New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
POLITICAL And PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
WHERE THE WATER SCANDAL HAS LEFT THE
CITY orWO, Ms Quantities TO

CITY 0rWOt MS Quantities TO
ORGANIZE
Tho revelations # the last few weeks have seriously
cloudrd many bright political careers and are lk'y
tn change the plan. for the promotion Of the men
most prominent rercrtly in local Democratic circles
The adnircr, ~ Mayor Chaplin have enthusiastically
predicted FIR him unhrphcn career NJ success "'
cinr.r, with two terms Member II Assembly. on"
" them a. speaker followed by two terms state
Controller. then two forms MAYOR. Oh" second "i
which De i- npv completing. and then two terms a
Goyc-ror ~ tho state and the final rounding ont u
nj. career Dos to terms I'm the Presidency. II seems
A pity thai 30 fair 0-pcc -houl br rud"ly dashed
PCS 81, pet, an obstacle as the waste Of a million
dollar Of IRE public mp""y. hut when man commits
himself va DIS 10 1870 interruption, gang Of men WHO
i've ul" lcc.lc. OF the BODY polite and turn every
place ~ public trust into opportunity for private
riunGer. what cl~c can rc csprctcd' The two things
that Mayor Chaplin h- prided himself upon have
boon Dr. ahity 10 handle nIIrcS ard his legal eN-
poricncc Both were badly puurur"d by the decision
80 Irl-. uartlri. which continue, 10 c~top the pro
posed purchase lt tnr ,.ty - o." Twenty -iNh Ward
water supply unt trial u the issue, j., had and the
real value - TIE property and not its prospective
value Is legally determined.
I'm the same pli-ht with the Mayor is Controller
u. -1u. who had borne the reputation ~ being one
% :Ar most upright and public spirited men In public
oGir.. Although a Democrat j." opposed Mclaughlin.
Ism sufficiently n the past f,r seth Low to select him
10 30 DO Dr., cabinet with Ripley Ropes, John \.
Tulor ". H. Tlccmau and Others 81 that stamp I!It
o.. evil Influence II the Ring" IN, surrounded him
SINCE Dee ran for an elective Office. and tL' impression
b, ,,ndruod that ho did not gain a nomination with
,. ..,,.. -uG,,cu, Assurance tl,t he would not be
iu o." wa when job W., t. De- con,ummatcd.
Manor Chaplin selected him for one Of the Park
Commission wien U.r laW was changed. substituting
tl,'r for eight boz 'l1r-" ~ the Giy parks. II
Wa Them ~ the q t1tion u the "nld Man and
~-hcy" that th" MAYOR refused - carry ont his per
-oiil obligation t. r.lppoiut one Of ia" Republicans
900 tHc old Board When be- Was named. Mr. Jackson
Wa ont II the country and could not qualify. ~ AN
other appointment VS. made. VIXEN the death Of
Controller Livingston IN vacancy 10 be- filed 10y
,.,ton Mr. Jackson $40, tie succr- full candidate. and
%. N.- reelected h.i fall II H- been supposed mat
Ntvor chaplin he'd h.m in training for his successor
iu ilc ,lud ,ulclupug lho one d, around the other
al-p ans "lrridy th" p'hI.' wi-"a'i", have begun
So G-ou-. other NAM g. those 81" possible Democratic
/ ,iuid1tr- for the Nat'rrt neat fall
Brt deeper 90 N" miro than either Of In" elected
official, i- 'uy Works Comm ~!'nrr ADAMS VINO I''
boon credited with ambition - wear judicial cfhlic
and pred - ih" seat "' 40" supreme '""r' b'h'n
now occupied bN jude Pratt, Who VIII icir" on Jan
nary !, i-92. Mr. \d'm- has been coniiadi'tcd b"h
= his -Up"ri,r- and snhurIiudi"', and hi, assertions
under oath are cmph't'tlF 'p1iaii'lrd by All tU"o'
vho-e familiarity with t'r '''- hr been made public
A,oordn% 10 he own etti"ln'ui.' W.T. Adams h''ih'i
hnc" i'at a> negotiations Hi" ''h ''Ll" ''' '' P"'
cha-" u ihc property "i tue LON" I@'" N''c' '"PPN
Company MONTH "li'' tf Mayor swear ''' "''' I
progress. nor That hl- own water pl'dH id connected
IN" pipe, 81 the 'oHpii} VITA tI"'c ~ TIE 'IF year
after wa done. Hui M sworn statements are
directly oonrdIclcd by what h' hm-cE said ana ulu
not contradict after II va, printed months ago Inc
revelation, about HIM VIII not probably preclude ms
being reelected Chairman ot the Democratic "chcru
Committee for he has been 700 useful theN To be sci
a-dr. la WHAT SlrhlhH contrast Huiu' nv '''uu''
- commissioner "i INV N"lh' Win 'h'' VI Ills P''"o
cc''ol> "cofIe h'aiu 'ohhor' W. H. fce''"' anu
Ripley E"p
Political interest tg' week VIII ''Hue III III" an
nua meeting, of the general committees oil D"tn par
ties. The Republican County Committee VIII meet III
ia" Atlantic Avenue AtLcnacum on tuesday evening
10 organize ana elect Officers falhlh NooorH VIII
call it to order for IA" lat time, ana the retiring sec
Rotary. Clarence y Barrow VIII can the ron 81 ne'e
gate. There ere 400 III all. "i "hon l'o were NOT III
the body lat year TIE preliminary contest Tor the
control oi the committee has Ucch brci' but decre"b
interesting. II i~ matter 81 CONTAMINATION that ID
har been devoid oi the hcrtcue7N that marked the pro
actcd struggle lat wear. and which lett 50 much bit
tcruc-, behind. The Woodruff FORE. ter men believe
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