New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-29
A MAYOR WITH UNUSUAL POWERS.

THE SUCCESSOR OF MR. HOWELL To BE INVESTED
WITH MUCH MORE AUTHORITY THAN HIS PRE-
Observation-Disclosures or THE DIVIDED DEMO-
Gratis POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE VARIOUS
OFFICES
The election of Mayor this year in Brooklyn
will excite interest than any similar contest In re-
years in that city BY the law OF 1850
popularity known as the One Head bill" relative TO the
heads OF departments In Brooklyn, change was made
In the Police. Health. City Works Departments
from three Commissioners Commissioner in each
This law went into effect July T. 1880 the Mayor Con-
troller and Auditor two Republicans aud one Demo-
craft, appointing the single commissioners each of whom
Will hold Office until next January. The law provides
that then tho Mayor alone shall appoint their successor
Last year. by the operation of this law. Democratic
majority in the boards of each Of departments
mentioned succeeded by single Republican
transferring all the patronage of the chief bureaus Of
the city from party to the other. If q Republican
Mayor Is elected i'm November the present de-
partmens be retained, and such a control of the
city secured as Will probably result in making third
city OF the Union Republican city, assist mater
rally In keeping New-YOrk Republican State. The
result OF the change last partly shown the
Presidential election when the Democratic majority for
Hancock In Kings County only about nehalf that
secured by Tlden in 1876.
The contest for the Mayoraty this year. then assumes
an Importance before given With the open-
Ing OF the term of the Mayor year will begin new
era In the city government of Brooklyn Then the Mayor
will be truly the head of city affairs and directly re-
sponsble TO the people VINO have elected him for the
way the city is governed. The Commission system Will
be at end in the chief departments and the Mayor
by his power OF appointing removing tho heads of
departments and his veto the acts of the
Aldermen, will have extensive control of the MANAGE
ment of all municipal affairs That indirect responsible
iy to the people, the result OF divided power OF appoln
ment, which so largely fosters Rng-rue will be at an
end Mayor who desires to credit or to be-
come his successor will feel that in no way can he
escape nom any portion of his responsibility the
people.
While the time of the primaries for eectng Delegates
TO the nominating conventions in brooklyn has not vet
been announced, politicians are eagerly dseussino ,a
situation and the names OF possible candidates for the
Mayoraty and other Offices The chief officers ia ba
chosen are the Mayor of the city and Sheriff of the
county. Mayor Howell, who has held Office for two
terns Is crcdted with the ambition TO have third term
out the existence OF two strong rival factions i'm the
Democratic party which belongs conplicotes tho
question whether he viii gain denomination. For
many the Democratic party with full control NJ
the city offices and patronage in Brooklyn has been man
aged 10y e&Register Hugh Mclaughlin universally
known the Boss" But the popular revol, ogoint
Rngrie IN all the large cities has shorn Mr. McIanch
lin OF much Of his power, and the Democratic nartv No.
seen Oitce after Office slip from its grasp Ia BrooIvn
until now the Mayoralty and few minor posltions NO
all that remain In Its possession although it has the
majority OF the in the greater number of tho
wards Then, too, formidable rival to the recrar
management of the party, controlled by Mr. McLauob
I'm, sprang up last year This is the Jefferson nan
committee, which grew out OF Hancock organization
In this Thomas Kinsela is the leading spirit and his
chief associates General H. w Sloeu,o Wflio,o
Marshall, ex-Judge Morris and Corporation Counsel
Dewitt They have established independent Democr rio
organizations IN nearly every ward Just what tho
course 70 Do taken by this organization this fan viii DO
mas not YET been made known. II active can,noicu
aS"nse uie tnominally) regular Democrats is agreed
1on, eontessing delegation viii be sent 70 the soto
VI ,nsece ana rival candidate for Moyor n1 -, -
xein 1he names already mentioned for this -, mo
VI esehera Sl0cun and william Marshall ~ ~
9 n nowSsef hst Jefferson Hall may nominate M~"r
a. 49, Mho mas never taken any pronounced n1s3oni
AZ leer 70 the spt In the party. Some friends 90 i
eyor say tnat ne Will be nominated bv the
democrats, and supported by the regular Spiehs
he paty. ~ TINS cannot be brought about sn6 !, %
tnouSht that the Mayor succeed win i ~ rs
nomination rom the latter, other pronipent sno
OF the party wan DC Drought forward TLose cv s
gested ior me regular" nomination are PresiS,
BACK OF the Board or Aldermen, General John -
ward Daniel NJ stone and Congressman ~ 10 mood-
tue KIN District third plan is to hold citi, .,
niass meeting aud put candidates before te neo, %
= NOT likely TO be adopted unless wirepne snd
On the Republican side many names have heen s,,.