New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-15
KINGS COUNTY POLITICS.

STIRRING OF THE DEMOCRATIC POoL-TROUBLEs
OF THE "RING " IN FORMING SLATE -
WHO WILL BE SHERIFF P-KALBFLEIsCH
AGAIN FOR MAY0R-sTATE SENATOR'S AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SMALL FRY.
Politics in Kings County are in singularly
mixed and confused condition. month six weeks
ago 1t the general suppostlon, such the extent
spathec feeling the subject Of the election pre-
vang among the rank and file Of all parties, that the
contest likely TO be dull and uninteresting and the
vote poled exceeding light But at this writing
all this has changed. For the last two weeks pOltica
meetings have been held nightly in almost every Ward
the city and there every that shall
have sharp and lively fight Beside the natural rivalry
between the regular Democratic and Republican parties
elements have entered the political field giving the
local contest more ,pquant tone and rendering quite
uncertain the result in this usually Democratic strong
hold The Democratic party or rather the ring"
which the regular organization and controls it
absolutely does the Snowman his puppets have called
Its primaries and conventions for the nomination OF
ofhces TO meet during the present week. AS the
whole machine is run by clique Of half dozen
men. chief among whom is Mr. Hugh Mclaughlin. the
Register the Conventions will but register the DEGREES
slate prepared for them by these ruling spirits And
this slate" about made up at this mOmentthe only
for Sheriff For this position-and 1t is the principal
Ts s 20 S Se Rse e pec apd ee IN ae e
one or two other party hacks close in the rear waiting
give them opportunity to trIumphantly first to
the To drop the racing metaphor these two
Cauley. both Of course. Of the politically dom
inant In Brooklyn well as New York Both, 1t is just
county to have Worm Of the rough edge from that Celtic
shibboeth which was part OF their f., 6irtGright Both
Ring" and have rendered him much service. and he
pnGsss the how happy cOna be be W:S
either tother dear charmer away" but the
Leather soubriquet by which Cunningham is most
Familiarity known among the FIRE iaddes who erst com.
Which he was for many years Chief Of the
rough II not ready Sort and some OF t1ose whom the
PatentLeather Democracy who riDgesders, do not
s on a a n ne
this county OF Kings had ever been insisted upon pre-
leaders who assert land this is likely to be the strongest
and to him fatal obecton) that Cunningham has lost his
lei on the part Of great many Of them that he sold
them out abandoning the volunteer system and going
Chef Engineer thereof that as the several hundreds
of the volunteers who failed TO be appointed in the
RIng" for their disappointment they win eagerly seize
the he gong eack On
date. The rival candidate, Mr. james McCauley is q |
Ss sseSs indeed he % almost pas
Of the kid goved and patent leathered kind himself
II he had only been born dumb. Beyond managing to be
always holding some office other, snd sometimes two
or three at time Che Is now Deputy Street Commission
Tenth Ward primaries we are not aware what service
Mr. Mccaoiey has rendered to anybody to eSe him 70
SSs his ri n Years gone By w
displays OF human and canine pugnacy for the sake Of
sport" but they have not come 10 us with sufficient
dehniteness 10 allow us TO more than refer TO |
them r.n and indeed It :. is hardly necessary
his claims upon any such point On the score Of ednca
tion Mr.. MoCauley Is fully the equal Of his rival Gun
bingham, be- also. write his own name Both are
par In that respect, anyhow. McCauley's friends
claim for him that he s the fay0rte OF the Ring and
actually It's slAte but the fact that neither has as
yet reached that goal The mystic circle hesitate 10 de-
eide between the tw0-t Is conscious that IL cannot
Afford with the formidable opposition threatening IT, 10
put any weak name It's local tickets ALLEVIATE
It's following the friends OF by favorng the other
the knowing do hesitate declare that
the difficulty will be solved by dropping both aud taking
third not well known and as a csrollary
natural enough for Democratic candidate less obIec
tsonable before the people. ~
The rest Of the County tickets there will Do no trouble
about; they and uDimpoFtant Oices-superin
tendents Of the poor and such small fry And So with
aud there exception as TO the candidates for the
Legislature Messrs. Henry O. Murphy and James r. |
Pierce having themselves devoted serytors of
the circle viii be nominated as Senators without Oppos
ton.
The slate for candidates for the Assembly Is not vet
fully decided upon. John O. Jacobs. whome 90 fierce
an opponent Of the Ring, has yielded N its bandsh.
ments and now wears lie collar az meeky II he were
ats serf Indeed, jacobs valuable acquisition 10
Keen, sharp, and seryiceable tso turned
out Of political Workshop His reorganization 10 fore
gone conclusion Mosesy Clark, Cullen, and 0Keefe
likely TO DO renominated.
The city Officers 70 be chosen are Mayor and Street
Commissloner The present incumbent, Martin Kab-
position OF Mayor. The Ring will adopt him. not be-
cause prefers him. but precisely for the opposite rea
son-bocausa It fears him. The "od Dutchlnan as he