New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
week.

| RRIG >DITR-GENERAL JAMES MEIER
| James McIeer /, now In his nftyt'ird year. nav
| ing been born I'm December. $50. lie Is n""N'
| Of Brookyn and studying law IN The once VI
| General Croo,cr prominent member Of the local
! militia when The war broke out. and he promptly
! enlisted I'm l-GI In Company &. IAN Rreiu"N
host known from their zoulvc uniform ~ Inc rel
! logged devils" He was wounded In the hrNi pa'
lie Of Bull Run. bat WAS able to return 10 NV
field in a few months. ON Auci, -" lr"-' ~ ''
battle Of Georgetown. Va. h. was wounded J" VIZ
LEFT arm and enc lrr. II was proposed I" ""p"'''
both rs they were .bady shattered. bu' b" p"
/ ,o.,ed 80 vigorously that hi leg was saved IL
,,s nr,cticouy helpless. however. Tor TWO war;
! and at TIE return Of his REGIMENT r''' III " |
| rage with his left arm of near the ,no'"''' ~
| then Joined the National Guard ana h''i '"' ''''
| ous Offices Of first lieutenant Piar''rim'''I' may
| and lieutenant colonel until he became '"I'"'l :"
| cow ,,r rd,ort Wlllr In command ~ II ~
! "a NJ was made Br.ralcr General OF tAr INT
! rrc,ac ,o succeed g., neral Jane Jonrhah' WIZ
/ v,s made Major General and pat IN comm Nv
! a.. second Division. When 10" DIVISION I'""
,io, was abolished in 1--G. ara me ""i "',
: . rdc,d.s were consolidated In 10" H''"i'
r'"'' Y y General McLo"r Wa
( nl,ccd In command AMI has rmai''' '-'''
/ since. ,,,r.or L.ran In
The political career u General N'I'"r '' -. Pc
,.c- whom ne WI, elected City Auditor "h ~, ;"
| ,uhucon Ticket In I-G9 be was "I''tn 9u .,',
| ts.io,,- I'm, DID not serve. II" wA- h"'' "
| ntn ,r.nt Tor Long Island In l7'" IL
| - prc.i1cn. Have. appointed lin Postmaster III"
! :, .ci,. I,nuirv l. 1-7-. lie was 'i'fr""'" y
! ,,,o,nt.d hy Pr, -ld"ut Arthur. Fr''"'"l y
! rcrmitt.d him To- ~crv" ont DIS term anu ", 49,
! Hendrix hi> Successor on Iuiy l. l7-'. ~
D. ducod many r form, and now m''mF- !" ''
gr one 81 the most important Wa 'I' "'''''
tran, fer Of mlil- from IN" great TRUNK tl'''""'
o,rir- ir I.r..y CIV directly 10 Brooklyn "l'"""'
! ,rs.in, through the New York Po-tobc'' "u' "''
ing nuch cclay lie held the Po-ima-'r-nP i"' ''"'
| yoors and saw the city doull" In ~" All" NV ''
| a. ,c,r,,i.. ,pcro,.. thrccfoh. In l--- Mayor
charln named General Ncl>rcr one ~ the IN "''''
r Of the city, and hi, term in ollc" VIII "Aplr me
,mir, summer In ih" parade Of the NA''"iA'
ou,rd General NcIccr i. alway- conspicuous hS"r''
If. + active IN the Grand Army - well - III ''
I National Guard.
The final meeting of the various Republican ward
,.,,claan, of tLr city VIII Dee hid Oh Tuesday even
rpr q, before tI, ilird Tuesday 81 anoih'r month
,onc. around tl., will y" ont ~ existence under I'D"
Z pl,n OF party r,orcluihition. When ih" E"rubh''h
pariy came into formal existence In l-jd - th" sue
c,-,or Of the former VILE party, tn" "a;i a--"'l'
| ion. Of fla. .ait.r were retained. With chang" Of
! name ~ that time .nu. "i the ward, only had f."
hundred Republicans. vhcr. now ih'rr ar" thousands
one Of , great trouble with the cAi-tne association,
/, their unWicdy proportions. many 81 she M inh'i-
hclne di-frIuchi-'d ~ primaries. and control beng
retained hy leader, who wcr' able 10 gain fll'"w
| INK 10y variou, method> The roll books hav" all"
! become cloggcd with th. names of dead removed
members. TIN. ward Organizations viii diner
radically from ID, old one, by being delegated b.di'-
The pIimaric, Will l.. hereafter he'd IN election di-
| ,rcts where every Republican voter can enroll ana
! vote for the men 10 represent him IN the committee Of
hi, ward and for tn" men to + rn th" ward cpnvrn
, tons. Tia, ward committees viii choose the delegate,
| 10 lh- Genera. Comfy Committee, and til" ward
I nj che - q
| county nominating conventions. and 10 ilr. tonerc,
| senate, ~ mby and Aldcrnanc conventions to
| name candidate.
Inc rev system. which Wa adopted with practically
| no >crod, opposition los tine old General Committee
| which ended IT, existence on fuc,dIy light. la
| ~ further m"cinls concerned, Will b. rui under
| was al once. On before Thursday Of IMs week..
| Chairman IuttinG Of the Gci RAJ Committee. /, 10
designate one delegate from each wdrd or town To ac
with the president Of the ward town association.
who shall enrolment committee Ia "IcI
election district. 20 far practicable. the commit
lc,ncn are t. live in their districts. y wcch after
their appointment the committee. must secure silt b"
places for enrolling ia" voters. In a"otAcr week -
compici" li>t Of the place l. 10 bc prepared Then
ON second Tuesday Of May the cnrJnct viii take
place. ON the loarh lu, day of the month ih"
prmaic, ar, 10 take. place. each cl"olion district
elect officers OF each association ana d'lrGata /"
ward committees. liz" Iaii'r are 10 meet Oh Tn
last Inrcny Of MAY aud elect their olh,.rs ana
delegates To- the General committee, when will con
, TAI, - mcml~rs rhis body Is 80 much ,mallr.
| tlrn the ola committee. that 1t viii ho logger b.
| necessary iD meet IN IL" Criterion Theatre. but The
! monthly H".lnga viii lee held III The party heat
quarter, al M. Ijl Lawr'ncrst.. which la, been
| hired tor anulhor Year = rental ol 80. The
receipt, Of new committee from dues win De- II =oo
or ! 900 L., than from The old committee. but III
,hr p,-dcni and s'criny "f the ID comniitlc'
will be- chosen 10 similar olhc', ~ ia" n"% one.
me -hamc aud disgrace hrrpcd upon the city b.
+ the reckless IIng' acknowledgement Of municipal
allnila have been greatly Increased by The hoa1l"
] inc If ne
. men began the ic'ord 81 the "'"h wan Gel vic .
~ valuable railroad franchise, w"r" dlSl"'"d al N
the cold thirteen ~ one h,nh,r ol '' 10, ,'i, G
ignatcd the majority, MOI iHr lh, P'v, "I , pun
treasury hut III all probability i"r me prom ." Iii
Tirc,rc hallway Compan, ,ior Which Tie Nassau
'ompiny i, ony anoih = name, secured valuable fran
m IN" "port of tie irookiyn CT, 60 niiny III, be-,
rr",r'd m lie IlruokIyn Erald OF Aarin, ana II i
| used n, like results have been secured. The super
| vi,or, VIM oln.yrd ia" dictate, Of the cotrri" OF
called down by the Cont OF Appeals, and VIII hay
Board shall bc found SWltE uhd'r ,he Hulr h'll, n
apaI,,t them to b. brought to trial. and hal
oT, ,Ee , vas VIZ ',II fnptr added To % IN
decision 81 Judsc Pratt setting aside the award OF ih'
commission in the Long i'land NHrr sIppy 90,
rnnys case which ha, cost he cry go oJo To obtain
ana the revelation Of III" fact that The law uhh"i
when Tia" commission acted con,A" pea u" l'cm n,
r irgc oi appeal. the city Is catcpped from any s"c'
: william j. tiaynor has begun a shrcwi political
campaign by Speaking upon the uppermo,t topics 81
h" nh co Gos. al s Io S Of the e Ety. IL
has areadv addressed the Young Republican ana th'
IIroollyn Democratic cub nri The Republican Union
League Club Soon: ,, , ~.
TIE German 5,p FAR y % be rib, G" IA OK oI
r Mayor Schroeder aud Mayor Body. Nv this fair
which Is to ia %'i fortnight a i od so @ na to raj" 70
the German Hospital to be bnt In ST. Nicholas