New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
TWO PUBLIC STATUES TO BE UNVEILED THE
COMING SUMNER - TALKS IN
pOLITICAL CIRCLES.

POLITICAL CIRCLES.
The coming season is likely to De Known as sC''uo
summer in Brooklyn from the tact lhaU inc pIo"N0
figures Of two of the best known IN inc hlsVorS
Of the city are to be unveiled In it. The GATE SET ior
this ceremony I'm connection with the statue OF MI
stapaban 10 whom the title First Citizen is fire.
ouently applled. Is June l. and the bronze OF Mr..
Beecher will be disclosed to public view on June "a
the anniversary OF his birth. There has been SAD
dearth of figures of great men In the pubic squares
OF BROOKLYN While York, Boston, Baltimore wash
ington and other cities have dozens OF such memorials
the only one now standing in Brooklyn Is that Oh LIN
coin I'm the Plaza of Prospect Park There are few
busts in the Park and in Greenwood some STATUES '
busts stand but the Lincoln statue Is the only one
in the CITY proper IL was erected soon after ms tragic
death nv contributions Of 81 from each OF 1900 per-
sons The plan for statue Of Mr.. Beecher was pro-
ected shortly after his death in 1887 ana over S9oooo
was contributed by 5000 subscribers Withn d year
commission for the work was given 10 Johh " a.
Ward the eminent sculptor and three years was set
apart for the work Besides the figure Of Mr. Beecher
of heroic size the work comprises negro girl laying
flowers ot the feet of the great AnSlavery agtator
and two children IMPLYING the love the great preacher
had for child life With its pedestal the statue VIII
be about twenty feet high
The decision to place the Beecher memorial In City
Hall Park is reversion TO tile original ldea' sug-
gested at the meeting when the raising Of funds was
SQUARE the little park at the foot Of Orangest near
Plymouth Church, and Prospect Park The hSt
named was decided upon but the Aldermen, VINO tlel
had charge Of the soldiers monument SCHEME nAeu
upon that site for It. and 1t was agreed 10 put 'he
Beecher statue in Prospect Park. site at the 10TH
of the east and west drives near the main entrance Oh
the Park was selected, but this was given up as I'M
desirable and the spot where bust OF washington
Irving stands was fixed upon. At one time IL was
proposed TO build a new drive from the East slde
Lands or University Park, across FlatoushaVe 10
the Long Meadow In Prospect Park and to place the
statue Of Mr.. Beecher at end and that OF MI
Stranahan at the other. But after the memorial arch
in the Park Plaza took the place of soldiers monu-
mcnt in City Hall Park the idea of utilizing the latter
for the Becchcr statue was revived The objections
to IL were oyerred last week and II was decided TO
erect the statue there. Mrs Beecher expressed her
approval for she said Mr. Beecher passed through his
Gethsemane in the Court HouSe-referrng to his trial
there, which lasted fr six months-and the statue
should stand near by. DR.. Charles H. Hall wants 10
sec the statue as he passes from his home in Montague
ST. 10 his Office In the civil Service COMMISSIONERS
room In the City Hall.
The unwilling ceremonies June % will be notable
and 1t Is probable that exercises will be held about
the statue on Decoration Day each year ,,,rv Lost
week. He has just become member OF the Union
League Club. In connection with his recent return 10
poiical activity his name Is mentioned for nomination
as the Republican candidate for Governor next fall.
Probably no man is more widely and favorably known
| from Montauk Point to tile ot. Lawrence lie mas
repeatedly stumped tho State. lie served as Leuten
| ant Governor with Governor Fenton from 1867 10
1869 when he was elected by Republican plurality
of Is O24 and the youngest president the state
Senate has ever had In 1870 lie was the hepuDncasH
candidate for Governor and ran against Jonn l. Hoi
| man. But the Tweed Ring was then III power ID
NewYo and by the gross frauds perpetrated General
| WOOdfOrd was counted out. He Is now only ffy-hVe
| years old and is in the fun maturity Of his rpened
/ powers. . ,,,.,
| Mr.. Depew who has chiefly been known to brooklyn
people as an orator political campaigns, out WHO lS
spoken various clubs, VIII deliver lecture iOr Ile
first time in tile Academy OF Music tomorrow night;
The subject IL i, Contrasts, and IL should aIoru
| him an excellent opportunity for the display OF MS
face humOr and ready wit. He last spoke In BI9ok-
! yn at the opening Of the new Union League Cluo.
| house last fall. In the Presidential campaign Oh
1855 he spoke In the Academy OF Music. . IL,
The annual town meetings and spring electlohs VIII
be held on Tuesday In Flabush, Flauands, Gravesehd
and New Utrecht. There are justices OF the peace anu
other town officers to be elected and appropriations
for the expenses Of the coming year viii be liked IN
FIatbuSh sharp contest IS going on between the ne
publicans and the Citizens League on one mana ana
| fhc Democrats on the other. The candidate OF Ihe
former for Justice OF the peace Is George T. case,
rising Young lawyer, who is secretary Of the Repub,
| lican Association. The Democrats have pnomllatel
Justice Henvy Ionkamp I'm order to secure inc ter
| man vote The chances OF the election OF MI. Ease
are good On the ticket With him for town AUDITORS
are Henry y. Davenport, hathew Sheeran ana W. 10
Weldon The voting will be under the Ballot Reform
law but only polling place VIII be OPEN IN tle
Town Hall II Is expected that only fraction OF the
registered vote can be cast between the hours oil sun,
disc and sunset. The Citizens League Is doing good
work i'm stirring mp public sentiment In the town ana
arousng Interest In affairs. Most of the leading men
of the town, of both parties, belong to IT,