New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
District
John ]. Townsend was president Of the Gen

.Iobn 7. Townsend was president Of the Cen
eral Committee in 1871, and was reelected 'he
following year. lie was succeeded Dy hu9h
Gardiner. who also served two years. joel W.
Mason was president during 1875. EX-Judge
Patterson followed him in office for one terni'
and was succeeded by Benjamin Il. PheIpS, WIN
was followed in turn by Joseph =. flhNheS'
General Arthur who had been chairman OF 'he
Executive Committee in 1871, served Two terms
,e7o and 1880. His successor was Abraham Lent.
Mr. Lent served One term, and then gave way
TO John j. O'Brien, who was president 1or~hree
wears. that is, until 1895. when Edward AhtcheIi'
now United States DistrictAttorney, waS choseh'
Elihu Root succeeded Mr.. Mitchell III 1851
Colonel Cruger was elected the following year
and reelected three times. Ills successor "nF
lam Brookield, was chosen this year. Inc secre
taries of the General Committee during that period
have been George w. Lyon, John j. OBrlen'
William Drummond Douglass Campbell James t.
Davies. William Herring, Willard Ballard, Charles
H. Duell Theodorus Mcleod Scion b. Smith
Samuel q. Burns, Knox AlcAice, and the present.
officials William II. Bellamy and j. Thomas
Stearns.
The Executive Committee has always been
made up as a rule, of the recognized district lead
ers who head their delegations i'll the Ueneral
Committee The office Of chairman OF TINS In
ecutivc Committee is considered as important as
that Of president of the General Committee, and
frequently it is Chester n. Arthur was
chairman of this committee one year. John H.
White his successor, also served one terui. OoIo'
re) Georue Bliss was chairman in 1873 and again
in 1875. Judge Patterson was chairman during
1874. Joel w. Mason was elected in 1876, and
was reelected 10 less than seven times IN success
sion. William H. Townley served one year, 1884.
Police Justice Smith followed him and held the
office until 1900, when Judge Patterson, tie pres
cnt incumbent was elected. The secretary OF the
Executive Committee is always the principal secre-
tarv of the General Committee. Sometimes both
secretaries are used by the Executive Committee
II is generally agreed that the Executive Com
mittee as now organized is one OF the strongest
and most harmonious that the party has mad III
wears A brief glance al the men composing 1t
cannot fail to be interesting To-day The Irlb-
une giyes brief sketches of the active workers In
some of the districts, Next week the remaining
ones will be taken up.
The new president of the General Committee
| was chosen to succeed Colonel Cruger last Febru-
ary lie is, therefore, practically u novice in the
| Office, but by no means novice III New-fork
| politics though he disclaims all pretenslOns to
being politician, as the term is generally under
stood IL NAV be said in truth that Mr. Brook
|
or honor at the hands of his party; it has always
come to him, even thrust upon him in some ill.,
stances lie won recognition by quiet, effective
work 4; downright independent thinking and act
| ing; the irrepressible force Of genuine, manly
| character: a wide knowledge of human nature
and unbounded enthusiasm for the Republican
party and its principles.
| MIR Brookield was born at Greenbank, n. j., in
| 1874 lie came TO New-Iork Ill 1862 and en-
| tered upon what has proved to be successful
business career. lie always took an active in.
terest in politics. About five or SIX years ago
| he became prominent in the XXlst District, where
he lives lie was first chosen member Of the
County Committee and later, in 1889, he became
member of the County Executive Committee.
| lie has attended all the State and county con-
ventions of recent years. He was a Presidential
elector in the last National contest lie has
voted the Republican ticket always, except on one
occasion when lie was $50 miles from home and
had no means of getting back. Before the local
election last fall he stood out with Colonel Cruger
for straight ticket but when it was decided to
indorse the Fusion candidates he accepted the re-
suit and worked for the election Of its candidates
Thus far Mr. Brookield has never sought any
Office that had a salary attached 10 il. Beside
being president Of the county Organization, lie is
the president OF the Republican Club of New
York; Il member Of the Lawyers Club, OF the
Downtown Association, of the Fulton Club,
Chamber of Commerce. Board of Trade and Trans
portation, Consolidated and Mining Exchange,
Produce Exchange, and is director in a number
Of corporations. But the Office in which he is
prominent is that Of trustee of Wells College.
lie ranks this next TO the Governorship, if not
the Presidency. Mr.. Brookiield is most happily
married and has an interesting family.
Isl ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
This is the extreme downtOwI district, and in
cludes on the West Side all the city west of
Broadway below Canal-st. The eastern portion
is bounded by Park Row, Spruce-st.. Ferry-st.
and Peck Slip and the East River. IL is q Demo-
cratic stronghold. So strongly Democratic is it
indeed that even with Iammany and County
Democracy candidate in the field Republican
has hard time To get elected. In the last cleo