New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
POLITICAL AND Personal.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REPuB
IICAy ORGANIZATION.

| first Monday In Aphl. As there are Ca clccuon us
| tiicts in the city. this means regiment Oh "o'hc'
for the Interests OF the party who must be seiec,cu "
| tho coming three weeks AS must be naincd "I'o
are familiar with the affairs II their districts anu WIN
are active In politics, the presidents and executive
members of each Ward Association will have 40 "eie"
carefully the qualifications Of various men ior 'p
pointment and there W II be consideration o them o'
Tuesday evening. The new system @mch Is 10 W
formally introduced this year in all parts OF TIE CITY
is by no means an entirely new one. Five years ago
steps were taken to Introduce IT.. and By va" was
odcpted by the General Committee which read rs fol
| lows
The president of each ward ASSOCIATION in conjunction
with thu executive mcmbcr Of thu delegation rom MS "au
shall oppont district captains in each election district
who shall keep roll Of all voters in the same Designating
such a. are nepubcans secure full regt alton ana
that oil vote copy Of the 9isty on each Gay
after +, Il executive member; exercise que
diligence 70 prevent Illegal voting, and generally take such
measures hall promote Republican success 1hey may
! be removed ~ the president o; the association
This Ia, been In the bylaws Of the committee ever
Since but I'm only few wards have the dlStFct cap
| tans been appointed. no definite time was DAc"
Tor naming them. and where appointed they nave
! failed 10 accomplish much owing TO the way thcir
! powers were circumScrlbcd The new resuiiuoh VI
/ the General Committee which has been put III
, cnl,rges the powers OF the district captains. and
! give, thom important authority. AZ the matter Is
one Of flrrcaching Importance. being the opening
wedge Of n movement 10 rcvOluilonizc the system OIL
rarty representation the results OF which may pro
iucc effects which viii be felt beyond the bounds OF
The city and perhaps OF the state, 1t Is worth while to
ect IN contrast with the before-quOed bylw inc
| lev oae 1t /, - follows:
The prcsdcat Zach ward association. in conjunction
with executive member Of the delegation to the Gen
etal Committee his ward shall before the first
Monday ~ April In each year, appoint District Cap
tain for each election district hi, wad. the appOirtee
~ bo m dent q di,,t who shall prepare aud. from
time revise roll of all vo'"rs In the Sam" de-g'
iotug such q, Republicans full registration
= Republican voters. and induce all 10 vote on E"ct!n
D,y: procure and send copy Of the registry. at ;he
close oi d1,'- REGISTRATION. % the executive member:
due diligence = prevent illegal registration ana
voting ard generally to take such measures a. seem likely
- promote Republican Every such captain may.
cause be removed by the president Of the association
| In conjunction with the executive member.
Each District Captain shall subject 10 The approval OF
the president & the and the member
appoint hi, n.,lstn;s and shall at the time
psriare and submit % said president and executive
ll-t Of thu Republicans Of his district qualified
to a. election officers. From such Ii: shall DE Sc
ected by the concurrent action of the District Captain Of
respectively president 81 the ward assoca
ton and executive member Republican voter 70
register. inspector, a. poll clerk on"
bao; clerk. and two canvaSscr-. The OF the
person, shall be presented ard recommended by
.hc oAccutNc member 10 the Board Of Election for
| lontm'nt. Zach District Captain shall appoint. and
nay remove. all watchers chal,nscrs. custodans q
ballots election booths, ~ such NJ ana around
Tie polls = hi, di-rct ON Election Day ss he may deem
nCc.,-arv and shall full command ~ the working
| force the poll, u his district.
District Captains sl1H make report OF their operations
g. the walG association nj each stated meeting thereof.
ird failure 10 d. shall De- doomed sufficient cause
for fcmo,al but no captain shall be- removed FOR
causo. without due notice and opportunity to he hco'd
| his d. fence. except Election Day when he
be- summarily removed BIZ either he president OF the
| wand ns,o' atiun or the executive member.
| T. likely tllat the error Will BE-
Wi:'cd THIS week that occurred last month In regard
| boz The meeting, Of tie wand associations. II Is
Of the dulles q :c secretary OF the General Committee
| 10 advertise the meetings. and in order that he may
do nirlgcnty the secretary Of each association Is
directed - inform him OF the place of meeting. In
February nearly laf of the secretaries allied to
designate the place, Of meeting Of their respective
~. Oci1tion. a"d the General Committee secretary did
net announce them. This held TO invalidate the
proceedings OF each meeting as were held. and IN
some cac> serlou, questions are Involved To avoid
| a recurrence Of the difficulty amendment to the
rules has been proposed directing the secretary, II he
falls to get notice Of the place OF meeting TO advertise
il for the place where the previous meeting was held
| Another effort win probably De made ut the next
| meeting Of the General Committee TO secure the
adoption of a rie permitting each ward ASSOCIATION
20 select rs night for meeting, Instead OF mcctg
r,,,lnrly ON The third Tuesday Of each month.
The secretary Of the General Committee has issued
u neatly printed lSt Of The officers committees ana
mem cs Of that body without waiting for the amended
bylaws to be printed. II also contains the names
and addresses Of the presidents ana secretaries Vi 'e
ward associations.
4 new standing committee has been added 10 th)Se
already in existence I'm the governing body OF the
Marty upon Rule, and order. Legislation, ana Clty
and County Affairs. II Is naturalization committee
and the mcnbcrs Of II are George f. Ellot' '"o"p
Brcnncr. w. j. Buttlng, Timothy J. Dyson. ana
David =. Watkins Their duties VIII be carelniiy TO
of
process especially the swelie Oh tue Noc Ill 'o"'
Brooklyn nmonE Italian residGs; census has been
comnIctcd with total OF nearly 100000 people IN
Kings County, showing growth OF over i9VVVU ~
wear. the next proceeding Will be the apporuoning
OF the Legislative reprcsen,aNsS U! ,"G nomonra,,c
Supervisors the majority Of whonl are Democtauo
The present bas, Of representation was hxcd
in 1879. based upon the census hr.o soro tour
and twelve Assemblymcn ny hocuS,po%SnS r ama
rcrymander the strongly Republican wards wes
mred two Scnatebdstricts and ten Assembly districts
or the latter the Repuosams vn bc S o' nSo S one
half II the representation In theAssemDy Now aio,ne
effort viii be made to Insure pGmOtc 1" pprSbasy
receive SIX Senators and eighteen members Oh As
cmbiy There VIII be nverg effort p" Within the
nngc possibility and The kepn6hSans VIZ Re com com
viii alter MI the present Assembly District ne;; Inc
Of RopS@ W a Pc win have T es 6ae
tho average. The Republican ones Will nave popum
lion fnr beyond tho average. H., -, 49,
IL is PROPOSED to give to no less than nine wards an
ia the only one enjoying this distinction But the
other Democratic ward leaders seek Ike legislative
representation The sixth, seventh, Eighth Tenth
Twelfth. Fourteenth sixteenth. seventeenth and
twenty first Wards. all OF which cast Dcnlocrauc
purlitIes will each have an ASSembymnn: me tlisi
Ward win probably he coupled with the second ana
ilie Third The Fourth. Firth md Eleventh VIII also
hn iniifI The Republican Twentieth Will be over
iolonced BIZ the Democratic Ninth. The Thirteenth
and the Fifteenth will be conjolnedaS VIII be the new
Elghtcenih and the Nineteenth. The Republicans
viii have the sixteenth District including the Twen
tvsIyth. Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth Wards
,Sith n population Of 1000. and the twenty third
and the Twcnty-hfth Wards, In the XVllth District
with ~. 400 Inhabitants. The county towns VIII DC
The fridge Trustees Will hold their March meeting
10 morrow afternoon The only matter OF especia
interest TO come up for consideration viii be the plans