New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
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POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
PTDLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.


oEGANIZ,TIoX PLANS or REPUBLICANS.
There will be two sets OF delegates from Brookiyh
in Albany tomorrow, tn machine men to register
tho will Of Boss Mclaughlin I'm the state cohVeh-
lion and the other from the Anti Early Convention
Democrats who have announced Their purpose Vi ,
ing 10 induce fine state fonventi'n 10 Dissolve Wio
action regarding the choice OF Delegates 10 W" s
The former will number hirtysiX accredited deesa'o'
who will he accompanied by few Of the FAITHFUL rs
the scheme to send large delegation OF Sho"'e'S
and heolersr was voted down Few "e'hS "Ho'
pe,hans the two most plcuous delegates Will be ex
CORPORATION Counsel william e. DE Wit ana super
visor John y McKanc Mr.. De witt came I'D 'nc
front in politics after years OF retirement "'' IAN ~
went 10 the Saratoga Convention and voiced inc SUM-
ments OF the sncn and snrly' Kings county peno
Gratis when Mayor Chaplin was turned down" Ior the
Governorship Mr. De witt would Ike to be dcle
,,e IL ihe National Convention For four years john
y NcKane has not taken part In Denocrauc GU"
vontion his energies having been devoted !" i'eP""
lcan interests until he was invited back by the very
men who kicked him out OF his par'yS rahh'' wv"
Boss Mclaughlin himself. there VIII be III inc u''
cation these Office holders DlstrctAuorney Ehg"ay'
CONNER Lindsay Aldermen Cohey Mckee ana NC
cr,th CIV Works Commissioner Adams. CITY Hall
Kcencr Dunno Police Justices walsh and TiGhe, county
Clerk Cottler. Asscmblyman Byrnes Register haie'
supery.ors Comfy Manner and Baisley, warden hayes
and Quarantine Commissioner Anderson. or onehht
the delegation.
rbcrc will he n committee Of twenty-five protestants
against the midwintcr convention and they VIII De-
chosen from among the members OF the Committee OF
opo Hundred who have the management OF the OPP
nosition In this body there many we'll Known
publIc men, including President orr OF the ftOuuce
exchange: Bridge Trustee Moses May, civil service
Commissioners Hall and Putnam, eN-Chai1nes COM
missioner shpman. cxParb Commissioner liartean eA-
Mavor John W. Hunter. William Marshall Thomas II.
| IcnlV Of the Board OF fnuctton
Edward NJ shepard the Row Dr. Homer George Foster
Peabody W. H. Leonard, f. W iiinrichs. H. ID. iuO-
bard G. c. Adams. J. Warren Greene ana II" w
Hamburger The delegation to Albany will be heand
nv Messrs shepard. Hnrchs and icaly ana they VIII
mite their energies with those Of the New YORK uee
cation headed by f. II. Coudcrt and f. Elleiy Ander-
son They do not propose conhne their efforts I"
the protest ut Albany. but n that Is unheeded VIII
continue the nnti-IIlll agitation and may form III
independent Democratic General Committee IN hlhgS
| county IL has been several years since even the
emlance Of an organization IN opposition to the regu
lar machine has existed. but Number Of years ago
| So Ross, McIaughlln's rule opposed by stormy
| movement known as the Jefferson Hall Democracy
! and II forced his retirement from control Tor uhe
and n party reorganization Willie the delegates were
not Instructed when elected, they are au known 10 De
favorable 10 the prct"n-ons Of senator I'M ana VIII
| do fIe bidding Of their Boss In fact men WHO
have shown any signs Of Independent action were care
fuIlv lof of the list This notably the case In
| ,ecard 10 John T. QuntaId who wanted To represent
| his District but WIS not permitted to do 81 Inc
| Brooklyn delegates will start for Albany Tonight
| The Republican Committee on Reorganization inled
10 meet last week owing to the Illness % secretary
rduelI who yas unable TO ont the notices, but
"A meeting has been called for Wednesday evening oi
this week IL l. the opinion Of some OF the leading
men In the party that II will be possible to adopt a
| plan for modified rather than radical reoreaiHioh
10 test lis merits In the coming campaign II VIII De-
proposed to the committee TO leave the eASuhs warn
associations and the General and Executive commit
| tees as they now and to supplement- them WIN
election district associations These Will BE- formed
| by appointing a captain for each district. who VIII
cull together the Republican voters Of that territory
who In turn will choose their own captain to serve
for tho year His duties will be 10 keep roll oil the
Republican voters Of the district, to see that they
register and vote and do everything In his power to
promote Republican success. II Is also probabe 'ha'
the committee will also recommend that al NOMINATING
conventions shall b. composed Of one delegate rom
| each election district In the territory In when inc
candidates named are be voted for. and that thee
delegates shall be chosen at primaries In each eecoh
district which all persons who are members vi INC
party shall be entitled vote provided they registered
| at the preceding election.
Tho interest In the Presidential campaign to begin
early In the will overshadow all else IN inc
political line but there will be humber OF local oi''ceS
TO be filed at the election next fall II the Legislature
passes the measure 10 give two additional Justices OF
The supreme Court In the lid Judicial DISTRICT they
will have to be voted for In Brooklyn The Only CITY
officers OF Importance to BE- chosen are the 'oh'roer
and Auditor. These officials have The power OF ap-
| pointing Bridge Trustees In conjunction with the
| Mayor and are members OF The Board OF ESuhla'e'
The Democrats have not been defeated for these o'ces
| Tor a dozen years The county officers VINO VIII DC
| chosen a Dstrict-Attornoy to succeed James W.
| Ridgway. who Is completing his mh'h year III 'ne
Office; two Coroners In place OF DR.. ~ j. Rooney ana
George II. Lindsay County Auditor In place OF FRED
erck Keller, and Supervisors in half the wards.
The return to the salaried system In the Board oil
Aldermen Is distinct retrogresson from the step TAKEN
when the ward system Of representation III the boai
abolished and with II the salaries oil the members
There were formerly twenty-five members VINO re
ccvod $1,000 apiece. Now II Is proposed 10 pay
nineteen members - 900 each the original proposition
OF 80 800 having been cut down. Mayor hoody mas
expressed himself In favor OF further reduction to
81, 800 a year.
The enumeration OF the inhabitants Of tho city
will 10 completed this week, and the TACT tiat II l.
taken In mldwnter when every one Is mt home ant
the canvasscrs have especial reasons Tor getting
every name Is expected TO swell the popuhi'oh con
siderably beyond the Federal census oi june i0"o
when many PERSONS were out of The city for The sum
ner. The figures then were ooo'"io hhhousI
Mayor Chaplin Stated his belief IN the subStahui ac
curacy OF the figures n police census was taken IN
the fall, after psople had returned anu Io"Soeiao'
number Of children and immigrants had been anded
and ths result showed n total Of s33,D4o The iiealtl
Department estimates the population now to be IN
excess OF 100000. -, 4. o,. a,
The friends OF Temperance VINO Ieeh 10 coHInat tn
concealed purpose In the sudden uealrc On thc par
Of the Democratic authoIirS TO INIT, NIT pnt wTf,
dictated by motives of expedlen,y or ior ulterlo