New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

Theodore Brinkerhoh Willis is native ana me-
long resident Of Broolyn lie Is not ye, forS years o
but is veteran In political life. having been acuVc III
{. ovr ,,ce no ca hi first vote for President In 1850
His father was a well-known hardware merchant III
Cour,.st and the sons have succeeded him In bu'l'
moss NJ the old stand the firm now Deihg l. d.
Wills & Brother Mr.. willis was active III inc
formation o, the Young Mems Republican Ciub III
the Garfield and Arthur campaign. "" wn' resi-
Gent Of the First Ward and young men'' movement
led 10 his election supervisor oi MS warn III i
,rhon MAYOR Low Wa, first elected chief maglsirntc OF
the city. and asst ni,hcd the politicians hy regularly
ATTENDING the meetings Of the Board OF supervisors. oil
Which he was cN-ofhclo member. TIL" seat 81 Mt
Wills adJolned that Of the Mayor. and tn" latter ionhu
nm cficicn, supporter 81 hi, reform effort, In the
vou,bfnl srp,rvi.or Mr.. Willis soon becam" IN"
leader of the Republican member, Of the Board ana
when they vcr" in The majority In the body 'h"y
made Mr.. Willis president ic0 ten. OF the board MI
Office which carries with II ia" power 10 appoint 'h'
committees OF the body ~ successive rc'clcc-
tions Mr. Wills continued In the county legislature
for eight years. In the meantime h" had ho'om"
prominent In the Republican County and Executive
Committees. and In I-H7 placed al III" h"Ah oil the
Carr,aicu Committee IN The important May0r;liy cam
raier when Andrew ID. laird ran against Nn'Po -
Chaplin That the defeat OF the Republican canich'c
wa effected after the poll clo-cd In tai 'r"l'h =
believed by many most convcrsan With the '"c'' "'
the timc.
The experience in political management gained by
,, Win. in that can,psrn served him wel In 1905
whom no WAS again placed In charge Of tie phH
Conroittee and highly CTcdlialle result was
achieved His appointment - Naval "h''"f WIZ
wholly without effort his par, and u" IA" "'
tro1cht Of public Office In hi unschsh contributions
If time and money for the bench' ~ The party HIS
selection, however, vas commenced Oh al Sl"'9 ~
reeec,jny honor not only Oh himself. bat upon Ills
Il l 70
Nati nal ca-dlstcs. In tire unioriuna'" diVH''h
,ion occnr-.d In the ranks Of the General Committee
,hrcc wears ago the name Of Mr.. Wills was ai"cc'
~ ono fc.on lCcau,, Of hi, p"0mi"cncc as lcadc'
aItncugh hr by means the cause 81 "a" "'N'S"
% sentiment. Iui be ana his follower" coh''hn'u !"
many a hard fought contest both NJ primaries anu
=, ,h committee with varying results. Ills most
signal victory was lat sp.ing. VII 10 succc"fod III
oIcc,inp six Of the eight DELEGATES from Kings Comfy
IN the National Republican Convention. lie was an
oorrcs. and hearty advocate Of The denomination ."
President Harrison. going In person TO thc Mih"Pohs
corvcutlou and Zee aborcd faithfully In The campaign
last fell for his rc-eccion
whom ,bc idea was first broachcd Of rcorgan
zaticn Of the party In Brooklyn Mr.. WIFI becAh''
,co,+v advocate OF H. and he was one Of the committee
r,,ch visited Philadelphia last fall and studied the
,.o.,c, die.rict system which has how been adopted
&, rroo,,lvp os the result! Of their labors By thf
49,, ,,,ruo, q, the new system for the old ward As
nc,otions existing factonal lines Will be pcr'na
rer,lv cllitcratef. Mr. Wills Is an active mcmncr
., ,he Union League club ard Of the Brooklyn he
,,icor club which hc nided in cs'ablishing
l, n, tbc most important features Of the election
-, ,,u ,vi, he the choice Of state senators. 'ni"r
,,o now appor,ionment. which was made by Inc
,s,o,ure and not by the supervisors, ahn hence
-, no, have TO be made again. rs tho app"tIonmeht
-, ,h Assembly districts Will b" under thc a'ciS'o
y, tho cont Of Appeals. there will hereafter he nv"
.,o,o districts instead Of three. The new ones are
o,~,,,utcd entirely different nom I'll" ola ones
rna o,d I'D District has now practically become W"
. v,h and WITH and the old lid has been n'vaca
..n ,bc new I'D, IIld ard Vth. TIE Ola ~ III
,, conprised in the new lid. WITH and VIM. IN
!, IA Dis,rlct. composed Of the Seventh, MIMI
., rv,,uI and Twenty sec nj wards II Is pioo"o''
sono,or McCarty will seek reelection although
"'". ucnnblican candidate can give him sharp
''u,, Tho lid District. composed Of the Thirteenth
nsm twenty -nrst, Twenty-Five ana twenty
cn. wards. IS ooncededly Republican. senator
.',,,ou will doubtless seek 10 commune
,onIsi.,or. unless he Is chosen rs cahdoA'o
~. wovor. but ex-senator Birkett who now hves IN
,,s district will prove formidable antasonist IN .n'
nominating convention. Tho Ivm Nstnc'' 0'"'
n~s,no the vards from Fourteenth TO Hshtsensn M
p,'s,vs and the Twenty,sevsnth. will probably Dave
~ candidate t0s reelection senator Ascsgzsas ana