New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
AN IMPORTANT NEW CoMMITTEE-soMEo VI AA0
MEN WHO WILL WORK FOR NUM-
cIpAL REFORM.

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s,st. ~ ivontv.c eight representative men Oh ue ~
its chairman being General stewart H. "oou. no,rc
President Goodrich. of the General ,o'i'' . % tbc
an exofIcio member besides one from "a ,a.s
twcnty-,ix wards OF the city MANY "a '"o ,,ars the
aro VOL known. General WoOdford Is perhaps w
most monument Republican in the city lie NV
r,n for Governor of this State, has server do -
tenant Governor Member OF congress anu ,an
states District Attorney In New YORK. an" "" g., NJ
prominent candidate for NccPreSneh' III -, ,ho
iionaI Conventions. He served WIN cIoui' -, na
yar and in the work Of recOnstTcting the sou'i "'
,ras made a bricadier- general. lie look a" ~.
in potical affairs for score OF years pu' .,4
o,iror,ont from the Office Of United states DiS",1
Attorney has devoted himself TO his procs'io''
70 entrv into the field Of practical poltVS W
coming a member Of the Republican uc"e'"i r
mittec and his appointment TO the hcdu vi .,,,,,
committee are indications OF new era ~ ' ~
notics. II is a significant fact that william '"
rstnh who hos mt General WoOdford in TINS I'M
,on,or. n,aco vas defeated by him for congress l"
I87o MIR Goodrich was then the Liberal hepuolO d"
candidate and received Democratic support MI
the men with more or less iamlari'S wv" s.,
affairs besides Mr. Goodrich whom "eAerdi "ooIi ,
1iu b,vc to aid him I'm the work he has undertaken
are Joshua NJ Van Colt, the weH-hIo"it Ia" ~
Jackson Wallace. who was active III the PAM ~
form Committee last fall: Luther W. Emerson. loF'o'
chairman Of the Executive Committee A. H. vas.
NJ the Union League Club, VINO was 'dl"cu W ~
chairman Of the General Committee Deio'o w. I
rich was elected; John :. ogilve, the publisher VIM
was named for the same place Aloro - .,'"',''
" I Euttling John Il. sutton. Warren > onI'o'h'
and Others perhaps Ies7 h'o""' '' ~
men in their wards. 1870
4 wide field for the work OF the committees - pr
scnted I'm the condition Of the city uhuer '''o
mont Of political bosses and contractors lho cHls
apparcnt in irresponsible control when the appoint
mont If the heads of city departments were name oS
AZ Nav nd
mo, Iod Navor schroeder after his experience In trying
IN socure good men "a subOrdlnatcs ID use al hl'
efforts 10 obtain the new charter which gives the
Mayor the sole power Of appointment Inc n''O ~
exercise this power was Mayor Low ana uilder '"'
wise administration of the affairs OF the cy REFORM
prevailed in every branch Of the cny government
although neither the majority OF the Aldermen nor
h ,bor orectiyc city officers were in political sym
ratbv with him. After the experience under Mayor
whitney who was only ar instrument IN inc hahoS
If his political hackers. much was hoped for by the
friend, Of reform when Mayor Chapln Succeedei HIM.
some OF nj, enthusiastic adhcrcnt> hailed MN as d
second Mayor Low. But how mdclv were all ther
h.ch hope, dashed When hi, first appointments
were, made he showed the sub,crvcncy 10 power
f poljtcal forces which has since marked his career
The demand wa, made that he should reappoint
Fire Commissioner Ennis, whose administration al MS
department had been one Of the scandals oil
tie Whitney administration. The day b'i're
the appointments announced the LOUD
voice of jim shcvn. the first leuten-
ant Of Boss" Mclaughlin. was heard IN
the Mayors Office insisting that Ennis be rcappointed'
The demand was compiled with and like course has
been pursued by the Mayor ever since.
The revelations In the Twenty ,iNth Ward Wafer
>pppv scandal show that Mayor Chaplin has simply
followed the course marked out for him and that ne
bound himself hand and foot to " gang rule when ne
accepted his first nomination. There is no doubt that
God ~
bee similarly bound The only safety 'r the city from
rendition Of the scandals Of the last ~ months lies
In a unon Of all citizens in support of man OF suc
cbar1rter and standing in the community ana sn'l
freedom from cni1uclin- political alliances that there
voph ne guarantee Of an administration Of the affairs
Of the city upon the same plane as Mayor Lows
The efforts Of contractors TO cnHch theH!'eNcS a.
rho cxpen,c o, the city not confined 10 WatcrWorh>
extensions street paving and sewer work but an ehort
Il bclpr made 10 pu,h through the Legislature again
rho old scheme for dumping millions Of cubic yards Oh
Garth and stone into deep water 10 construct sUF'
across a part % GOwanuS Bay. Between ll'een''
and Thirty fourth SIS. in south HroohNn Inc o'N cN
tends nearly Third ave ard the line OF He'ou" Nv T.
l. across tho water. There Is no pressing dehAu o'
~, constitution Of the street Thld, Fourth ana mn
,rcs furnish all the mean, Of communication Win
-, or, ~ ,be city further south that there i any
.ood y, To build the new street would cost mu'n
,o,. aud n would be- for the benefit Of few owners
81, lot. ~ narshy or flooded land. II would ucs'rpl
or,o productive industries and lessen the eA'en' W
'o ,r,r, IN that part Of the city. all If which Will
steadily increase In value IN the future Inc P'"o
ability Is that the measure viii be again 'eed'u "''
,- and thi, will bc largely due to the lhlehlpe'At
] -. 10. alderman Mike CofIcy Of a resolution
| 49, ,h, hoard of Aldermen to approve the bill before
,hc reri.laturc In tie first place he has ol'c,'
ooc,,.,, interest in IT, A, he owns lot, when ""u'
io GREATLY increased IN value. Then NJ ''"N "''"'
., r,fnr 70 N-,cmblymcn lrodehy ana Su'herHh"' "
,pno,. tl, bill in no complimentary terms. lie '''''
| tho former a hairpn ard ,hoc'iIlhS lawyer ', IT"
r,tcr a BE-. late political accident me hepno"'"'
| ',, ,,,ir,or.ly nppo,cd CoHcy', rc-oluuon, auC
| ,h p.,ulli,au General Committee hy AN ai'"''
| ,r,n,,. yot, denounced the bill Hut Mayor nap"
, the city auihositic, are neutral III r'-'" ~ u"
biu although last year he opposed Slh'iU l"'',"'1
| ,,, ,,,l,r attitude toward Mayor Chaplin has peer
| dlv changed since the revelations "i inc N''O
| ,.,,d,I -uit- \ few month, ago "h"h inc nay
,nn.,rrd i'm public place, he was cordially receive
and welcomed with applause. Now m'iN'd '"'"'V J.
| t,,, wherever hc show, hIy-clf This wa h"'''N
| h ,so At , recent reception ~ the opening Oh 81"
| ,ov. dining room of hotel one Il ul''c nv,
aid that # Il had not been for the attentions VI 81"
cscort the Mayor would have been pV'' '"' -
| ,.,,,cd 80 cool was the reception Of The Mayor d"
recent rcgimcutll review that hc mas '"'0 "'"0
| cu,e when invited to similar cN'r'l''''
| ,,,o,, yea. the fir, since the opening Of ih
| ar ,,.t mn new movement WAS made IN the ""''
scandal. The case i, now solns 10 the 'ou'' VI W
c,I and until decision i, given by that bo'y '"''
| win probably be nothing done IN B"okNh' inc "a.
| will probably be noticed for argument III Nt'"' Nv -"
whatever the outcome II the legal pro'eeul"-'' VI
| -, w., ~ I'm. disclosure, thu, far made Is no
| ,h,, - lac altered. The stigma of willingness 10 az
| am por+ to cNiort an cNorbant price from inc GU
| Co., . concern Of little worth will be inctaceaoie.
The breaking down Of old factional lines wa, ap
n,rcnt AT the meeting of the Republican "e"e'l 'o"
| mittcc last week. Men AT swords points ''' yea
| were found voting side by SIDE. Inc IcV""7 ""
marked by much harmony anu a''"ouS" NV -.
| IT. rro,, nrotractcd until a late hour by IN
! 1000, ,,..r amendments To the by laws, nearly all In
| members remained until the end. The Amendment
adontcd WILL it is believed, work for the beheht oil III
n.rtv interests. The one providing for the addition
I''' IN. I.nnn l.lll nnlmlilpp To IN