New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF THE CITY DISCUSSED.
IMPORTANT STEPS BY REpUBLICANS-THE MUD
DIED WATER LITIGATION.

DIED WATER LITIGATION.
The first business meeting OF the Republican County
Committee, which simply organized 10y clcctnS itS
officers mt the January meeting, will be held on tues
day evening at the Ahenaeum Hall in AtlantlcaVe''
and number Of subjects Of special interest ana hl-
poItancc Will como before ii. The new chairman
william ". Goodrich. who takes up the gayel lad
down by Franklin Woodruff, will have an opportunity
10 show hi, skill a, parliamentarian In the last
f.w year -uch men a, David \. Baldwin, Joseph d. B'
Folett. Join b. Green John A. Nichols and sila' s.
butcher n-re held the ruddcr. No one has had q
more temp stuouS time than Mr.. Woodruff, as ne
had larger number of delegate, preside over than
hi, predecessors and the circumstances of his election
led to some hostility upon the floor Of the committee
The qualitie, Of Warren C. Trclwell secretary Will
also be tested for the first time at the meeting TINS
week The meetings are not likely TO be hacking
in interest long such practical deoateIs as
Jesse Johnson. |. I. Fisher. George +. Elliott, T. d.
Gambler, ". H. y. Cadmus d. a. Baldwin, Hugo lilrSh
and W. J. Buttling upon the floor.
The most important movement in the party In sew
rral year, from a local point OF view is that looking
toward the erection Of permanent headquarters ana
hail. which was made public last week. IL was Iad
before a conference Of representative Republicans 10y
Chairman Goodrich Mr.. Goodrich and senator
r rI,ctt secured subscriptions amounting to so
coo in advance Of any public announcement OF the
-ul jrct aud draft of plan for a sKStory
structure 10 hy = feet. t. be erected near the city
i. where the Office, n u could be easily rented. IN"
uliu include, hail To- seat 500 or GOO persons, WIN
committee room, over the lobby and Office, above II
. believed that a suitable site and building can be
secured for 10000. and 10000 can lie raised In
advance the r,t can be cfi upon bond and mortgage
The committee to ~ocur, subscriptions Is composed OF
AZ " Goodfi.h Jane, W. Birlett. Theodore T.
ylii. George H. Forester and l. II. Cary. Ihey rep
resent both Interests In the committee, and the Wei
known character Of the guarantees success to the
undertaking from the start
The General Committee ha, never had n permanent
abiding place and ha, moved from hall to hall for II,
Ho.thy mcctius, as necessity required various
offices have been rented from time to time Tor
..,ulu5i,n and other party uses. The general achu
,n., In the marty j., that the time has com" u make
uroy.- ions 10Y thc REGULAR party work in permanent
,,al.ui,t.r- Foster L. Bachus. formerly Assistant
District Attorney -ad 10 the writer: This movement
i, au excellent one IT i, with a party a' Win
church. Il 10 j., split into contcndns factions n'th'
ir. VIII serve 10 bury the bitterness, and unite all
..pr, than 70 project To erect new building Ih'
,r.,Ii,r. yiu work hand IN hand for the new proj-
.t aud y.U tuu, FORGET to quarrel. THIS idea
.rorlc wen for future Republican harmony William
H. Williams. VIC presided at the recent
conference of Republican, to promote the parry inter
.t. and To aid in securing municipal reform, s'id
-Tbi. is am effort to bury the ha,chct IN the other
fcloy instead Of each other. The Interests OF all
Eapubican- whether .u or out Of the General Com
r,.,,c ou.ht T. be i'd deal The plan for build
.,- i1 which the General Committee can hoh IL
ucetiuc, /, an cAc''u. one
Tine COMMITTEES ou tIty and County Affairs, To Nhi'h
y rcf FRED the proposition In regard II Interesting
rpis,.l.tst vo Rephb ean, who arc not IN the ten
| .r-l Committee in the active work of the parry,
,iu r,,or. on Tuesday evening to the General Com
wl:tcc.
ra,5 u the possible candidates in the Mayoraliy
contest ncAi fall ha, already begun ana Is h'ei''
| fed m interest in view OF the revelations sro"lhE ou
f the water suit on the Democratic side the Lahe'
| Of Congressman Felix Campbell cN-Po'ima't Ter D. <
| tc,,ri. and Police Commissioner HAYDEN have been
| pcge.t,d But Il more pregnant suggestion h 'h"'
| MAYOR Chaplin will be Il candidate Tor thu 'crp
and will look for a yindicatlon at the pois Hoh INV
| charges now snrching his official charactcr' Inv
| ,ct IL nointcd out that Mayor Howell IN his second
| form WIS his party, candidate for third TERM bt'
| II a strict parallel Is made IT must not DO
| f,r,ott,n that Mayor Howell was deieate'
! ny plucly Scta Low. Controller Jackson
| was a promising CANDIDATE beioe the water Soa"i'
| Nh. exploited. but r., " boom mas burat VII Wv
p.uublicau side it j. entirely too soon TO FORECAST ~
po,,il.c candidite. But some ehthus'a'"' mem
| - t,o marty have began to proclaim that "liHi"
| -, = .,, man IN win said one Mr.. Neger IS
49,, ~, cln. ont III. NayOr in the water business anu
t T. lo man 10 knock tlrc Mayor AT the pohs' Il
,t, honor 4 a candidate again. a Republican organ
,ation i'm tie Eastern district has ALREADY p'ousou
suppor; 60 Mr.. ZcEler - MaS"raIy cahui"a'0' ,
| pcr.ans who believe that either Mr. Aegier OF hi'
or,sei X f. Gaynor are at all dshesrtened BY inc
hold front of the city authorities in the litigation now
| IN nrorress do not know either of these men. Inc
Cornoration Counsel General jerks a. he prefers 10
be known since he was made Judge i.
| an the Governors star. has made desperate clor'
10 show that the city authorities are anxious 70 90 10
al while in reality steps have been taken U uc.aS
fine litigation Every possible obstacle was put III 'o
Wv. - nIt,ining information nom the city records
- 49,. ,I,intir In The early proceedings. After Judge
ratot continued the temporary injunction an appear
~ AZ once taken TO the General Term. where IL VIII
no heard by Judges Pratt and Barnard TINS week. JuuSe
nrIman having disqualified himself for hearing IT, a.
3D. I, tated that the injunction ought 10 be dis
olved and showed hi, readiness - do TINS men,
owing that the issues not Joined. and having
served his amended answer on January 30, General
jerks had the put on the calendar for FEBRUARY
Wh.le admitting by word and deed that 1t was no'
nroperly there like General Boum. he goes into court