New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-31
PROSPECTS N BROOKLYN.

REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF MR.. LOWS ELECTION
-TFFoRrs To SECURE HARMONY IN THE DEM
oCRATIC RANKS.
The week remaining in the present cam
paigu in Brooklyn Will be hlled with hard and uneeas
lug work by the Republicans Of that city, who feel con-
fdent that when the polls close on November seta
Low will have received handsome majority OF the bal
lots east one OF the most active workers viii be NJ
Low himself who began by making two addresses IN
the Nineteenth and Twentieth Wards respectively on
Saturday evening His views, expressed In manly snd
forcble manner on the administration Of the E1ciss
laws rapid transit In Brooklyn asd the arbitrary taxa
on OF business vehicles such It is believed,
will commend themselves all citizens who have the
bestinterests of the city at heart In saying that rapid
transit must be for Brooklyn and not for
Concy Island direct hit was made at al
tie schemes fostered by Mayor Howell, whs
had the men interested in railroads leading 10
the shore confer in his office last spring IN order "a
harnonize on route leading from the bridge TO tho
Long Island Railroad Depot. In what Mr.. Low said
about the need settling the question Of tax arrearges
he struck the root of Of the worst evils "sered
gigantic growth by the system Of rngrule which has
cursed Brooklyn for many years.
Mr. Lows work 10 his behalf VIII be actively sup
plcmented by llbors Of the Young Republican Ciuh
in which he has Just resigned his membership to accept
the nomination Mayor He sent the following letter
TO the OF rgauizat Jon Saturday afternoon;
BRooKLYS Oct. 90, 1881.
H. f. DEMING, esq, President Of 4e Young Rep'o'NdS
DEAR sm beg to Swn receipt & Sf the resSl1tiqn1
passed by the Young kepnehean @ Sllp on dhrsa saxs
accepted both the n0Inati0ns rendered me- which OK
itself is sufficient, it should b. to dissolve my connee-
Please convey to the members my cordial appreciation
OF their good viii. Permit me to remind yOu and eaes
member Of the organization that II am TO Dc eectsS
Mayor only be through hard, patien enthsiasue
work on the part Of each Of you-wGrk that snau ng
onlv carry he force OF your endeay0r but which
aha IL interest every citizen who wishes city govern
shnldsr 10 the wheel believe have the right to ask
such work OF you, ana believe shall receive H.
Yours cordially, cEih AO"'
The members of the club are engaged in m eetivs
movement in every ward and they hope that $1,000
votes will be cast for Mr. Low election day In their
work tho residence Of every registered voter VIII %
visited and the signature of all who Will agree to vote Tor
him will be secured The regular campaign COMMITTEES
hard at work every day at the headquarters ~ Perr
pont-st and more than score Of public meetings VIII
he held this week. at Of them in the Academy
of Music. where the final rally viii be held saturday
evening
The Democratic canvass is dragging owing 70
the uncertain condition Of affairs growing Gus
Of the attempts TO secure harmony ~ was
boped bv many ln the party that substantial
oc.a1nent vyould be reached on Saturday and
tb. aela cleared for action this week The NOV sicnt
for this started By the young Democrats who seenred
orEnittees of conference from the Genera committee
and the Central Association, was uhdeFSlooi 70 look
toward the Withdrawal Of both Mayor Howeh ano GEN.
eral sloeum In the interests OF harmony Boss"
Mclaughlin was understood to agree 10 tits but an un
octed obstacle arose in the person OF Mayer Howell
himself who having paid his assessment toward tho e1-
nenses OF the campaign ordered his printing and per
po socted votes for himself, was very 10th 60 step
o,le for anyone else. General siocum willing %
aside indeed it is said that he offered the Central
emooratic Association 600 to let him give up his
candidacy bat the Association, tho ruling principle Of
which is opposition to Boes rre N unwilling TO sac
race it, candidate Enless substantial advantage
to accrue ffnm such aetion.
At the meeting 81 the Central Assoce.ien which was
prolonged upt late hour Saturday night the Confer
ence Committee reported that the Mclaughlin Conit
tee refrsel 10 withdraw Mayor Howell candidate,
aud then itwaa proposed that tho anti-NcLarrhlIn