New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20

PROSPECTS OF THE REPUBLICANS HAV-
ING THEIR OWN WAY.
THE COMMITTEE or ONE utNDRED. WITH ITS
BOGUS REFORM" Is DEAD AND THE
nEMnlR At. ARE DIVIDED.


bogus "REFoRM." IS DEAD And THE
DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED.
Camden. Feb 70 CSpecaD. Reform has not dug
Itself out Of the drifts Of unpopuarliy In Camden
AMI the rather odd spectacle Of a spring campaign
without enemy for the Repunnc"h' 10 "s,'
not even a rowing band OF guerilas or busnwnark-
ors is presented to the people. The CITY elects
city Treasurer, a Receiver Of Taxes, new Bo"r"
Of Excise Commissioners and twelve new members
Of the city Council
The principal contest seems 10 be upon the DoH''
Of Excise Commissioners. which consists OF Nv"
men. rot mere than three TO be elected OS any
one party. The members draw salaries OF @.vy
each have full control OF the license quesloii,; au'
there are any number o: sef-sacrlnclhg rnni
who are willing TO assume such responsiniit,ieeiT,
particularly as the time required u GOfnld ~!
insignificant. The present Board Consists oi mr.
leans are candidates for reelection. and thereby
hangs about al the political news there seems 70
that sheriff Baird is for the present Commission
crs while Willard Morgan Is for a new triumVi-
rate and at tomorrow nights primaries tnere =
to be test of strength between these leaders 9.
the party. who have so successfully pooIen 'nv t
issues In the past. Just what the secret OF i"e
present clash IL does not appear, but 1t mas D''n
charged that the Excise Comm'ss onerH nave, pen
altogether too liberal In their handling OF ~.
license question and altogether too enient VITA
the vioators Of the liquor law
"REFORM' NOT LIKELY TO BOB Up AGAIN.
There Is now no probability Of the reappearance
OF the social d Committee OF one hundred. "hi'H
cut such a wide swath in the campaign year ago
and seized the municipal government, got into
contempt Of the Supreme Court, paid ncayy NM E
and narrowly escaped Jail The Reformers tran
is strewn with plumbers and there e no likelihood
Cf that committee ever bohhing mp 10 the surface
again The veneer OF reform vas rubbed or very
cratic gang seeking the offices. Tho organizatiOn
has made no move to rehabilit9te Itself. Many OF
those who were very active In It's work nave re-
pud.ated its leaders because their Erab FOR the
offices became 50 manifest at an early stage or the
several Of the present members Of the City Coun-
ell. former Republicans. will be placed upon the
Republican ticket for reelection while many OF
the Democrats who composed rather large
ma iority of the Committee OF one Hundred, have
sworn a new aeg lance TO their party.
The two wings Of the Democracy are talking OF
reuniting as usual but the prospect Of harmony
Is not bright. tn Thompson ring VIII never again
be allowed 10 run things. and # II can't II won't
play The County Democracy leaders will never
accept the Duke Of Gloucester AZ boss again and
anything ard how harmony be restored?
a STRONG REPUBLICAN TICKET
Hence the deduction ~ simple enough the Re
pubcans have things all their own way and only
FOR the apparent fight on Excise Commissioners
everything would be like June
Henry +. Wolf. Of the Fifth Ward. the present
director OF the Board Of Frecholders. Is TO be
named for Receiver OF Taxes. 70 succeed frank H.
present Counoilman-at-Large Is to be named for
City Treasurer TO succeed Colonel George q.
to be named FOR Councman-at-Large. This makes
a formidable ticket. and one that will win hands
over the nomination for Receiver OF Taxes. Ex
Judge Burdsal, who has held that post for three
acter and he has given marked satisfaction. TN
fortunately for him, however, he insisted upon
OF a Fifth Ward leader who wanted a clerkship
or two 10 distribute. The Fifth Ward leader was
powerful enough 70 dictate Volts nomination It's
an over now )parently but Burdsalls friends
say there must come day Of reckoning.