New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

! JACOB WORTH.
were not identical with those controlled by ex-
senator WORTH who had much to do with the adoption
Of the plan OF reorganization but they worked to the
| same end. Mr.. Worth was not an original advocate
| of reorganization, but he saw in 1t a means to an
| end and became hearty supporter OF II. lie
became a member of the Republican General Com
| miitec I'm 1902 but was seldom heard from until
| he nominated W. J. Butling for president at the
| annual meeting in January last. While reorsuni1a-
ton was under discussion he spoke several times and
when the reoreanzed committee elected officers las
| week Mr. Worth again nominated Mr.. Buttllng as the
presiding officer. and he was elected by acciamauoh'
! as the other officers.
Jacob Worth who now holds the Office OF Com
| missioner of Elections. has been active in public
affairs I'm the city for quarter oi century. lie
was a native Of Ecw-lOrk city, where he was born
In 1898. Ills parents were so poor that he was put
to work In ropewalk AT the ace Of eight years ana ne
| served an apprenticeship for six years He then
| worked as a and aftcrward as a boatman'
When eighteen old he entered the United States
Navy as an apprentice. When the war broke out he
offered his services TO his country and enlisted as a
| private in the 139th Regiment. y. Y V. He rose
TO the rank Of captain before he was mustered ont
Of service at the close Of the war and took part u
| many battles soon after the Mr.. Worth made
his home in the sixteenth Ward OF Brooklyn. where
he became a political power. In 1873 he was elected
a member OF Assembly and by successive r. elections
he served six terms in the lower House Of the Legs
lature In 1879 he was made on" OF the three Com
mi,s.onerS OF City Works ly Mayor Howell. In
June 1880 the law went into effect replacing tie
three Commissioners for each city department ny u
single Commissioner, and Mr.. Worth was appointed
by Mayor Howell Fire Commissioner. His term
ended In February. 1850. when Mayor Low appointed
Colonel John v. Partridge 20 succeed him. Mr.
Worth secured the Republican nomination for CONGRESS
In the old WITH District in 1so2. but was defeated 10y
.f.d rIn tfp
Senate and was reelected in 1777. At the eim Of
his term Mayor Chaplin appointed him one OF the
four Commissioners OF Elections. two Of whom are OF
each party. In 1565 and In 1876 Mr.. Worth was
Republican Presidential Elcctor. In 17'6 and $3.50
he was a delegate to the National Republican Con
vention and he has served in many state AM local
nominating conventions For the last few years lie
has lived in the Nineteenth Ward.
While no change made In the president OF The
Republican County Committee, nj IL organization last
week, W. J. Buttlng being reelected 10 that Office by
reason OF the work he had done for the reorganization
scheme, an entire change was made In inc o'her
officers Of the committee. In place of four wee
presidents. there Is only one, Joseph benjamin
lie chairman of the Reorganization Committee OF
last year. lie Is resident Of the sixteenth ward,
whore he Is prosperous real estate dealer,
The new secretary OF the committee. succeeding
Warren c. Trcdwe. Is Albert \. Wray. OF the twenty
third Ward. He Is lawyer at No. 62 Walis' New
mt,ce Of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club. which
began enroll the Republicans of the city last spring
Assistant Secretary David 7. Watkins Is succeeded by
William IL. Caldwell. Of the Twenty seventh WARD.
The treasurer Is Frank >qucr who taxes Inc pace
held by John f. Henry until his death. Mr. sqnier Is
"A resident OF the Twenty second. living Ia Nlutha'c
in fine house overlooking Prospect Park His bu'i-
ness Is that OF a merchant in Duanc-st New-1oTK'
The new Republican Executive Committee VIII
hold It's first meeting Tuesday evening, ana IL
is expected that Benjamin F. Blair. OF the SeVen'"
Ward. will be chosen chairman 10 succeed "'orHc
+. Elliott, who served five months as chairman OF
the old Executive Committee and is not member
OF the new one. The committee when competed
will consist of thlrty-fve members, one from each
OF the thirty-two wards and towns and the pIesi-
dent, vice-president and secretary OF the County
Committee. There several vacancies Ill 'he
BODY enc ward and four towns not yet organ
and not represented III any way ana ~ Nv"
executive members have been designated from cach.
The members Of The committee IN good standnS ar
james McEwan: Third Ward, Michael j. D.hy
Fourth War! Adaon w. lIallock r FIN nino, W'r M
Hurley seventh Ward Eenianin F. GlaI oor Esn w
Valid John J. sch'usscr; Twelfth Ward, james
hrG snr1 M"S Gsprcs e% a w I%d
Henry G. sahen; Nneccn,h ward Jacob w W1r,
wete VAIL Jesse 9,o d%en W4G g'' F M%I%
.quicr; twenty third Ward CL"ins ~ MN;
ixth Ward a. lIurt; Twenty-,eventh ,,A Mnia;
charles Isg1e Twenty w sis oA WasG N as,s
Mr. benjamin as executive mcmb"r bu, a. nr
is eN-ohcio in the Executive Committee aho''''r
deIesa, Will be chosen III his place. ,
Tne new ger1yinander OF the county by the Board
Of SUPER sors is cieverly devised plan to keep as
,nnbs Of the Democratic leaders. and 10 keep within
the pale OF the law at The SINE time. Last year nt
concluded that the law did no, specifically stais
ina, the county must be equally divided they '"nta
Al la pr Il, -
and formed them that they varied from 10000 10
100 900 in population making them Of contiguous
Territory In order make some Of them Demo
caiic in polite the Aldermen reformed the ward
boundaries In several nsn1ecs; When r oT'ras %"s
general sentiment Of disgust with such shameless
PROSTITUTION Of p9 , P co%rs a Hous g ha lower
courts sustained the supervisors action the conr, :"
men, was made necessary Such Democratic leaders
as Cooperation Counsel jerks Register Kcnna ~Jh1
shcvn Iioa En r. Warcmborg put their hc"ds TO-
reiher and decicd that ~ The Cont ~ Appeal ni'
Though It was presented in the briefs Of the Republican
counsel they would take the risk Of another ov"rung
ixteen Of the eighteen districts Democratic Ihe
plan was worked over with a careful consideration
duallv n scheme was perfected which should make
he districts nearly equal r. population and Of con-
,s in the great majority of them.
Tc result The has s"Rsf Fourth wn aGGea to the
Frs and second. slice Of the Tenth Ward ,s !.
I'D District has The twentieth Ward aided he
AIKEN from the last -namcd. The vth District, which
last ycaI was made up OF The Seventh. Nineteenth
ana tormnd of all he Nineteenth and ali the seventh
save eight districts out OF hrtNtwo. Inc town, OF
district are added 70 the 49, Eighth wari .,i ~,
me h a .ovenih Ward AMI fourteen OF the Eleventh
Ward are addd to make The ,N vi M pScl p ns
NV, In thc With. with eleven districts Of the Tenth
Ward 4" The same policy was pursued with The r.s'
", ~. city save that the FIFTEENTH sixteenth,
g,,,"a,,y and Twenty second wards not divided
The seventh Ward Is divided iikc all t'ani int hrsc