The New York herald., 1874-10-04
lie meeting then adjourned.
KINGS COUNTY POLITICS
The situation i'm BroOklyn-The Candi-
dates in the Field for Congress, ASSEM-
hiY. County nnd CITY Offices.


The political elements OF Kings county arc be-
ginning show signs Of activity, and wire pulling
and caucussng is rife upon every side. The dis
t,icts OF each ward or the twenty five wards
which go to make up the city proper are being
closely canvassed by the .disinterested- patriots
\vDo nave an eye on the main point ONCE. The
at students oil our municipal ~ ystemn report tie
result OF their Investigations 10 the leaders--the
innev circe-who, standing on nign ground, survey
tine hed from Red BOOK Point round to Newtown
Crecs, and direct he movements Of the factions
IN the tight From what can DC ascerrained by
persistent inquiry in the ''best iniormedD circles
then II NO1ld appear that the prospects OF tne
Campaign mat county are as subloned The
repuDllcans aim that Governor Dix VIII leave
Kings coun'N ~ilh a small majority, as Tilden IS
unpopular a-Aong the RANK ana ale or the democ-
racy, whereas cir nominee is agreeable because or
his excellent reloid as Chei Magistrate of this
state. lie mas ood between the people and
Iiunder they claim, ~ vetoing "BlacS Horse cav
air." bills, which have been rushed through in the
closing hours 81 le2Nlaion Tie out and out
sraight voting democrats who are IN
position tc calculate tom the reports from
the heldthe worNing orgauizations-lauph
NJ the prerenslous ol tbe rppunlrona and
claim that they will y TlIien IRON rlX
tnogs md 20 eiglt thousand rnalsrtty IN Bro ,EIyn.
In tnis assertion hey rely ATmtY uuon the support
pose 10 snare few oi the "lg.yes and fishes -
The aster consist In the following elective officers
and the multiplicity OF patronage winch eacn place
on the ticket carries with II, eitAer alrectly or
through tie influence OF the winner in the
electIOn lottery, wherein the drawing takes ulace
at the polls IN November neXt:-lhree Con-
gress 10 be elected TINS year. niDe Assem-
biymen, . Comptroller, city Auditor County Audi
tor, County Treasurer, District Attorney two
CoroBeis, three Charity Commissioners, swo JUS
tees OF Sessions, ana eleven Aldermen IN ,ae even
wards.
CONGRESS
In the Second District John g. Schumakey the
present Representative OI that district III, the
House oI representatives, is sDoken OF as anNap.
piicant Tor the denomination. lie ~ not ponUllr
before some stronger candidate on the democrats
side. Tue Second ~ largely democratic ana Presi-
cent James >. I. Str&nahan, OF the Park Commla-
sion, denies That he Is a candidate Tor the nomlaa
Lioh oy the republicans
In the Third district there is vacancy caused
The successful candidate VIII held onice lor tne
uneXpired term ana for two years begipn,no
Marcu 4. 1915. Henry A. Bowen Is the most prom.
inent candidate mentioned thus tar Tor the noInl-
nation. Tnird II strong republican. W. W. Good.
rich, Liberal VIII he nominated By the CEN
Oc(acy as a 'iorlOrn hope.r
In the Fourth district ex-SupeTvisor schencg
and General Slocum are the two foremost
IN the race Tor the democratic nomination this
month. General CROOK Is the present Congressman
from the Fourth, but Will retire on his Iaurels
Assembyman George {. Benhett, republican. IN
accept the nomination should IL be rendered him
by his party.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
For this important office the probable nominee
Dt the deDuc party Will be exDlstret Attorney
Winchester Brltton, who was removed rom ONCE
A1Sbi mopths Ago BY governor Dix. aooD charges