New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS
THE PRIMARIES LAST wEEK-ALDERMEN on
sALARY-THE STATE DEMOCRACY WITH
CLEVELAND HUTTON

publican Convention last evening the contest psV"ee
the conflicting interests in the party comes u Il" ''
f1r the present at least Despite the Interest III u"
primaries and conventions, the result was as'u''"
without arOu,ing anagOniSms which remain 10 r''h'
In a number Of wards the primary elections wec eA
ccedinrly close but not accusation OF r'Ho''
70 any overt actions made, ana uio reSh'S nav
been acquiesced IN by both factions Ihe t""'s
point i'm the WITH Congress District was the feNc'
Ward where 80 udicious balance was pr'S''Iou
that ,be Ticket was elected without 0pposltioh anu
was claimed 70 be in the interest Of each SIDE i"'
hottest contcsts we're IN the lid Congress DISTRICT anu
the Twentieth Ward retains its supremacy rs u h'l' "
| fractional efforts. out OF total vote Oh ""o "'
winning side had only twenty four to spl'e' III" "
change NJ twelve wonld have made a Tie. In IT'S near
nechbor the seventh Ward, the result was d''er'"n''
| by even a narrower majority, it being only t"-HA
| one NJ I Dody although IL newcomer In inc ih'"
| Ward carried it By vote Of 3O' 10 10 nA
Senator Blrkett carried the Fourth Nhiu oS ,
| Of thlrty-hvc Postmaster collins was upon ''o ~,
| side In the Twenty-hrst Ward lie oh u"' "''''''' "
| attitude until after visit 10 Washington 49,,
Tint fine general sentiment of the voters IN Bf0ohN"
IS favorable to the denomination OF President iiair's"
| is evident from the results at IN" po'H io'
The minority of the delegates TO the >'a'c
| represent That sentiment. Among u" rrP'''o'
men selected 70 20 10 Albany on m'day Among '"o
| eighty-oue representatives. Of Kings County "r' ~,
doro H. Wills Andrew j. Perry, Franklin Moouru''
! Leonard Moody, Robert \. >harkeS, W. H.
| u. VI. Hurley G. NJ Ncyins and W. ~ Boom i''
| are silll four Assembly District cohVehuo"S "
| held those in the Illd WIN. iNth ana MI" "7" ~,
having been adjourned until tomorrow evening 80
| one or two Of these there are likely " ~ '''
! over the choic" of the delegates ,
An effort will be- made 10 secure hins9 '""'P
man a, one Of the delegates at large from "e ~
| to the National Convention. He name Oh ~ "'
and ex senator +. A. schroeder is laNoIapA '"o"'
and If II should be decided not name the same men
Mp-gr
Illscock and HIATT 1T Is probable that Mt oo''o'''
| will BE- one OF the f0ur.
The BOARD Of Aldermen will hereafter DC more vi "'
expensive luxury than II has been iof lc' S'''' It"
viii cosi the taxpayers Of the city S"o'ooo Sc"''
,,erc vrcr, any assurance accompanying this that the
| city moneys would be appropriated more carelip ny
fine city fathers LCcn'I-c they are not p'rlor'i"e
gr,tui,ous service there would he more satisfaction
| with thi, outcome Of the repeated choits 10 i''
ildermen's salaries lut it Is TO lie feared tia' INC
mcmbcrs OF the Board will continue 10 get thc'r NUNS
in As the expression goes, Just as mch when P'' W.
| their services a. formerly. with salaries 'ncS WI"
| have TO make a show Of earning them by hpPc'r'"s
,,.nucntly AT the CITY Hail. where heretofore inc mn
iorlty Of the members OF the Board have seuo" "V'
! scon save on Mondays when the Boaru W'cu"-H VIZ
held with the consciousness that they art p'"- H,u
for ther time they will have more opportunity 10 '""
nom such business a thcr have, ana d'Vo'c 1t ~
ha.chne up schemes for securing public IL 'n"V WIZ"
ont adequate return for Il. For the amount VI 'e''
! rendered ly the Aldermen, they would be ancP""oS
paid ly receiving go for attending the Wcch'y "'|'
ucS Int Nv The law they VIII gct CIV WON"
In ,ro DAYS when the Aldermen played far more I'M
portau part ia municipal affairs, thcY wcr' 'houe' -
lac ,aeu,IaeIv paid At half the salary now iNcl' Wh''h
e. All tho Supervisors receive FOR their services hht
the Aldermen were shorn o much OF tHcit power "''
tbc one Head iii pa scd. which CAV" ~" Mayor pow"
t appo,u single head, Of Department. in,tead OF th'e
and took away from the H'Nri Of Aldermen Tue P'"''
~ go
Their duties at present are. to large degree pcu'
and prrfunctory and II IS impossible To lhuh'e men
~ tnc Standing In the community that Woud "t""i
fine Ollie. TO accept H. The offer OF salary j. hA'
ONLY 70 cause scramble among the mho' P'l = ''.'
for the places. A. the present 'oau ms "'"'" W.
yenrs 70 serve IL win reap th" bcn"ht ~ 'ir h'" INV
for some time 40 one j. now In the lpafd VINO s'''"
hrn salaries were formerly paid save James Mc'arry
the Tenth Ward Democrat II the giving oil s''"''''
~ the Aldermen to wipe ont the bpifu {" 'P''
yisors ly giving their duties 10 the Alhcfm'h 'N "
vcvy Work. fine additional expense viii De small. Tho
supervisors now get 100000 year ana theN VIII W
two NOR NEXT wear al - 600 each. But the change
caprot Le made until the entire county j. included u
the cty Then there would probably lc ioni auui
tioraI Aldermen represent the county t""h' "''
trict making Board 81 twcnty-throc
Active work +, being done by the stat" Dcm"T
in Incarnation for the primaries to be- held next "'rh
large sum Of money la, been expended III htuhs w
h.,don,rtcrs ln each ward and In providing trns
uat,uce. which are lighted NJ night 10 attract wv
attention If pa.sersby. force "f clerks j. hcPt 'O
st,uty AT work NJ the central headquarters III 'o'"o
mon t. There urc 1900 persons who nave ro'"''e'
the card, with signatures declaring oppo-''Vi u
U,ip.rp and fnvorng the nomination ~ "rUv'r 'oVe
,,d or sou, other man equally committed To the 'als'
~ tariff reform. The significant uti"inncc 81 9c'a"
Illu when the opposition 20 the mld"ht'r cohNV"o'
vo.cod Itself in public meetings They may nave VI
mus, meeting. and the bras bands, but nave eo' !"
delegates has borne fruit, ana no moro niss 'e
! ., ,e..o held But the quiet work Of DETERMINATION
ma. been pushed forward by every possible means A'
,h l,,te Democracy has acquired coIsderabic 7u''eH
regular organization with officers has been iDri"p
ench Of twenty wards, and IN the t""is oi "''Du'
and New Utrecht new device u Wv
hinton bearing the Image Of the cXfc'ihehu anu y.
,,er.rriptIon. >Scw- York's choice for PRESIDENT
80, . ,.r,ci,s,s resemblance 10 General Slocun
q j., ,be fnce and il is shrcwdly suspected that t'
p | ,,,,,n. nny he made 70 serve II the chocc VI u'
| Chicago Convention should by any cmhce I've u''
,hI,, General who Is receiving frequent ana iaVof
able mention for tho candidacy. III.
ma ney enumeration Of the population gives BROOK
, ono G33 A number considerably les than the eo''
mate from the work Of the enIInera'Ofs inuc oy N'"
d, | -.r,iaor Walllcy who had charge Of the "orh y
The total there l2I,145 aliens In the county w
. | total ropulatiOn IL 905,276 including i@o-'' io
1bIs leaves SOS 0S3 as tho basis VI the new apPo'
, The large number Of aliens Is Il surprise to III
| politicians who had been figuring upon hVo oen"'".
nd t,v.ntv Assernbly,nen from Kings County 1t VII
4" nr,labIy reduce the number Of Assembymen 10 "is
" ccn and may cut oil senator OASIS On ocr,f
n,eenmtaion Ia, been agreed upon BY the DciiVo'
managers which gvo- hvc senate dlstficls, nv ~ O
Il j. to Include wards First, second Ihlrd fou,n, rI
sixth Eleventh and Twentieth WIN Tic I'd
4 on and a Democr ratio majority OF loo3 INC , diu
n include wards Eighth, Elgbieentn LWrhS and IN
n Trcntv.slNh Twenty seventh, Twenty -cishth anu "
i ,nr comfy towns with ava Democratic mlory
' n,nmlati6n of 225,362. The lid VIII DC ilaae w
p "a Seventh Ninth Tenth. Twelfth ana Iwen.l
Second viii ooO2e people ana ~ Sc ws1as IN
,ygth Fourteenth Fnccntl. sixteenth ana sew, !,
de ,eent., With I64 s3o population ana An cdnotnt
50 "rsiity If D. $40. Tie Vtl District VIII son.'s.
he war, Nineteenth Twenty frst Twenty ,hiTd ~,
=, twenty nfIh with l54 OF people, and hePnDisa
uo o,,'ritv OF 4Os3. nv tins plan the strongly nv
IL SJIca1 wards are all thrown together 10 they al
Of contiguous ,..,, s,oc,o,ors ot a recent Del
nc | ,.n'aooe Of a farce entitled "Ihat LAWYERS rec
a. ,oa Poster l.. Baohus, the wenhh9wl Nwyet Tho -.
lu Of The dcleEiteh W thc ~