New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-04
TIE CAMPAIGN IN STATEN IsLAND.

Dr,tocvATrC CANDIDATES or THE WORST SORT
STRENGTH or THE REPUBLICAN LOCAL TICKET.
Whatever may be the apathy or disaifcction
among staten Island Republicans regarding the state
ticket they are thoroughly in earnest in their support
~ the local nominations. aud they arc working with
reasonably far prospects OF success Richmond County
Is nccullr I'm IT'S political methods. lt large brewerles
with the many beer-shops dependent upon them. mako
up Its local business interest With one or two excep
ons the brewers Democrats and hundreds OF igno-
rant men In their employ vote as they TO- Tho peer
soaked besoied driven to the polls In
herds to vote the straight Democratic ticket ignorant
alike writing upon their ballots and Of the mean
ing Of the action they mechanically perform This sys
OF deciding primary and election contests carried
to the extreme in Richmond County IL always nsurcs
for state or National tickets large majority in staten
Island but often makes Republican success possible IN
local affairs A Staten Island Democrat Of any stripe
will general ticket without question But there
are honorable among them boast that they
have never voted for Democrat for local Office Elk
perienco of painful nature has taught them to follow
this course and the result is that the local RepuDcan
nominations have to constitute what might ap-
prOpriately be called citizens ticket This year Is no
exception 1t presents the Republican side list OF
names of exceptional excellence, and the Democratic
side gross machine ticket which the little local bosses
will attempt force upon the people. For Sheriff and
County Treasurer the Democratsh ave nominated men
exceedingly disastetl to the public, for whom sefre-
speeding Democrats will not vote. Benjamin Brown,
who after the Shrevalty. Is widely though unfayor-
aV known having held tho office OF Sheriff previous to
the term expiring When his time ran ont, three
years ago. ne was ineligible reelection since the law
prescrioes that 10 Sheriff shall hold office for two
ead Rem .' has Srsi5eF Known as TON Brown
keeper of low resort IN Canast. where pooplaying
for drinks and wretched variety shows flourish He Is
also somewhat of a pugist, and las hola the upper
9RG il S % s 10 that h YEAR rng ana 9h @
after the brothers should take term and term about
thus keeping the office In the family This scheme was
thwartea by the election OF the late Abriln
V. Conner on the Republican ticket, but TINS
will he able to retain the full Democratic vote and Il
is probable that MS Republican opponent Henry 6
Jones' viii take me prize Mr Jones Is 9y young ana
right man OF business. lie Is well known throughout
There Is undlssmsed disgust over the Democratic NOM
inatiOn for County Treasurer. Jim Iuly, the cand
Is OF the most notorious persons On the Island
De keeps low grogshop on the Inrnpke ana bre5ks
the sunday laws openly to the great annoyance OF ms
fines regularly and still make money by breaking the
law Free beer is his watchword for The campaign,
The The Republican candidate is NJ 8. lyman.
whose election is practically conceded. Mr.. lyman
was only beaten by about - by James Il. Robin
sou, who, although Democrat, has been an exception
fused denomination from his party. MI Iynans
strength ia shown by the fact that he has no 1or
many years been president OF his village wmch Is DEM
ocratic by heavy majority. ,
There is a lively fight over tho Member Of Assembly
Erastus Brooks the candidate for reelection on the
Democratic side is heavily handicapped by the dsalec-
ton I'm party ting from the cOscnc5s OF the FOe
OH the nomination, Mr, Brooks beng beaten by one
vote the informal ballot, but reversing the 0gures on
the formal ballot Edward 80 re, the candidate OF the
Roman Catholic element who was thus beaten, VIII
throw heavy parcel Of votes over to TIC RepuDhCdn
candidate Lester VI. ClarB, who is gentleman OF high
standing In the community, VINO has never been ldrht
fled with any machine" nor with facu0nal disputes
lie ~ in OlCcsecker but accepted the nom
juation after il had been rendered without consulting
MIN He is a business man OF AGILITY. thoroughly inter
I'd in the growth ana welfare OF staten Island he
viii have every Republican vote and large Democratic
support while the efforts of the woman Sunra&e party!
whatever they may amount TO, Will be on MS SIDE