New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
En,-IieHenant GoUernor WOodTuf
DipLomatiSt

~ 3,,,+sn Governor Wocdruff's tact ana ul-
pIornacv were well illustrated the other night wnen
he made his address on reform Delole 't40
xfnpss County Republican General committee III
The Assembly. Without directly reque9L il -,
he got the members to stop smoking While ne
talked When he reached the hall and STOOD Ia tle
door for q few moments, the smoke was SO tn'eA
that It almost looked as though three alarm
IRE were IN progress. II seemed TO annoy am, pu'
when he got up TO talk he did not sho" It wan
his unfaiing good humor he said;
when came in, Mr. Fawcett, chairman
Vas delivering his able speech. It looked to me
that he was not IN the Imelight but rather in the
fog. I have asked that some of the windows be
oitsned and the smoke thick as II was. II
you not able to see me as l talk you VIII al
Every one laughed and stopped smoking instant
seen also. The open window caused a severe
draught, and or two men put on their hats and
rs the air too much for your" asked Mr.. Wood
run i should prefer think that it was the air
rather than my remarks that was driving you
The men smiled and returned to their seats. The
windows were closed
George A. Owens. leader of the 14th Assembly
District, is one of the politicians of the old
school ard reason for any change in
the system OF party organization. He was in
elined not to regard any too seriously the indie
pendent Republicans. who ten days ago appointed
committee OF sixty-three to suggest reforms in
The organization to the leaders. So after Judge
Jacob Bremen ha6 moved thai a committee OF
seven be appointed by the county committee to
consider the suggestions of Mr.. Woodruff to
changes in the organization OF the party in Kings
County, and the motion had been amended TO in
crease the committee twenty-one-one from each
Assembly district-Mr Owens arose and in his
most serious manner said:
Mr.. Chairman have heard that the eminent
reforners who met the other night have appointed
q COMMITTEES of xty-three-three from each AS
seEaby district-to consider ways and means of re-
our committee should be smaller than theirs
eLt, =. aIena me motlon so mat the chairman
10y Oe empowered TO name committee Of sixty
three-three frem each Assembly district Thus
dents on ea9S erms se F We sre gong 5he 40 Pay
FOOTBALL let US have equal sdes-sixty-three on
each team
Eyerybody laughed none more heartily than Mr.
but they are going to abolish football, Mr.
osgens some one suggested.
form toe game was his comment.
After the levity had subsidized Mr. OTyenss amend
InenI was voteG down and the original motion, as
When William L. Hurley, vice-president of the
Kings County Democratic Club returned from a
recent trip TO the South he asked what i'm
pressed him most.
THE variety OF ways in which the colored man
down there can rest he replied. Everywhere
you go you see them in droves-and they are al
ways resting. II matters not what they may be
the Impression thai they are suffering from in
as much rest as possible / saw colored men
resting while working in the fields resting while
ing standing Up and resting lying down. resting
while talking and resting while keeping still II
seems utterly impossible to give them any sort OF
work that viii keep them from resting.
There are certain ''reformers'' who are always
unhappy when they cannot ind some abuse against
which 10 train their heavy guns. Some of them
are so resourcefuI that when abuse exists they
able create one, that they may have a
kind occurred recently, according 10 OF the Off
Gals of TIE Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
whose business IL IS 10 investigate complaints
against service
Brighton Beach motor line is good as any in
The borough said, in relating the Incident
But chronic kicker, who lives down along the
line. wanted chance 10 complain At certain
trains at NeWkirk-aVe as IL Is not needed beyond
that point. ar. Kicker Ihougat ne saw IN this an
excellent chance TO RAISE q protest he though 2
picture showing the crowded condition OF ths
train after the extra car had been cut of would
be fine piece of evidence. So he watched the
trains but he couldn't find amp crowded condition
But ne was net thus 10 be fooled. One day NJ
took nine boys 10 the Newkirk-aVe station, and
On the platform OF the train as II pulled out
OF the station. They did So and Mr.. Kicker got
q beautiful picture which at first glance would
seem 20 indicate that passengers were bulgng out
OF the train on 81 sides This photograph was
exhibited 70 show the 'dsgraceful congestion
caused by cutting on the extra at Newkirk-
ave close examination Of the picture aroused
Suspicion. The crowd on the back platform wal
composed entirely Of young %oys, and far from
seeming 70 be uncomfortable and unhappy they al
wore broad smiles and looking straight toward
TIE camera We made an investigation and learned
q the Scent Investment just TO get a conges-
ZOE picture The seats in the car. which o.
s1rse DID SLOW were hale empty st the time