New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
NEW HEAD FOR TIE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE ANTIHlLI. DEMO
CRATIC PRIMARIES.

CRATIC PRIMARIES
The May meeting OF the Kings County
Republican General Committee will b. held
on Tuesday evening. IN the Criterion The.
atre. william W. Goodrich will preside.
One Of the first orders Of business Is the reading
rc+Gnaon-. and that OF Israel F. Fischer Of the
Twenty Ward. will b. presented. Mr.. Fischer
Is one of the leading men in the committee and his
resignation will leave vacan, the place executive
member for his ward and also The charmans hip Of the
executive committee, q place to which he was chosen
at the meeting Of the committee In March. a the
Executive Committee will have large amount Of work
in the coming campaign ana the Chairman has 10
appoint the Campaign Committee Immediately after
the nominations Of National candidates. the with
drawal OF Mr. Fischer makes serous change IN
the situation. and the question of his uccessor is
one Of prime Importance. II is probable that hdoph
Keind will succeed him as executive member for the
Twenty Ward. The man most strongly urged
for chairman Is Robert A. Sharkcy. of the Twenty
fifth Ward Mr.. Sharkey IS an earnest and active
politician and has been member Of the General Com
mittec for a considerable period. and IS familiar with
the work which will dcvolvc upon the chairman. The
election Will not take place until June :.
John F. Henry treasurer OF the Republican "ehcraI
Committee. will report to the committee TINS We"
that with all debts paid. there is the comfortable sur
plus OF 50 900 In the treasury. This is an extremely
satisfactory condition of affairs at the opening o! an
campaign uses the Campaign Committee is AUTHORIZED
TO appont n finance committee of men not Mehuhcu
with the regular organization. Al the meeting OF inc
General Committee further report for the Rcorshn-
igation Committee may he made In some Of tho
wards the regulation relative to the appointment OF
district captains has not been complied with. and 1t
may be necessary for the General Committee TO take
action to enforce IT,
Political primaries 10 be held In each ward
on Tuesday evening by the antillil anti Early Con-
vention state Democracy elect thirty delegates
10 the state Convention which meets in syracuse on
Nav 81. Instead Of c"cting delegate at u"
primaries TO Assembly District conventions TO choose
the delegates to the state Convention, th" delegates
10 the latter will be voted for directly at the primaries
There will he opposition TO the regular cadldat
who lnve been nominated, and the delegation can DC
named in advance. Among them will be hWui
NJ shepard, George FoStc: Peabody. +. W. liinrichs'
y. pendlcton Schcrck. Henry Iongc, Archibald L.
sessions Harrington Putnam. stephen VI. Covlc and e.
Augustus Ilaviland. In that Democratic stronghold
the Twelfth Ward which forms the Ven AN'cmhl!
district the men nominated - delegate are nm
orhv LYONS John ". pmnkct AID j. Mctmiy bu'
their alternaoS are sidney '. Lowell, - IN
known lpwyprs WHO 1--we the Heights ~ me flNt
Ward. The primaries will be held from I" y D; in.
samuel Guthrie. who mas just been III, le zee n
Of the Quarantine Commission. Is an odt me i ~i
cratic politician He served supervisor 0 ih' io
tenth Ward many venrS ago and was .uu,''iW,,,H
supervisor-at Large. lie was succeeded N at "'
by George ". Anderson. now Qunl5ihnhr ''"'ll,
sioner. who secured his new office for mEl' me '''
of the place I, ~ 500 year. -. ,, T.,
4 new resident of tn Twen'y-th third War VINO Is
ukcy 10 take lively Interest in Republican politics Is
Frederick Brodsky u brother Of John f. Erodsy' ne
well known Republican pTiticlan In NcW-rorA' ic
will Join the Ward Association next week