New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
THE NEW REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
WHAT THE NENT ELECTION MEANS TO THE CITY
OF BROoKLYN-NOTEs ABOUT POL
AND POLITICIANS.


OF BRooKLYN-NoTEs ABOUT POL
ITICs AND POLITICIANS.
The new Republican Executive Committee CHOSEN
last week will direct the political fortunes or the
rarty the coming year, which will be one OF especial
importance so far the local government is CON
csrned. The election will be of the most impor-
,ant from a municipal point Of view. While the
,ex constitution provides for the separation of
municipal elections from those Of State and Ma
,,onal interest. this provision Will not alter the
,erms of any Of the Brooklyn or Kings County
office holders whose present terms expire next year
Tho important offices TO be filed include those OF
,avor District-Attorney County Judge three JUS
,;oes of the Supreme Court. seven State Senators.
,wenty-one Members of Assembly, surrogate,
countv Auditor, the full Board OF Aldermen nan
- the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor-at-l'arse
md the customary constables. An additional Judge
81 the County Court is also to he named. The
,.csion of Governor Morton not to appoint the
,5itional Supreme Court Justices leaves the choice
=. tho men u be voted for to the nominating coh-
,sntions next fall. The selection OF the ao!est he',
=, All the three places allotted 10 the SeOo"u
judicial Department VIII engage the apihhes "a
.h Judiciary Convention. Kings County aredoy
claims two of the additional JUSTICES !" WV -
bar preponierating population
II in the coming election the results aTeaus o'
,,,ned are affirmed and secured by announcer heP""
,,on and reform victory then the future Is assu''u
,ba control of the city and county government al
-. Gained would he continued by inc eIecuoh
- Republican Mayor. and If the pis'r'''-H.'o,-
- oeica Is redeemed from the influences whioh
naya controlled 1t for a dozen years 'ne pow
a., ha secured 10 that the laws are e"'o'''u
Ia terror to evildoers will exist, no matter "n"'
ou.ical pull they may possess. win inns o"
- hose of Surrogate and County Judge. 'he
h,;c,ns would complete their control OF 'he
~ So oeicss and he able 10 carry into enect 'he
.s,,rss for the public good which nave peeh H0s
,e,,aa IN the past. In view of the impor'an. Pos'
,n. raouiring legal ability 10 NIL 1t woun seem
a., tho opportunites for judicial preiern'en' oeo
,,..,,iv, Renuhlican lawyers were unusua'8 soou'
- ~ memorable differences which existed III
,o.a election Republican success is assured III
sa,ca Rut even II those differences are CUM
-.s ,here would still! remain most eNcene"' 'pp
t,,,.s for Republican victory for IN 'he ease ~
o,s ~ the candidates voted for last month u w
united vote for the t"o
for the Republican . 49, ra,,o
woro,rg has already been given by the Demo
It organ 10 the party managers that unless
ha factions unite II will be imposspie 10 "vpe ,o
uccass in the Mayoralty campaign next i".
.van in union there can be httie nope Vi 49,
ENDING the popularity OF Mayor Scheren II ne Is
GOOD to reconsider his resolve ana run again i
- o@oo he now fills While the managers OF 'he
.,.tcaI machinery are not particularly pieas'u
lin some of the Mayors ideas and pracuces' se'
he has secured the good will OF the people DIT la
and under the system OF direct lepi
ho nominating conventions. the will OF the peop'e
can easily control the choice OF candida'es' al"
;tla csnirants for the nomination are many
-, ,bair claims if any, for the honor at the hahus
~ their marty will not be pressed lot the pieSe"
The name of Benjamin F. Blair was susges'eu oe
fore his departure for Europe. but ne ueciaIeu
,ba, Mr. Schieren should be renominateo' MI
-, ,.o,,d undouhtedlv prefer elevation 10 the
sunreme Court bench more in line win ms
professional pursuits Police Commissioner "eles
Is credited with aspirations toward the Ma!o'a''''
but it is hardly likely that the! WI" oe
ac;ualities The necessary suspicion OF USING HI.
inapence with the police force to further personal
ends would attach to him. An effort VIII DE ihaue
lv the Reform Democrats to get the Repuohoahs
10 support their favorite candidate TOT "a'o
Edward NJ. Shepard in return Tot the S"Pl. .
they gave Mayor Scheren in 1898, but the TACT 'nt
they could only poll 1900 votes Tor 'hei " n'o
this year. and Mayor Schieren won oy over '''V''
Is fatal to their claims.
The members of the Republican Executive com
mittee for 1885, chosen last week. are as lo'owS ~
wards: First Theodore 3. Willis; second 1ohn -
Casey; third A. Wyckof Lawrence; lour'h
lard Pladweil; fifth w. ]. Buttling; SIXTH jan
son Wallace seventh George H. Roberts; eigh'n'
John j. McGnness hs election WI! be contested
y ii. \. Hanbury); ninth. George w. Wllilamson.
inth Jacob BrenneT Seventh thirteenth Charles
Small: fourteenth Herman a WagneT ms ee &c
tftsonth. Henry C Saffen: sixteenth. C. F; Rhein-
hardt: seventeenth George II. Mason; eighteenth
Henry schulz; nineteenth Jacob Worth twentleIn,
Alexander Robb; twenty-hrst. Jesse Fuller tWen-
iy-second. r. J. Morgan: twenty thira; joseph "
nth Robert a. Sharkey; twenty-sixth. Israel r
Fischer; twenty-seventh. Charles j. Haupert'
p Oitrogge: thirtieth Robert =. Sedgwick thirty
first Theodore S. Jensen Flatlands, Richard Rem-
There are sixteen new members or Just one ne.
half Of The BODY S %hGh IN e"e Charles Newns
chairman Of the present committee mas been sue
Cabbe The latter is not likely to succeed to
the craftsmanship One Of the men spoken OF 10, los
been an active party worker. Colonel Charles 3
Morton. the secretary OF the Executive committee
members OF the Executive Committee. i BENJAMIN
Committee, he WIN remain in the other body
John X. Nea,. secretary OF the County commute
as he failed OF election at the meeting o. his
Ward Committee George W W ihainsoii. ASST ti
secretary OF the County Committee has aiso aiea
OF reelection so that the places OF both VIII nave
to be hlcd The treasurer o, me Couny T rnr
that Office go that his successor viii be elected
at the first meeting OF the ne% yea r:,.ri 20 the
choice Of George " Williamson 20 succeed h.mse T
wbether hr can serve as ne is not a delegate to
the County Committee On the face OF Ne Dy-
It was construed that he Executive Committee
man mus; be member Of the County comIn,ttee
The election OF Mr. Williamson VII be contested
%ine,eenah ward iscob Worth defeated the re-eec-
ton Of John Kissel by one vote. To secure ms d
member OF the Ward Committee was induced TO to
rise from a sickbed and go In carriage 10 me
meeting place. The newly elected president OF the
Twenty third Ward Committee has announced Una,
he viii talk politics with no one from . a. III. 10
p m while ne Is engaged In his duties as a
public school principal -,
The release OF Richard v r. Ne@ton from ,ne
Kings County Penitentiary after serving ms term
Tor completely in the Gravesend eiecuoh lrauu ~
enables him TO spend the holidays at his nome IN
Gravesend. But he did not receive a coidiai re-
eeptlon and sill not be likely 10 ma residen h
there especially agreeable In view OF the iecinS
entertained toward him. - ,a mill
considerable addition TO the revenue Iuhu wiz
Dc made In coming year by the increase ~
the fees charged for licenses The move MADE ~
In the direction Of high licenses. which nave
proved successful In other cities The law pro
yides that in cities of 100000 inhabitants IN th'ss
STATE The Mcense-fee for a hotel may be 500 and