New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-25
MAYOR Low AND HIS OPPONENT.
HOW THE CANVASS IN BROOKLYN GoEs oN-pEM-
oCRATIC LIES NAILED.

The campaign in Brooklyn for the Alayoralty
Is fast desenerating the Democratic side into des
pte effort to bolster up the fortunes OF the candidate
by tissues Of falsehood, and to betue and throw mud
upon the bu,nesslike administration OF Mayor Low III
is thought 10 i-become party whose candidate TOT
Mayor was selected by Mayor Low M member OF the
Board of Education the Mayor of Lack of non
craftsmanship in his appointments. In regard 10 tho
financial record of tho Mayor, Hendrix and Ills
supporters persistonty ignore tho items over which the
Mayor had no control and accuse him falsely OF having
increased tho rate In connection with the Efforts 10
"boom" the chances of Hendrix It IA stated that
his progrcss along the streets is impcdcd by
tho throngs that gather to see him ana 10
hail his alleged trlunphal march" The facts
are that save for q few devoted henchmon probably
hired TO follow HIM Hendrix walks the streets unnoced
and unknown He could not even be recognized oy the
campaign portraits him. which are almost caroatufes
list of cudrxs supporters published yesterday MOI
one OF the men named on IT IA Republican, and " /,
Wrecks one OF them called az the Citizens Campaign
Committee headquarters and said That II was lal- tat
he would support Hendrix. rs be was III iayot OF n, VI
Laws reelection. John Rooney Is also SAID 10 support
the Democratic candidate, but he Will not do 80 ana
A monument Brooklyn official said yesterday: 81 am
surprised at the way Hendrix speaks IN public; II ne
sight on election day Every speech ne makes WI.
make votes for Low. knew hendrix t,a v,o rs
the papers said he was the poor of Mayor
Low speaker, expected that he could do sometns
No wonder Thc Eagle doesn't know his hrst name "
heaven is his he That's the antpodes OF
Tie Edgie Office" -, . ,,o
john H. Clayton adeegate to the Kings County Demo
cratic General Committee from the Twenty irst Waru,
resigned from that body yesterday. and declared that
he wOuld use all bis influence In favor OF
the reelection OF Mayor Low and the election or jesse
Johnson as Justice OF the supreme Court Mr. Clay ton Is
q representative man. and his utorances carry weight
The statement that the Constitution Club Endorsed"
the nomination of Mr. Hendrix Is another campaign Ne
The resolution 20 that effect laid upon the table by
al almost unanimous vote.
Mr. Hendrix addressed last evening tho first large
DEMO- ratio meeting in that city since his nomination
His friends hoped much from his effort. but went away
sadly disappointed. Tho meeting in the Academy OF
Music. The audience filed the building and few
seuts but many Of the men were In shirt
sleeves and did not remove their hats. When
Hendrix entered there applause until those on the
stage give the cue h face not recognized by the
audience When he presented 70 the nouso ~ tho
next Mayor there considerable enthusiasm, hut IL
lacked apparent spOntaney and t was evident that the
men TO shout for Hendrix" had been effectively dls-
posed I'm the audience He spoke with much trepdaton
aud nervousness. The prccaution had been taken
giving COpc Of the speech written TO the reporters
local papers, but tuc speech Itself varied widely
from copy aud intoraried with personalities Ia
regard 10 Mayor Low. aud slang phrases such a don't
Won forget ." big BOOM" and "lcycl best Many
sentences ndi,tucty uttered ana there were ne
Quent repctitiO, and at times the speaker ncrNOh~V
swung Ills arms aud turned around on tue stage. Ihre
was lack and force In the address ana only
the hit Mayor Low were appreciated b. tue audience