New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-31
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LOCAL POLITICS.
THE OUTLOOK FOR ALDERMEN.


CANDIDATES IN THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND
CHANCES OF THEIR ELEcuoN-wHY THE KE-
PUBfIcANs DO NOT NAME FULL TICKET.
10 the average local politician the compost
tion OF the Board Of Aldermen is Of more Importance
than the success of the State ticket OF the election OF
members OF the Legislature. The reason for this 10
readily understood when It is known that one Of the
chief duties Of an Alderman in the opinion Of his po
cal supporters is to procure places for them in the
various departments Of the city government. For sew
eral years the Republicans have only placed in lona
ton the number Of candidates for AdermenatI ana
District Aldermen which they morally certain 70
elect under the provisions Of minority representation
This has several times cost the party dear ln 1875
when Tammany Hall and the anti-Tammany oresnzar
tion each full Alderman tickets, the Replhhcans
could have elected majority of the Board IL the leaders
had possessed courage enough to nominate fun ticket
Once since then they have done IT, On that occasion each
OF the four Republican candidates for Aide Large
worked for himself, and there much scratching.
The result Of it that three OF the Republican cand
dates were beaten and the fourth only pulled through py
few hundred majority. This has made the pretext
ever since by the Republican leaders for ony nomnat
ing two candidates for Adermen-at-Large, ai1 IN
each Of the Senate districts There s then 1t IL alleged,
no incentive for candidate TO sell out another But
there is necessity for selling out II proper cand
dates for Aldermenat-Large placed in nomination
they would not attempt to sell out their associates on
the ticket
There are in the present Board eight Republicans.
These arc Frederick Finck, James W. Hawcs George
Hilliard, John McClave, Henry c. Perey John H. Sea-
man, Charles B. Waite and James L. Wells. Messra
Fnck and Perley were chosen as Adermenat-Large.
There is some danger that the number may be lessened
this year. Alderman Wells beat his Democratic oppon-
ent in the Twenty-tbird and Twentv-fourth Wards by
only majority I'm total poll of 7125, and this dne
r Tamma1v NM nv Hal and the Comfy Demoeracy make sen
rate nominations then there would be little doubt Of the
Of Dnp flfgan tn
In he WITH OF lower district as it is generally known,
there is a chance elect Republican For several
years the Democratic factions have found difficulty
In manipulating the election in such way TO elect
the minority Democrat instead OF Republican. This
easily be DONE the district being so hely Demo
cratic But this year there are three sets Of Democrsts
candidates in the field. Tammany renomip3tes WDlisE
p Kirk, and his associate. presents Edward Fit
patrick. The County Democracy has renomine,et
last fall and, his associate, John OSeiL Irving Hall
one Sered% snd vs Mr ge no ran % On
nority candidate. The Republicans have nominated
Thomas shells, Tammany lO,O3l; William ?. Kirk
Tammany, 9,s14; jeremiah Murphy, Irving Hail. Q, 40
iican, s,CO3 with proper work the Republicans cas
In the Vth District the Republicans have renominated
Charles b. Waite and John II. Seaman. Both pretty
certain of being reelected They have made fair record
within the party In this district Bernard F. Martin hss
received tie nomination Of Tammany and Irving Halls,
and Nicholas Healy that OF the County Democracy.
August Fleschbein has been renominated by the Re
pubcans in the With District He was nominated last
year with George Hiard, by the Republicans and
led by the latter by about 800 votes iard thus being
chosen the minority candidate Patrick Keenan,. now
president OF the Board, and Joseph 7. straek also
member OF the Board. have been nominated by tbs
County Democracy George Hall has been presented oy
Tamm8ny Hall.
In the With District William sauor, member OF tbs
present Board and Patrick Kenney have been noTnin-
ated by Tammany Hall John T Brosnan by Irving Hal,
Robert Power member Of the present Board, by the
County Democracy, and James W. Hawes, also member
OF the present Board by the Republicans II promises
be very close tight smong the pemocraie I9et!ons
the chances probably In favor OF the County Demo
raey There is doubt OF the choice Of Mr.
Hawes the minority candidate with man. Demo
| erats running.
| fan the vote stood follows Tor Dissricf
| Aldermen: Joseph ]. McEvoy, Tainmany, 269s7i
| Matthew COggcy Irving Hall, 26,6li; John
| McClave, Republican. 25,s09; John Robinson, Re
publican o. 969 II sets Of Democrats are run THIS
year the Republicans will probably name two cand-
dates. II the County Democracy and Tanmony agree
on candidates the Republicans Will only nominats
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For Aldermen at-Large John McClave and Frederick
Finck nave already been nominated This renders their
choice as the minority candidates morally certain.