New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-27
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
OUT FOR UNION.
COMMISSIONER WILLIS IN OPPOSITION
TO THE LAUTERBACH PLAN.
FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS WILL FOLLOW HIS
LEAp-uSrrY AGAINST TAMMANY TIE

v,,cr Vr,pD HrPJBICANs WILL. FOLLOW HIS
1rAp-rS1rY AGAINST TAMMANY TIE
KEYNOTE OF THE CAMPAIGN
c,... vor,s Commissioner Theodore b. Willis last
,-,, uuhlicly committed himself and his followers
oco,rst the Iauterbach scheme OF straight he-
publican ticket In the Mayoralty canvass IN '"e
Greater New-York next fall, and In faVor OF an a.,
lance OF al clements opposed TO Iafh'fan! i''''
ona ,he BROOKLYN machine Democracy oou"'E
CIerk Worth has already expressed hinse" III ''e
same way so that Mr.. Willis's annonnce'n'"' '"Hs
1T, makes q practically certain that both wih6s
~ tho Republican party In Brooklyn VIII ui'''c W
oppose the Lauterbach plan ana 20 SuPpoi' q" "
lance with the Citizens Union
Nr willis made his declaration al the house
,o-minf. Of the First Ward Republican cub AT lis
WOW charters No 21S Ful,on-st. After his speech
which was received with great applause M"''"'
T,,rck the president. declared that inc iheih'V'
OF the club and of the regular organization III ,'i.
ward would follow the Commissioner !" tie p'''~'
he had outlined ..lo,
.r,o,r tho well-known Republicans present were
.ssembIgnnan Wagstaff. Franklin Woodfun cN
Alderman Isaac II. Cary, ex-SuperVisor MI .i"n "
Dixie Walter S. Brewster. Colonel Johh VI. pu'-
leigh William r. Fleming. James a, D"'I'o''
George H. ~ Hornby G. y. Banks. Niiham >.
Rusher. William McDohai'' . ID D'
Buckley. ,, al
President Turck opened the meeting win a" "n-
dress i'm which ne caused something OF seiS.''
bv his reference to the Raines law ana the hi"0n
hills He said that he knew his hearers "cic an
opposed 10 the amendments passed to Inc i,a'"oS
law .8ut" he said cmphatically. RepuoNVa"S
must bow TO that decision until we IN" II err
neous ard then, still keeping IN the ranks, We WIN
wine II out" Referring to the Black civil HctNloo
nm no said; IL believe that civil Service reform
800 .irs. Intended I, was a good thing. bat don
,,o,,e IN a civil service that Will cause the Govern
men. 10 support the sons of wealthy men WIZ
should provide for themselves lApp"uSe(
sboud be a practical civil service mat VIII o''"2
merit 10 the front. l believe that heads Oh uepr
ments should name from one to hundred Oh tneii
own Marty who are best fitted for particular ol'ce
and from that number select the men accoruihs u
their merits. . -,,o,;t,
Walter s Brewster spoke of returning prosper!
un0er the McKinley Administrations. Then CITY
~ co,,,riseiorer Willis was introduced and re-
cni.ad Win annlause He first spoke of FRS; "aru
nou,ics and then dvelt on the business admiistId-
lion which Mayor Wurster and his oniCidS ""'
sxSWv s viii shortly he continued, pass out from
a government of our own ana VIII pe Gai'' crl, tor
10 share in the government given 70 w Ne 81 ~
eiy. Just what We are SONG TO get IN me MGy o.,
improve and administrator II IL Win our
anticipate. But thai should not ln'S w sbouid NM
civiCis duty in the premises We Sllouiu c ~
our fellow Republicans throushou w 80 Iertv can
for the only policy that the tePubcah p@iti C tn
afford TO take up in the COMING 'lnoy ee''O' IA
ssIt may be that will have to give up SOM r %
preferences
EIt we should be ready to do these things. W
must ioin with our Republican friends we mus
iojn with our independent friends dh0 p.I,u ~
Energies in securing a candidate Tor Mayor WHO
will he unalteraby opposed 10 IamTah! nan diI
20 Democratic machine methods, Appiause anu
cries of Hear. hear!) &c.. ,.L Ill - .
"If we want TO win must cOmblne "llii an llc
elements that there IN the greater CITY WHO
Irant IN keen TammanY Hall ana Ting democracy
;n the rear There should be free ana 1ul colisula
zion ali around on the part of the Repubhcah
marty ard men who are members OF oiher eielenlS
that will side with us, for the purpose OF agreeing
upon candidate that all such elements can sup
mort on Election Day. If We can combine, II we can
array an the elements that are opposed TO ram
many Hall and to ring Democracy here IN BROOK
lvn If we can bind these elements together ana
agree upon a candidate, then, in my judgment gen
ilemen we can elect the first Mayor of the Greater
Eew-York." Great anpiauae(
When the applause had subsidized President Turck
said: "When the time comes, and the tommis-
sioner will lead the way he will find that his WORDS
bave not been lost and that the members of this
cIuh and the First Ward organization Will be a
mower that the enemy cannot defeat lApplauSe.'
Some one called out derogatory remark about
"Jakey Worth but there was no applause, ana
Mr. TiIrck sharply said We are lot here hght-
ing Republicans We fighting the common en-
envy g..
Franklin Woodruff and eX-Supervisor Dixie. A
musical entertainment was given by the triendshD
Musical Club. Charles Nagel Ebert ;. Martin
Master Frederic, Gatens and some volunteers from
a well-knovn orchestra. and Colonel Burleigh re-
cited ''ShaInus O'Bricn." a social time followed,
refreshments being provided by the House Com
nittee Of which Van Y. GildersleeVe Is chairman.
The hour late when the meeting broke UP.