New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
p0I ITICAL AND PERSONAL.
puBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
DISSERTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HIGH

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s.Ds remaining in town. and probably Of those who
sseSng recreation among the mountains or by the
- ar,nking the waters at Saratoga or iOurneying TO
s,.,ant points. Every opportunity is taken by mo
,.rocrsts 10 emphasize the claims Of Mayor Chaplh
:. their candidate for Governor. They took occasion
!, the dinner gwen to John McCarty who recently re-
a,d from tie presidency Of the Board Of Aldermen
enthusiastically TO cheer Mr. Chaplin when he was
r.ed as the choice OF Kings County for place at the
had Of the state ticket. Mr.. Chaplin himself Is eN-
.etngly cautious I'm his utterances, even to Intimate
,as,ds He has varied his customary formula OF l
have nothing 10 say when asked in regard to DIS
candidacy and says II isn't time to talk of that yet
A novel suggestion of the last week was that Gov
,rror Hill intended to be renominated himself Out
you'd throw q sop TO Kings County in the shape Of a
nomination Of Mayor Chaplin for LeutenantdoVerhof'
and in the event Of the election Of the ticket and
Governor HIPS nomination and election for President
next year, Mr.. Chaplin would become Chief Magistrate
Of tire Commonwealth. But there are so many lis in
this that It Is fairly bewldering. Mr. Chapins
friends 70 make determined effort to secure DIS
nomination at the head Of the state ticket.
In this case It Is felt by the most sagacious poll
tcisns OF the city that the Republicans would be at
grave disadvantage in the campaign unless they can
match him with man Of equal personal following ana
power IN his own city rs well as In the rest OF inc
state. A prominent man said day or TWO ago.
awhat we will need at the head OF tue STATE ucket II
Mayor Chaplin receives the Democratic nomination. Is
man Of like standing In the community, who can
make as good an impression upon an audience, ana
whose record in public service is such as will COM
mend him TO the independent voters who hold the
balance OF power Mayor Chaplin has lost his hold
this class In the community by his subscrvence to
BOSS Mclaughlin, the magnate OF Wlloughby-st. 1t
needed only the water scandal Of last winter to
demonstrate this irTefutabN Who arc the most prom
inent Republicans in the city, If were called upon
~ hand holf 7 soln
Tracy, General Stewart L. Woodford. ex-Mayor F. A.
Schroeder, J. S. T. strsnahan, ex-Congressmen S. "
white aud W. c. Wallace. All Of them have he'd high
public Office and have performed their duties with signal
ability. Is any one of them available as a candidate
for Governors Secretary Tracy would be eminently
available he would consent to surrender his Cabinet
place for the arduous duties of Governor. But
he IL DESTROYS Of continuing his admirable work
ut the head Of the Navy Department Ex-Mayor
Schroeder has practically ruled himself ont of the field
by his bluntly expressed opinions high license and
the tariff. Mr. Stranahan IS out by age eX-Congress
man White is too closely identified with Wall street
to enter upon a close political struggle His success
sor Mr.. Wallace. unfortunately failed to carry the
strongly Republican lid Congress District last fall
which would weaken his candidacy both in the city
and State. Besides while he would be we'll thought
Of the second place the ticket his years and
pcrience hardly qualify him for the head N IT, This
leaves only General WOodord for serious consideration.
Both his public experience and personal popularity
qualify him as candidate before the people. lie has
demonstrated his ability in public Office as Lieutenant
Governor. Member Of Congress and United States
District Attorney He was once elected Governor but
Tammany succeeded in counting In John T. Hoffman.
General wOOdfor is well known all through the State
and no rfaa is more popular in Brooklyn, where he
has lived many years"
There has been no new upon the political
chessboard in regard to the Mayoralty. The names
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more or less ZEAL but public sentiment has not crys
salllzed about any one. william Zegler, the Re
publican side, is the victim of the utterances of i'm
prudent friends. but these likely to be offset by
the mprudent acts Of the Democrats. There Is dis
position evinced make straight issue In regard TO
the purchase Of the plant Of the Long Island Water
supply Company by the Mayor Controller and Auditor
last winter and talk is revived n making Controller
Jackson the Democratic candidate for Mayor. As he
Is In exactly the same box Mayor Chaplin, his
nomination would in effect be the If the Mayor
raa again for his present Office. Had 1t not been for
the water scandal. Mr.. Jackson would have been re-
garded not only as available but as an invincibe
candidate His reelection as Controller last year
by plurality Of than 10000 almost the largest
plurality ever gained in the city and 10000 ahead Of
Mayor Chapins plurality the year before. But the
nomination OF Mr. Jackson would be the opportunity
Of Mr. Zieger 10 trumphantly elected by Republican
and independent votes. There not wanting those
Carly. of the Board of Aldermen the surface
indication Of his nomination for Senator to take the
place OF John c. Jacobs. but tile deeper purpose Of
making him the next Mayor Of the city if possible.
When Mr.. McCsrty moved from the hOmely Fifth Ward
TO the astocratc Twentysecond and began to hobnob
with the milonaires the Park slope IL was whispered
that the Mayoralty bee buzzlng In his boiinet.
The Sphinx Of Brooklyn politics. Hugh Mclaughlin
absent from the MoCary dinner, although he could
have easily down from Gfeenport 10 Coney Island
10 attend. II remarked that senator Jacobs was
also absent and had ii that he was oonferrnc
with Mclaughlin. Another absentee was District
Attorney Ridgwsy, who, having Withdrawn his pre-
tensions 10 tie nomination for Attorney of the
State, in view of Mayor Chapn's candidacy for the
nomination for Governor, evidently waiting for the
nod Of the Boss" 10 become fullfedged candidate
for the nomination for Mayor Those who think that
there anything significant in the greeting given to
ex- Postmaster Hendrix at the dinner and that there is
possibility Of his candidacy for Mayor evidently
wide Of the mark. lie recently reelected presi-
dent Of the Board of Education, and as the head of
trust company, is not likely TO be called 10 Try
illusions in the Mayoraty campaign after being
defeated.
Mayor Chaplin performed one Of the neatest
political tricks ever tried last week, and extri-
Gated himself from large and deep hole In
which he had been PLACED by the activity of some anna
teur politicians Whether It his own astuteness
or that Of the mind OF the msgnaie OF Winouglbyst,
viii probably never be known. When the fine drew
near for the appointment OF the members o. the Board
Of Education whose terms annually expire, demand
made by certain Democrats OF Italian birth that
their nationality be represented In the Board. The
names Of various candidates suggested after the
Mayor had Indicated that the matter would receive
consideration The strife between the friends Of each
grew hot public meetings were called to proise one
and Willy another and the indications were that no
matter who was selected the frien.s Of the others
wouh seek reprsal at the polls and would use their
stietios metaphoncally upon all the Democratic can
acaSes in the coming election In this dilemma Mayor
Ohspin boldly took the bun by the horns lie favOrde
10 faction, and yet he appointed an Italian upon the
D"d'u 10 DO this he chose a Republican, and sue
eeeoeo IN preventing any hard feelings on the part Of
lhe Italians who failed 10 agree upon a Democratic !
candidate for the place
Fut the degradation Of the school Interests of the
uly oY making them tender Of the DEMOCRATIC !