New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-20
Legislature be requested 70 urge the speedy hk
of the Police Police Justices and Educatiohai "'S
as presented by the Committee OF Seventy
az WAYS AND MEANS FOR PATRONAGE.

on WAYS AND MEANo FUN
PIATT MEN OF THE XXIIID DISTRICT ANXiousLf
DEVISE SOME NICE LITTLE PLANS TO GET
HOLD OF FEW CITY NOTICES.
Questions relating to the capture and Distribution
NJ ofBcIal patronage are occupying great deal OF
attention among the Plat men who gather al
regular intervals at the Lemuel r.. Quigs 'iuo'
No 81 Amsterdam-ave. There was conference
there last night which brought together soou''
number of machine men VINO look up " No'"'y
Committeeman Abraham Gruber for guidance anu
fnspration. At the last previous meeting "hrh
was covered by a call for the election OF district
chairman of the XXIIId Assembly District com
,ni,tee ~ Ave was appointed 10 confer Win the
members of the County Committee oeiohsihs u
the MILL District as TO the pest me'houS io'
making applicao for places under the city gov
ornment on behalf of Republicans or the ds'rIct
anylous to serve the city at q monthly supc"u
This committee was composed OF ). H. Randall
rtararce pepoon Frank T. Miner. Oliver Com
per; and u. l.. Lynch and was feIerre" ~ ~ I'M
ror.svmpat hizers OF the upper West SIDE as the
committee 10 regulate "boneauntins
report from this committee was suoh'i''fn "
last nights gathering, In "A voluhl'hous Npe"''''-
document Ii said that the eight delegates 10 'iiT'
County Committee had been invited u meet Wv"
and advise the Patronage Committee az 10 .''S
c,urso that should be pursued turned out that only
tho Ave members who had supported l.anteroach idst
January appeared. They were Messrs Gruper' '~h
stein. Bidwell McAdee and Piatt. The three VINO
voted for Brookfeld in that contest-Messrs bra"-
erd. Bovee and Langley-dd not respond to inc re-
quest for advice
Af:er consultation and much anxious DEBATE II
was decided to suggest that al! chairmen OF eiec-
ton districts make careful inquiry into me chafac-
ter and fitness of applicants for Office within thei
respective jurisdictions, and give Endorsement 10
those found to have the necessary quaihea'iohS
for the Offices desired All applicants Tor PAGES
under the civil Service regulations were ADVISED 10
pso no time in passing the needful examinations
and getting their names on the euRiple lst" 'oi
The report also recommended that peslces inc
certificate OF the Civil Service Hoard the sppi-
cant should be armed with a certncate from tne
chairman of his election district approving ms
candidacy and that notice should be serVeu on
Mayor strong Commissioner Brookheld and all
others possessing the appointing power mar thsy
were o expected TO beetow the place sought on the
man certified to- $500 - ..,,..
When the report had been read tho machine
men, who were largely in the majority, proceeaen
to amend II by adding another provision 10 the
effect that the full delegation 10 INC county tor-
mIttee OF the XXITId District should meet Twice
a month to receive and pass upon the applcatons
report as amended. adopted, and tnor-
oughly equipped committee to dole out the oIces
supnosed TO pertain TO the XXIIId Assembly DIS
trict was created. Article g OF the ne" 'oPstltu-
ton Of the Republican party or the Guy OF NrW-
York saws that no committee on patronage eltneF
standing special. shall be appointed. ny
clause in the constitution is among the least o'
tho troubles OF the Plat mon Of the KILL DIS
trict who after recognition from MAYOR
Strong