New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12

one OF the abcst men In the NcpuDhch" ~"
crnl committee lie Is lawyer III p ',.n.
shin with Frank Rudd at No. lo2 Broadwny'
New. York Both he and his partner nave long
been members Of PymoutIs Church. and Mr. bi"ir
has served as deacon and In other oh'''' p"'
In the church. lie Is a little more Una" .i's
wears old and educated at the Micfieah III
vcrsity at Ann Arbor. where ne was pr'u""''u ~
1851. lie member OF the "reeh c'''r $500
,,pba Delta IHti Immediately upon his graduation
,n, COLLAGE h, entered the army and saw consider
.hlc service After the h. began the prhcucc
Of law lie has always been stanch Kep"oh'"' INV
Il nm active member OF the Union League SIup "''s
succeeded ex Judge George Il. Reynolds az wee p'
dent OF that organization. Mr. BAR hNes J" c'
seventh Ward at No. I05 Greeneavc. lie was III
dnced 10 become candidate for the post OF pr'''u'
=, ,b. general committee a few DAYS before inc
o,ec,iop Inst month against his own Wishes but ~
was defeated by n few votes. Mr. biair WIS o'' VI
,h cop,sel I'm Tx, proceedings brought last summer
ia test the legality Of the Democratic g'rrSm'""er VI
| ,b, Assembly districts OF Kincs County
The MAN Of reorganization which his report r'co"
m,nds proydes for the formation oil election us
,ao, os.,c,arons which send two delegates cach
q, uord associations which, in turn, have three rpc
sen,atlyes apiece In the central campaign co""'''
which takes the place Of the present eAecuu'o Nv"
| general committees. There are o'hcr n''''. '
| o. the Philadelphia system put forward By A. DeI"o'e
Elweu A. H. Wagner and other members vi u'
80, comn,l,te. which will also come up on
,r,osdor night The executive committee Will re-
port resolution favorng the reference OF MI '' po
| po.ed plnns 10 "A new committee oil tmr'yt"o, o"e
m.mler from each ward and town. 10 examine digest
| md report back upon N the April meeting
In The selection OF George +. Elliott rs chairman Oh
IN. RepnblIcan executive committee. that bony ao''u
| u,,b marked wisdom. Mr.. Elliott J. one OF the
| hardest working Republicans In the city, ,'' guy.
| bi, time and money freely m the camphsn '"''
| fall and was Of much assistance 10 Ih"'r""" "''"'
| OF the campaign committee. knowing 'h' "oP''
nature of the contest. he consented 10 sacrih'e "o
| as candidate for Disttct-Mtorney IN rreNu'''"''
| year when the customary Democratic majority io
,oc., onicc wos sure tn be swellcd largely. and lie
mude complete canvass u the county, speaking every
| night from five 10 trn times for three "e'A'' WI.
Elliott Is nbout forty three years DID, ana has gh''
| n large practice ut the law BY INDUSTRY anu ',
| attention to IT. The only ofhcm' p"ee ne ~.
held has been that OF counsel OF the Health Depart
mon, uhcr soth Low was Mayor Mr.. Elliott lives
| I'm tho Twentieth Ward. As the Twentieth warn
decpates were equally divided In regard to the cho'ce
~ nm executive member. Chairman nn''hhg ha' '''
| naming Of the man and designated ",'
Elliott. The latter was absent Ill M
| coco n, the time. aud the first intimatlon
he received In regard to the choce OF the cm'rua'
Of the executive committee was when he read IN i's'
| SUNDAYS Tibune that q Twentieth Ward man was
ukeIv 10 be chosen. 1t not until he reached
| home that he learned OF his selection to represent
his ward and the evening he was CHOSEN c""'r-
| man.
william j. Bung will practically begin to act rs
| president OF the Republican general committee NJ
this uonth's meeting rs the session Inst month ONLY
lasted a few moments after bis election lie VIII
hiring 10 the performance OF his duties energy ana
| prompness, and TIE speedy dispatch oil business 10
expected lie has announced his purpose IL securi"E
such party reorganization rs VIII put II IN eAceiet
shape for the Mayoraty campaign next inii. Mr.
nj following
mIttees for the year
On Rules and Order: W. ii. N Cadms, Albro Dc
Newton, A. II. Wagner, W. j. Taylor ana THOMAS
| wngstad
| ON Legislation: George +. Elliott. George A. Moui-
,on r. l. Bennett, ID. NJ. Hurley ana NJ j. Dady.
| n, CITY and County Affairs: Charles T. Dunweil,
| pohort NJ. Johnson Henry Asher, Robert A. sharkev
and j. q. Turnbull.
ON Naturalization: D. F. Blair. +. e. Walter David
| p. Watkins, George Goodwin and F. F. schulz
| I, was thought that Mayor Chaplin was left In
nre,r Ind might when the courts decided that he ma
acted without warrant OF law In bargaining 10 pay
| million and n quarter Of the peoples money ior
| water n,ant owned by a few speculative politicians.
| and his public career seemed 10 be- 'Hec'"'iN I"rc
| ,lo,ed bv the cloud cast upon 1t. B"t us position
was 70 be preferred that In which Mayor BODY Is
left by the refusal Of the Governor to set the seal oil
| ,s onproval upon the bill designed TO relieve him
from the odum OF acting Illegally In lis approval Of
| IN. Columbus bills which cane before him. Although
| the disclaimer was set up that the I'LL Was not III
tended 10 relieve from legal responsibility for the waste
| q public funds IN the payment OF outFngeouS'y iran'
,nt hill, the Governor through tbe ART VI pre-
tome. and punctured II with single phrase tlii the
expenditure OF the money been legized 1t would nave
han extremely difficult II not impossible, 10 secure
,,dcmeu arnpst the city officials AMI the contractors
| for the repaymen OF the money TO the CITY Treasury,
Now such suit, can be pressed. Corporation Counsel
| ,nks unier wnosr bad advice tn Mayor acted. has
,.en directed by tho Grand Jury to begin sgh Sut>
| .,,,n., the Mayor and offers concerned The re-
| .ult may be that the Mayor VIII have 10 pay the
| hills II the contractors are forced to rssorge am
| then they sue him for their money.
"Thc real trouble abont Mayor Body says we'll
Informed poltIciin, is the fact that he tries to
| n,.os. everybody. liz could have gained an en-
liable reputatIon by w.thsiandlng the cxorliant de-
mauds OF the Aldermen In the Columbus busi"s'. but
| no wanted TO stand wil with everybody. and so
| ,cceded 10 what they demanded lie must have
rpoun how things going when the resolution
was hastily passed increasing the original appropa
lion NJ s1 600 TO $50 600 At single bound but ~
nnsoy.S this without "a word. Even when supervisor