New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
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POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
THE SORT OF A MAYoRALTY CANDIDATE
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one OF the most prominent members OF the Repub'
lican party in recent discussion OF the prospects
In the forthcoming contest for the Mayoalty expressed
the confident opinion that the outlook for the election
of Republican to this high office was excellent
said he: "The prospects Of the party are brighter
at this period than in recent campaigns at TINS tc Oh
| the wear. The present administration has been
thoroughly discrcdted in the eyes Of the community at
large and the reform element will rise In It's mighe
and rid the city Of the ring influence dominating It.
do not believe IL is necessary to nominate Mug
wump candidate Of either former Republican or Demo-
cratic prOclIvies but straghtout Republican will
receive the support not only Of his own party but
OF the entire reform element In the community. Ihere
are hundred Republicans could name with elements
Of strength who would command the confidence OF
voters and with the properly managed there
would be a surety OF success l do not believe that
| a citizens movement should take the initiative In
the matter OF nomination. The chief support OF
candidate must from his party and 1t Is not wise
10 sacrifice that to secure outside voters But let the
party nominate such man as will command the sup
port OF every wewser Of the city and he Will secure
the merted support Of both his party and the inde'
pendent element of the community. This city has
been dominated too long by the influence OF con-
tractors and men growing rich by Iobbery OF in'
auence and patronage and If the people will rise In
their might they can easily throw of the present
control But if defeated again in the effort the tax
payers will have to suffer the consequences and the
CITY will have continue to bear the burden OF paying
dollar for work worth only fifty centsS
The efforts to secure increase Of salaries are
continuing in all directions as If the
| public treasury were simply provided for
| having as much money possible for the least
| work Ellis are before the Legislature to secure
salaries for the Park Commissioners, to increase inc
| pay Of policemen to provide for addiuohal pohcs
justices at fat salaries, TO give more pay to park EN-
ployes. to provide two additional assistant superin
nd IN adj
OF the Commissioner Of Buildings All OF these meas
ures have received less support from interested
persons, but the Republican General committee mas
set its face steadily against any depletion OF inc Guy
treasury by paying more than at present 10 ule CITY
servants For the short hours and light duties IN
posed upon many persons in public offices the salaries
they receive are ample, II not extravagant. The ex
ample set by Mayor Chaplin last year In securing an
addition Of "a 900 10 his salary seems To nave neN'ed
the entire corps Of Office holders Fortunately II 10
not likely that the increase asked in majority Of
cases will be secured. An obstacle which could mol
be surmounted found when the effort was maze !"
Increase tho salary Of the City Auditor before tls
| present incumbent OF the Office, Anton Weber, tooS
charge of IT, The Park Commissioners have Just voted
10 add $500 year TO the pay Of the superintendent
Ancnrin Jones. lie proved himself so superser'lce
| able last year that 1t would that wiser step
would have been cut that sum from the s3ooo ne
has received. The lack of appreciation by Jones Of
i
excluding him from painting flowers in the Park by
! putting him the same plane as professional
photographer ard his assaults upon persons lnnOcehy
| invading private paths when no signs showed lntu
sion certainly deserved a cutting down rather tan az
increase OF his pay. Jones will now feel encouraged
doubtless. to go forward in his work OF making inc
Park less attractive the public, toward which enc
| he seems to be aiming.
Serious criticism is invited in regard to the relanoha
| of Rudolph L. Daus the architect, with inc Demo
cratic authority ruling the town. lie was selected
as the architect of the 18th Regiment arinory IL
spite OF the fact that the plans he submitted Ola mol
meet the approval Of the officers Of the regiment
The bids for the work under his plans did not come
| anywhere near the appropriation, but instead OF 70
| lcctnC the plans for this reason he was allowed 70
| cut them down and new bids have been sought Now
In the competition for the Fire Department Bul1
| ing the zeal of Fire Commissioner Ennis has been
enlisted 10 secure the selection Of the plans submitted
BY Mr. Daus. The fact that the latter is the archltect
| Of flats being built for " Boss Mclaughlin anu ",'
| wcllknown intimacy between Commissioners I'i'"
and Mclaughlin may explain these things.
| The complete fasco In the efforts OF Francis NJ
ReInhard to establish his claim to the seat OF 'oop
| Aspinall, Member OF Assembly for the Nun DIS.
| trict, is no surprise to those who carefully "a"
tho progress OF the contest Mr.. Rcnhard was pu,ns
forward in his efforts by County Auditor keer' p,'
trict Attorney Rldgway and other Democratic ponu'
| clans who promised him substantial ala III MS e"O
| lie had every opportunity 10 present MS Chains 49,
the Board Of Supervisors sitting Board Oh ,ou"
Canvassers and failed utterly 10 present an! e'iu'
to substantiate them. Then he carried the case !" Wv
Assembly Committee on Privileges and EIecuohS' ou'
nothing was produced to support his bare petuon '
| a hearing In the claim that sufficient HUMBER "
ballots bearing his name misspeled had Ueeu IN
out TO offset the l23 majority by whlch MI nP 49,
| had been declared elected. After the hear'"s ~
| been twice adjourned al effort was maze u - -.
| ,,ta of
canvassers in the districts and questioning them. %
| this proved so futile and foolish that inc |iS'''
| eubcommittee indefinitely postponed the heanhg.
About fifty Republicans in the Fourth Waiu nav
formed the John Berrle Association and nave opo"0N
| club.rooms at Adams and sands sts. Ihe oinoeIs 80
President, Patrick Higgins vice pres'ue"'' w." -.
Mulan; secretary, Bernard Byrne; treasurer oa
Mungrien sergeant at arms, George Chh'S 'i' -.
for whom the association Is named, was an aspra"'
for tbs Assembly nomination in the I'D Distret i.''
tu bpt s,epped aside in favor Of q. A. sih'i' WI"
w,s defeated by T. j. Mcbride. II Is expected 10 nav
an address nv Warner Miller before the ASSOCIATION III
the near future. ,,, Cat, Low recently
SIo GOO 10 the like sum he had previously given TO Ia
poor and worthy boys Of salem s Mass s a'e
~ The City railroad Company considers =, tta' ina
substantial victory has rs sees f IA IN by the
Construction OF the In tunnel oeeam INN ', on
street BY the decision he @ enrb se II is es1aed that
IL would have cost the company Soo'ooo 10 lay ""
tracks IN asprants are not wanting for the Office O
Tinted states Circuit Judge to be filled by the
under the law william w. too Tc sSnSni%ent
Viii not be made in all probability before next year. IN.
the matter OF putting S,y na e beca Caused BY
the discovery that the tracks as planned VIII cars
close osee ssa srsctSns Would SSs be crushed
cars will be Of the same width as " ~ oIVS'~'