New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
ALDRIDGE BOOMERS.
ROCHESTER BOYS" WANT HIM FOR
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
p1 yORs THAT MR. MORTON HAS DECIDED NOT
TO APPOINT IIIM-lNTEMpEKATE HABITS
STAND IN THE WAY

RI MORs THAT MR. MORTON HAS DECIDED NOT
TO APPOINT IIIM-INrEMpERATE HABITS
STAND IN THE WAY.
Rochester. =. Y. Nov. 90 (SpeciaD.-Mayor
George w Aldridge Of this city is ~ avowcd
candidate fer the Office of State Superintendent;
OF Public Works. and his more enthusiasts
friends here are quite as confident that ne mas
the support OF Thomas G. Plat Tor that office
az they were that Mr.. Plat was going To give
him the Lieutenant -Covrrnorship when they
formed a band Of stou:ers and attempted TO
carry Saratoga by storm last September. II IL
reported that an agent Of Mr.. Platt was here last
week and made all arrangements for the APP
pointmpnt There Is, however. some DOUBT III
the minds Of people here as 10 his being ao'e
IN deliver fhe goods Mr.. Morton is not believed
20 have delega ed his power OF appointment on
the contrary there are some generally wel-ln-
formed persons here who assert that they nave
knowledge 81 a letter written by Mr Morton 10
a personal friend in this city saying mat ne
would not appoint Mayor Aldridge
The Mayors supporters In Rochester are %
two o,asses First there are the boys" who
have been his followers for years. ana nope l"'
greater pickings from the state Treasury IMAM
they have been able to get from the ci'y' nv"
there are the politicians, who support A'u'''hc
because he ia the local boss. ana IL Is po"'s ~
be with him when he wants anything outs'u'' -
as to have his good will at home when ne 'a''s
some If these have no hope Of his success while
others wish they did have So as to get MIN ou'
Of the Mayors office. and give chance to clear
or, tho nresen. regime Aldridgc has run the
Rochester machine for several years lie ~
came q member Of the Executive Board. which
in this city has charge q pubic works, IN iS>o'
and vas continuously a member until ne was
eected Mayor last spring He succeeded eN-
Assemblvman Richard Curran in the Mayor
chair and in return appointed Cui.an n,ar6
place which he vacated In the ENecuuNe n ia
The patronage Of the public WORKS - cuilIu U
49, h,ro frnn, the MAYORS Office Just the same as
when he was himself at the head OF ihe uepa 49,
ment and has been systenlaticdil? ~ - o. ,,or
Marty To secure nominations for the rihs lawn
ties. - doai ~ OK
Mayor Aldrldge has had good deaI o' IN
perience with public works MS su,,ess,,n,,s
tba civ Fire Department has been conHp.C
~, hts work. with tho streets has not merited 50
great praise They are in bad cohu','v,. Nh, ' 30
torn up and ill-kept. His executive "p.srr' "b
probably as good ss those OF seVefel o'"'l' -,
have held the office to which ne aspire ~
one who knows him. however. VIII Tor Nv" ,ha
think him fit for the p ace Hslu" ,'' ''rei,.
| nrohabIlitv that he would use the ONCE W!
for Tho dis. rIbution ~ spos and the buliUhe w
| Of a machine 20 control cancus"s a',s
the line Of the canals his personal hanl,'
! render him entirely unequal 70 "Isom"i !.
| TO- his duties In satisfactory manner.
'rhis is probably az much Mr.. Aldridge ms
| fortune as his fault. His friends say MS h,
! nersnce 10 dino 10 heredity and that ne does MS
! best 10 keep from drunkenness. THIS may wy
| ukely be true but IT does no, offer reason n, ~
nIacing at the head Of the Department oi flDn 1
yWrrLs ~ ,his State a man whose cXcesses perl
odically render him unfit FOR work. People "hy
! heiieye that offices exist FOR public beneh' anu
not TO give comfortable berths TO pohu.ianS 'V 81,
,and that he should strive modestly with ms IN
armity in private station. instead OF push'hs
himself into public prominence o,,
J There plenty OF Denocrats h ni,, WV W,is
| Aidr,dge 10 be Superintendent OF Public Works-
There is no politics In ring-et least none ~
the Rochester ring. The Mayor all throush mr.
| areer has had about as many Democrats as re
! ,',h,,cans behind him. The object OF thes. men
l. r. control the Offices ard they take whateVe'
| nar,v name time and circumstances may ulcthte
! The, will all be Republicans. and ANXIOUS 10
GO tho marty anywhere. from Buralo 10 A.
hanv n Mr.. Aldrdge is ir place to help theih