New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES

4 full attendance OF Republicans Is anticipated at
the APRIL meeting Of the County Committee on Tues
day evening in the Criterion Theatre and a lively dis
cu,>on likely to take place There is general
ment upon the dates selected by the Executive Com
mttee for the primaries and conventions and they will
probably be ratified by the General Committee. The
primaries will lie named for Thursday, April 81 At
these delegates viii be selected In each ward and
town to attend Assembly District and Congress Dis
trct conventions. These will be held the evenings
of the two succeeding days. At the twelve Assembly
District conventions there will be eighty delegates
chosen to represent the county at the Albany Conven
ton TO be held April -. There will be four Con
gress District conventions at each Of which two
delegate, TO attend the Minneapolis Convention In
June will be selected.
There Will be- contests in nearly every ward over the
choice If the delegates 10 represent the party between
the rival Interest, represented respectively by Naval
Officer Wills and Internal Revenue Collector Nathan
Each is putting forth every effort 10 control Of
the matter of naming the men to represent Brooklyn
IN the National Convention and there is likely 10 be
larger vote pOled at the primaries than has been the
case for a number Of year.. Mr.. Willis Is confident
that the ncrca- ed interest will advance the party. and
that large number of voters driven out Of the party
10y unwse methods. will BE- brought back. lie says
" There will be a healthful interest in the primaries
which augurs well for the future Of the party IN the
city. | think that we shall bring back the majority
OF the $4,000 voters who have been forced out OF the
party or into inaction In politics in the last few years
believe that we shall show great strength at the
primaries and that the principles and practices which
have dominated the party for time will lie re
bukcd.'
VIII there be any effort to secure delegate at
large from the state Convention who will be q Brook
lyn man 70
Yes. We shall try to secure representation There
Lar been talk trying get exMayOr Schroeder
TO 60. or Murat IIalstead. Either Of them would
ably represent hi fellow Brooldyn Republicans
David A. Baldwin, cX-prc>ident Of the Republican
General Committee Is one of the leaders the Nathan
side. lie SAYS "Thc effort to lnclte contest at the
primaries Is foolish one but that we are In It, II
viii be carried through. II Willis does not look out
he won't be able 10 carry his own Congress Dis
trict. - far rs l know, all the brooklyn
Republicans favor the denomination Of Iresi-
dent Harrison. lie beat Cleveland before. and
can beat him again. The party will be united at the
polls next tl. A. for myself do not favor the idea
% having 4 Brooklyn delegate at large am
favor # the four who represented the state IN
the convention Of Lass namely. Platt. Miller iiiscock
ard Dcpcw. They four splendid men, and We
should not know which to ask to STAY nj home ''
let Brooklyn man -. - far a the Kings County
delegates arc concerned there l1s been especial DIS
cu.>iou If names. but representative men VIII be
chosen AZ The state Convention the Presidential
clect,r, will De selected for each Congress District
II j., expected that the legislative Committee Of the
General mnittce vii have important report u
present ou Tuesday evening. THIS committee. ~
which George /. Elliott T. chairman, mad" --T"ral
ciahprlf" report, last year upon matters b"forr The
Legislature u interest e. the pnblc IN brooklyn but
tlu- far this year. when the Democratic majority are
lo,tur thc public Treasury and laying heavier ana
heavier burden, upon the taxpayers, nothing has vet
been heard from il. There ought - b. RINGING Pm
test lciln,' the wholesale r'r~ymandcr oi tie wards
- c cify which proposed the bin which puts In
e. 3D.. fftufIr u rl
hoaalaf.c. ~ viii. II ~, become = Law the Re
puhlcan, ma, 70, VOL give mp all hope II carrying
Assembly, >"a,'c or Nicrmcu's districts. or even IT
'l.Dt.nr SUPERVISOR II vill D., possible f1r the Demo
cratic Aldermen. who are hoping ~ ct $1,000 = year
iur their valuable % service. 70 alter th" boundaries
~ a ward 10 Ont down the Republican voi" At
ans Tine. Il 3. question whether any such change
vonld ancrt a C1nlrc-s district. The new nnporiion
mert u CoucIc,, districts viii b. Hycd by law before
any change 10 ward boundarlrs can De- made. aud 1t
win probably De- held that ANY chang VIII n0, AFFECT
them But the wnr boundaries al
icrcd by ilo Aldermen 10 sut tie D'moorntc ward
!radrr. iyf0r. the new appofoumout II Assembly
Ditrct- Il mnv b. the tlat man VII vote
from ore ward Tor Congressman and Ia another TO-
A-.cmbyran.
IN. Union League club has entered II. protc IN
no uncertain manner against the proTo 81 law pat
ting the power ncf.a-. the -,arc. - the employee
of tf- city iu the hands - the Board II Estimate.
paid The resolution, adopted DID," that The principle
- ne bll 3 the mot dnnccrou, and obnoNous form
81 legislative control as II uccr digality Will"
II forbid. economy and the power 10 rcctiiy mis'nkcs
ard wrong. and II dcni" the people 81 hr"kYn tho
RIGHT 20 manage tlr own affairs. and IL Is lcgl-laton
I'm the Interest 81 e,travagsnce.' The club might
well inio "a .i.nar stand regarding the measure to
put control of vnrd boundaries IN the hrds Of The
Aldermen. \, by tie terms Of the city charter each
ward 4. town ~ the county. II may De questioned
whether thr legislature can dclc'e it. reht 10 alter
town boundaries =, mmnidlm body
Another effort =, establish .ocnl political or
rarllnflon which shall have weight IN the direction
Of party affair f. teins made. The BEGINNING was I"
m. conference held On ~aturda, night week IN the
p,l r.ta,c F,o,oucc whom a committee Of seven was
fucd "a .akc INTO consideration The matter ana l" re
,,ri a plan for action. This cOmmtie" include snch
rcpr.-.rtat.vc men o. Theodore J.. Wills. FrnhRlh
Wiy,irur il. hua VI. Van cot, Henry L. Palmer
samucl T.. Dury,a Alexander y. Lewis ana ''orr'
rruinard They viii report at another conference l"
lc called for saturday night. II IS expected 70 n'ko
the or.rnzaton representative one, and hav" dele
cato. from .di the wards. The plan includes head
ouortc, I'm tie vicinity Of the CITY Hall Perhaps tho
nearest model for The new organization Is IA" Ola
Rciui,!can Lcaguc of witch Il. u. benedict was
president nj one time. and +. VI. bscrion wa S'''c-
fairy Tut TN, never succeeded in cNcriing 80 power
fu an Influence upon the party was anticipated
and f!ncc the Union L"aguc Club Was formed 1t Las
lcen IN "A state Of suspended animation, although "
sin Ggrir.. I'm the s Of political clubs Of the city. with
hcadonarcr, AT 40 I.403 Fulton IT.. where the rial
c,ntc Office 4 Mr. Edeeron Is situated
with the Ypnng Republican club, the Union Lcaguc
Cub The Lcaguc II RcInbl Clubs. the Anti saloon
Republican League. and tho Federal Republican cab
uarc voud seem e. be- Nth for new Orgnni1n-
lion I'm the party uulcy, IS Intended 10 MI different
Held from that occupied by thc+c. Mr.. Wills
IN, Of the purposes II the new orHinlhi-
ton that II Is designed to advocate s,,, , hc,
nuidlcan principle, and to Interest All cithcns
in efforts 10 further good government and % prevent
Democratic dictation " Republican nominations; ne
nubcgus I'm every ward OF the city Will be Invited tD
nike pnit IN the organization for the purpose 81 pnniy
ing the party. \ headquarters VIII be hi'h IN me
vicinity Of lin, city Hall. and whom the organization
has grown sufficiently a clubhouse Will be built.
Thc H,pullican primary the Twcnty eighth