The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-19
AN ~ the SAME BOIT.
Republicans Prououncius Brooklyn's Mayor
n Tool Of the old Corrupt Ring.

The Republicans of Brooklyn have been
much unsettled by Mayor Schroeder's nomina-
tion Of william C. Dewitt, the old Ring favorits,
as Corr poration Counsel, and the votes OF the Re-
publican Aldermen making the confirmation
unanimous. Nr. Dewitt held the once when
the Brooklyn Ring was doing its worst. and has
always been identified In Brooklyn politics with
the men who planned the schemes out OF which
Kingsley and Keeney grew rich, and the old
Long Island Club fourshed. He lives in the
snme block with Messrs. Kingsley and Keeney,
In house said to have been presented to him
by them. lie has been in the ONCE OF Corpora.
tion Counsel nve years, and the Republicans ex-
pected that WHEN they went Into power his
tenure Of ONCE must cease. Mr.. d. witt, how
ever. under Mayor Schroeder pursued with vlcor
the Reservoir litigation albeit that nothing has
been accomplished except the light Of tho city to
take possession Of the Reservoir. lie Joined the
Mayor In endeavoring to permanently unseat
William A. Fowler from tho C,y Works Board,
but the tttal resulted Ia Mr.. FOwler's favor. 1t
became known toward the close OF the year that
hts denomination had Neen promised as re-
wN.a wnd i.r 1T. services, Mr. DO Wits zeal
Kingsley, Knsella, and keeney from De witt.
He mad been the lawyer OF the Eagle Assoc
citation, but when the paper got into linel SUIT
tina case was sent to Norris & Pc lrsal IIt in
the varying changes of politics this breach was
helled. and william Van Anden and William
Hester. rl.o pruprotors OF tn, E1gic, sisned
Mr. DeWiits bond. lhis comhin tlln OF iuflu-
ences. rov, ring tho le dsrs ~ bOth parties,
cen renr on Mr.. Dewtrs reapp1irtmcnf. an
Gered the hatd-worSing Republicans, and ie.
viyed all Of the tnlk about tho double headed
Ring. David Williams. Chai man OF the Repub-
lcan General Committee, Eia-tus Cooke, \. j.
Perry. lorin Palmer, and Others. In meeting
on Ihursnay NIGHT Of last week, passed resolu-
tiOns chlracterlzlng II "as an aiuaZlng ex-
hibition OF the influence OF Ring tic-
tic, and Ring ingenuity upon men elected
by the people to overthrow the very power ~
which they have been so completely captured
They declared that the act of the Mayor and
Common Council w.s discouragotnent to all
efforts to obtain honest government.
Another meeting, attended by many represen-
tativs kopuolcans, was bad on saturday N. i.ht.
and II was declared that Mayor Schroeder should
b. read out OF the party for succumblng To King
influence. special meeting ot the Republican
General Committee was & He'd Tor last night. On
Wednesday night the genil men who compose
the an'i-Sc rarder party uiet in the kilgs 1un-
" C.uD rooms to arrange a programme for last
night, but alarge, over powcfirs thrung OF May u
hrocder's friends "a hered. Intending to nul'
| NV all action Of the opposing p1ttN, and the
meeting was not held. A Schroeder meeting
was called 4 once after the meeting John r.
Horny or =iliug. and resolutions were adopted
| d, cllring that the resolutions adopted by tn,
otner wing OF the party failed - cNpr = ta'
true Nep.blic N sentiments. anu lAudnE MavoI
Schroeder a. fe tlcss, honest, and iucoUuptible
Tue Resolutions were ,ut through "ith huIz a