New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

IBROOKLYN'S POLITICAL COMPLICATIONS.
MAYOR HUNTER AND GIN. sLoCUM TRYING TO FORM
A NEW DEMOCRATIC GENERAL COMmirTRE--lN-
TRIGUF TO PUT POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE
REPUBLICANS.
Considerable excitement exists in brooklyn
growing out of the deadlock between the Mayor ana
tue Common Council the subject Of the appointment
OF President Of the Board OF CITY Works II 10 umoreo
that Gen slocum and William Marshall have undertaken
90 form new Democratic General Committee as re-
buke to Hugh Mclaughlin for his alleged influence IN
securing the rejection socum Police Commits
sioner Summer by the Common Council IL Is ssd
that Mr. Marshall and Mr. Mclaughlin were for long
time negotiating concerning the appointment OF Geh'
slocum and that Mr.. Marshall finally stipulated that
Mayor Hunter should renomnate William A. Fowler 10
the Beard OF City Works consideration OF which he
insisted that Mclaughlin should to his int
euce In securing the confirmation OF Gen slOcum by the
Common Council Mr. Fowler was appointed bdt Gen.
Sooum rejected
This resulted in bitter night the part OF Messrs
Marshall ard slocum against Mr.. Mclaughlin, ana
Marshall and slocum have made an alliance with Mayor
elect shredder by which Mr. Marshall has undertaken To
prevent Mayor Hunter from nominating for FreSden' Oh
the Board OF City Works any one whom the present
Democratic Council can consistently confirm III CON
alteration OF this service Mr. Schroeder has agreed ta
when the Republican party comes into power on tho ISL
OF January he will Immediately nominate Gen Slocum 10
that place and guarantee his confirmation by the Repub
lican Common Council. The nomination Of NJ Marsha
by Mayor Hunter on Monday last was part OF TINS pan
Mcssrs Marshall and SOcum in the meantime are
working hard 10 organize a new Democratic uen
eral Committee OF which Gen Socum is to be the head
But great difficulty is said to be experienced by nese
gentlemen in bringing their support the hitherto dis
affected element in the Democratic party, such men as
T. r. Backhouse, A. c. Davis Harvey Farrington D l.
Freeman Rufus L. scott. Charles g Ensign George H.
Harrington. Augustus Van Wyck, d. A. Hewett-ih iact
nearly an the Democrats who have been prominent in
opposing the Brooklyn Rnguterly refuse to follow the
lead of Messrs socum and Marshall in carrying out
their plan.
II il further rumored that the Democratic General
Committee have resolved upon thorough reorganiza
lion In January The element In the party will be
mt in the General Committee and given the leadership
IN the future Such men as BackhouSe, Harrington
Davis Scott and others, who have been supposed 10
have forced the nomination OF Mayor Hunter two years
ago In the interest Of reform, dissent entirely from the
course which he now pursuing. The reform element
in the Democratic party which these gentlemen repre-
,ent is understood to claim that it the plain duty OF
Mayor Hunter TO submit to the Common COuncn lhe
name OF some honest and competent Democrat whom he
Council can consistently confirm instead OF lending him
self to the coalition between Mcssrs Marshall siocun
and Schroeder They say there hundred persons
whose names Mayor Tunter could send in, any one o.
whom would be Immediately confirmed and who would
administer the Office named in the interest OF the tax
payers as well AS of the Democratic party good deal
NJ feeling is manifested the winch Mayor
Hunter viii take on Thursday next, when the last meet
ing of the present board viii probably occur should he
g. out Of Office without appointing President OF the
Board Of City Works, he will be severely ceusured by
those who most instrumental iii making ann Ma! OF
OF the city