New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-10
POLITICS IN KINGS COUNTY.
A REVIEW OF THE fIELD-THE OUTLOOK.
MAYOR Low LIKELY TO BE RENoMINATED-How
ALDERMEN WILL BIZ CHOSEN.

s OF great importance that city, Besides electing
Mayor for the next two years. the first election under
the new law reOrganizng the Board OF Aldermen will be
held, and District Attorney. Supreme Court Judge,
County Judge, two Coroners.a Supervisor Large,
County Auditor three Senators, and twelve members OF
Assembly to be voted for, together with the minor
local oflicers-
The chief interest in the Mayoralty contest
and In the new plan of eectng Aldermen. Two years
ago the city OF Brooklyn began experiment with gov
avowedly practically based upon business
principles. Although O Democratic city, the od-time
ring methods failed to reelecI Mayor Howell and "re
form aud business principles" swept Mayor Low into
Office by majority of 1000. The question now to bo
settled at the polls Is whether those pies shall be
realrmed or the city allowed go back to the hands OF
the oldtime leaders. With the Republicans there Is no
question in regard to available candidates. Mayor Low
is considered the man to win the victory,
II 1t is TO be won, and his friends say he
only be defeated by halfLearted support In regard
to accepting tue nomination, IL rendered to him, he has
made sign But it Is recalled that in 1881 he posi-
lively declined to be considered rs candidate
when first mentioned and his silence is accepted as
consent. There Is htle doubt tnas he will be unani
mously reDomIna nated the fret ballot in the Republic
can City Convention. Already the Young Republican
Club, wnich aided much In his election, Is
besurring ltscIf again in his beha and little is
heard OF the complaints OF some Jealous party men that
the Mayor did give more consideration to Republi
cans Democrats in his appointments to Office
In his entire administration Mr. Low has tried to be the
Mayor Of the whole city. and his efforts have attained
deserved success
The burning question among the Democrats OF Brook
lynwDerever they meet IN discussion II, How can
beat Low I" The qualifications Of every available
mau who be found eagerly discussed disputed,
and affirmed. Although " Boss" " Mclaughlin is sup
posed by the urthnkug TO have retired from politics, az
has often protested that he would, he Is actively
setting IN motion tie springs whch shall move
at the proper time and put before the
people the candidate who he thinks win, and whom
ne wants 70 Win Among ID Democrats who have been
mentioned for honor Of entering the MayOralty race
William H. Leonard, ex-MIyor Howell eI-ConSress-
A. NJ. Bliss ex-Juige Joseph Nelson, Charles f.
Havemeycr aud Alfred c. Chaplin. II an available
Democrat could be found with the qualifications OF
MAYOR Low in regard 10 education wealth, business
energy and public speaking. and wlthal. acquaint
ancc win public affairs and political methods he could
he regarded godsend by the leaders OF the party
No positive prediction can be made as 10 the selection
when Will b. made by the Democratic City Convention
NEW M,TnoD or ELECrING ALDERMEN.
The last Legislature. among the few Wise municipal
measures which 1t adopted, passed one abolishing
the present Board OF Brooklyn Aldermen, composed Of
twenty.h members representing the wards OF the
city In It's place constituted new Board OF nine
teen members ~ whom seven be elcc oil by the
city large and the remaining twelve by districts the
cg being divided Tnis sweeping change de-
priye. twelve the present Aldermen oi one year OF
Office and gives those whose would have expired
ANYWAY little chance becoming their successors.
saving to the city Of $4,000 Is effected as tie
new Aldermen ar serve without salary.
There nave been various changes In the makeup Of the
Boarl OF Aldermen since tue cities OF Brooklyn and
Williamsburg united IN 1854 The Board then had
thiry Eight members, two from each OF the
nineteen wards. In lsoO tue huhoeF
w,a reduced to one from
ward No further change was made until 1878. except
that three new wards made. In 1873 the number
OF wards increased 10 twenty-five, but the larger
ones were allowed elect two Aldermen each and the
entire number Of Aldermen was thirty'siE Two years
later however, the number again reduced TO one
from each ward and remained until the present
time.
As now constituted the party which elects tho seven
Aldermeu-.s.Large can control the Board as the Re
publicabs elect the four members from one district
wnIle naming two districts are Democf"ue py
larse maiorues. Tne Adermanic Districts aro identical
with the Senate Districts, eXcep that In order to make
sure of a Democratic u ajorty the IIId Aldcrmano
Dt.trlet the Ninth Ward with over 1000 Democratic
majority added tO IL and taken FRO tue ld senate
Dsr,ct In order control the Common Council the
Democrats will really TO elect only two OF the Al
derueu.a LARGE VINO, with the eight District Alder
men sure TO be Democrats, will constitute majority
Thr n. lubhc aus uOwtyer believe that win men OF
known gn character au0 ability on thc tcAet fsy can
eecr mi he Aldcrmcn-at-LIrsc aud 50 have BHdtd 10
ssaiD MAJOR Low. II lie i reelected I'D All measures
Tor good Of the city lt IS eNpsGsu tna lar nsIer
c ass II thau heretofore wiz De drawn nlo one
Common Council 10y the new law and that mere po!l-
cans. working Tor patronse&e & ana 'h%y W. w r e ri 70
guide municipal affairs
DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND JUDGES.
The contest In coming election O the most interest
"a the whole OF Kings County toat over the oco o DS
rict Attorney which General Isaac ;. Can RepuOc an
has held for s1 years General Can credited with as
rtratiou for Third term the Office, aud VIII probably
he reuominated. His assistants Foster L. Backu' ana
Colonel John Oakley, aro also deslrous OF securing he
nomination. The Democrats will probably put D. a
Wernbcrg formerly assistant to General Catlh or James
Rideway. in the field. James Troy who was defeated
,hr,e wears ago. s said be asprant for tue once
again. ,,,.,- ,
By the action OF the late Legislature an additional
suuree Court Judge granted 10 the Second judicial
n,o, ,,cluing tnc 10 ger Hudson River counties and
| Long Island. Al Judge Brown, who was elected last
y ye,' an onhrss he conceded to Kings COdnty. The
In tric Is Democratic and there Ia keen rivalry among
| Brookyn Democratic lawyers for the nomination. me
ibrce ho are most talked OF exDistrct- Attorney
| Wincbester Britton e1-5uriOgate william d. Needer
and Willard Bartlett ltls tnous 1T that the last namea
sas tne Dest ance OF success. The Republicans may
| nominate exJudgo B. +. Tracy, OF the Court OF
| Appeals VINO was defeated 0y Junte
aIso mentioned Tor Inc place. The term OF County
Judge Moore expires wiln tns year he mas so success
| s,Icr,d prety certain. The Republicans WIN hatdy
nominate any one to oppose hi lwO @ . uscss
The Peace In OF Kings County ana a, they
must be Of opposite pOhtlcs' " ho"i'"''o 10 'f
| 10 election.
OTHER OFFICERS TO be CHOSEN
Besde the DistrctAtorney. the county elects an Au
dtor and supervisors Large Both THESE ocerS "ro
now Republicans. and they VIII proDaoy become 'nelr
| ~ .rccss .ors The Office OF Coroner is one In which
muob interest is taken OF the fees attached TO
n, Two Coroners arc be elected TO succeed Dr. r. W.
Keer and Alderman Doyle. The former Is a Repub
ucan but ia not credited with desire to retain the
Office TO which he elected, much 10 MS own
two years Dr. Henry D. henu'nsei' """ -
an, Eour,b ward ia named for the place Coroner Doyle
was recently appointed by Governor Cleveland to I'LL
vacancy, and IS supposed to have the best chance OF
ho,ug eected for the next but the Republicans
ta !. Ia nrnDer candidate to defeat ms aspirations