The New York herald., 1876-10-01
KINGS COUNTY POLITICS.
THE SITUATION FROM LOCAL POINT or
vIEw-Two DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS IN

THE SITUATION FROM LOCAL POINT OF
yrrw-Two DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE FIELD.
The present political canvass though wien compared
with those OF former years quiet IS an earnest one
Tho scramble for city and county olhccs IS lively
one as Il stands Ex.Regs,rar Mclaughlin, the vet
eran 'Boss" of the boys, 10 alleged 10 have retired
from all part In the management OF local oice pri-
maries conventions and nominations Yet strange 10
relate. there current which would indicate
that the master mind Of the past s active
In tho present. aud his aid Is sought as ex.
ienstvely ever TO guide the destinies OF
many who would DO successful under the regular ban
ners OF the party AT the coming election.
THE OFFICES TO RE FILLED
this year Register. County Clerk Surrogate, Com
missioner OF Charities Fourth ds,rctl, Comptroller.
City Auditor Police Justices, Justices OF the Peace in
the FIRST Second and Third Districts Congressman in
the Second Third and Fourth districts; nine Assem-
blymen For Register which position !, worth
$50, 900 per year. william Barre. the prescn, incum-
bent seeks 20 be continued ONCE by the regular
democrats Colonel James Cavanngh, Of The sixty
niutn regiment. y. y, the choice oil certain
leaders Of the republican party, the Colonel having
pollcd such large democratic vote when running Tor
State Senator last iall asanss John :. Jacobs
The County ClerHshp, worth S25.0O0 per annum,
George Herman would ike 70 hold Tor another term
John Delmar Justice OF the Pea for the First DIS
party County Clerk. The republicans viii nominate
either Jacob Worth Eugene D. Berri tor the clerk
ship IN question
Supervisor at Large George L. Fox or Henry W Bird
sail, both Of the Eastern district and members o! the
Bar General j. :. Catn and ex senator Perry
spoken OF by the republicans as eligible candidates for
the office
FOR Comptrol,cr SioO 600 salary the democratic
slate includes the OF samuel Powell the present
incumbent ana cx.Aldcrlnan kialey Ropes IS SAID 10
no the choice or the repuDiicans but The name OF W.
n IfvIpu * n so Al n
nomination.
is IS 600 lie would like 10 be continued Tor another
term py the democracy, but cxAudtor James O'Brlcn
and Rodney d. rhursby despite the claims OF the
gentleman, present themselves as candidates. one
armed soldicr Colonel James McLeer may be ten
ccred the nomination BY the republicans.
For the other o.Ic,s the mos. prominent names
mentioned the order OF candidates ure:-Commis-
OF Charities Gil IAN schenck or Abraham Lott.
democrats The republicans have not moved in the
matter as far known Police Justice Andrew
Walsh present incumbcntl, democrat; James W.
Monck and William Hemstreet republicans
FIRST District Justice Of the leace-Danicl Ferry.
Captain of Police o. the Third precinct. democrat;
James w. Tanner, republican.
second District Justice OF the Pcacc--P Kludy or
II. Wyenborg, democrats; Richard Marvin. republican.
sixth District Justice OF the Peacc--l. Scmier
tprcsent incumbent) or George Rrown. democrats; H.
Heniricksen, republican,
Congrcss-sccond district, James Craig or Thomas
Kinscila, democrat, republican candidate no, named
pubiicans the latter party control the Third district
Fourth district, A. H. Bliss, democrat; Ph,hp ).
Crooke. republican.
The candidates tor Assembly are, in the language Of
the Snowman, 'among many otncr curiosiiics and
attractions too numerous 10 mention, but. few
names may tend to enightrn tho yo'crs OF the ais
interested as 10 the array o legislative talent
from which they will be called upon to make secc-
tiOus.-
FIRST Assembly District--Danicl Bradley and John
Clancey democrats The FIRST district Is not worthy
tho attention OF republicans Tor nominating purposes,
OWING TO the preponderance oi r.Idcnitcs.
second Dstrct-Charcs lleasance Lewis New
man, democrats; Jonathan Ogden. republican,
Third Dstrict-Jamcs Terry, Peter Fogarty and Z.
Touhill, democrats; +. Masters, republican.
Fourth Dstrct--T V. I. Talmagc, democrat; WILL
lam Hempstrcet, republican.
Fiilh Distrct-A- 7. Higgins. republican No demo-
crat named thus far.
Sixth Distric,--Jacat Marrz, democrat. Should ia
cob Worth ia to get the nomination for County Clerk
ne will DO rendered tho republican nomination tho
Assembly, where he has represented tho district for
several years.
seventh DISTRICT. Lyon or p Gleason, democrats;
Charles Cheshire or Alderman Ray, republicans
Eighth District-James Jensen George e. Ben
nett, republicans Bernard Silverman, democrat.
Ninth Distrct-John McGfoariy, democrat; Francis
b. Fisher, republican.
The republican primaries 10 elect delegates TO tho
several conventions will bc held during the present
week. and the domocrnls will hold their primaries the
following week