New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-20
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.

TUE OUTLOOK FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES.
MUCH DEFENDING UPON THE CHARACTER OF THE
MIN NAMED ny THE REPUBLICANs-A GOOD
CHANCE TO ELECT THE sURRoGArE-DIssAr1s-
FACTION WITH SOME OF THE DEMOCRATIC
NoMINEEs-srRIFE FOR CIVIL JUSTICES.
The Democratic organizations in this city,
having nearly completed their nominations for county
Offices engaged yesterday In preparing for the ac
live work Of the canvass The Irving Hall County Con
ycnon meets again to-day to ralify the work Of its
rammluy ally. and to nominate a Marine Court Judge
aud two Aldcrmen-at-Large. ES-Adcrman Nicholas
Uauchton aud Marshall viii doubtless be- the
inccs for Aldermen at-Largc For Marine Court Judge
the committee which does tho work Of the Convention In
advance bad not agreed upon candidate last night but
the choice WAS to be made from three nnmes-Alen Me
Donald James Flynn aud Edward p. Brown. When
these nominations made the Democratic tickets Will
be Ompcte.
The politicians were busy yesterday forecasting the
result Of the election 10 conceded That much de-
pcnds upon the character OF the Republican nominations
yet 10 De made The Republican County Convention will
not bo held until Tuesday next. II ticket IL then
pIacrd IN the field which will command the confidence
NJ the independent citizens who in municipal
matters for good government than for any hall
marty Organization, the general belief among shrcwd
poca observers is that Il will easily win There Will
be- very little time left to make known the virtues Of
comparatively unknown men, and hence the nominees
date confidence OF the public
elf such candidates nominated next Tuesday"
said eminent citizen yesterday. they Will win. But
n the old policy ia followed OF holding late conventions
TO nominate servceabe machine candidates thus pre-
venting a citizens organization from coming into the
field with better men, il VIII be disastrous The who
yotc the Democratic ticket viii out because they
have hope OF practical GAIN but the who make up
the Republican majority will come out this year UNI
less 1t Ia TO vote for candidates whose very names give
assurance OF better city government. With this vote
the Republicans have splendid opportunity TO carry
the city this year. without 1t they have no hope The
Democratic candidates very weak but that makes
little difference with their They come out be-
cause their and machines order them to- but the
men who alone give the Republicans hope carrying the
city do not vote in that way"
great deal OF interest is shown in the probable action
OF the Republican Convention. 1t has conceded all
along that DistrctAtorney Rollins would be nominated.
However, the secret alliance among the Democratic fac
lions on this Office which has resulted in the triple nomf
nation OF John McKeOn has decreased the chances
the Republican candidate For this gen
orally reported yesterday that Mr. Rollins would seek
the nomination for Surrogate instead OF that for District
Attorney. This was mere rumor, however, and some
fthe party leaders who spoken 10 the subject
declared that 1t had no foundation.
Until tho decision OF the Supreme Court General Term
on Tuesday that the term OF Surrogate Calvin expires
this year, that office almost entirely left out the
calculations Of the politicians None the candidates
who eager for Office cared take one with the
prospect Of engaging In law suit which might end
In leaving him out in the cold The decision of the Court
however has changed the aspect affairs Surrogate
Calvin has shown his belief In s correctness by accept
ing nomination from Tammany Hall. and seeking the