New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-20
POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN DRoOKLYN
HOPELESS CONTEST AGAINST MAYOR Low-CAN
DIpArEs BlFoEE To-DAls CONVENTION.

The municipal campaign in Brooklyn was
fairly opened yesterday both parties having nominated
their candidates for Mayor and Adcmouut-Larsc.
business and politicians discussed yesterday the
inertia of the respective candidate, FOR the Mayoalty. II
Is conceded that Mr. Hendrix viii have a.
good u chance in opposing Mayor Low
~ any Democrat this year. But shrnwd poll
cans say that Il the hOpcns'ncss OF the contest
against Mayor Low that Induced Boss" Mclaughlin To
allow tho nomination Of an independent young Democrat
instead OF Of his oldmc supporters The fact that
unfricndly personal feeling existed between
the " Boss" and his candidate at not remote
period lent color to the Umor that a O. deal
had been made and that Mr.. HoudrN's success would
mean return Of the old gang" 10 their feeding places
AT the public crib There was considerable mutcTinu
and dissatisfaction In the Democratic party yesterday
over the nomination OF Mr. Hendrix.
Both candidates arranging for speaking az orton rs
practicable n the campaign and all the voters VIII nave
au opportunity 70 and hcIr the N II for whom they
are called 10 vote
Tho Young Republicans will hold the first rathi-
cation mass meeting tonight in the Brooklyn Music
Hail. admission being by ticket because Of the capacity
Of the Hail. Mayor Low Mr. Bccchcr the Rev George
W Van DE Water and others will speak
The letter OF Oswald Ottrndorfer, Editor Of The HlatS
Zrilg, the German Democratic newspaper OF this city,
cordially supporting Mayor Low, was put IN circulation
u- campaign document in Brooklyn yesterday Besides
being handicapped by representing Boss McLuush
lin Mr. Hendrix Is further weighted by the
complexion Of the County ticket which the Demo-
Gratis have put in the trld, and which IS merely
the slate prepared by the Boss the night before inc
Convention To illustrytc this the candidate hhut' IoI
Coroner IN the First District never mentioned byI3
hand seeking the place and men 10 whose support uc
rgutcs had pledged themselves were not allowed 10 sup
port them. their names were not even hcuoHtuI III
Inc convention II f. thought that the kcgubhtah
County Convention, which meets at y D. m To-Day can
Cusily put I'm the field ticket which Will win.
The Republican candidates for District lOihtL uluSI
talked Of are Colonel John Oakley ana Robert iayhe,
II asserted yesterday that tho httcr WIS
port Of The BrODEis Edyis, OF which his thhclihaW,
Thomas Kin-cla, Il editor, for Mayor Low. As 4 t
Ep Ia pronounced yesterday for the Democratic C9uu
date for Mayor q thought that Mt Payne "2ua ol
best candidates brought forward are tNJuhXc u
T. Tracy, aud Assistant DistIiCt-AttOrncy B"kl' eor
OF whom could easily be elected. FOR county JuUtSu
the Republicans will either endorse Judge AiooIt le
uu Independent Democrat. For COrOncrs tho ptooano
nominees are Dr. Henry D. Mcuninger III tHe ftsV Li5
tiut, and Dr. G. j. DOmc, IN the second D7uh{ ASA.
audcr Walker l. also mentioned In the FIRST Slcl TOT
supervisor atlargc and County AUDITOR the enehI III ~,
cumDcnt1, W. A. Fritz und L, A. Bggs, respectively Will
the Democratic Senatorial Convention IN the lid Dis
tTct met yesterday at No. - CuuVtst, and ANONYMOUSLY
and convention then adjourned TO dTam-shoP Ia Mon,
ta.1lc-t and drank tO success I'm the best OF bourbon
The Republican candidate In this district VIII De seIeoteu
Monday. %, -,
In the WITH District the Democrats will rcnomlnato
Senator John G. Jacobs to-day the reported Sahulaoy
OF r. Fl. McCurrrn having been only blind SAulueI
T. Maddox Il talked of Tor the Republican choice Pe.nV
cratic Assembly District Conventions VIII DO HoIu 1l'
evening 80.
The final day of registration In Brooklyn Will be on
Monday.