New-York tribune., 1891-03-01
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
THE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE cuAIRMAN-TnE
orrIcEs TO BE FILLEp NEXT ~.

CHAIRMAN
! Republican Executive Committee engso>sed consd-
! crable attention the last week. although sentiment
did not crystalllze sufficiently to permit definite
prediction in regard to the man to he selected on
Tuesdav night. when the committee will hold s FIST
| meeting at No. 1913 Lawrence st. The suggestion
| that David A. Baldwin should be made the chairman
met a prompt negative from thai gentleman. Tho
| talk O. the name Of General Woodford was excited
by the fact of his being made member Of the Gem
oral Committee. but there IS lttlo likelihood Of his
| hcpg placed the Executive Committee. :. II.
! Tpomev already represents the ward IN which Gen
| oral Woodford lives in that body. Even If cen
| orsI Woodford should he made the Executive
| her for the Twenty second Ward there would be a
! etronr reason why he should not be made chairman.
THAT yrard already has secretary Of the General
committed who will doubtless be made secretary Of
| tbo Executive Committee. Of which he IS cy-oficO
| q member II would be no moro than flir That the
.n,aceS of leading importance in the party should DO
| distributed and that ward not represented in
,be orlcership Of the General Committee should
cure the chairman Of the Executive Committee.
| In the Overshadowing importance Of the Mayoralty
cection fall, sufficient stress has not been laid
upon the fact that office Of like importance to tic
| community in many respects will also have 70 he
Oiled Reference is made TO the DStrictAtoIneyShp,
which has been held for nine years by James w. Edg-
| way He was first elected in 1852 over Robert
pavpe In 1885 General Tracy tried conclusions with
| him. but a powerful influence was cXcf;cd by pool
sellers ard others and sufccd to rcclect Nr. EG-way
When he was candidate for third term in lass Iohn
B. Green was nominated to oppose him. but suffered
defeat Mr.. Rdgway's personal popularity has
greatly aided him In his electoral and he has
so conducted his Office - make few enemies ana
many friends. He succeeded General Isaac : Caln'
who held the Office for six years In those days me
! General was a Republican, but he had a host II
| Democ cttic fNends. Now his place Is reversed
While General Catlin would not refuse to return 10 his
old post IL is not likely thai he VIII have the oppor
unity some one Of Mr. Eidgway's assistants ipay TIC
chosen as the Democratic candidate to succeed hh'
or some other one Of the brilliant young lawyers &" inc
party. If Almet F. Jenks had remained la the Dl''icr
Attorneys office instead Of becoming Corporation '"in-
sci he would have been the most likely successor To
| Mr. Rldgway. The Republicans believe, however.
that despite successive defeat, they can regain tho
Office by the proper efforts. with such man as cX-
Judge REYNOLDS Foster l.. Bacus, Jcre y weinberg or
George F. Elliott the candidate the contest "oNd
be close one and the chances OF EepuOlo"h success
| excellent
The election next November Will be an important
| one for besides the choice Of Mayor and District At
torncy the entire Board Of Aldermen County 'Ierh'
supervisorat Large, County TTea ter ana tiot s'd'
Senator'S are to be chosen, "a well as The t"cNe Is
semblymen and thirteen supervisors who are ee. ea
every wear In the second Judicial District OF Whch
Kings County is a part, Judge of the supreme ,out
must be elected TO succeed Judge Calvin t. Pratt "hose
form exnires this year. Judge Pratt would >tI nave
| six years 10 remain upon the bcnch II reeloo'u'
and it is probable that he will be the CANDIDATE OF inc
Democrats owing to the overwhcimlhg Dcln"'I'''.
majority in the district It may be regarded aS uo"D'u
whether IL will be deemed wise TO oppose HIM Johh
p Adams City Works Commissioner, aad president oi
| bo Democratic General Committee +, credited Win
ambition for seat upon the supreme Court bcHc' "u
u Judce Pratt should not be candidate Mr' Ao'"'
| will be active aspirant
| No little comment caused among those VINO
| full ofte
| Navor Chapin upon Judge Pratt when he Introduced
him al the police dinner. To be sure the appearance
| of Judge Pratt after having been reheNeu sHoIl''
fore OF the Rebel bullet which he had caIi-u III "i
face so long, had created considerable enthusiasm an"
gave the Mayor an opportunity 10 say many peasant
things but TO who recalled the TACT that 'uueo
pratt s with Judges Dykman and barnard 10 dccdc te
appeal for the injunction restraining the Mayor anu
his associates from consummans the wafer pd''"''7
seemed greatly out Of place for the Mayor II p)ur ou
his polshed phrases upon the supreme 'ouIt 'UuSi III
| the wav he did Tho water affair Is likely to como
| hforo Ind Pratt in more ways than one. What
over the result of the trial in the CrcHt Court before
rrdre Cullen shall be, it is altogether probable that
the defeated party will appeal the case To the General
| Term.
moro scathing denunCiatOn Of the mi-mauafencli'
leading TO exravagant and corrupt expenditure thaA
| that contained in the prcseutment Of the February
Grand Jury has not been made in all the aTr-shMeAl
| OF officials charged with control Of the 'ouiH I"Fl
The idea, originally intended 10 be carried oul upon
this adjunct Of the cy's system for caring i1r He'
pauper population have all been changed ANA the co,'
treled TO enrich contractors. The whole trouble has
hecn caused by the evil influence c@cricd by u'-l
who seek rich contracts for their friends regardless
Of public interests. At the time 1t Wa INST p'oP'''l
~ relieve the county Institutions in Fhtiu'h by
securing property at some other point bergen IsIui
in Jamaica Law a secluded spot, yet easily reached
WAS Suggested a. the proper sic for new hosNii
| h.
high favor and II urged that by getting largo
tract of ground the unatios could be housed III 'idll
detached building, and they could do much III inc way
of work. The idea met popular t.v"r ana was
odouted But various unforeseen difficulties arose ~
carving out tAc scheme and when thc great D4@@il
emf off the lnma;c5 Of cottages from the dining
in another building IL tho last thing needed to
cause the idea Of changing the system oi slrd'tI; 10
be adopted Tie result Las been an cnllc'N HcIci7
In. series Of Expenditure. The Grand jury i'IeA 90
lsten any criminal intent upoh any one con
uectcd with the work in the study t1t c0ud De- gwen
IN .be subject and cOntctrd Itself win sHfc7uhI
two paas 10 cut down expense, ana secure reform
one was to pay the supervising architect salary III
,oad of comnlson and the other to end divided rc
sponsibilty for the County Farm buildings Two DIS
10 secure the latter before the Legislature ana INC
Grand Jury favOis the Ouc o. turn the construction
work entirely over to the Board OF supervisors Hul
thG Board Of supervisors has been HG-N r@P'Ihl'!'
for tie present state Of thilE and nil,'' % Ii'"
Ioald +, secured IT VIII be dic 70 expect any chdt'
in The management of affair. The best t!'I can Do
done viii be 10 hold to strict responsibility al VINO
act in the case and to require the utmost publicity III
all proceedings.
Ernst Nathan, Collector Of Internal I'eYen"e' Aa'
returned from HI trip 10 AnzoAa ana ao"'At'l |
California which he took with h, son Mic"ei' h'4's
to tad a mldcr climate for the latter ana secure 'c
lief from coasumptye teudcAclcs. lie reports gen. |
oral had weather across the continent lil5 return |
WAS unexpected, TO-. q SIX weeks absence was nI' |
nounccd when lie went away. u, -,
pui,can General Colnuu,lc, h. the piaa i'r pituni |
-, a u.y bliIllHc 20 contain paris Hc"u 4e 90 dHu
"a nal C.!mittcr han viii ID J. believed, meet
"rat s5rcc,, from Inc general sentiment lu the Ity
favor Of the scheme u c!cA altiAp. 80 'l, Ft'.