New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-24


COUNTY TICKET.
Interest in the fOur-sided MayOralty contest
in Brooklyn not entirely repressed even yesterday
While politicians were not assembled other days
engaged in discussing the important question when met
the way home from church the prospects of the var1
Ous candidates often spoken Of The singular con-
dtion Of affairs is presented in the most important cleo
ton held for Mayor Brooklyn, that neither OF the
two political parties is united upon one man. While the
factiOnal differences the Republican party growing
out Of the revolt from the methods OF the state ma
chine" were all suppressed in the naming Of candidates.
Gu entirely unexpected difficulty sprang up In the action
of the Young Republicans, an organization claiming
LOO voters which did good work in the Garfield and
Arthur campaign and aided materially in reducing Til
dens majority of $4,000 in Kings County to 5000 for
General Hancock.
The fact ia not concealed that the choice of the Young
Republicans. n choice which would have commended
itself the whole party for candidate for Mayor was
Seth Low, the Of A. A. Low, the we-knoWn mer-
chant. As the Young Republicans include in their
organization no Ofce-hodcr ofice-seeker MT. Low
resigned his membership last winter. While the move
for his nomination in the formative period
Mr. Low felt compelled by private reasons to decline
percmptOry TO allow the OF his name for any once
The Young Republicans, some Of them, set ON foot
about two weeks ago the movement for citizens
nomination of Ripley Ropes as the best fitted 10 I'll
the Office of Mayor after January J. with its added re-
spOn 5iby of the selection of the heads OF oil the city
departments, except Controller and Auditor 1t IA
asserted that before the nomination spoken OF 10
Mr. Ropes it offered to another man. At
the same time that the petition asking Mr..
Ropes to consent to the use of his name as
candidate for Mayor was in circulation the
mCnt made for General Tracy that he would accept
tue Republican nomination II II was offered 10 nm INC
coincidence OF these things REGARDED an untOr-
unate accident by the Young Republicans, and the re-
salt that the party managers, believing that the
Young Republicans had urged Mr.. Ropes as candidate
In order TO force HIM upon the party earned OUT te
original plan Of nominating General Tracy: InerenPon
the Young Republican. formally approved Mr. Ropes as
their candidate. This was done saturday night Mean,
" Boss " McLaU HIN, had reuuuIuatcd Mayor Howell
while the Anti-McLaaghlin Democrats mad placed Cen
In the fourSidcd contest thus arranged for If all the
candidates remain IN the field, there seems little DOUBT
united strength OF his party be elected over Frank
lin WoocruG (Rcp( in 1879 by over 9OC0
General slocum do not claim that he Will re-
vote II only the Young Republicans support Ripley
Ropes tncre be no hope OIL the election OF Gehera
In this aspect Of affairs the question otthc withdrawal
candidates, the agreeing upon subs
tuc assumes much importance. II il regarded as sig
niicant that General sl0cum has said hat he would
main in the field unless the Convention o! the central
Democratic Association (lDUMcLaughlm) requested
him TO Withdraw and also that the Republican City Con-
ycnt!On. after nominating General lrdcy a1OuIneu at
tue call of the chairman. Whne some Of the Anu-Mc-
Laugh in Democrats wanted to nominate Mayor Howell,
IL ia that il General -ocum shodd withdraw III hls
it would end the Central Association, ana there is
no kenoOd O As throwing his support to either OF the
Republican nominees. Tnc CHIEF question OF III
tcrcst to Brooklyn Republicans Is III Wnat way
OF defeat. II the ring democracy elects the MAJOR
Boss % Mclaughlin will have tae controlling voice IN
selection Of neads OF departments, and the same men
VIII bc again in power by whose acOn the streets OF
{roo snoy the evidences of rug.rule in miles OF
pcusivc pavement and sewers where no one IVes the
cust Ol which brought the city to the verge OF nSO
yrucy l. IL believed that General Tracy mas no desire IN
his political aspirations TO run for May or ana De defeat
ei and another candidate can DC agreed upon ne wiz
withdraw. Indeed General Tracy has SAID as much
Ripley Ropes has said that e Is IN the hel unless the
same persons who petlOned MN 20 enter tne contest
petition Withdraw, and the action Is taken ~
ppic meeting. The statement that scth Low would ac-
c"pt the nomination ii both the Republican candldates
Withdrew regarded wh much laVor yesterday, and
probable that steps viii be taken IN the matter TO-
One prominent Republican politician said, yesterday
HAT General Tracy would not stay IN the held To be de-
lrltCi. II Mr. Ropes would Wi'AirdW tAe htpuDHcahs
could win hut II the Young Republicans thought they
c1ud -un-h the machine they Iu only To Keep on with
Mr. Rnprs: men General Tracy wOld withdrawn aud
t.e support Of tuc Republican party would be given to
General -lOcUm. lie Thought tIat would end the al
tempt of the Young Republicans 10 lpthdate the party
The Republican nominations FOR county officers made
I'm Hrookyu are regarded AS much stronger tuan the
Democratic. Colonel Ntrgluln, the nominee Or Sher1,
viii poll the fu party vote and Dat o. most OF the war
veterans Uf the Democratic party, lie gained luucn
credit by hi4 bravery the battlc pl Lookout Mountain.
his eNPc cuce rs Under sheriff gNe- hlm familiarity
with an details OF the Office which should commend
m to all who believe IN the pllncp o elylI service
reform. His opponent Francis Nmte, Is ony known as
keeping a corner" liquor store, near te Cty Hal Ihe
action the Central -, ocrauc Association tonight Ia
County Convention II awaited win interest Inc
chances appear about equal whether White IL approved
OF an Independent candidate Is put in the Held For SUI
pcryisorat Large an Office with veto power the nc
un the Board of Supervisors and the appointment 0f
Commissioners Of Charities Iud CorrGCt0n lne Repub-
leans have placed IN nomination william A. Fritz, a
urcr. business man, familiar, by tirOo terms as Al
1rrman with the affairs Of the cy generally. His Op-
unurnt j. A. Dlmrcr, Is only known as having been at
Albany Tor q single term as member OF Assembly. by
hard IorE the of the Republican county tczet
may be assured