New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
NEWS OF PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.

ISSUES OF THE CAMrAIGS-CANDIDATEs TO BE
NAMED TOMORROW.
The hard work of the campaign must now be done.
and the three weeks remaining before Eecuoh D"s wiz
be filed with political activity in all pal's % 0 o'
The nominations for the principal Ioc,i in w
filled having been made, ID remains lor '''
TO put forth every effort to secure the eeo"o VI
candidates An abundance OF csmpaiEn i,i"'e' 1."
can he used 10 damage the Democrats oNis''' INV sum.
d,cat,op 80 what IL IS shown by the letters OF
| ur,,o 1ac,or ,uode publIc last week, which 80 Sc
verely arraigned the present inunioI'i
The head of that administrator, -""so, Oi'P.'
directly responsible FOR the present eoui'on vi a''
m ho hos almost unlimited power in the way Oh patron
Under the new charter granted ten years ago the
90 - ,osted with the sole power OF appointing his
-, -, Annartments with the expectation OF great i'm
| or,ont in the management OF afalfs Inc uree-
d commissions, and the power TO REJECT or approve
| 49, Wavor's nominations by the Aldermen which had
49,. nroac of evil in the government OF the CITY, were
,d ont nv the Legislature and new era was ushered
| =, yavor Low instituted many reforms and Brooklyn
n.rr 20 10 held up as a model of wegoverned CITY.
p that the new charter capable Of being as badly
,snsed as the old one the experience under the two
last Democratic administrations shows. II the city
government IS to be we'll conducted man not amenabe
IN the baser influences Of politics needed at the head
! Of affairs.
The career of Mayor Chaplin shows the logical result
NJ bowtng down TO political "boss." When he was
nominated for Mayor four years ago he made certain
pledges the fuflment OF which demanded IN land
voiced tones by jim Shevln before the first appoint
mentS OF his administration were made. Instead Of
boldly declaring his independence and building up fol
lowing OF his by the administration of the affairs Of
the city in the best interests Of the people he bowed
bndly TO perverse political influences, and re-
nomination. But when he sought 10 use his career as
stepping stone to higher political honOr II failed him.
and now when he practically begged for denomination
10 rehabiate his political fortunes it was ruthlessY
denied him.
In speaking OF the career of Mayor Chaplin at the
present juncture a prominent Republican said 1t
looks ms If Boss Mclaughlin had lost his head or
else Mayor Chaplin refused to embrace the opportunity
offered to him. lie could have had the nomination Tor
Lieutenant Governor, and with united party bemhd
him his chances of election would have been good.
And then il Mr.. Flower should have been made the
Presidential candidate, Mr. Chaplin would have be
come Governor. Now what a plight he is in' be-
cause either he the Boss insisted that he should
hold out to the end in hopeless contest for first
place. And Instead of rewardlng him for his course
he is now completely turned down by his party ana
relegated to political obscurity."
The opportunity afforded to Republicans to take
advantage OF Democratic misrue in the present
campaign Is an admirable Although Mayor
Chaplin will not be the burden bearer, his party has 10
carry the lead of the water scandal the revelations
OF which astOnished the pablo last winter. IN al
dton TO his willingness to put upon the Taxpayers
large to be paid for practically worthless piece
OF property for the benefit OF few schemhg poucias
Mayor Chaplin has shown how he has left his Public
duties unperformed by his failure to attend to his
x-ofico duties rs a member OF the BOard OF Supcr
vlsors and Bridge Trustee, and II may well DO asKcd
of the man seeking be his successor by favor OF tic
Democratic Boss" whether he intends to pursue inc
same course The condition Of many Of the newly
paved streets is commentary upon what Mayor
| Tho ~ ~
tratlon namely great addition to the number OF miles
NJ c1-nte block pavement. Many OF the streets are
already nearly as uneven in surface MS when paved
with cobblestones. And although far more mono! Is
now annually expended for street cleaning tUan II IL"
years ago. the streets not kept in as gOh COLI
dtion in spite of the millions OF money EXPENDED upon
new pavements While the value OF taxable properly
has been greatly increased the burden OF taxation has
| not been liehtefed scores Of sneeure offices are
filed with useless servttors solely because OF t'er
political influence which is useful on Election DAY.
II the people can only be aroused upon these important
affairs the political gang which httens on te po'S
! polite can be swept from power
! Tho remaining Republican nominations VIII NC
made tomorrow and Tuesday as The proper ceruhcates
must be filed with the County Clerk on wednesday
TO comply with the Ballot law, which requires nomh
tops TO be recorded not less than twenty days before
| Election Day. Tomorrow afternoon the senate con
ventions viii be held in the three districts The
| greatest interest centres in that In the I'M
nortant lid District now represented by James W.
| girkett 1t will be held In the Criterion Ihealre AT
q D. m and will be called to order by CoiOheI
A. S Bacon The result Of the primaries on IhurS-
day night greatly trengened The chances OF Assem-
bIyman Joseph Aspinan for the nomination, although
senator Birkett and his friends have by no means
| lost hone Mr. Asphalt succe ded in carrying his
own ward which will cast twenty-tlree votes for
him. His friends declare that he viii secure twenty
| three votes In the seventh Ward, twenty-five VOtes
| in the Twenty third Ward and nineteen votes III
the Twentieth Ward, making total OF eighty -seVen
II is conceded that Senator Birlett will have nine
votes from the Fourth Ward, fourteen votes from
the Eleventh Ward, thirteen votes in the Ihir'eehth
Ward and twenty votes from th Nineteenth Ward
or ffty-nine In ALL There Will be Twelve 'otcS
cast in the Third Ward for NJ D.
| Dadv. The convention is composed Of 169 dele
gates and eighty are necessary for choice. II Mr.
| nlr,Sett can draw off eight votes from Mr. AspinaD
and then secure Mr. Dady's delegates he can be re-
nominated.
| The situation is one Of decided interest. On the
| informal ballot II is likely that some complimentary
votes will be cast. Tie WITH District Convention
meets at Turn Hail. No. II Meserole-st, at the same
| bour. and F. F. Williams Will preside. The nomina-
non lies between T. H. schlueter and Israel F. Fischer
Mr. schlueter was defeated by Senator McCarren by
AIT votes out of than 10000 two years ago. ana
believes he can defeat him now. In the lid District
the delegates will meet at Braun's Hail. at Fifth-aVe
and Twenty third ST. and Naval Ohlcer Wills Is as
signed 10 preside The district is strongly Demo
cratic. 49,
TIE Republican Assembly District conventions VIII
he held on Monday evening. Ex-Assembymen Weed
and Grctzinger are aspirans for denomination IN the
XIth and IXth districts respectively. Charles A.
Conradv hopes to run against James p Graham IN
Inc XiIth district. The conventions In the three
Adernanc districts viii be he'd on TUESDAY i alsgi
Thai Aldermen Wood Leech and Thomas viii be can
ddates again. Candidates for Supervisors Mi , DO
nominated in the odd-numbered wards OIL iueSdaS
evening. =, H.. -. u,cis,r,yop
wednesday will be the second day OF on, "a h
and the fact that all the candidates Will ne IN ue
Geld is expected 20 add greatly to the number OF
persons who will to have their names recorded 50