New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
NEWS OF PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
rFp,RTURE OF DELEGATES FOR CII.CA6o-IhE
INCREASES OF SALARIES By THE
BOARD OF ESTIMATE.

The city promises to be preternaturly qule' '"S
week as $50 Democratic shOuterS have be'aNrh lhein
lves 10 Chicago to whoOp II up for I'LL anu u u"
their best TO prevent the nomination OF Cleveland
whather their voices have been trained 10 Nociera'e
for General Slocnm not, doubtless they VIII NC
baard at their lOudest should he prove the u'Ih
horse Of the convention, and Kings Count! s"'"''
a, last have Presidential candidate OF her very own
II was hoped four years ago that Alfred t. 'n"Pi"
rould have forged to the front by this time 80 as 10
be formidable aspiran for the nomination Tor freS'-
dent When his uninterrupted career as sp aver vi
the Assembly, state Controller and Mayor OF hrVoH'
ly-r WIS considered II logically concluded ha' ne
would be made Governor last fan and then perhaps
candidate for President. But his ambition was '1ne
tracked 10 the halls Of Congress, which soon became
so uupleasins to him that he faD to accept me
office OF Railroad Commissioner at the hands OF 'he
msn who secured the Governorship.
Kings County is represented among the delegates
at-lnrge by General Henry W. >locun. Inc e'Sh'
delegates from the four Congress o'ucl9 ]" '"'
comfy are these welknown Office hoders and eX-ohce-
bolaars. Ex-County Clerk John Delmar, Alderman
Michael J. CoHcy Dstrlct-AuOmey James W. Nas-
WAY ey- Corporation Counsel william {. DE Nlh' N'
Register James Kane, eX-Cocct0r OF Internal Revenue
Robert Black, senator Patrick II. McCarei ana Wy
Works Commissioner John p. Adams lhcY "fe
already in Chicago snve John Delmar. who l. E'anu
marshal of the contingent Of shoutcrs and started WIN
tlrm Yesterday with the expectation OF reaching 'ni'
caco this afternoon There was much ErHIo''o
among holders Of minor Offices because they "e'c ~
quired to pay $40 each for the pnvl"c" I'ic oil gong
with the crowd. Each supplied with meal u'heS
for the trip a high white hat, linen du'ter anu
| cane before starting.
The AntiIIin roClcveland con ingent Oh hinss
Comfy. who organized and held primaries IN oppo'l-
| ton to the midwinter Albany conveh'ioh' MI" a"
tended the late spring convention al sSla'"'c' ''
started Yesterday for the Western metropph' |'"'"-
| the delegates from Brooklyn are Alexander t. VTi'
| iorro - he
| shepard George Foster Peabody Frederick W. II
rchs 4 Aucnstns IIealey Peter j. Brady. Henry NJ
Yonge and Albert NJ Haley They ae accompanied
| BY a number Of the supporters OF the Ahu>h' HWY
ment, and expect TO make their force iei' !" Wv WI
venton and TO secure by the votes of IN" 'eV'
land supporters IL their votes are needed IL hoihhhe
| him.
| The Brookvnitcs who attended The Republican On
vention at Minneapolis returned early last week anu
were warm in their praises OF the admirable WORK Vi
the convention and Of the great OF the Nor''"''
as place for the meeting Of such boly There were
a score OF Brooklyn men present at the cohVc"'"''
Thirteen OF these made the tip I'm chartered car III
which they lived while staying In Minneapolis ana
thus were Independent Of hotels and OF the ciarEeN io'
board and lodging imposed upon those WHO ha1 !"
| depend upon the accommodations of the ciiy.
The action Of the Board Of Estimate In raising 'he
salaries Of large number of already wellpaid oh'ias
IS wholly indcfcnsblc. The salaries of most oi thch
have heretofore been fixed bv state IL" ana 70 -e'
an Increase has been necessary f S"cic inc pa
| OF biz and It's signature b. the Governor III inc
mast every wear has the effort made by more or
loss ~ the ofIlceholders Of the city 10 get more pay
This year foreseeing the grand rush OF Democra'c
oriceholdors to a Democratic Legislature, bhi was
| passed relegatng the matter 10 the Fohfd {" hS,i-
| mate giving II power TO iN salaries oi III WY
officials but not TO make them les than what was pdd
at the time the bin was passed 'nder l'n IN, "'l
the taxpavers will he called upon TO pay T3o'o" OF
| heretofore
| officials many of whose duties are largely nominal
CORPORATION Counsel jerks. who has for years been nc
best paid city Official has had an advance from f7V''
| TO $4,000, giving him the same a. tNe MAYOR Whose
salary was placed at that figure two yeas AGO. 'ol.
troller Jackson will hereafter get SJoOO lhs'"fh oi
| "a 600 although most Of his duties are discharged bv
subor1lnotes and he spends little time nj his ONCE
An increase Of half as much has been maze III 'hc
pay OF the City Auditor. who Is a sort Of hi'h "heei
| In tho municipal machinery. beginning was m"ne
in advancing the salaries Of the head OF departments
Inv the addition Of 81 900 20 the $1,000 paid TO Inc
| CITY Works Commissioners, although Il Ike advance
wos denied the chief engineer Of the Fire Department
| The Chief OF Police will hereafter get T1oW' the
same as the head Of the Police Department. VINO Is a
| mere fgurehead beside him. II VIII cost e0''-o an
| nually more Hereafter 10 nave "c "oiN VI ''o u"
| SCISSORS performed
Pm, while swelling the SaaricS Of officials with
| lavish hands the Democratic officials composing the
BOARD OF Estimate stcadfasly declined T. listen -
| the appeals made In behalf oi .uboTilna'r'. Inc
| .cboo,tc,chers nremen and policemen not ONLY get
no advance in pay, but the appropriations TO paw r
| ,ddiiicns IN their number to keep pace win inc
| er,wth of the city m'agrc The d'cil3Anau'i'
| ol.o produce dissatisfaction. The police captain
cain an advance but police sergeanis DO not l"H'e
surgeons get more pay. aud police telegraph OPERATOR
| have ia be content with whit they get now MAYOR
| po,dy who counselled economy In TIE matter q"
.,arv raising I'm view OF The large expense In Other
a,,ect,ons fourd himself steadily CutvOel by NJ as
| sociate, I'm the Board. lie showed BY no means 'hf
rrasp of the financial situation that his predecessor
| M,vor Chaplin, did, although he ma Dec"
brohor and bank president, ana u /"
nu,"naIre which Mr.. Chaplin i. far from being
rn. rcsnl, of the work year when II -tnhcs inc
nock,ts Of the taxpayers next December may ScN ~
| elect a Republican Mayor next year II 'he hepuo
means could secure the Controller and Auditor tD''
| fall aud the Mayor next year, they wo"" h''' ="
| majority OF the Posrd Of Estimate
| mo lime meeting, of the Republican ward a's"ci'
,,s in all uarrS Of the q viii be- held on Iu'sdN
| eveuInc and resolutions viii be adopted III marty
! support OF the National nominal ms Oi huTT'So" w.
| Reid which the County Committee huofseu l"''
! yroek The sign and symbol # the campaign promises
| IN hc the "Crandiat.icrs hat" huge one maoe Oh
| ,,r heinr shown at the gcne:af committee mceuhg'
| uhue a luu In p/tical enthusiasm may be cAP'c''u
dur,up the vacation there viii DC acuNc p''
| ratons made for vigorous and aggressive c""p"t.
IN bosdn ir the early fan. The Work VIII DO sSS"""
| cally carried on. A., ,r.,,,
rhe question Of the Craftsmanship Of the Campaign
| o,,,,,.o * n puzzling one. on the one hand IN,
NUni NJ the Executive Committee. which sPpohea
famnaipn Committee, was secured bS tue dn,i
nv s"n fnrces before the convention met, ana tue
new chairman has the power Of appointing ,c ad ", ~,
NJ, n"mmittec Of twelve who have power 10 tau 10
p"Ie nu,nher frCm men In The general commute
i"e, fall the COMMITTEES was Increased - t,lr'i, a.
',. -, mos, iii for the campaign 10 be IN ING hann'
". 10 men who worried for the President rem lmi
,ion nv III all members Of the pary ar, cluas
for the ticket ana may b. depeiueu "P"i
| 80 a. all in tnoir power for It's SUCCESS.
w VI he,icye the Republicans made the best nonn;l,
o. a., heir now Minneapolis SAID IN indcp ha
vu , ~, YESTERDAY, and Will vote Tor fresinch'
| Da"rjsnm In preference 10 any Democrat save OK
| PRESIDENT Cleveland" =, .o.,.. nth .l,r.d