New-York tribune., 1892-11-27
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
REPUBLICAN, REORGANIZATION STILL UNDER
CONSIDERATION -ELLs Tor TIL
CoLrMnrs CELEDRATroN.

''bCMEIS CELEDGATIoN.
The bet method. Of Strengthening the par,y orsln-
izaton and making il representative of me al soni
ments Of the Republicans oi the ctg. 10000 of whom
voted for President HARRISON are undergoing discussion
in detail. and from the consideration OF the subject
Il Is h0prl that p ,i,lyc and practical lcneHt. VII
follow. The detail Of the system successfully In
vogue In philadelphia are 10 be studied til, week.
and a report viii De made 10 tie Committee ON Pc
organization. The sub committee 70 vie Philadelphia
consists Of Theodore L. Wills, naval Oniccr; william
W. Goodrich. chairman Of the General Committee,
ana benjamin T. Blair, active member Of the l mon
League Club. Thcy viii be accompanied by jos ph
BENJAMIN. the chairman Of the Reorganization Com
nlt,.s They viii he rccc we'd hy Naval officer Thomas
I Powers 1t No. ,2Oj Che smut ST.. P.lad' p H. at
+ D. NJ on Tue, day, and VIII have opportunity
ia lnspsct the working, u the scheme b. which ~
three or four years that city wir,tcd from Demo
cratic contral and made strongly Ecpa1Ann. The
oreanization Of election division associations served
to bring out many Republicans who had not heioH
shown an interest in practical politics. By the pan
~ having the orcanzati n, formed anew every year
and allowing all Republicans to vote at primaries
who nm, known to be such, practical expression oi
oplnion is gained frc5hly every year. Whether such
= system could be made practicable In Broohiyn
os in philadelphia could only be- shown by expert
mcnt The differences in The population Of tie TWO
cities are such that It may be difficult 10 carry Out
tho system in BROOKLYN. The chief objection urged
against the system Of election district organizations
+ the cXpen.c that woud lie ATTACHED to having places
ot meeting for all, and the fact that In soma election
di.tricts tncrr are only few Republicans In suci
cosos # would hc practicable to put two or mor al
io,, districts together. As 10 The eXp'nsc II would
y, divlded among 30 many voters that II would not
Il. a burden upon any. contribution oi - or ~
conts oploc, would afford all that woud be needed.
vorious suggestions have been made by pIactiral
nclitciaus In regard to the reform methods TO BE-
odorted At the first meeting Of the Reorganization
Committee after election the members OF IT set forth
,hdr vlews Last evening number OF representatives
- The valiou, Republican ORGANIZATIONS 81 the city
cova their opinions. From thc-c ana th" report oi
,be subcommittee the report will b. formulated ana
laid before the General Committee ut Its December
meeting on the 18th Of the month. Tie suggestion
,s made ot tl meeting ~ the Reorganization Com
mlttce a week a-O la-t night that Tia" December
rr,unrics be postponed. but il not received WITH
fovor The Executive Committee ~ill meet a week
from Tuesday night, and N the date ijr the prnirci
II viii be necessary for tie General Cominitr" I"
approve this before Il takes effect II Was thought
wise last winter 10 postpone any alteration In u'e
present system % party r"prs nnil n until ner the
Presidential election f,r fear Of dl.astrous results In
the voting Int TIE time l,twcen election and the
end Of the year Is too brief 10 put any system IA
opcrailon The present or-auiyai0n Will have 10 hr
retained until aft,r plmarc, called for the state
Convention 10 nominate cAndiin'c' for dclcsit at
large to the state Constitutional convent II.
Light Is gradually nciur thrown upon the ex
pendlturcs h. Tie Aldermen ma supervisors Ia ci..
nccuon with the civic ccc0,uton Of The anniversary
~ Columbu,'s discovery and ia" dedication Il tho
Memorial Arch IlIs for more than S'o.ooo have
been paid. aul some Items are yet uraoc,nntrd ir.
when the Joint celcbrat,n nr-t proposed. Mnyor
Body suggested an appropriation o, $4,000 or 30
OOO to be- suppl, ,Icntcd wl'A private subscriptions
Il like amount Int the idea did nJt receive great
favor and was abandoned. But the city AUTHORITIES
first appropriated S-1.oo) and then added 7oV'' -
this The county authorities voted 20 cNp'rd $4,000.
The first kuOwlcdec Il the WY il' money was c>-
PENDED was derived fUm t" record oi hr biil' paid
No estimates were asked contracts made after BIDS
wcre pnt H. lui tAc committee, Nc-t'I WITH Io"ct
10 oXpoud moucy went ahead suited tAoin best.
The result shows how lavish somc Of thr Expenditure
were. 1t cost nearly $1,000 ~ music Ne, and
10 bands Lad BE- paid Tor Of tie Nc~ York r hm"ni
save onc as only the eth Of that city took part Ia
the parade. The lu fJr ilc -,ti, Ir ep.- tators
has been scaled down from Sll.ooO - $1,000. ~
definite Information Aa, been securcd 10 rsIrl 10
the contractor. II appears that TIE lumber Wa
bought by d'y omploye, and presumably be pad
for the work. The name o. contractor appears Ia
the bills but s, far as I, known De OILY diew tho
money. How much the Aldermen lad 10 90 with
the profit Of the transaction !, uncertain. Ia New
York the sale Of seats on the stand, uct;cl nearly
the Lroohyu seats wcr" given 10 friend, % the Alder
men. The sum Of $1,000 pad fof decorations secured
tho finest cl-ctrical Illumination Of The Cty Hall tat
was shown IN NewloTk or Bropl,u IN the ccleAT,
don period and gave delight T. many people. Tie
expenditure Ot over 5000 for Tie invitations va,
apparently was.cful. the work not of The
finest, and there was need Of cnorm0n, Mum
Der. Then by II blundcr many ~ them were not
81 dispatched until after Tie exercise were over
But It was IN the matter Of rcfrc-hmcnt, that the
Aldtimcu's Committee was most lavish. For lunches
tho committee expended sji7 80. lDr rcircs Amcut-.
presumably liquid, S7Ji wa. paid ont. And to - e
the whole affair elaborate banquet provided
for tn, Aldermen and others concerned ln the man
agcncnt OF tho parade Ia Pro poct Park, whore
II ,2-O was paid for wlnt eaten and drunk II
Is the testimony Of tho. present that wine flowed
Ike water. II cost over 800 for the coaches ia
which the ciiy fathers role with the Increased tax
rate this year and the sum Of 10000 10 swell ~"
bills ncNt year It viii De- difficult for the udmnisra
ton 10 defend Itself from the charge of extravaganza
when MAYOR LOOdy s,cls reelection ncAt fan
The mcthoHs OF the supervisors In their cNpcnd
nIrcs are to BE- subjected 10 legal Inquiry. When Tho
county legislature decided t. cNpcud $4,000 in a
suitable celebration II tuppo-cd that Brooklyn
would unite with New York. and the supervisors
planned 10 have trip down the l,ny and IuuLct