New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.


PROBABLE CANDIDATES FOR SENATORS.
The July meeting Of the Republican Executive Com
mittce viii be held at No 151 Lawrence-st the
the party headquarters on Tuesday evening, and d
fill attendance n the members is expected. as num-
Der of subjects Of interest viii up for discussion
The distribution Of patronage + s troubling some OF
the politicians and the question IS asked why George
K Glluly ard Colonel James G. Saight are able to
get FoIerl places and the appointment Of samuel r.
Tuomey Is delayed. It is likely that Navy Yard
affairs vii also come up for free discussion. promi
ucnt member said yesterday hear that some Of the
executive members not satisfied with the vay things
are going under the present management and there
is likely to he lively meeting on Tuesday night.
INT il NAV I'll be smO0thed over for that IS the
policy At present, there may be no quorum al the
meeting and nothing will be done. AZ any rate the
Executive Committee cannot report n the General
Committee until the september meeting and then the
campaign will &c upon Us and will engrosS the at
tenton OF all politicians"
This IS the year fOr the election Of the three SenA-
tors who represent Kings County IN the upper house
II the legislature Tho districts divided that the
I'D is strongly Democratic. and the Hid Is as
strongly Republican The nomination in each Of these
l. equivalent to an election and the struggle Is ended
when the nominating convention has closed It's work.
In the WITH District the balance Of parties Is nearly
equally preserved and candidates OF both parties have
been successful IN the I'D District John G. Jacobs
was elected two years ago by 5000 plurality But
his course in the Senate last winter did not wholly
please the men who make and unmake Democratic
politicians In The city, ard is believed that he Will
be set aside Tie man who IS talked Of for the posi-
ton is John Mccarthy. president Of the Board Of
Aldermen provided that he IS not deemed the most
eligible man for MayOralty candidate. HIS record Ia
the Board u Aldermen would not prove 30 damaging u
him I'm the Democratic senate convention ms IN cam
pagn before the people for the chief mGstcy OF the
city. r. IS becvl that Mr.. McCarty Is slnted' to
succeed senator Jacobs he was sent to Albany on
political erTands lat winter and the spokesman
Of the Kings County representatives, In regard TO the
choice Of q United states Senator. In the
lid District. Senator James W. Brhett. who
was elected by Republican plurality II 4033 In 1880
IS DESTROYS OF retaining HIS seat and has good pros
pcct ot 50 doing His predecessors. Fuecne F O'Conuor
who was animated by Ike ambition two years ago
ried 20 achieve It's attainment md the fqtc be
fell ex senators Griswold DagTett and Russell IN the
past IN fact no senator has served two terms since
the District was constituted 1t present and Senator
Birlett will "break the record he Is reelected.
There are several seekers after the nomination, the
most prominent being Joseph Asplaau, Member Of
Assembly from the XIth District tis year. Each
Ward in the District Is likely q present it, fav1rits
son for the uomination. ~ =. Dady, Of
the Third Ward, Is among those mentioned
In the Ivth District, Il. II. McCarren DEM was
elected BIZ a plurality Of Az ont Of 4"677 votes at
The last Senate election. lie succeeded jacob Worth
Repa The margin is 50 close that the taik Of
nominations has not yet focused but is likely that
senator NcCarre1 viii be candidate. He has aroused
certain Opposlti0ns witch should aid the proper le-
publican candidate to defect him.
What a farce the action Of tie Board Of Estimate l5
il deciding what the expenses If the city and county
governments hall De FOR the coming year. For all
practical purposes the Board rs at present c0nSt
tutcd might as well consist of Mayor chaplin and
Controller Jackson, whose care OF the financial ID
tersts ~ the city wac shown In their efforts to
out a million aud quarter Of dollars for practically
vaueess water plant and franchise. The other mem
hers OF the Board, Auditor Weber. County Treasurer
Adams and Acting supervisor atLsrge Bnisley, are
mere hgureheads and they did simply What the Mayor
and Controller wished. Mr Weber was fostcd into
Office simply b catch the German vote, while Baisley
became a member Of the Board Of Estimate BY the
death Of Large Krctzschmar whose clear
urasp of the financial affairs Of the city and county
was shown IN the Board Of Estimate last year. The
amount IN be raised b. taxation h0s been sTeled By
m. re than 100000 tlls year. but by increasing
assessed values the Mayor hopes 70 commend himself
TO taxpayers by slightly reducing the tax
rate If the salary and snecure list we're
properly cut down the tax rate could be con
.ideraby lowered The Board Of Estimate advanced
the salaries II some already well paid employees but
fused to consider the petition Of the urdeVpad primary
teachers further than sci apart 10000 Of the $780,
900 asked for the Increase Of their salaries.
The will of Charles Pratt has finally been probated
although the proceedings have been surrounded with az
much secrecy az possible. II was several weeks after
Mr. Pratt's death before the probate OF tie Wll Vas
asked. and then document was not He'd with
the surrogate for week When the eta
tons were rcturnabe commission mad
TO DO sent 20 Cleveland. Ohio, for the ackno"ielse
ment Of his signature by John d. Rockefeller one of
line witnesses, who is suffering from nervous
prostraton in that city. After the commits
sion reported the viii was duly admitted
ID probate but the fact was not made Known ana
this Is the first publication u IT, Tie viii dspoae' Ji
nearly S2OOOO,O0O. u which about S5'UV"O"
sUes To the Pratt Institute, 100000 10 charitable
and educational uscs, and the rest Is SET apart
for Mrs Pratt ard her eigh; children. but the prop
erty Is so h4eed about by restrictions that ons sgt
control Of Il Is gwen TO the individual !eirs athosh
Ms. Pratt and her two eldest sons are the executors
and trustees
Although Mayor Chaplin IS removed from the list
u possible Mayoralty randiiates by his pfobaole |
nomination for Governor there VIII not be "ofins /
a praUts for the nomination. Besides the regular |
Republican and Democratic nominees 70 DC Sc
lected by the respective party convenhoh'' inc
friends VI Mrabeau L. Towns are Tsms Mn iDi 'Ae