New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.
PRESIDENT MOORE OF THE MoNrAUK CLUB
THE STATE CoMMITTEEs-GENERAL" oop'

nprsrDrvr MOORE OF THE MONTAUk CLUB
THE STATE coMN1rTEEs-GENER WOOD
FORD TO SPEAK IN OHIO.
- A.. o,,,,o mon n, affairs In the city VINO
Ia ,ha d,stroctinc cares of important business III
,.os,s find time for interest and participa'ion III
rolitics and club nfe a foremost place MUS. W 80,
r. Charles A. Moore. Mr.. Moore Is d h'e''o', I'll
important railroad supplies firm OF Mahm'e' ma"
& Moore he Is an eX-presldcnt OF the brooA's. ',
Republlcun Club and the president OF 'ie ,
CIub the success Of which has been one Vi Wv mo-
col, ~ rho recent history OF the city. mere are
so,ora, men in the city OF the name OF o1iiies ~.
Moore but the one u whom reference 10 M , -,
t. = resident Of The Ninth Ward his home pei's u.
X, Is Eighth-avc. Mr.. Moore Is fory s,,
old and IS a native Of Livingston county ''i' so
ue was educated I'm Massachusetts, ana IN tnc ,o"l
=, ,ho ,rar no served I'm the Navy. In looo He w
,orod unon a business career which has been i'S"'
successful He early became Interested III H."
featuring railroad supplies. and III 1910 P-
tho Ashcroft Steam Gauge MANUFACTURING 'o'np'
A wear later he was the organizer OF the Co"
safety Valve Company, of which he Is stu preSu'h'
Cton ,sao no has been member OF the hrm Oh
Manning Maxwell & Moore, of New YORK. VIM w." 49,.
in all forms OF railroad supplies, implements
material Mr.. Moore IS associated WIN nu
NJ corporations and Is president OF the |o"o
Safety Valve Company and the TAPER Manu"'' o
componv yicepresident OF the Ashcroft MahIl"c'"r
ing Company and a director in the roma "a'n'''0
TI Comnanv and the Hayden g. Derby ManuiaC'ur-
Ing Company . 49,. ham,
Always an ardent Republican, Mr. Moore oesah
to take a personal Interest In pollucai ia''',, q"
ter the formation OF the Brooklyn 1ou"s me- ~.
Club, and became active In ue ors"'"
vhoo william IT Williams retired from the presl-
dencv after holding It for five years, MI NIoore
was selected us the fttcst man 10 sucoe'' '''''
and held the Office for two years. lie ieu''u ~
make way for Charles a. Scheren VINO 10" mus
the position. Mr. Moore was one OF the ooipoi'
tors OF the Montauk Club. and much OF the succe's
attending its formation and developme" ana "'o
building Of the fine clubhouse near the entrance -
Prospect Park IS due to his wise and intelleeht
participation in and direction Of the AFFAIRS Oh u'e
club lie has been its president since the clup ""'
fairly ON its feet and his annual reelection Is Il
matter OF course and occurs without opPoS'io''
Mr. Moore also belongs to the Union League HAM.
tlton Crescent Athletic. Riding and DIVING ana
Carleton Clubs OF Brooklyn; the Lawyers and the
Engineers Clubs, OF NewYork, and the thloh
League Club OF Chicago lie Is also vce-preSueht
OF the Casino Association, Of Grcenwch, tohh''
where he has a handsome summer home Oh Lon5
Island sound. lie built his house two years ago,
and rides in n special to and from business
with club Of his ncighborS during that part OF the
wear when he Is away from Brooklyn. Mr. Moore
wa, a delegate to the National Republican Coh'eh-
ton IN l-92, and he has been talked OF as one OF
the best men IN the city to I'LL the Office OF Mayor.
lie IS n man OF massive frame, but his friends say
that his heart Is correspondingy large, ana MS
gcnallty and cOmpanionabeness are greatly appre
dated by wide circle OF friends. The cordiality
prevailing in the relations Of the various clubs OF the
city Is largely due to the influence OF PRESIDENT
Moore Of the Montauk.
No BROOKLYN man has yet been put forward
for A place on the state ticket. The iil-forthne OF
OK. Mayor Chaplin when he ught to b. named Tor
tile Arovernor,hip has disheartcncd the Demo'
Gratis who are aspiring for Office, although TIE sup
port secured from Boss Mclaughlin fr the can
ddacy OF Maynard for the bench OF the court OF
Appeals Is supposed to bc obtained Eppn oohdluoh
OF his naming a man Of hi, choice for an Important
place on the ticket. The Republicans Of Bro>Mvn
have not been represented upon the slate ticket lor
A uumlcr Of years, ard 1t Is not likely that they VIII
be- this year There /, "A vacancy IN IN" list oi mem
Der, Of the Republican state Committee from BROOKLYN,
due 10 tho death Of William II. Beard, TO be filed at The
approaching State Convention. The men who repre-
sent the other four Congress Districts are James W.
Eirkctt william J. Taylor, Charles VI. Newins, and
Robert VI. Johnston. Under the rev political cohdl-
lions now existing It Is hardly likely that they All
will be returned. Tie Brooklyn men on the Demo
cratic state Committee are John Delmar, james W.
Rid gway John Cot;ier. Hugh Mclaughlin and Frank
T. Fitzgerald. KS County CLERK Cotter has recently
changed his residence from the city To county
town. Is likely that lie will BE- succeeded by some
one else. Nj. Mclaughlin 3 aNcrsc TO attending tHs
meeting, Of tho committee. ami j. usually r"preSehteu
10y senator Mcoarty, and he may not remain III the
body.
The recent outbreak OF sheriff Courtney II no sur
prise To those who recall hi, lat" "scaInde OF like
character New York. wncrc he was a. e>ted Tor IN
tONIcaiion. who AT all familiar with MS method
of cnnduciiuc himself when I'm M, cups The demon
aliIing effect Of the enormous Income secured by me
the county under the Zee system Il power
mi argument in fnvor OF fixing salaries 70: this and
other lucrative county Office, Nh' rin Courtney VIII
retire from Office on January |, and will not be able
after that date To exploit himself III sch an M
digluncd manner while proclaming the public position
he holds. II" was Il Civil Jnslc" before ne was
promoted 10 his present office succeed Clark ID.
khinchar.
General stewart l.. Woodford + going 10 take an
active part I'm the campaign To be conducted In the
interest, Of Governor Mckinley in Ohio this fall. lie
will probably to that -at" between IN" first AM
the middle 81 October and make "A or more Of
speeches in support of Governor Mckinley's cam
palgn lie made several speeches In ohio III $50 in
The Interests Of General Garfield and will be able Ia
arouse Ike enthusiasm AZ In" present time.