The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-04
THE BROOKLYN ELECTION.
CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE DEMOCRATIC

DEFEAT-THE VOTE.
There was feeling OF great dependency among the
overthrown democratic leaders and workers OF Brook
yn and Kings county yesterday. The republicans who
are flushed with victory, loud in their mutual
gratuations The democratic stump orators promised
the State ticket at least 600 majority during the
pagn ana they sanguine OF tho of their
local ticket That they 'reckoned without their hostn
the readers the HERALD already The county
slate ticket badly beaten owing dissatisfaction
growing out Of the mismanagement OF the party rens
on the part of the leaders II is conceded even by
those who labored for the victory OF tho
ty and city nominees that their failure is
rebuke to the dictatoria interference of the
"Boss" xRegistrar Hugh Mclaughlin, in all that APP
pertains to nominations and the recognition of workers
in the party Appointment democrat speaking upon the
of the defeat yesterday said to the writerThs
Waterloo in Kings county is lesson, though dearly
bought one to the managers of the party For several
years past few men have controlled all nominations
An Alderman Supervisor for instance has been the
only person recognized by the dicators tho wards
The Alderman Supervisor has controlled the inspec-
tors and canvassers of election well the primaries
and could look for nomination except through
that channel 1t invariably happened however, that
the nominations all dictated from headquarters
by the leaders, and the rank and file had nothing more
to do than to ratfy it. Yesterday that state things
u
power" But there were multifarious agencies at
work outside the mere dross of party workmanship.
Business has been dull for the past year; taxes have
been enormously high; tho press has been crying out
against the extravaganza and corruption of local
missions, and the preudices of the people have
been appealed to on the ground of sectarianism and
nationality. AS the stagnation in business and lack
OF employment the party IN power have pointed to the
that that misfortune is by no means local but is
national and therefore, chargeable to the maladmnis
tration of the federal government The high rate of
taxation they also argued is largely due to republican
imam oneihla and
full commissions such us the Boards OF City Works,
Parks, Health, &c. The former Board, under which
millions have been expended has been since last May
composed entirely of democrats have also been the
Boards OF Health Police and Excise They have been
powerful auxlliarles maintaining the strength of the
organization of the machinery, and it follows that
their political labors have gone for naught that the
vctors will for the spells and the scalps of the Com
mssioners The candidates for Mayor on both tickets
| pledged their support to the "Reiorm Creed"-to in
vesgate and punish abuses in officials If elected As
IL has fallen to the lot OF Mr.. Frederick A. Schroeder
who formerly Comptroller of Brooklyn, TO fill the
Office of Mayor the duty OF prosecuting delinquent
mssioners and contractors will devolve upon him TEo
''paiufu' task will be, doubt, greatly ameorated by
the fact that the defendants IN any suits which be
brought by the Mayor elect arc likely TO be of the op
position party Already there jealous eyes cast
ongngy toward prospective vacant seats in the local
boards. Now that we on the of the Presidcn-
tal canvass republican antcpations Of pay and emou
ments are tuned to the highest key. There are no
obstacles in their way. The Mayor elect has strong
working majority In the local Boards, the Common
Council and the Supervisors With regard to sectaran
and national causes operating toward the defeat OF the
democratic the CITY oil CnurcheS Is admitted
upon all sides that the "KnowNothing" organization,
the American Order of Mechanics and others who
entertain feelings OF anpathy TO citizens of certain
nationality and creed did champion work for
the successful candidate for Sheriff. Albert Daggett
The democrat, Mr.. Nevins, who chiefengineercd the
Fire Department canvassed among the people with
a view TO excite prejudice having been born in Ire
land and being Catholic. The appeal would appear TO
have been effective as Nevns ran far behind his ticket
while his opponent led the State ticket The office Is
at PRESENT. held by republican, Mr. Williams so that
IL is not really gain in the order OF patronage bat the
defeat is sorey felt by the democratic party leaders
The Of Colonel Cavanagh in the for Sem
ator in the Second Senatorial district OF Kings county
is regarded the most remarkable. The district is
strongly democratic, and for many years IL has been
considered secure not to require the ordinary
centves of campaign eoquence The Sixth and
Twelfth wards were overwhelmingly Irish and dem
ocratc that, coupled with the other wards of the dis
tric there could be no doubt TO the OF the
regular democratic ticket. The republicansshrewd
touched tender cord the hearts of the the
wards named when they singled out the Colonel Of the
gallant Sixty ninth regiment in the person of Colonel
Cavanagh and made him standard bearer of the Second
Senatorial republican flag. His countrymen rallied
round the Colonel and with the solid republican
fused with the democratic admirers of the brave
der they charged upon the regular nominee, the
veteran and heretofore nvincible Senator John @.
Jacobs. 1t close contest In the city OF Brooklyn
Jacobs majority was 947 making the majority Of
Cavanagh on the city and county, 81.
The Germans jubilant tho election Of
Schroeder, and argue that they will now have their
share Of official patronage from which they have long
been debarred
The democratic crumbs of comfort are found in the
election OF Senator in tho Third district the Super
visor Large two Commissioners of Charities Justice
of Sessions three Justices OF the Peace and 1--WE Assem-
blymen
The following resume OF figures will DO read with in
terest as showing the for the candidates in
Kings county, together with the majorities:-