New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25


. w Michel, Deputy Excise Commits
.,onsr. returned to Brooklyn from Albany yes.
tiono morning. bringing with him the news OF
on,ointrnents Of assistants IN his ONCE Oh
Wv -,, * Colonel Michel announced the names OF
Ap' wa, he intended to recommend to State
we ro,.s,oner Lyman for selection; but IN the
oo"'' =. commitments announced yesterday not
'''' =, colonel Michelrs selection appeared. In
one =. -, Henry A. Cozzens for cashier. the name
p". IIsctor H. Frsbie appeared; c. NJ Dawson
u colonel Michel has chosen for assistant
~", ~,.r WAS replaced by James T. Connell; r. >.
.e',,r was named as auditor in place OF oscar
MEL and for attorney, John NJ. Ward was
..,,s,ituted for Jacob Bremen.
~. announcement Of six special agents Tor
-. county was at the same time made as fol-
100. Iohn Wirth. George B. Buttling. Matthew
=, white William H. Harrison, jrp Andrew
~ -, and Henry Hamburg. Later in the day
!. was announced that George Semms hao peeh
..,scted as another special agent
m.,. u,bo,esaIe shakeup In the list OF Colonel
,,.s.u.s recommendations WAS the subject OF
.h conjecture Yesterday. Colonel Michel In
".,oo,,rg his staff had been aware that he had no
- 20 do more than merely recommend the
- - tho men he would like to have In his
g. His list had been made with little regard,
~ .ha claims of either Of the Republican rae
- rd WAS considered universally SAUSAGE
with two exceptions the ten men named
..aov as the choice OF Commissioner Lyman
ao,aad Worth men, who have been
,.soa with the anti-adminstration faction.
- IS tho substitution of these conspicuously
..,,o onnonents of the administration Republ-
,.,s for the list given out by Coiohel Mlchei
ur,,cb set the politicians talking. just WHAT the
oao,ng of the radical change IN the Hsl cou'o
h.vs been was explained in number OF oiiiereh'
wevs Many persons declared that IL was t"e
o-s, bp. an absolutely decisive PROOF That the
,no,;nuls,o,s of the State machine intended IN
their distribution Of patronage In BROOKLYN not
only at the present time, but even aIter the
Greater New-York comes into existence 10 ig-
more that branch Of the party in Kings County
which has hitherto refused TO humble itself De-
FORE Mr. Platt and TO deal out all the good Things
70 ex-senator Worth who has not been as steao-
fast rs he might have been In his allegiance
10 Platt but who has. for the greater part lol-
lowed the lead Of the boss on important oc-
casions.
REASONS THAT MIGHT BE NAMED.
Reasons could be named b. Mr.. Piatt ana his
humble servant, Commissioner Lyman, why he
should do few nice little things for Brooklyn
Republicans who swear BY Mr.. Worth Rea-
sons could also be named why Mr.. Plat might
refuse to extend like favors to the forces led by
Commits sioner Willis and Mayor Wurster' IN
the first place, number Of persons from hihss
County showed in the last State Convention 'hat
there were persons whom they would rather see
10 TO St. Louis as delegates-at-arge than Thomas
c. Platt and Edward Lauterbach. Then again.
these same persons have been the most ener-
getc and effective opponents that the Greater
New-York scheme has found These Two eX-
hibitions Of dsrespect for Mr.. Platt naturally
strengthened in his mind an old dislike Tor MT.
Willis On the other hand. when the Gredter
New-York bill was in danger OF de1eat on
Wednesday. and three votes had to be found
somewhere to secure its passage. three worth
men arose to the occasion. and by hopping at
the last moment secured the passage or the
measure.
For these reasons and perhaps for many 9TH
ers. Mr.. Platt owed something to Mr.. Worth and
so on this occasion, when Mr.. Platt had some
thing to give away, 1t is only natural that he
should give 1t to Mr. Worth's friends ana not 10
Mr. Willis's adherents.
HOW THE ADMINISTRATION SEES 1T.
Jacob Bremen, one of the administration lead
ers commented on the situation in these words:
I'VE are perfectly sincere in our efforts to attain
harmony and unity Of effort in the party. II
we allow ourselves to become forgetful or THIS
object every time there is patronage to be dis
tributed we will certainly fail in our attempt
to set aside factional differences. II whenever
an office is filed some Of us should be dissatis-
fed because a certain man had received the ap-
pointment, there would be no setting aside or
factional lines there. If we are TO have harmony
there can be no factions. and we should all be sat
isfed If the man selected Is Republican There
would be no harmony II one-half of the party
should in every case fight an appointment which
went to the other half That Is just tho kihu
Of thing trying to avoid.
Colonel Michel says that all is well DetWeen
him and Commissioner Lyman. He does not wish
to have II understood that he was turned
down when his recommendations were set aside.
Colonel Michel and the Department at Albany
had extended conferences on Wednesday ana
Thursday, and 1t was in the course OF tnese
consultations that TIE present list or Kings
County officials was selected.
Messrs. Cozzens, Devison and Knapp are
greatly disappointed over their failure to secure
the places. They reluctantly admitted that they
had been set aside but said they did not know
why MIR. Bremen cordially congratulated MT
ward, who had been appointed to the place
ia'a out ior him. He spoke Of Mr. Ward as an
able young man, and has offered him all the
assistance that his experience as attorney for
the Excise Board enables him to give.
although John W Mutt whom Colonel Mich
en- mad selected as his confidential secretary.
Was not replaced yesterday. Colonel Michel save
ne expects that he will be. 1t IL considered in
bio2Kiyn little short Of discourtecus on the part
VI tne state officials to deprive Colonel Michel
Oh the privilege Of selecting his own private
secretary, but 1t Is feared that the Deputy Com
missioner Will have to give way to the wishes Of
S Sn;. superiors Colonel Michel expects the APP
ksn'nent OF four more special inspectors
~ original plan that Kings County
S SI0uic have seven men. ono for each Senate
Ws..nct but the great extent of territory makes
emciently
SKETCH OF THE MEN APPOINTED.
meteor II. Frisbie. the cashier Of the Depart
Ment lives at No. 50 South Oxford-st. and has
oeen resident Of Brooklyn for five years. He
cashier Of the Metropolitan Steamship Com
psny OF NewYork. He was a personal friend
=" commissioner Lyman, and was we'll Endorsed