New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
WARD ASSOCIATIONS BEGIN GOOD WORK

laws 81 shc General Committee adopted last iaii Il.
the instance OF Robert D. Benedict, former president Oh
! he Twentieth Ward Association. providing for com
mittccs to revise the rolls Of membership ana 10 s"ho
off the Of persons resigned, removed DEAD of no
! longer Republicans. 4 careful revision Of the names
~ member, /, one Of the healthy signs of political
bodies and llXlty in this direction i sure sign Of
lack Of interest on the part Of those who should atcu
| 10 IT, II the number Of enrolled Republicans III ,'c
| comfy could be doubled II would be greatly TOT u'e
advantage Of the party All that would be necessary
o secure TIL, desirable end would be for each iu'l
whose name is the lists to secure friend TO 30 an"
do likewise II would be a small thing for each IN
di,draI IN do this but in the aggregate il would mean
| a mighty host.
som, o. the delegate; to the General Committee ior-
got IN, provision Of the rules In regard 10 tnc V"''.
Of members of the Executive Committee when rc'uS
| q, follows: The delegates from each asSocauo" W.
tho General C3mmittccl shall annually between the
stated meetings in January and February oi c''"
year hy majority vote of the delegation appoint ono
NJ thcir numhcr TO act a. chairman, executive mem
Der and inspector Of elections. respectively Who'o
names shall 10 reported at the next regular mec''S VI
the committee and they chose executive H'c''','
before the January meeting. 1t will be necessary ior
such choices to be confirmed between the date' men"
toned only a few 61lhc members OF the Executive
: Committee have yet been propdly named In inc
Twentieth Ward Chairman Goodrich has carrieu ou ''
/ announced purpose of attempting 10 put "l CIV" ~
factiona differences by securing me appointment 20
| Jesse Johnson chairman OF the d'!ega'c9' i"'
/ ,,u Of chairman Of the Executive COMMITTEE
| c,nro he definite until majority of the coHimlteo
At least i, named. For instance, Hugo lrSh' OIL inc
| .rbi-d Ward has been put forward a' a candidate
! rut W. Uir-h Is not yet on the committee i"o
delegates Of nj, ward are equally divided Dc'"ccn nm
! and VI. !. Eady. -, l..
! =, also the dcclnation Of George b. Forester !"
l., considered AS candidate for chairman OF the TX
,,,i,.. Committee on the kround that his ward hau
,r.,,dv named Jacob Urcnncr for executive MEMBER J.
b,cd unou Misrepresentation. Tor Mr. Bremen ha' hoV
! been properly selected. Mr. FORESTER "o"" u''
ADMITTEDLY be named by his felowmcmbcr' II NO
vould accept the craftsmanship The place was oc'v'
/ a. Mr. Forester a token that ue'P,"
| M ,ortr.t in which he defeated ioF
,h,i-,nar aritv wa, to prevail. Since he re
n,.e. IT, II would probably he better for the decE'
r cl,ct,d Mr. Goodrich TO choose the chairman Of inc
Executive Committee. ENA,'cmhlyman "roFSc H.
| v,.,u f. ore II the men spoken Of for the place
| ri, Tvcnti.th ward was long the banner kepnp"'
,, ward Of The city both in size of the Repuohcth
, and the majority but the decline In population III
h, mar, If tlc city and the rapid growth Of other por
ti,n- l,.vr left il far lu the rear. Inc warn "''' N
ue er.atc.t Republican plurality last iil was .'
twenty third with 3.o57 Republican votes m'IorI'
/ ~, ~, over the Democrats. But four othcr "aiu''
tho Fi.htccnth. Twenty first. T"eHY~ccohu an"
rvert, a.th Wa9l,. each cast more EepuOh''h No',
r, ,. rvy.nt, th-l the Eighteenth being IN Tue
lead with l1Gi. but the Democratic vote eA''o'" W.,
"' ..- -, .,t. .,r.,, ward TO- 80 votcr- reg
- Ism Ia. noe, introduced 10 Albany To sub
, ,.,t.. t,-., r,y. wards. the Twenty seventh
.,,.. .i,tti, ,t, II uo~tiou- Of b.. Each If tine
/ .,. i... ,,id,h fh. ward can hc divided WOMB
,.,,t, orer o. olC people and De larger thaH 'I'
-., .,,i, ,i,,.. .on of the munidpaiy INc t'hc j.
! 80 ,.n d..,pt when the Twenty frs AID Twenty
"' ,,, ,iu ,l., have TO hc -ubAvidcd.
MR. ,f.,. ~ o., supervisor william Watson IN r.
:, M ,l,. r.t,,ilican General Committee ma
/ -l-.'.- ' i......t ~ Watson appears t.
caused Coz -d'ii'' ''''.''''' - ,,t,.,..i, A. D..
/ On, entirely out of polite In 'il' """.'' .,
tl.,, a., d.. fIr long. Although he SUI h""'
''' 80" 49,, ,......,i.,,, .-.nciatlon Of his ward
mcmbrr-hP lh '"' ''P'' =, al no q, bocornc a
| and d"uir, an imput atom ulh' Nv "''" -,
,.,,,,rp h. has ceased to be figure oil lhipo',e'
- 49,, = ia, Uoord of supervisors and OF the
inc "-'''"- -, ,,,,ittco will lack some Of their