New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-08

HE'S COMING TO BROOKLYN NEXT WEEK

ALcAEus HOOPER. WHO STIRRING THINGS
Up IN THE oRIoLE CITY. WILL SPEAK AT
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB DINNER
NEXT WEDNESDAY.
New-York is not the only community under the
that has public men of interesting person
alties and original ideas. II has been discoVer~u
that Baltimore. town down in Maryland, whic!
busies itself six days in the week in denying
that bean-eating Boston IS larger or more beau
ti;ul than She has a few such public characters
and that not the least Of these is little Meth)-
dist Sunday-school teacher who has come TO be
the Mayor Of the city.
This remarkable man will pay his first visit I"
this part Of the country in his official capacity az
Mayor of Baltimore on February T. when he VII
attend the dinner Of the Union League CiuD III
Brooklyn and make address.
His name is Acaeus Hooper and while IN
physical stature he is Of the smallest men,
he is mentally a giant beside the average man
Of his town.
Baltimore has had many remarkable pubh'
servants-a Mayor who seven times elected
d judge who decreed that damn" was not
"cuss' word; a sheriff who gave half Of his salary
to the widow Of his predecessor. police magIs-
trate who said "indentify" instead # identity
markable OF all is the present Mayor Alcaeu-
Hooper.
He has been in office a little more than two
months. but in that time he has introduced more
new ideas and methods into the city's system OF
government than We're ever dreamed Of 10y IN"
easy-going people Of that dyed-n- the-wool Demo
cratic town. which somehow fell into the hands
Of the Republicans last fall.
4 year or two ago comparatively few people
knew anything at ali about Alcaeus Hooper. eX-
cept that he was a consistent member Of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church. had given
$500 900 to the Woman's College. and owned. with
his brothers. the big cotton duck mills at Mount
Vernon. near that city
Mr.. Hooper is scarcely five feet tail. and weighs
about one hundred and five pounds. He Is mar
Tow shoulered. but has well-hl!ed chest stand
ing and walking. he carries himself erect. evil
IDENTIFY approaching the desrability Of adding a.
much heigh; as possible 10 his dlminutive stature
Up O. his election last fall there hai not been d
Republican Mayor %: Baltimore for twenty -seFei.
years. The Democrats had "a fear ~ the cleo
ton ~ Mr.. Hooper and when every other I'll
"a the ticket was conceded as lost o. thr party 10
was firmly believed that little Al.-see-us' woul.
Doe defeated. \ "c,nscrvative' Democrat had
been nominated t. % battle with the dlmlnut.v
general opinion was that Hooper Moud Boz
showed under
HIS election was therefore. thorough surpr!-,
and caused as much cYDsterul;lou lu The ranA.
4 the Democracy as the dcfea, 4 the andlllte
FOR Governor or the les Z the Legislature
Mr. Hooper is a nan Of business methods
and went 70 work at once on strictly business
principles IIe is not an advocate ~ the spDils
system. however. and one u his first announce
mcnts was that he intended 70 retain several
Democrats IL the clty's service. This brought a
protest from the Republican Councilman. and
although thc non-partlsan course z t1e MAJ
has been Enthusiastically lnaorsef hy thr people.
the Council has crossed swords with nm. ana
there is now Il fight o. the death.
Within week from his taking Ollie" no less
than a dozen officials VINO had been drawing
salaries without service 20 the city were re-
moved other ngureheads have been displaced
one at "A time. the duties % two or NOR" offices
have been consolidated into one. the mt saving
10 the city Ia salaries from changes W'H De Al
least $4,000 annually, ana sl4l! the "r"u4hs
out process has not ended.
Tn. Mayor has completely reorganizei the
Street Cleaning Department. among others ana
has introduced "a decided novelty IN this part
Of the city government This Is the creation OF
a CORDS Of negro street-cleaHers, under thr
supervision 81 a member Of their own race wh"
ranks higher and receives larger salary IMAM
any other negro in the service or BaItlinoI" "i
Of any municipality in the South has ever done.
In his fight with the Council the Outgrowth ~
which is now uncertain the Mayor certain!
seems TO hold the trump cards. II the 'ouh'i
refuses 10 confirm his appointments ne may
nut men suited to his tastes in Office. ana th'y
will stay there whether the confirming bpdy
acts or not The law provides that they may
serve until their SUCCESSORS are appointed anu
qualify 50 that 10y removing present Oihcia :
and filing their places regardless OF what IN
Council does in the matter. the Mayor can run
the government TO suit himself and he has a.
much as said he Will do it. too, II II comes L"
a pinch. ,.,
His first appointment OF a Democrat when
vas made as a SORT Of "feeler," TO see II the
Councilmen really meant all they had salh was
uncerenoniousy turned down" by the cty
solons He sent the appointment up again ana
again II was rejected but he IL going 10 keep
II up until the legislative branch OF the cltS
government comes To terms RE mas hail
threatened that the members OF his party WhU
have arrayed themselves against him VIII lai'
TO find the names Of any Of their friends ainVnt
his big batch of appointments " they peISlS'
In opposition
Az INTERESTING MUSICAL SERVICE.
There Is TO be a musical service OF more than
ordinary importance St Johns Church ~
Johu's Place near Scvcnth-ave. tomorrow even
ing The music list is select one. comprising
among other numbers spohrs cantata, How Love
~ Are Thy Dwellings FAIR" The chancel choir o.
mon. and boys voices has been increased ior TINS
OCCASION The sOOists Will be ". Theodore van
YORK tenor from New-York. who has been heard
before IN anthems and cantatas at ST. Johns anu
Master Frederick Roehscr. soprano
Strangers cordially welcome. ST johns mas