New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09

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william W. Goodrich IS one of The best known
admiralty LAWYERS In Ncw-York. and possesses wild"
knowledge Of maritime law He is about sixty years
| old and IS a graduate of Amherst College. Ills
interest I'm politics back To the carly days "i ~
| Republican party and he has always mah'aiheu II
| actively lie was elected to the Assembly In 1870
and subsequently reccctcd In 1872 he supported the
| Liberal Republican movement. few years aI'r"'iu
he was an Independent, candidate for state senator
and came near being elected Mr. Goodrich was
selected by President Cleveland rs one of the members
] of the Maritime Conference Commission ana was one
| OF the committee which drafted Il new set OF rules
relative TO r0utcs of travel on the ocean, anu Nv
recently visited Washington TO secure their acopuoh
Mr. Goodrich was elected 70 preside over the General
Committee I'm 1901 to succeed Franklin Woodruff after
sharp contest. year later he was re'elcc'eu
without opposition. Last January lie retired In iaVor
| Of W. j. Bulting.
! The plan of reorganization decided upon alter
careful consideration Of all phases OF the suoc' =
based upon the system Of election district r'prch"
ton 1t provides for doing away with Tie prc''N'
ward associations and the General Committee Ihefc
will be an organization formed in cach OF inc "''
eIection districts Of the county where 10 RcpuDhcaS
meet for the plrlOs' sixty days before the ci'cuo
each year a canvass Of the Republicans Ol ci'h Us
trfct shall be made. Primaries are 70 DE- h'ii III
each election district between December 10 ana ~
NJ each year q elect delegates 10 ward and town
committees Each district Will be entitled to one
delegate and one additional for each 10 Eeplbicah
vote, cast ut the preceding Presidential or Governor
election. The ward and town committees shaH cI'c'
delegates to the County Committee" on the OASIS OF
one from each and one for the first 800 votes cast
for Republican candidates, and an additional one Tor
each 900 votes more. one half Of the delegates
will be chosen each year. The numb OF members OF
Che County Committee under the vote cast last Iai
will be 1O3. The annual dues Of members VIII b.
S25. The officers viii consist OF pfcslh"h'' vice
president, secretary treasurer and scrgeant"taihS
The Executive Committee will consist OF j2 members
representing the wards and towns.
one OF the important features OF the new party Or
ganization Is the reprcsen alton in nominating con
ventions. According 10 the Philadelphia pan "'ch
election district chooses delegate to each nominating
convention. But Il wis d"cidod That county con
vcntion with Gs7 delegates ana city convention
with Gf5 would b. entirely too unwicldy in Brook
lyn as II was here found extremely difficult 10 maze
nominations with 400 delegate, in III" last Nv years
80 1t was decided 10 make the number Oi u'I'-''c"
to the county and city conventions The same ~ 'H'
number Of members Of the General Committee from
the wards and towns. They Will BE- chosen by inc
ward committees. In the Congress- Senate ana Alder
men conventions the number of delegates allotted to
,ach ward will be twice 40 many as the number oil
delegates to the County Committee In He Assem-
bly, conventions the number Will be three times a.
many rs in the County Committee. In each ward or
town convention the number Of delegates Shah D.
he 81 IL
town committee. go
line report OF the Reorganization Committee VIII
como up al the meeting Tuesday night rs an amend
ment 10 the by laws OF the General Committee ana '
such will require a twOthlFds vote 10 ADOPT Inc
point Is be- raised by opponents OF inc Pd '' d.
~ virtually wipes out the existing organization II can
(ynIv IT,. adopted by unanimous consent, but tbs VIII
he oyerrul,d by the chairman. several members o
the Committee have expressed purpose Oh oppoSins
nm. ,aoption of the report, and lively debate 10
an,clpatcd. The prominent leaders, inducing 'oi
/ hector Nathan, Naval OIi'cr Wiia' 'o''''"''o''
WORTH Joseph benjamin and u. i. I""ii' ''' a."
heartily IN favor Of the report ana VIII a'."
,oonton F. +. Williams. W. ii. y. Cad"'us anu
Ionn II. smith are the principal opponents oi ui'
scheme. . 49,, o,,soid.
rhc dcfcat OF the measure to submit the cohSond"
lion oucstj0n TO popular vote next fail VIII "o' "
permitted TO put all end to Inc di'ou sun vi ''
,oct The Consolidation League VIII ZIP "p "
organization and continue The nsitatl"' anu !" - 80,
otod IN make the subject issue III the MAY o''"'
P, nav, fail While the opponents oil con
m,a,,nn nrotess great desire to -" cah"'u"'
, . ruord reD e. enns I Issue, 20 tatt u -" :"
40 ere BROOKLYN for Brooklyn, yet pr"DhDh "o,'
voud more dishcaitcn item ui'h !" ''0 VI 49,, -
en-, nrcsent municipal administration Pi'''"
,,I,,. 40 NAV be done In contrast TO an hPlo"i so
m. continuance OF the present " TIDE ',,,.
' a,,a,,on of the question will be fruiuui III '''
..non the matter Is brought up again next S'"' .,
VII. ,,,. obstacle 10 Mayor B0Oiy's reiohi"a'''
,,,oarcd I'm his attitude upon the q'''9'''
""' ~ uror license fees. When number oi P''"
'''' ,,,,o,e pre,entcd the matter TO llin an" u'5
'''''' 80 NJ the lee from 800 to 800 he eAl't9
INV -. IN conpromi,e upon an incrf''" 10 Fi
d ~, sturdy oppo,ition on the pait "i t l' ,,i.u
ihie "'ur and OF IN" rl H'du' ".
nHuoI ,nat they would b" ready - Pr', ,b.lr
dechi.u " 80 mayor who thus sought 10 i,em . d.
10 while any such repls"i ",' u," oncrlic
Proht' ine leaders. vet the Tear ~ ~ 'l'' ,if avn
a"oN." Tho nomination OIL Inc has" ".i :, re-.
10 pir,r II the danger Is r"garncu - -, xnrrtrd
successor ,a mari Of Mayor Body may w mai
treat on the p6v IoGpholc In III" dcchftion va,
and he ma "a,n no increase unless thr '''y -, ,,,
he WI =, INSTEAD Of the sum hehe M h"ncinc Inc
p ,"m' 81 the city. sine" n. ncudng before
thariu,' ~, =" un.i,lOn Of the money y P'"""7
tn" ErrlIng with the finances OF "" rrccs,or ma
me !ussh" n,n and continual by In1 ,uu,h-r Of
D, last borne is leiiiate and o,hes sadly hampcrci
pub &c worh, OF the city authorize, unI, sci II,
by the inaplnH nancy BY their sale. ne n' "carly
Donu, ,hc debt when may w. n'orc can be- done
l "a" That praccnH norn1 Increased is the city
until the asst more taxable property J. viii
authorities anu to,nng Of rifhn,h 10 n' 80 "cs.rd
,ombv result at oncr 70 g,o 900 900 In The town. o.
Value, from , advantages gained by beng ", in
he ground % '"' This wond permit the city !" j"
the cry dobt bv 81 ,00OOOo ,,,,,v IN a voung wife
crease arriacr Of Mayor W, IA not know that de-
was snrpils, y. ,,ur wears the ex-Magislia' any
spite m booking and as acnvs ~ The sands Street
nun Of the sanchest mempers cS hui was married
Memorial Methodist IN with the w: S
by the Quaker sei &c niece OF his hst VII their
OF ms W. his Children They t 1re occupy the ex-
co COUSIN at lakewood anS Ser thew return to town.