New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
POLITICAL AND PERSONA
PUEBLO MEN AND AFFAIRS.

The result Of the Republican rcenrCllment, which
took place last week In the great majority Of the
election districts showed gratifying interest on the
part Of the voters ut time when political excite
ment l. abroad In the land More than Onefourth OF
those who cast their ballots for Presidential electors
last fall enrolled their names on single evening
There fortyfvc districts In the city In which no
enrolment took place. The Eighteenth Ward was
the only one In which there vas no enrolment which
was largely dne to the position taken by f. f. Will
lams SUPERINTENDENT of the Peter Cooper Cine Works,
long the Republican leader IN the ward Similar
condition Of affairs existed in the four county towns,
owing TO the apathy OF those who fear their local
supremacy will be endangered by the adoption oil the
new system. But with 600 OF the 81 election us
trcts OF the county organized the success Of the new
system Is assured.
Active preparations are now being made for the
primaries TO be held next week. At the primary iJ
each election district where there are fifteen enrolled
voters the officers OF District Association VIII be
chosen, inclrdng chairman secretary and three IN
spectors Of election There will also be elected dele
gates TO ward committees the basis OF one for
each district and one fr each sovcntynvc Rcpubcah
votes cast IN The district last fall They are 10 serve
until the beginning Of the next year Those voters
who are not members OF district associations by
enrolling week will have opportunity to do so
after the primaries. After August no person shall
be- entitled to a primary unless his name has
been enrolled for sixty days before the primary AS
the primaries for tic choice Of delegates to the noi-
nrtng conventions name candidates for Mayor and
other city and county officers will be held in Sep
tember II will be necessary for all who would take
part I'm those primaries to BE- enrolled before Au-
gust 1.
The Ward Committees will be organized on May 80.
The number Of delegates in each will vary fiOm 12J
In the Twtnty-third Ward, which cast 6,577 votes
last fall and has forty election districts, to eleven
In the Second Ward, which has seven election dis
tIicts and gave Harrison $50 votes last fall BY
the second Tuesday in June the new County Com
mtee OF 10I will be In readiness to hold It's meeting
and TO take up the work laid down by Its predecessor.
The speech made by Mayor Doody at the dinner
given To John Delmar Tuesday night Is believed
10 show that II will be the policy OF the Democratic
leader, 10 renOmlnate him nrAt fall lie devoted him
with that in New York. Boston and Philadelphia, show
ing that Ii much cheaper per capita, but he
failed 10 notice that In Chicago II Is cheaper than in
Brooklyn.
supcrvlsoraIargc Klnkel has gone on a months
tp 10 the West 10 visit his who Is In bushes In
hands VI Supervisor John Y. McKane.
Those VINO heard the Mayors evidence ut the trial
OF Pigott became more than ever convinced tit ne
l. the representative OF Others In the Mayors
chair. lie certainly presented II ptabl, spectacle
trying 10 excuse the mlsdecds OF the indicted city
officials, OF whom he narrowly escaped being one by
explaining that II was decided 10 go ahead ana spend
the uneSpended balances for city celebration despite
cured. The sharp crosscxaminatlon OF the Mayor by
Attorney kdgway disclosed the fnct that There
Is no love lost between them.
Flowerbods are 10 replace some OF the arid waste
Aldermen a few years ago where there was green
SMard formerly,