The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-24
THE LAST OF TIE BOYS.s
sURpTTORs OF CHESTER 4. 4R!Hts,s
POLITICAL ROUSD 7ABLF.
Nearly Tarred New York In,o n R..
publican Citv-Johuny Brod-ky-" RI.
Wicked" Gibhs-Also Barney B,,,,,

Wick cd" Gibh--Also Barney Biaur,
Early in tho year 1871 Chester A. Arthur w,s
elected Chairman Of the Executive Coniriittoo
ofthe Republican party in New York ,tr. the
place which carries with IL the bossshin oI thu
local machine. aud George ". Lyon. now Sur.
veyor. was made Secretary. On the 2u'h NJ
November in the same year President lirant
made Mr. Arthur Collector OF the Fort nj Nev
York. and 1t was not long after this that Mr..
Arthur had drilled and equipped his lieu,en-
ants 80 well In the science OF municipal politics
that they became known as the Republican
boys. and that title. both in and out Of New
York. has chung to them ever since
Mr.. Arthur was a Arm believer in practical
efficiency at tho polls. He did not choose his
licutenants from the territory OF uprer Fifth
avenue nor did he go among the debating
clubs Tor recruits. He found plant and ,pu.
lar young men In as many Of tho district, "
the city as possible. and for these he made
places in the Federal service. This was before
the days OF civil service reform. md cvnm.na.
lions for fitness were not then required.
Under Mr.. Arthur's direction tho Enpuhlcan
machine grew rapidly int, influence and
power in New York city. The first yNar that
its efficiency was tested-tlat was 1872 the
Republicans elected tho Mayor. District At.
torney. aud most Of the judicial candidates on
Register. In 1870 the Department ~ Public
Works.the Department OF Charities and Correc.
ton. the Corporation Crunscls Office. an the
Bureau o! Elections had pass cd wholly. nj the
Police Department. the Department; II Docks,
the Board OF Health. and the Fire Dspart nent
partly. into their hands. Meanwhile thay re-.
elected their District Attornev and II va ricty
OF other officers. In 1873. for the thir! time
consecutively. the Republicans won the Dis
trict AttSrneyshtp and two years later Mr..
which had worked so smoothly and done -uch
good service. was elected to the office o leo.
ident Of tho United Sta en- 81" ""''""'" 'e''
The attainment ~ this honor less than nine
His5 he ssSsE
hardly have been deemed probable when his
career op,ned; It proved ms, turning Polntin
for though in the Same year they elected q
su5 there has Eser othnE Int defeat
and the story Of successive contests has been
wholly one of Democratic succ ,ss. Thus the
hone which the Republicans at one time en-
iicnnizinc the city OF New York had to be
abandoned. and it has never seriously been
0fithosc VIII" brought srist to the political
IN w tme a w{ # Se whsn she.1f a.
boys, are still on hand aud stu active as
Republcans. The others have died. moved
eschewed politics. or been dep"sed from con-
hess h Fsa eGe srHy sp III
4rfhar boys w. s's ~ follows Mi"hssl W.
F FS hf Est h Bon Msc Ssrr and d the
+. Brodsky Of the Eiehth, Ge9rse bsan, .C Jr.
9t the Ninth. Joseph Archibald. Il the Twelfth.
H join AID Rs .. the h
The ), S$ix,s sS Barney bisiin q ,9s isS:
johnny BrOuSky was not OF I'm the frat
camraign in waicn he, was called upon t" take
avs ae nna df By ri hh ss
therefore to & It along without his vote o.. that
occasion. Sine" then he has on four oc"a Ions
motto of o.rcn was We nei iis Srn. nSs
break" 4 his death in ls%'. Brrlsky sue;
on May 80. 1853. Of bohemian rar.ntag !. and
educated in the College Of the City Of New
Ark Re graduated the Soumbi Ia.
Presidency, In the Assembly 1T 1891 ne stood
by Rooscoe Conkling and Thomas c. Piatt. and
warts" who voted for their return t" til" senate
VIII" was reelected to the Assembly at the en-
suing ELECTION He was sent to the ASS lnbly
last summer no took n trr to Europe. and
we're Sr sst paeq within
than he ever wn- before. ia, /. a sIuar r, aud
small mon-tacile. Ills taste runs to brilliant
nIerk'ies and nrnrte -carfpins. and with mem-
the City la! nnd their vlc;nity is called.
ItrodeEv is a Dustin -ushed authority, IN his
aen"a ow.y sr1 h as', sono NJ
way IF all things human. and when. sotno
N onths ag,. he annour"ed that he intended to
NOV" 10 Har en-. tile dnno'I cement caused no
great surprise in the Eighth district. whore ne
|. :"W n,t E1hwn toco 'trmronry lame as the
Of Federal uflic-holders;
Mr., Erodsky. VII" U sed ,oreside 9 in ,Rivir 4ton
his old haunts and to s ,ut. lila oil fr,-nds.
leaves him he dcyotes 10 tn. practice Of the
spoken in the Eighth district than il En- siish.
md tn" English that is spoken could nevSr. on
fore Board Of College Trusteos. Thus It is
4, IN the rernacmiar OF the Eighth. Mr.
as'ask N is not EnoEn as Jnhn" or even
= Shonnir" The only trouble hav" 10 find
Wit, y2n;' spid an Eighth district constituent
become Democrat with the others. and then
yo az needn't have moved uptown"
ga r%s second 9" the fF Kew Ys9E
frrderick s. Gibbs. and to SEQ this tall,
mIIitary-iooknT citizen, with his olona
You had mover don" so 'h,'orcI You Would 10
SSX ScI In eXGrGGsslng SURPRISE TINT 70
banner 81 RenuhIicani,m for III o'Are Of
' Mnyor 2i MY i2rk could poll so few vo'"s
ralls. in thu, hean!iiul Ink" comfy ~ "nyuga
reEi"Ini l., ma nc, J. !. v"nrs Of age, tie wn en-.
rolled IN tho u mon army IN JUL. ~ i 30" anne
= CORPORAL ~ 1871! than Il Sergeant. an was
breyetteI First Lieutenant il, lsNl il" Was
battle Of Of t ,s When be zane North
romrade. Charley Blackie. and became one Of
his political leutnnants.
Mr.. Gibbs has been before tn" voters ~ his
district pretty steadily for tho period often
e'iected AS State senator. and twice elected and
three times defeated for .AssemhlgEian, HIS
last defeat was In November by the slender
Of ~ votes IN totai q 5000 yo,esi
Gibbs which has stuck to MIN tenaci ius!y
for many years. No two accounts agre' IL
is not ni' ogcthsr an unmean.pc one. however.
torundcr n calm and usutlly unru fFiel terror
MIR. Gibbs has Il habit. when least expected. OF
landing firmly upon both feet ~, the result Of
some wholly Unforeseen trnd :. or hIgker
can, either In numbers, or persis,rnc. think
that they have at last drroscd him lie las
knnck OF suddenly rehlreqring I" overcome
and confound them. Mr., Gibbs Is Ia II great
patron 81 tho Theatres. and ENJOYS u Qrgs
nclnaintance among thtHtricai reoplr. Herr
The third and enst taka'ive Of tn sur.
yivOis Of the Republican "toys' Of Arr lurs
political round tailn bernard .Igln,