The New York herald., 1875-10-22
BROOKLYN POLITICS.

REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION MEETING AT THE
ASSEMBLY RooMs-sPEEcHEs By +. A.
SCHROEDER, REV. B. L IVES AND OTHERS
The republicans of Brooklyn held mass ratification
meeting last evening In the city Assembly Rooms,
Washington street. The hall we'll filled,
and a military band furnished the music On
the platform were ex-Comptroler +. A. Schroeder,
candidate for Mayor, John W. Harmon and Samuel
Hutchison, nominees for Charity Commissioners
William Richardson, candidate for Senator Albert Dag
gett, candidate for Sheriff Rev Benoni l. Ives candi
date for State Prison Inspector and others.
Ex-MAYoR SAMUEL BOOTH
was called upon TO preside. Upon taking the chair he
said it encouraging sign to many persons
present while meetings in progress all the
city. The meeting, he said, had been called to ratfy
the nominations made by the various conventions and
decide whether they should continue under Ring rule
have honest for local officials. He thought the
people about rise and hurl from power the
officials who had been plundering them for the past ten
twelve years. The county and city salary list had
reached the great total of 81 300 900 per and IL
must be reduced He challenged an impartial compari-
son of the republican and democratic candidates
letter was read from Mr. Samuel Mclean regretting
his inability attend the meeting and prophesyng
republican victory
After the reading of list of vlcepresidents, resou-
tIons adopted ndorsing the republican
platform and State ticket and demanding retrenchment
municipal affairs
Mr. John W. Harmon then made brief address He
said that Brooklyn ruled by in the demo-
cratic party. When he member of the Board Of
Supervisors the Ring had refused to allow him and his
republican colleagues to make report public charity
He predicted success for the republican ticket.
MR.. SCHROEDER
was then introduced ''the Mayor OF Brooklyn
He received with great applause, while the band
played Hail to the Chief" He said that charges had
been made publicly In number of democratic and re-
publican papers that the city of Brooklyn has been robbed
by band OF conspirators. Men high in the councils of
the democratic party had been called thieves by
name, but they had not seen ht TO go into court and
seek to have their characters cleared He believed it
would be the duty of the next Mayor to cause in
vestgaton of these charges and If they true to
have the guilty persons punished. The speaker then
defended his record Their ticket deserved success
and he believed it would have success. He hoped to
receive their congratulations at the City Hall the
1st day of January, 1876 Mr.. Schroeder was loudly
and repeatedly applauded.
l. IVES
candidate for State Prison Inspector said be had come
there a Christian to talk in free and easy way
of our country and the duty of its The ad-
State issues slavery and temperance coming in for
good share OF his attention. He was opposed TO the
democratic party having anywhere in this country
and to elect democratic President next year would be
q calamity which the country could not endure. The
public school system, he SAID, in imminent danger
in tho hands of the democrats and they were seeking
its destruction
ExAlderman Richardson, candidate for Senator,
followed Mr. Ives in brief speech The meeting con.
tnued in session till late hour and short addresses
made by S. Z. Dutcher 2. W. ostrander and
others