New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-10
BROOKLYN REFORM ELEMENTS.

BROOKLYN REFORM ELEMENTS.
ITS SUPPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET DE-
PENDANT ON THE NOMINATION or GOOD LOCAL
CANDIDATES.
Among the leaders of each party in Brook
yn there exists feeling of uneasness concerning what
Is known as the element II is known that there
are several thousand voters In the city VINO VIII not DO
controlled by rarty ties and 1t IL feared that they may
come together and present . united. organized 'front.'
against the fsvortes Of each Ring. Tho fear Is not
without good foundation for the proposition that tine
reform organizations should unite on ticket mas
been mooted extensively, and as indicated ABOVE
three Of these organizations have counseied to
gether. There Is doubt that the reform ele
menr holds the balance OF power. and some
such action the nomination Of candidate ike MI
Britton may bring all the Reform Committees together
Again. the Democratic leaders threatened with the
disaection Of their Liberal allies COL Lansing lone OF
the prominent Liberals In Kings County, SAID 10
TRIBUNE reporter, " II Britton Ia nominated we Will not
support him He is too heavy load ito carry, and VIC
should have o stronger man. The question Us 10
whether the Governor right or wrong In removing
him isn't the thing to settle in this campaign. we must
have the strongest candidate We can get"
For the purpose OF ascortaning the views OF the re
form element concerning the political situation TRIB-
reporter called upon several prominent reformers
The first gentleman visited Mr.. L. T. Backhouse OF
the Committee Of Fifty Mr.. b. is largo real estate
owner and has been known public spirited citizen
of Brooklyn for many years. lie said In reply TO the re
porter's queries;
Mr.. Tlden can carry Kings County II good local
Democratic nominations are made But affairs po,tl
cay speaking, In strange state In Brooklyn just
now The large reform element OF the city Is
support anybody who is inspected or Rny
Ring. All that is needed to concentrate this
against any one s whether this ee
ment will prove friendly to Mr. Tilden or not large
part OF the reform element have no desire TO nJure
Gov Dix The reform element certainly holds the
balance OF power You will remember that iIooV ,nde
ran for Mayor and that power Is still alive and aroused
think 1t safe to say that bad Assembly and county
candidates are nominated there will be organized Dom
ocratic opposition to Mr. Tilden In Kings County.
COL A. E. Davis, OF the Committee Of One Hundred.
upon being questioned replied Kings County Will DO
good for Mr. Tilden, II he is not handicapped by the
Democratic Ring with bad local nominations The Inde-
pendent Democrats Of Brooklyn becoming more nu-
merous and self-reliant every day. They Will DO
sure to defeat any tool Of the Ring who Is put In
nomination. 1t quite possible that Mr. Tiden may DO
injured by having his ticket loaded down with the
names OF Ring politicians. As to the nomination OF
Winchester Brtton Col Davis said that In his Judgment
nomination would put In issue the justice OF Gov
Dx's action n removing him, and II that Issue was
made DIX would get several thousand votes which he
would otherwise get, or be entitled to- He added:
Gov. DIX has done some good things for BROOKLYN.
and signed bills which are very detrimen-
tai city. There action OF Iluens WHICH is
not calculated him with the Reform Democrats,
but naturally the Ring fears him and may sacrifice him
hope and believe wise cOunsels Will prevNi In Iocal
matters aud that under the lead OF Tden Kings county
will give a Democratic majority OF 10000, as she easily
can with good local nominations.
Mr. Harvey B. Harrington. director In the Importers
and Traders Bank heavy real estate owner in Brook
lyn and member of the Committee Of One Hundred,
replied to the reporters interrogatores as follows:
Ibelieve that Mr. Tden is entitled TO the unlimited
confidence of the citizens Of Kings County. l do not
balia hat h6
any party and II elected will be unrammeed In oice
Gov Dix made the mistake OF signing bills affectinR
BROOKLYN interests which he should not have slgned
the worst was that bill egalizng all street assessments
AS to the reform element In Brooklyn, believe IL Is
growing stronger. People are looking more carefully
after their interests the vote this year Will show
spois but their downfall Is notfar distant II
bad nominations made in Brooklyn, lt Is probable
that the various reform committees will unite ana
select from the two In the Held see no good
reason why, in proper nominations are made, the
Democrats should not carry Kings County.
Mayor John W. Hunter was of the opinion that MI.
Tilden would carry Kings County by large majority
good judgment displayed In making up the local
ticket He said that the success OF the Re-
publican ticket meant continuation Of the Commission
system, and he believed that the people were opposed
to such continuation. Speaking Of the proposed nomi-
nation OF Mr. BrittOn His Honor said: would regard
the nomination of Mr. Britton unfortunate for the
rest of the ticket He seemed Of the opinion that the
Democratic party could not afford to make an issue In
Kings County between Gov. Dix and Mr.. Britton