New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.

Cuba is becoming favorte winter resort ior iUa
Republican leaders. Colonel Nugent, OF the AINea
and Frank Raymond, Of the XXlIld Dlsuiot' 'p"'
Il vacation last winter in Havana with much ss",
faction. Mr.. Raymond enjoyed it so mnch' I'll nv
that he has gone there again. lie started On oa,u-
day with his neighbor aud feilow'Deputy WI
Mr. Gunner. They expect 10 be gone t.9 or and
weeks tasting the pleasures Of the gay ntue cltS'~
enjaying the hospitality Of the Cuban peitcahs'
The Renublicao district associations aud clubs are
becoming more active. Frequent meetings are heId'
and the members of some of the more enterprisng W.
sociatons get together formally as OFTEN Us thiee VT
four times month. Among the gatherings anu CD
tertainmens for this week are the iono"lhg' Inv
James q. Blaine Club Of Harlem b hahh, piesuehe
has lis meeting To- night in Mount MOTIFS ACADEMY
The annual ball OF the XVIII District Association he-
publican Club will be held this evening at Lyme HAN
Robert Greacen, the president OF the ofsihMa-
ton declares that this Will be one OF the most sue
cessful affairs Of the kind yet he'd. Tie hepuohc&n
Club Of the IXth Assembly District OF when Ed"aru
~ Morgan is president. has its regular meeting !"
night at No. / Abingdon Square. speciai meee"s
OF the IrishAmercan Republican CLUB VIII oe nsiu o'
Friday evening at It's headquarters No 2,lo3 oecohd
ave-. to complete arrangements for the first annual
stag" entertainment Of the organizauon' winch VIZ
take place on Saturday, February "a On SATURDAY
evening will DO held the annual social gathering Oh tne
James g. Elaine Republican Club 81 the AAiid AZ
entertainment VIII be hven at the old housea ZONE
pavilion, In East Eighty fourth-st Inc commute ~, ~
mas put oF1H iee ar Besides the
Chelsea Quartet aud tt ,lusic CIuD ulere VIII De ~
pleasing vaIiety singing, dancing ana cecu''ohary
exercises
Some one asked Bernard Blgn, the veteran imm-
grant baggage expressman the other day how business
was with him. Oh cAi,llentl" he replied with deli
cate touch Of irony in his tone have only twenty
seven suite agnst me for lost baggage ard three luz
$4,000 each for damages alleged TO nave peeh iS
ceived from my tTuchnien.'
David b. Hill is nc1 the only Democrat whose Preei-
den,ia boo is being badly battered at present His
p,ticA crmy Governor Albeit, OF New-Jersey, Ia
having inst about rs hard time Of ii. lie Is, IN i%~
I'm far worse position than Hill, for ne Is ID "nen"
danger Of losing Prize that has been the eoai Vi '
ambition for years, seat III TIE thteu ''''0S '@
AbLetts boom for the Presidency never did an'o' ="
| ANYTHING outside of the columns OF ie" ca'eieSsy
edited Democratic new papers; out his senate ahpi-
ton was believed to be in fair way 10 DC rean~eo"
He had the party machine in NewJersey under Ms
coutr,)l he has it stIl. but it Is In exceedingly Dao
working order The trouble is all about the scahuao"'
racerack proceedings. The winter racing evil Is oeS
pressed hard Public indignation against me dlsefaco
| is making itself felt more and more, ana ADoe'' -
finding thing, very uncomfortable in consequeh'e 40
every one knows lie poses as uphcder Of law ana
I'm public life. lie courts the society OF such mt" dc
| ok President McC sh. OF Princeton, and any MAKES
| such venerable gentlemen as the Doc pee'e 'has
he Albeit is q great deal better than he really TO-
| something more than the associate OF Denny NC
Laughlin boes Of Hudson County, ard Billy Iho'hp
som the notorious proprietor of the Gloucester race
track Hitherto the willy Governor has been abe U"
hide hi, hand somewhat but the way in when the
reform leaders are pushing things is making mrther
sk,lkng on his part extremely diicult The SITUATION
s becoming desperate. II he dehes public senumeht'
away goes all hopes Of the Presidency If ne goes oa
ON the gang his doom Is sealed Thompson dec a'en
openly the other day that he would have VIVA, ~
wanted from this Legislature, or Leon Albeit "ouo
never 60 To the United states senate This Is no ae
| threat Tlompsons power Is unqne'uohea' a COM
| bination of the men whom he controls absolutely u
| the senate and Assembly, with tho,e Of mclaughlin
| wouh render Abbett's election simply hnpyssiole
Albeit knows this ard there is 40 doubt ta ne VII
oct IN conformity with ThOmpson's desires thst IS N
| say he will do exactly what thompson ana Mc-
auahin and ALI the Of the gang want il TO 90 IN
rer1rd o raretrack legislation. This means tlst, nnt
ytfn.tandn1 all Eat has been sad ana done FOR REFORM
I'm XewJersey the disgaceful practice of racing IN MD
| winter will be continued