New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-22
BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS.
rp,cv NoNINATED FOR MAYOR.

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BF. TRACY NOMINATED FOR MAYOR.
LONG SESSION OF THE CITY COMMUNICATIONS
THE NOMINATION OF Mr.. ROPEs-A hEAi'iN"
GIVEN TO HIS sUPPoRTERs-THE CHOICE OF
THE DELEGATES. 49,
One of the most important Republican CITY
Conventions ever held in Brooklyn met last evening 10
nominate the candidate for Mayor 10 be voted TO- ~ INC
coming election The Office after the first OF January
has the 40 led responsibility Of appointing heads OF te
principal departments of the municipal government
great crowd OF politicians and their friends surgeu
around the Brooklyn Republican headquarters, No. oSo
Fuon-st for hour before the Convention was cane"
to order last evening, and file OF delegates ana
on passed up the narrow stairway to Cehtra nan
Every available inch of room was crowded. anu 'o
space for delegates within the rail was encroacheu upon
There were in attendance most of the Republican pun
ticians of Kings County.
Promptly at O'Clock the Convention was caieu 10 UT
der by A. j. Perry the Sixth Ward. On the platform
were Quarantine Commissioner Nichols, chairman oil tue
Kings County General Committee, Alderman f'ooo'''
Port Warden Leaycraft and Alderman Allison
Before the organization effected scene Oh con"
sion was caused by attempt to seat all the Delegates
bose occuuync seats were requested to rise ana teh
the temporary roll was called Each delegate was lur
risbed n chair Ter he had responded TO his name
THIS consumed more than half an hOnT Al we Vh.
Of mi. tme it was announced by exSherh DaeGet that
the delegation present the cltlLehs nohlhaoh l
kiUlpV
fhf room and he moved that members be given seats
This was received with storm OF misses anu Hp
The chairman extended an invitation TO t1e NIttoc
take seats aud the formal roll call followed Al h
cusion unanimous consent was gwen 10 Iohn A. .Iou
OILS chairman of the Republican COMMITTEE 10 mahe
Statement lie said conference OF the party leaders a
been held in the afternoon, and certain resolution n
from both factions the party. The resolution set or
the need of nominating an undoubtcd hepu9n i
candidate for Mayor It's reading was followed Dy Nehe
ment applause W. W. Goodrich then spoke OF me neei
of rrcOgniZng the young AMI influential Oody OF tepup
lo,p
that these visitors be given seats suspehuhs III p
ness until in e WsS T Gon4 the 1' platform seh
Low and H. +. Deming headed me dei@s ga
ton of Young Republicans and the clllzcH committee
from the meeting which nominated Ripley Ropes on
Monday evening was headed by l.. 5. Burnham ana
The Convention being st crowded by the presence OF
spectators Alexand or Johnson was made Sergcah'-at
Arms and with the aid of policemen he cleared space
with consideration OF contested drIegauOhS. a on6
ton 10 represent the Twcnty-rst Ward, neither
OF the two present had credentials signed ny
the proper authorities. Inc matter unll9 Loeu.vu ~
the exclusion OF BOTH and committee OF hFe HaT ~
pointed to consider the contests I'D me second lL
teenth and Twenty-f fret Wards objection DelhS mlle
to the constitution of the committee several changes
were made in 1t before It retired Tor consultation ,ho
Upon motion OF Albert Daggett the toh'eaIuh NJ IT,
proceeded 10 listen the delegates from the
John j. Van Nostrand then read the proceed
ngs of the meeting. whlch rendered the
n mnguIsS brin before The Convention W. W Good
rich asked through the chair Mr. Ropes had accepted
hcan Cry Convention whether lac would consider nm
sell bound by Republican party iealty. MI van Nos
trand sand the committee was not authorizes
10 answer these questions. For himself, ne
proposed TO vote for Mr.. Ropes anyway. Kisses.
Mr. Dagget said he did believe the misses came from
Republicans, but from Democrats. and ne hoped the
chairman would that anyone interTupung IN that
way was expelled rom the room.
seth Low then spoke the Young Republicans. who
had approved Of the selection 9 Mr. Ropes Tor Mayor
He read the resolution passed "Wednesday evening and
then made speech urging Mr.. Ropes for the nominee
as a good Republican, loyal To all the principles
OF the party. W. W. Goodrich asked OF MI
Low whether Mr. Ropes would remain In the Held " The
City Convention should not approve his name In reply
Mr.. Low said that Mr.. Ropes in the field already
| as a canuldate, and the Young Republicans believed
that they had perfect right To ask oi the Guy
Convention to approve his name Mr.. Goodrich
changed que inquiry 10 what the Dung
| Republicans would do II Mr.. Ropes not upproNed
| In reply Mr.. Low said That he had no
ght To- answer for the CLUB II had declined to adopt
a resolution pledgbg itself to support the Republican
nominee # he were not Mr. Ropes Then MI. Goodrich
asked Mr. Low how he would act II any other candidate
nominated.
William Richardson said he thought the matter had
beeu pressed far. He hoped that difference Of
view would brief duration. Nothing wOhld better
please the Convention than TO nominate seth Low Tor
Mayor.
This a signal for most enthusiastic applause, FOL
lowed By three cheers. given 10y the delegates rslng
Richardson SAID Mr. Low had not done Justice To hl-
loved clty of Brooklyn IN pUrenptOrly declining
10 br a candidate for Mayor.
Much folio ed AZ O'Clock this morning the
convention uUmiuatcd General Il. +. Tracy Tor Mayor
by vote of 100. The only other names
the Convention were those OF Ripley Ropes
and Darwin X. James.