New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS,
BROOKLYN GENERALS.

The new Republican Executive Committee VIII meet
for organization a week from Tuesday and with the
choice of a chairman thee hanceS in the party control
which began with the election of new officers Of the
General Committee In January, after the reorganization
scheme was defeated will have been perfected The
old Executive Committee. OF which Israel +. Fischer
l. chairman is still legally I'm existence. but held no
meetings in January February. that II practically
ceased 10 be political force with the old year by
the ref rcment Of Clarence A. Barron from the General
Committee the Executive Committee was left without a
secretary to call It together To Obvate this difficulty
! caused by changes in the General Committee Mr..
Fischer proposes amendment to the by laws. whereby
The choice Of the Executive Committee shall be made
within ten days after the January meeting Of the Gen
oval Committee and organization shall be effected as
| soon as the members are named This amendment.
together with many Others OF Importance, have been
ordered printed and will be acted upon at the March
meeting OF the General Committee. If they adopted
| considerable improvement, it is expected, will be
secured In the working Of the practical operations Of the
| organization.
The new Executive Committee Is composed Of thirty
representatives Of the wards and towns and the chair
man. secretary and treasurer OF the General com
| mlttce. The names Of the members for lo9l
are william W. Goodrich, Warren G. rcdwcl, James W.
| Rrlctt Theodore i. Willis, jeremiah Fud. Hugo
Uirsh. w. II. Curtin, W. j. Emitting. b. NJ. Hurley,
| lanes NJ Fuller. W. II. n. Cadmus. W. Quinn. Jacob
Brenper j. j. SchluSser, J. J. Mcguire. W. III. Lcay
craft A. II. Booth. H. VI. Johnston. Joseph benjamin.
Jonas Farrngton Frederick Holmes, John kiNSel H.
| D. W. Hamilton, Frederick Hanck samuel Il. ruomcy
David \. Baldwin, J. O. Carpenter H. o. Sha'kcy, J. F.
| Fischer, 4. c. Matthews, Herman j. Martens, e. j.
Kurth and j. Lott NoStand The names Of several
Of these have been discussed in relation 10 tile chair
| manship. but no definite decision has been reached
MI Fscher's friends would like TO him continue
in the position he held last year. but IT is not al all
likely that this would prove agreeable to the majority
| of his fellow members although his wisdom III dis
posing Of the nmchvcXcd question Of patronage after
it was left in his hands has gained him much credit
| His predecessor DR.. Louis f. Ncot who died
willie in Office. and whose place was filled for q few
| months by senator B!rl.ctt The choice Of MI
lischers successor will probably lie between Hugo
HirSch Of The Third Ward Narrcn C. Trcdwcl, Of the
| Twenty second Ward. and David c. Baldwin q
| the Twenty third Ward. II the last named
would accept the post he would 'er' D.
| ~ be chosen, but he i, disinclincd 10 do and
| the suggestion of Mr.. Trcdwcl's i regarded H.
| a happy lie became a member If the General
| Committee by virtue of being president Of his ward
| association lie becomes member OF thu Executive
Committee by virtue of being secretary OF the Gen.
cral Committee, and he will be chairman or secretary
Of the Executive Committee. thu, holding three i'm
pOrtant and responsible places. The suggestion VI
taking some Of prominence in the party who is
[ outside Of the Executive Committee and making him
member by the retirement OF the representative of
| his ward has not met the public favor and Is not
| likely TO be acted upon.
Nearly all the Republican ward associations passed
resolutions at their meetings last week in honor II
General sherman, and Of them also hOnorcd the
memories Of Admiral Porter and Secretary Window.
| General Shcrman's popularity among his fellow mem
| bers of the Grand Army of the Republic posts VA,
unboundcd and he was in frequent attendance at camp
fires and installations and the recipient OF many
attentions. lie spoke In Brooklyn several time, last
year: at the annual dinner Of Grant Post AT the fc-
| ,i,.o Ia T. lfa fr.,
the Holy Land, the presentation Of flags pupil,
Of the Packer and Polytechnic Institutes I'm the Acad
Of Music and at the New England dinner I'm December
| last Upon this occasion lie was supported either
| hand by two Of HIS corps commanders in the ord
| famous L" March TO the sea- General, Socum
| and Howard The felicity and facility with
| which General Sherman spoke the right words
| upon each Of these notable occasions are
| recalled by the thousands who heard him with de-
| light and Joined in The tributes to his fame, and
regret that his form and features Will more Be seen
among men earth
| General Socum has long been the most noted Of
| the Union commanders resident in Brooklyn, and by
| the removal Of those who 0utraukcd him upon the
| field he becomes one Of the foremost in the
country. lie has not held public Office sine" De
elected Congress at LIr-e in 1S32 hy than
| 100000 votes over Howard Carroll. The year BE-
| fore General SlOcum the candidate Of the Indc
pendent Democrats for Mayor II bro XII n and with
drew in favor OF Low after the latter had received
| the united Republican and citizens nomination. ten.
cral slocum has devoted himself successfully q bu
enterprises, and after selling ont one profitable
strectrailroad company, Is the head Of another
lie was long Bridge Trustee, and doe, not hc,tatr
% condemn the policy and proceeding, Of the Board
| since he retired from IT,
Among the other Brooklyn men who gained honor
| on the battlefield are Generals Joufdan, Chr-tc,ecn
| and Pratt The military title Of the last named la
lost sight Of In the reputation hc has gained as
Justice OF the Supreme Court. But the record OF
Judge Pratt has been recalled by the recent rmJNd
from his face Of the rebel bullet which be had boIn'
about with him for nearly twenty year. At IN"
| time he was woundcd he leading the regiment OF
which he colonel in desperate charge upon the
enemy and received the bullet in side 0f his face
It passed back Of the and lodged under the cN 70
| on the other side. so severe was the wound that
| those who saw IL supposed II would prove fatal. ana
| Colonel Pratt had great difficulty IN gaining am
surgical attention. there were 80 many les scilpn
cases 10 be disposed Of. When finally the injury wa,
dressed it was not deemed prudent 10 try and extract
the bullet as II would only hasten the expected fatal
result % probe for il. But, thanks to splendid con
| ,tltution the wound healed. and in les Than TWO
| months Colonel Pratt resumed command OF Ms Fgl'
ncnt For a quarter Of century OF ciVl DE he mas
! had more or less trouble with the nearly an ounce I'll
Head near his nose and he Is only too glad ~ be re-
| leved from it.
Residents of Flatbush laughing over the pIcdca
ment in which two Of the petty Democratic town OH
dals were placed last week. Highway Commissioners
Adam ralzcr and Henry Ilc,tcrbcrg, one q! whom
drove an icccat and the other kept groSgciE before
they began feed at the public CRIB ana gct - ga,
for looking after the roads, recently went 10 Germany
| IN visit their friends When they returned on uo
Steamer Ilavcl they declared to the Custom io"'"
.ncfaIs that the only articles they had subject "
duty were two dolls Tut when their franks were
| .carchcd. many valuable and costly articles W"ri
r,uud including expensive COthlnS, sl's Id' PPc'
Jloyc,. hosiery, and many small tihhc''' t,Iuc-
bicycc and costly The two men '''id the arr
.timated value nearly ~ 900, and the dHucs VIII
,mniut 10 nearly half this Inc question j Tor
'",n were All these articles purchased ana where tho
money came from. -.., 90. .., a.,
Ihp \. White, the only colorcd InemDcr o. 'l'1