The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-23
HOWE IGNORES LEADERS.
sRooKLYy RBGIsTEs-ELBcr sBLFcTs
4Js sT<FF TO SUIT HIMsELF.

r,,,,x-op. Of the Flfty-cpe Places Given to
u.stdepts 81 nis Own Censress District
Col. Dsdy's Futile Efforts 90 Change
IA. Mind-InSratitude Freely CHARGED.
Tn. relations OF Register -cloct james n. Howe
.rd t,e Republican manages In brooklyn have
h,come severely strained, and n Is feared thet a.
,rult there may DO o rene wal Of foctona.. strife
4, ,be org ANIMATION. The trouble Is orer the
a,.no.sl Of the patronage in the Rogts,ers once.
,hich includes over nifty places.
n,rrcuy attn his remark able vtctoys over John
uo,,i..sy Gray. the Democratic candidate, Mr..
Howe announced that not . s.ngie Democrat
,ould b. retained In the ofHce. std II was assumed
IA, the patronage would b. equally parcellod
on, among the vssious Asscshbly districts. Mr.
Howe, however soon indicated that Il was his
intention n ignore almoat entirely the wishes Of
the Republican mAnAgrSs 10 the selection Of his
staff and hstly rcfulsd 70 name Judge Jacob
Neu the defoatrd ca sdidate for Sheriff. a oounsc
in the once, although Mr.. Ncu was endorsed by
Lieut. Gov Timothy L. Woodruff and most Of the
other leaders He selected Burt Reiss, o young
williamsburg lawyer, for the place. His early
choice Of Warren c. TresAwtn a. bis chief deputy
Whit no, distas,eful 10 the Republican managers,
yrs made withou, any consultation with them.
Las, weok after sir. Woodruff retired from the
Craftsmanship Of the Kings County Republican
Executive Con,fnfrtce and Col idichsel J. Dady
was elected ht. successor the latter was appointed
as a Committce " one TO oonfei with MI. Howe
over tho Of the patronage Of the hegis.
was. Of course, TO prevail on Mr. Howe TO consult
the wishes Of the Executive Committee in dtsros.
~ ,ba Esecu,iys Committee, which wa, hastily
called last evening. Col Iatv made the rainful
announcement that he had failed In his mission.
and that Ar Howe had made his Appointments
which viii probably be announced to-day. regard.
less Of the wishes Of the committee sir Howe,
he said had given no lsss than 'e ES q abiS e
tenth. Fourteenth and Fifteenth Assembly dis
tiietS comprised in the Sixth Congressional dis,
furhermoro that oil the other appointments with
5Ot one exception were purely r'rsonaL the
exception being in the case Of Jesse D Frost Of
ASSISTANT Deputy Register Col Dsdy's report
was received with surprise and indignation on
Tessrs Hobiey. Amely Jacauillard and Williams
Who represent tho four favored districts No
formal motion disapproving Of dt H9we.s course
eism- Col Dedy inumated that the controversy
vas ., an end, MT Howe being determined not
aSss close =" d The nesting one Of the leading mem
bars 81 the committee said
can't understand Why Mr. Hove should
Dadv wcr- responsible for his nomination and.
bah A candidap. as Gray was. he never could have
.1 'cd had NOT ecn GT a, asl SyH
II il manifestlv unfair that he should give more
than ali thu nlac~s in IN" onlcr In four assembly
di.,ri-t which ccrnposc his own congress dis.
trirt And ig,nrr the othrr seventeen. Hts r"ursc
tends directly " fprter facuora' strife nrd c'uso
t.1rhir in The Presidential campaign. Twas only
AZ; dcsprrat' hrht that we suCc~edrd IN pull
ing Nr Howe through and h. should. Ia
nv o,irinn have the gratitude enough TO Iecog.
mir. the services al the organization and nay
snmr dricr-ncr 70 the wisilrS NJ tn leaders. When
the rhnnarn was over and We were coufrNntd
With A. ind 'birdnrss ot SO 600 icuI Gov. NNnd
run raid IL out ui his own pocket Mr.. Hove
40, outing I'm q s!r-.l~ dollar Under the II
CunStAncesL IL would hayo ben only fair "a
Nr nowe 10 have consulted Mi Woodruff and
his Assoriars about The appointmrnsL
Friends Of Nj. Woodruff fear that the inc.
den, may seriously disturb the harmony which
has prevailed In the Republican org aniya uon
Of Kings county for nearly two years and iriur'
ously Affect his aspirations for the nomination
for rioe-Prosidrnt
Anot her nom Der NJ the committee said that
NJ. Howe had no. only ignored the Ret uhlican
managers but was nnderStood ~ have Sat-'l
eome men for apro ntmen' on his -ta6 who
were obnoxious TO them. John McGu mess
Of the Eighth ward. Il is said, has been book al
b. VII Howe for an 81 sOO job. although he has
long been at war with Harry A. Hanbury. the
leader In the district
pointments Ike these" n friend OF Nr.
Hanbury said. cant fail to work great mis-
chief in an organization. II Mr. Howe's Ia
sign is TO play into the hands NJ the Democrats
purpose We all reaiis- that Mr.. Woodruff
has any chance to secure the Vice. President ial
nomination there must be no split In the KINGS
Cauntv 0raan iIati0n"