New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-06
rrw.yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY NOVEMBER 6. 1882.

the race. because a number of Catholic priests,
Mr.. Talmage. Presbyterian, DIR. Fulton, Bap-
fist and Mr. Beecher a-well. who lis in these days
relirion INTO hinself-have commended him. Mr.
ioecher IN few words to his congregation recent
ly urged them to register in order TO vote at the
highly Important Congressional, Legislative ana
judicial elections this year. and particularly urged
them not to be influenced by political motives IN
vOIng these tickets. Dr. Tamage urged his fo-
lowers TO vote for Judge Tracy as Republican, De-
cause all the other judges in the district were
Democrats; 1t WAS bus queer and errauc way OF
equalizing the political Influence OF the
bench, bnt his motive was good one
If his argument was nonsensica The Rev
Father Kcegan of the Roman Catholic Church
OF tho Assumption, and the Rev. Father Francioli OF
ST. Peters Roman CathO ic Church. also spoke
i'll warm terms of congratulation to their
congregations on the fat that Judge Tracy In the
Court of Appeals ad recently rendered a
decision which confirmed forever, as they thought
the right of the churches in common with the prop
erty-owners to the tee of the streets in their fronts
and to compensation for damages which might be
sustained by the construction OF elevated railways
This seems to be about the extent to which rellg
ion has entered into the judiciary contest In The ia
District 1t would appear to the ordinary observer
that IN the course thus indicated the pastors and
priests show good deal more financial common
sense and shrewdness than religious sentiment on
the subject of Mr.. Tracy's election. There
are good many other churches III BROOK
lyn belonging to other than Presbyterian
Baptist and Roman Catholic denominations which
will not only be damaged in value hut absolutely
ruined for use as religious edces If elevated ran
ways are built in front of them and the pastors OF
these naturally cry out at what they look upon as
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with MANY Others in Brooklyn these ministers enter
tain the belief that on the completion OF the East
River Bridge the railway projects which were
abaudoneG because Of Judge Gllb"rts adverse
opinion last year. since ind rectlY affirmed by that
of Judge Tracy will be revived the streets
condemned under the railroad law. and damages
paid rs assessed by commission IN the railroad
inter sts. Judge Gilbert retres this year; Judge
Tracy or Judge Brown Will succeed him, az Brooklyn
voters may determine; and as Judge Iracys
opinion on this point is known to be favorable
to thr people, while Judge Browns opinions are un-
known the propert Owners including pastors and
preachers who represent the church property ell
dau eled, naturally approve of Judge Irdcys can
didacy
Besides. Judge Brown. rs we have before asserted,
IS urged by the men IN the Brooklyn Bridge direc-
tory who altered the bridge plans to sut
IN kes him obnoxious to prOpert y-Owners. Judge
Brown is also the recognized Ring" candidate OF
" Boss" Mclaughlin. The latter had hun selected
as a compromise between his two faithful hench-
men, ex-Surr0gate ocder and X-Dlsrict-Attorney
Britton, neither of whom could the Boss" nom
mate without offending the other. and DO of whom
have been earnestly working for Judge
Browns success. No candidate was ever more
positively Ring man than Judge Brown has
been made By this compromise of the Ring elements
IN his favor and it is idle TO talk of him not hay
ing the support of the Ring and the Bridge mag
mates. We do not know that there is any reason
why lac should not have it, since the Ring" Demo-
cratic nor why it should be thought in any sense
dlscredItab,e to Judge Brown that he is supported
by the Ring" But it appears strange and gro
tesque that his friends should on the one hand,
resent the assertion that Judge Brown is the Rings
candidate and on the other hand, INSIST that il is
rcproach to Judge Tracy that he has the undivided
support of the ministers of the many churches
whose property is threatened by elevated railway
grabbers,