piece Of properly, let alone removing the buildings SO
the TsSn Ga fe 'e cTs in the
relieving the trustees from responsibility Tor decay II
Sp e the psh RrP to- paw t. & contractor for
Io a0 caused TO him by his inability to 60 on With the
aDprsse the value Of the property which not pur
chased at private sale is practically competeu, ao
their report only requires confirmation by te courts "
20 into force and The trustees can then exercise the the
sight OF eminent domain Conferred upon them by the
| Law authorizing the taking Of the properly. no
money to pay for it is now Forthcoming rs BrGCSS
bonds have been sod Sad bSee co@ms
sioners who have appraised the Washngtons proper
David m sarne end THOMAS an
Mr. Barnett has served on several M ISL Aniran
M %esT Is BTooRn Branch
has seen public servc1 a. brHgc reaordcd as an
e e9SeT IN pean estate values In matter Of the
Brooklyn Institute Che directors seek to get the va beT
propose to erect new Museum Of Art and sciences aS f
near to Park epe value sH the pToper Which
Is estimated at one-han what the Institute people
The Of expected to be heard before
the BrdoGlyn Institute the coming season Include.
many e RHssa Go%e George William Dr.
Andrew D. White President Eliot euao
John Sherman General A. Walker Theodore k0P Te
veit Carroll d. Wright Dr. EDWARD Si sd 1r6baby
BToC TGs h lsct@re viii Hail. Rs 9 sGsh
the f sGaStcS e To- the uses Of the institute Even
after the new Museum and Institute building Is erc coT
Moant Prospect sre delivered W RGDI as more adequate
facilities for reaching it from all parts OF 9G eng - the
be needed than are now available iof s9'unS ~ '"'
Work has begun upon the fo9 IN. tons OF 1a ae
Of the city Win sufficient pressure 70 obyiate the neea
pumping upon the oS IL G sts ou
Prospect, not far the junction OF the Eastern
parkway and Tat6 thu c a5 ID %i Se fG in G
The top OF it will be the highest point n te cry, a
ocean TO the Orange Mountains, and from sandy Hook
the Palisades can be se cur Park p w look DOWN
Three of the alle5t men in the city met one m ora
week Ct 9 Bes era GG John b. and
Professor Franklin W. Hooper the last two Re Specuvey
president and GmSstT Of * Tx ef9 Sns dd and
far above ordinary men, General Moodward goes up 70
Ttans of New-York. But they both had 70 look up to
E SaS ncSds and "V the the tscs man n public
Office If not II. IN private station IN inc Inc cay sS
d me salute him as %Flagsaff," and they
hU,nOrously call him the third tower Of the Bridge
Patrick Campbell, superintendent OF Police has gone
ABSENCE Police Inspector John MacKeaF will perform
the duties of Acting superintendent. , ,,.,,oo
INSPECTOR Mclaughlin over their abilities in the nno
of rowing has carried to greater extent this year
than ever before and the public wonders if these two
welI.paid public officials, with their salaries of $1,000
can train for weeks for boat race For several years
thew have bantered each othcf IN regard to boat
| race well-informed man says The fact is that
Judge rghe. although he Is AZ the head OF the narun
! tended to enIer a race But he made Mclaughlin
believe he did and the latter, who can row pretty we'll
the latter was not left by any means, and MANAGED to
get out OF the race very Sticky. I wouldn't blame
! Mclaughlin il he had no more to DO with him.
"The standard Union" announces that II IS about
to remove from The building now occupied at Fulton
sts to the sits Of portion Of the cd Brook
EE age," IN was6ingtonst The newspaper head,
quarters of the older part OF the city VIII be removed
aThe Eagle moves also. The present standard
Union Building was erected by Henry c. Bowen.
NJ. J. Dady Of the Third Ward, is an active asprant
| for the Republican nominaon for state Senator in
the lid District, now represented by James w Rrkett
Nomination in this district is equivalent TO election