New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MEN.

THE ELECTION DISTRICT SYSTEM or POLITICAL
RFPEE-ENTtTGOY- NUNIcIpNL LlGIsLNTToN.
Tho plan Of Organization for political purpose by
election district, j, meeting morc and more favor
among the Republicans who have given careful con
slderation to the plan, aud IN several parts "i ie
city steps have been taken to introduce the s>-'eh'
In order carry into effect the Suggestion already
adopted by some OF the ward associations IL VIII hc
essential b. mOiIfy Of the regulation. "i i'
General Committee Before the next meeting OF ilml
body on February = President Goodrich will appoint
the Committee ou Rule, and orders. T. winch all sns
rc,fed notifications ~ the by law, Will be- referred
At that meeting The pTpo-itOn presented in p'''m
her by Joseph benjamin. cmbrylng the election lis
trict system of representation will b. special odcr
Of busincs. and the subject can be carefully con
eidcrcd and debated The present committee on k"ic'
aud orders IL composed of W. H. y. 'Admu'' "eofSr
b. FORESTER. Theodor, Is. wilns, Hug, lhrsh aud
". J. Quilting
The chief points OF difference between the Plill-
delphla ,ystem u Republican representation IN the
marty Organization ard that VOW IN vogue are
these: The starting place is not win
bulsv ward association, having 30 one Instance il
HrookIyn 5000 members. but with Tie dN'''"h Vt
election district limited to 300 voters, sd id'' II '"''
an. All Republicans. which {, never the 'i'e' me-
could not be more than that number li Al i7o''i"o"
Every Republican in the district t. Invited to take part
nubl,c,n 4, registered by a bosd composed OF the
president, ,ecreiary rcasurr and three other members
~ file district a,,ocla pn, OH colde~ Icing eligible
IA A place on the bol.d. ward eNecnive committee
i, comp,,ed Of two members fom each district 1nd
th,rc committee, In select two members from eah
ward to serve upon the campaign committee "Hl'h
IA, control II all campaign aGaii- In all nominating
coovcniIou, each di,t trio, Is entitled 10 delegate
peculiarly " the Philadelphia plan l. that each district
organization die, Annually and prlnc' fresh from the
voiers who are newly registered every wear.
II 4, ten years since the present system went into
effect I'm Philadelphia. and In that period the pohuch
status Of the city Ina, completely changed Bctore inc
lne sent system was I'm vogu" the Republicans were
little better of In than hey now are in Brook
len Th,v lost election, repeatedly After five years
agitation If the subject tie chang" Wa checicd and
The result has been constant -"fie> 0f Republican sue
ccsses Baltimore has adopted The same ay''em IL
the Brooklyn Republicans adopt II there VIII be Oh
district organization, close 10 the people. "th every
Republican enrolled. insioad Of twenty 'N ward 1850
Citations, with lc, tln oncihird Of the Republicans Oh
the list, OF mcmicr~
4 ar,t .tep I'm ,I.e direction ~ securing action by
election district, wa, taken ..vera yeas ago wh'n y
va. decided that thew should be- captain IN each
election district 70 keep IOll Of all the vocI' dog
natA the RcpuLlican,. 90 secure fnll registration a'
ser that all voted and {" TAX" oihci measures - p'o
mote Republican suc,c,-. one difficulty hl' deem 10
secure the proper men 10 act In this cipa'nN' Z" y
now proposed to make the captains Of the e"Nr'i 'e'
t.nu district, I'm a ward the executive or campaign ''"
mitce in some ward.
The action of Mayor Body ut the meeting OF me
Beard Of Supervisor, IN placing himself IN direct "p
po,ition to his paiy hns provoked considerable com
mcnt il is his hrsi mdcpcnG aci. ior he ha' III
other matters appeared 10 acuic-cc in the WISHES 81
the powerful factors In the party management Nh'l
the proposition TO advance the salary of inc 'hlN
Assistant District Attorney from H2.1oO TO - 90 Il
year brought before The Board Ell HuPiN-""' ~
the first meeting which the new Mayor aiichici hr
suggested that the advance lee United f. -d.'oo.
week, adjournment to consider The subject was
taken and when the Mayor advocated HI, economy
ideas be- found thai his wod, Tell Nat with The mem
bers OF hi, own 20 itical fifth There we're twenty
three Of them who opposed him. ana hr onN rc
wed the support 81 the three RcpnbIh'ns present
The illnaiurcd say that The Mayor oppose" the S'y
grab bccan.c Mr. Magrirc found no umc to make
speeches for his election, after Dl7lIc' Ao'y nus
way failed to be nominated for Naior'
That the men who do the work m the District N
orncys Office are greatly oycrpad Tor their service
in the main !, apparent upon aat study OF the 'i'
ton. District Attorney Eldgway himself gets 5000
a year and he devote, only a 5hHI por'"h % H'
time to the duties of The office. Tie uleS the cases
In which II easy 10 SECURE Il 'o"''
ton and turns other, over To his assistant.
~
- 900 n year and # is - difficult TO ma nm at MS
Office that his hours are said to be from 10 a. III. TO
10 10 a. m The bulk of the work IN ihc once fails
upon second Assistant John !. Clarke who also gets
~ 900 wear. Besides the ThlW ASSISTANT WHO y
now to have the pay. there Is f"mtl Assistant
st ,, 600 , chief clark who get, 300 two assist
ant clerks at $1,000 and $1,000 apiece ana an IN
crprcer who looks after lalnn cases, and SIX officers
each getting ~ 200 50 THAI the prosecuting Of crIm
mails costs the county +iJ.OoO Nelf
The tnkcrine with the Park Coinh'''"'' WIZ" 'ehds
f. mt ths pubc plea sure grounds more and moro under
polils,n poIiticaI control, keeps steadily advancing
For the fr, score u years after Prospect Park was laid
ont it, control was vested in II legislative Commission,
nj the head Of which wac j. :. l. N'''n'ha"' Nhoh |
The mead system OF control In the cty departments
.,, i,,o eo,c, under Nayor Low. he secured the |
enactment Of n law which PLACED the appointment Of
Inc Board OF Park Commissioners in the hands Of the
favor. Al that time there wcre eight Commissioners
and both parties were Represented in the Board Under