New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-21
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CANDIDATES.
TIE CONVENTION or KINGS COUNTY NOMINATEs
COLONEL STEGMAN FOR SHERIFF AND w. A..

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CANDIDATES.
TIE CONVENTION or KINGS COUNTY NOMINATEs
COLONEL sTEGMAN FOR SHERIFF AND w. A.
FRITZ FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Kings County Republican Convention
80 nominate candidates for snerf aud saperyIsor-at-
Large met Yesterday afternoon o'clocs as Central
Hail. No. 635 Tulton-at., Brooklyn. One hundred and
tnrtycight delegated reIres she twenty-five wards
Of Brooklyn and The Ave towns of Kings County. The
body called order by W. w. Goodrich under APP
ToiutInrnt the General Committee. Mr.. Goodrich
urged that the Of the Republicans ut the polls
this fall meant the welfare of tAe city, and he hoped that
strife OF facoUs would D. avoided. Upon The appoint
of secretaries, the first test OF aoona strength
was developed An amendment TO substitute Oscar
Frisble (AptiConbng) for W. II. n. CldInus was de-
fested by n 50 to So This showed that Stl-
wart faction had majority but not enough to nominate
first ballot.
the Second Eighth and Twenty-hrst Wards. The Com
mittee on Credentials composed of Messrs. Mad
dox, Hopkins, Beard. Packard and Jones
Tue Convention adjourned for hour at 4 D. m to
let the Committee Contests report reassemhlng
at O'Clock, several addresses were made. Among
the speakers Judge E. ". Cook
W. W. Goodrich, L. d. Fisher and Albert
Dacgert, chairman Of the State Executive
Committee The latter said that the prospects for the
election OF the State ticket were excellent. lie urged
good nominations in BROOKLYN.
The then reported upon favor of the
sitting delegates in the Second Thirteenth Twenty
first Wards Those in the Second and Thirteenth Wards
were admitted, aud in the Twenty first Ward by a cl
vote of G7 90 the contestants were amid great
applause. This was a defeat for the Machine" men,
The roll beng completed at $50 p m, the
temporary officers made the permanent officers of
tho Convention Nominations for the Office of Sheriff
were then offered follows: Colonel Lewis r. segman
ex-Alterman W. f. Aiken, David Wilson, ex-Assessor
]. L. Jensen, Fire Commissioner Jacob Worth On an
inforna ballot Worth received 81 votes, stegman 49,
Jensen 20, Aiken 49, and Wilson 8. On
the first formal ballot Worth received
Sc Ste;vnan AZ, Jensen H. Aitkeu 10 and
wilson 8, 20 being needed for choice second bal
lot showed that Worth had gained p stegman had lost
:" Jensen had gained 3, Aitsen had lost and Wilson had
gained l. but still no choice. On the third ballot the
delegation OF the Twentieth Ward Wilson
I" WORTH and his vote 60, StegInan 81 Jensen IL
Atkcn ..
Before another ballot was TAKEN Alderman Fritz was
nominated The fourth ballot resulted in GO for Worth
6s for stegman and for Jensen, Fritz being with
drawn. The ffth and decisive ballot resulted in the
choice OF lewis Stegman with "a vote of
Y; Sc votes being given to Jacob Worth Before the
rTfn1y third Ward was rcacLol in the bllotng the
snt was f'regoEc, aud each successive
cr,sfu candidate received with cheers and Inc re-,
declared unanimous " - '"oh
Toe folowipg nominations were then made for the o.
head Inc formal ballot re'rltei IN the selection OF Will
v,tes The nomination was made unanimous l7 NJ
.rpr."se hs iSapks ATTN ~, mr. to the Convention
10 WORK fur the success "f tie kcpubIi-
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After nominating Alderman Fritz for surcryisorot
ar.e me GO Nention proceeded to for can,d.te
Tor Associate Justice OF Sessions. Gilbert H. Wrkhom
! OF the town Of Gravcscnd, chosen.
Colonel Lewis x. SLeman, the ltcuuhcan nouipaa FOR
nntrlu OF k'hgs County. il native th. civ he IA
| aDnnt thrty nine NJ no noiJftcs
OF thc Nineteenth Wa 0f Brooklyn, In which he iyrs
ne mas 'asrn prou inent part. In 1879 Lee was an
! Ipmten ENDORSEMENT ny sheriff Albert Daggett In
10 nc was elected u represent the With Assembly DIS
u,t ., nlnss county 10 hc leSsatire Colonel enan
served during the var IN the Union army with ,rnat
! lawyer ~ f'"N'''i "o ~
Alderman !llian 4. Fritz. OF the KILL Ward NOM
ma c i"r SupcrVsorat-Largc, has rrpr, nrued Is
Wafd Tor thre" terms IN nrUoklyn Common Couucii
he "a hSnrss man IN This ci b.tng engaged m candy
makng IA Broadway, Tnlrtteth-st IIo /, tbo,,
| forty eight years age. " " "N'"'