New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-18

the conventions both of the Democrats and
Republicans have compelled the nomina-
ton of unexceptionable men, who can
not be used for political purposes. The
Republican Convention first nominated
MFR. Fellows for Mayor, but he de-
cIined Ii was at once asserted and believed
that the design was then To nominate hr'
Riplcy Ropes, who was strongly supported Dy
that eminent Democrat Mr.. William Kings
lev But the virtuous men in the Convention
were present in force on the second occasiOn'
and Dwight Johnson was nominated instead
Mr.. johnson is an old citizen, who has maze
+, handsome fortune by legitimate industry
and not by politics or dealings IN pnorc
money. He has held Office as a duty rather
than a privilege, aud in every official act he
has been u careful and economical admins
traitor.
Defeated in the Republican camp which he
had so often ruled by the treason OF others,
Mr.. Kingsley attempted to dictate the nomina-
ton of Ripley Ropes by his own party con-
vention. In stormy caucus which preceded
the convention he utterly failed, and Hugh
Mclaughlin, with little difficulty, carried the
convention unanimously for John w. Hunter.
The very worst thing which can possibly be
said against Mr.. Hunter is that he owes his
nomination to Mclaughlin. But this was so
clearly forced on Mclaughlin by the necessity
of borrowing some reputation from the honest
men of the Democratic party that Mr.. Hunter
can very we'll afford to smile at the circum-
stance. He has been identified with the
Democratic party for many years, was mem
Der of the Board of Education, has a magnif-
10 nf nf no Ion
savings banks in Brooklyn, and will win about
as large vote as Mr.. Johnson FROM indepen-
dent non-partisan citizens.
1t is to the general public, therefore, mat
ter of comparative Indifference which ticket
shall succeed in the coming election. Neither
Johnson nor Hunter would be reached by the
baser political influences which have corrupted
the government of Brooklyn for the last five
years. The mismanagement of the Brooklyn
Bridge and the Brooklyn Trust Company, the
defalcatOns in the City Treasury, the whole
false system of depositing public funds, will
be ovcrhauled whether Mr.. Johnson or
Mr.. Hunter be elected. Upon either
gentleman we may rely for active
support of that movement which will
certainly come with the first of the
new year TO take out of the hands of Kings
ley's associates the departments which they
still control 1t is safe to conclude that the polit
cal reed broken at home will not stand much
shaking by the wind at Albany; and that
when next Fowler and Kingsley and Others OF
the old Ring play the lobbyists at the capital, it
will be much as Tweed and Sweeny and their
friends do now.
All the rest is plain sailing, since we have
forced good nominations Oh both parties The
Reform committees have no need now to or
ganize an independent party. Let them be as
active in the suggestion of reforms, as per-
sistent in demands of investigation, as yigilant
in scrutiny of all official acts, and they will
have accomplished their work with greater adj
vantage to the people and less danger of their own
decentralization for when Reform committee
goes into the business of making a party it
usually makes an end of itself.