New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
NEWS OF PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
WHAT THE REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Is DoING-RAITFTOATIOS MEETINGS
CHANGES IN WARDS
AND sTR1CTS.

The Republican Campaign Committee Will meet on
Tuesday evening, at No. loi Lawrencest.' 10 "he
the preliminary steps In arranging for "e "o'n "
he done in the coming iour months Las' year
when the interest In the election centred IN u'e
choice OF a Governor for the State and Mayor io'
the city, there 10000 registered voters "'o
the natural increase OF population ana the au"'"o'"
interest aroused In Presidential year, the hu'"o,
who will register this year Is not likely !" '
short OF 10000 OF these about pr ceh' WA
fail to cast tlplr ballots for various reasons IL
so 600 OF the Republicans OF the county cast o'e,
ballots Dor Harrison and Reid the Dehocr'"s w."
be left with a plurality OF only. l.oo, NS' w..
Governor Flower had a pinrar1y Oh 1901 -, 10 a.
County Mr.. Cleveland carried II by only I-''o' :"
1888 although his plurality in 1854 was io'''
Francis n Wilson having accepted the post OF chhr
man Of the Campaign Committee will take acuVe ho'u
of the work. which must cngross much u"o a' -.
tention II properly conducted. lie accepts VIZ" ~,
distinct assurance that all parsanship mus' oe 'i"
aside and that all efforts must be devoted " 'o''
lending with the opposing party Mr. Wilson VII, W
coma ACQUAINTED With members OF the committee whom
no docs not already know Tuesday evening" anu
steps will b. taken to add TO II number Oh p'o','.
and active Republicans like Charles ~ Moore . "
White Darwin X. James A. W. Tenney' "i"i'li IL
Williams Timothy l.. Woodruff, u. r. b'"r' i.'',,'
Alien Dotv Charles H. Russell, Jesse Johnson, l. r.
| Fischer william Bcrr George +. Ello't' . d.
Dutcher A. d. Baird, Howard NJ. smith and John O.
! Oglvic. .,,
In accepting the craftsmanship OF the Campaign
| Committee Mr.. Wilson ead that ne under1ooh Wv
lnhors of the place with reluctance, as he r'h'i ~
il would entail much labor and require the expenditure
! NJ much time and patience. But he ma" bceh "'beu
norsonaIlv and bv letter by many prominent Repunh-
cans to accept the place. and he was Wiling 10 mine
the sacrifice involved I'm such acceptance proNucr "o
had the united support Of the party, all f'uV''s"
TO be laid aside and united 'front.' oeihs s"o"' ~ Wv
/ common enemy The outlook for successful cam
| oily and BY
| believed victory would he assured
| Tho pcnublcnn Executive Committee VIII alSo
meet M the Lawrence ST. headquarters on I"eN,''
| evening md as NJ. j. Dsdy. Its chairman mas a'''
| becn made member Of the Campaign Comm',cc'
the working OF the two In harmony Is assured i"c
! comp,icn Committee will secure larger and more
o,von,cnt ouarters but considerable Of the campaign
work will be done at the rooms OF the Executive 'o"
nittcc Last fall the Campaign Committee uhuer
| Arnold H. Wagner, occupied rooms IN lhe "o"'N'.
Burdlnr n the same rooms are available tncS WIN
he occupicl this year. The Executive COMMITTEE VIII
name a strong and representative Finance commute
| Much hc;rtlncss and unnnimity OF action hhrheu
rho meeting OF tic Young Republican Clnb 10 ACT
upon the National nominations last week. h"""'i
NJ yonngcr members Of the body showed ueir ihcre'
In ifs work by the speeches they made, ana inc oucr
members were heard with tho same delight as AZ
former meetings. An especially effective speech was
r,od. hv Daniel G.. Hartman. who has written
| lille book upon the tariff question which Is hshy
.pnken Of and to be circulated In the campaign oy
| ,ho c,,,h Mr. Hartman has made thorough study
Of the subject and ready with facts ana hs"re> l"
dvc the reasons for the faith which Is In HIM
Charles A. Moore, one Of the eN presidents ~ the
club and delegate to the Minneapolis ConVchuoh'
IN his clever speech at the ratification meeting told
the story Of n Western orator who nut the query
d. WHY don't the Democracy pay the Mckinney Dill
and got Il out Of the way = Mr.. Moore fredoNd
much larger vote for President Harrison than Iou'
years ago. rs tie business men OF the c"'"t'' WIZ
.o,.fed with the Administration ana did not desire
! change.
II the measure Of Democratic interest In u"
election Is tie apathy shown at the rath'a'ion meet
lngs IL Is small indeed. The Brooklyn D'mV''a'''
club composed chiefly Of anti snap D"iho''h'N 'i''
a meeting early last week. and exactly twenc-'h'
| members attended IT, one Of the speakers cast u
| clnou over the assembling by predicting That Tie
| Re pubIlcans would win. Another speaker t"A "'
| opposite tack aud solemnly assured his hearers uH'
Mr. Cleveland would have n large n majority A. he
had IN l-s2. when he carried the State l"t ""''rh"'
by 1872 900 votes. lIcpry Hentz. who ATTENDED the
chicago Convention. expressed regret that tie can
ddae for vice Pres dent was not ". +. Villas Instead
of Adlai T. stevenson.
Even dulicr war the effort Of the Democratic "enet"i
| Committee to lndorse the nominees. whom The oci'
rncs who represented II at Chicago did their best 4
defeat Noi one hall 81 the seats were occupied
Faint applause was all that the Candidates rccei'ei
and the ward leaders were with great unanHhty ab
ent from the meeting which Was chiefly ATTENDED D.
onice holders senator Mcfarren. one Ct Ia" chicago
delegates TIED to explain how tho result oil 'h'
convention the best thing for the country pu' ~
DID not succeed Ia arousing enthusiasm among hIs
auditors Mayor BoOdy sent pcriunctory Iet'er'
onIv thrc-. a the expected halfdOzcn speakers az
uoar.d and the whole meeting lnstd tess than an hJr
Even when the su.len ana surly' Democrats "
turned from the STAGE Convention al saratoga IA
fall after Mr.. Chaplin had been defeated Tor noinhu'h
u much more enthusiastic and better attended mccuhG
was held 10 indorse the nomination Of Mr.. Flower
| The only genuine enthusiasm at this meeting was
due to the mention Of senator ilH'
The Board Of Estimate has succeeded In sdding NOR.
| than 81. 100000 to the burden OF taxation pauehtp
borne BY the property owners 81 the cV' "'bcH ~
The reckless extravaganza shown IN INCREASING SAHoS
a already we'll pad officials. The Aldermen Will oohi
the city go 900 next year by the WORK OF the Lcsl
,,tur. I'm having them for their mcsgrc duties The
fact that they are IOld has not prevented them iIo
voting to themselves a vacation from July ~ 10 Up
remLer ~, with the closing Of all The city Offices 'ef
IN m through that period. Tho Board OF bSumae
succeeded in putting the budget Of the Board Of EDUC"
on throuch without increasing The total amount, after
the MAYOR had promised that the sum set apart
for teachers salaries was adequate 10 coup al ~"
new schools next year, by simply Transferring a CON
| .derable sum from other Items to the salaries nc
count Unss the ASSESSOR have Increased valuations
far beyond what Is expected, Tie inA-ra'c '"' year
| VIII exceed that Of last year
r Noyor Eoody will return TO his duties TINS week
from his brief vacation. spent In Maine lie VII 80
| ONT ia his country scat at Eosyn every Gay uu'
the summer taking advantage OF the cI"shB OF We
other city Offices ut p M 10 leave ms own AZ ue
eome hour lie has rented fine house Tor the sSasv
an hch ground overlooking the Sound, ana MS llihI
W., u Ec inerr with him. his house being oo'ed
The long time settled boundaries OF te "a EasIo or
, ,h. rity suffered serious change last week FARM
H., the wear the Cd Eighteenth Ward, the largest III
The city was subdividcd into three Inc Two , r
In s,ze were the Twenty second and the I"eh'! 'h'
I'D s.ch has had considerable slice cut from IL ana
1nncd 10 another ward to suit political cxigcncles
i'rhn change i'm the Twenty second Ward was eneeuu
inv ami, 1obn lamar ca County Cbrk, who Is the
recognized south Brooklyn leader Of he peiosI TO-
~. change effected I'm the Twenty-Five Wain aaueu
70 II some 5000 voters from the Twenty hftl warn
The supervisors Will not meet unu the tird dues
,av of the month to ny out the nc" hSschDt
way ~ ,rr,oy will thon ratify the decision ar