New-York tribune., 1883-11-03
CONTESTS EOR ALDERMEN.
THE COUNTY DEMCcRAcYs ONLY HOPE.

| PROSPECTS IN TIE VARIOUS DISCRETIONARY
LIQUoH-sELLEEs IN THE FIELD.
The most important feature of the election
this year, to the local Democratic organizations is tie
control of the Board of Aldermen IL will have the
power 20 confirm the the Commissioner OF
Public Works. the Controller the Corporation Counsel
aud some other department heads. II Commit ssoner
| Thompson secure a majority Of the Board he can
temporarily prevent any other person from succeeding
him in his present office; hence be using all the power
| OF the County Democracy elect Aldermen "One Al
derman Is worth ten Assemblymen" satI a member o.
that organization yesterday. While Tamnany has not
at stake in electng Aldermen as the depart
mens IL controls will be disturbed next year vet II
1t oust Commissioner Thompson viii break up the
County Democracy. The great contest herefore IL oyr
the Board Of Aldermen far the Democratic organi-
cations concerned.
Ia the present Board there seven Republicans y
| County Democrats. and eleven Tammany Deuocrata
From the present outlook the Republicans Will elect nine
and probably eleven members Of the Board and the
remaining districts will be about evenly divided
the two Democratic organizations In three dstriet,-
the With, With and XIth, all OF which are Republican
districts-the Democrats united. In each OF tbe
remaining districts there two. three aud in some cases
more Democratic candidates running. Twenty OF the
| Democratic candidates iquOr-selers.
The lst District Is Democratic, Republican having
been nominated Alderman Foley lquor-seller. has
been renommated by TaInm my. The County Democracy
and Irving Hall have named Thomas Cleary ianitor Of
the Equitable Building The chances favor the County
Democracy candidate
In the lid District Alderman W. r. Kirk a Iouor
dealer against whom serious charges were made while
school trustee has been ronOminated Thomas r. Walsh
for many years keeper OF gambling house. ia the caud
date OF the County Democracy Kirk will probably win
John IL. Coster veteran Of the wsr aud brother
OF the pension agent In this city. Is Republican can
ddae In the lid District His chances OF sucoes are
good. Patrick n. Oakley, liquor dealer Is the Tam
many candidate, while John oNoil Is Hubert o. Tlomp-
sons choice.
In the IVth District eKAlderman Tommy sheila an
ignorant demagogue the proprietor of several ll1uor
stores, and the nominee OF the JehersOnan Dcnocrts
will probably be elected. Edward T. Fitzpatrick we'll
known Tammany Ofioehoder. and Charles Reilly email
ly well known the side Of the County Democracy are
also ia the field.
Luther Morey, before candidate for Office Is the
candidate Of the Republicans In the With District Alder
man Henry W. Jaehno has been renonlinated by the
County Democracy Thomas Began, lquor-seer Il
Tanlmanys choice. The contest IS between Morey and
Began.
John Sterling, formerly clerk In the Post Office the
Republican nominee in the With District has a fair
chance of snccess. Patrick Farley County Democracy
and William Geoghegan Crammanyl are both quor-se-
lers.
Alderman Charles B. Waite. of the Brevoort House
has been renomnated by the Republicans in tho with