New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-09
QUEENS COUNTY POLITICIANS.
DEMOCRATIC FRACTIONAL FIGHTS.
REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL OF MAKING SUBSTANTIAL
GAINS THIS YEAR.

REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL OF MAKING subsiA> HAL
GAINS THIS YEAR.
No county in this State mas more politicians
in proportion TO population than the county OF queen"
on Long Island This year its political situation ~ '
usually interesting because there are more oces W
Quarrel over. The Democrats generally nave i' 80
majority but by skul attacks upon the weak spo'' "
their ticket the majority not nirequehtly COMES ou
the Republican side. Two years ago Wheh D
Downing the ex-Distrct-Attorncy. who was rehof'u
from his Office for the alleged acceptance oil hrioe'
defeated in the Senate District for State Senator m
majority in Queens was %. lie halls from fiusns'
Democratic town 10y nearly 300 but he lost Dy
The present Sheriff. Garrt Furman. who mas %
as a dog Fighter, wriggled into Office ny less IMAM
minority Last year one Of the Assembly uIs'ii .'
which gives an ordinary Democratic majority oil l'-oo
returned q Republican, and on the Presideh'ia NN0
Cevelands majority less by nearly 400 No'es '""
Hancock's. -.
This year q county judge, a surrogate eo"'s'
clerk n sheriff. q state Senator and two Assembly "'
in addition the usual quota OF smaller oineeIs "io
be baloted for. The Democrats are broken ana t"'e
into several dscordant factions The most po"eru "
these is headed by Captain l. J. Merritt, OF the NeI
Coast Wreckng Company. WHO is Perry Belmonts chei
supporter and ally lie is supposed TO have inc o'0i
recognition OF the young Congressman. Ills ho''o 10
"Get the old HunkeTs Out"-by which disrepectluI ''
he aludes to Ben" Downing, Judge Armstrong a""
a lot OF antiquated politicians VINO nave pce" i -,
things for over generation Merritt is popular win
the young Democrats. as he is understood 10 T INC
aduciary agent Of Belmont lie has been III open con
nict with Downing and the "old Hunkcrs' TOT lhr'e
years It was due 10 his apathy In money matcrS ''
Downing was defeated for Senator Merritt h"' wv
leading strings but he is confronting restless '
Downing has already announced his candidacy ioi ''
office OF county judge this fall and IL getting 'nnE'
I'm shape for contest. Garrett j. Garretson, OF Nc%
town who came within few votes ot beating snv "a
present Democratic Surrogate hve years ago. Is ~
Of as the Republican nominee. Judge Armstrong ~
candidate for denomination. but hr IL "in ana n1s
held the place. Augustus ~ Weller, o. In IPel"r.
fondly known among Long ISLANDERS as tnc W, ne
choly ID ne his noticeable re>emh an,e W ~, ~
regulation Hamlet Is also candidate on me Dehoo"
side. lie il usually candidate ior soneniE ,
far. has always been beaten III TIE NOMINATING oo"'
louis X Church leads the Democratic candidates Tor
State senator lie has been ia the Assembly, "t M
wears IA Senator Blrdsnll Is mentioned as n hePup-
lean candidate. John II. sutphin has been the
County Clerk OF Queens County Tor many ScalS'
cratic InacLncr and ~ they have successfully gone
decay he has phGuX-kc from their ashe, on, 80
ventures to predict when he VIII go out ,,,, ,or
There viii be vigorous nght Tor the NOMINATION 49,, tU
Surrogate among the Democrats six years ago tue
present officer. Charles DeKay Townsend ran asainst
Alexander Haguer Republican ANA was D,atei n n
uer died before his first year In olice ended ana Wv
ernor Cornell appointed Ghrret Garreison Ia h1 lao
for tue unfinished year At the ensuing IA, eies-
lion Townsend ran against Garrrtsou ana iol
in by small majority. II was unnet,
stood that he elected To- MI the uneXpred term "i
Mr. Hagner, which ends with the year. But iasl MAY
Nr rynsrnd goi a bin passed In the Senate cgalizng
the election Of lssO full term OF ak years Whs
introduced, "a committee, reported anu oIuclt"
10 third reading. all In the same afternoon lhs PIV
ceedlng vas observed by Republican newspaper
raised a great noise. IL taken up too D. Az tHo
Democratic candidates for the place who dehoumcel ~
a. an attempt To steal the office Asscmbynan ChuTch'
when If reached the house. communicated Win inc
Attorue, General aud gOt opinion that II was u'h-
stiIutonal This settled the bill and damased nj
Townseud's chances for denomination. Joseph ilich,
OF Pushing Solomon Is. Noble, oi Long
Island civ and NJ L. Wele-, Of Hempstead' on ne y
fur county luugrshln are inc cohNplN"""o
candidates . ~. .,... al,
There are many candidates FOR sheriff and members OF
the Assembly The present sheriff h the subject oi mhc
scandal lie keeps a sunday park In Ncwtwwi. frequent,
ed by rough people from the lower wards oi thl- cry anu
BROOKLYN and IL accused by prominent bcuo. iAtO
local PAPER OF having worked the jail PRISONERS 10 Ht
II M while he was charging the county Tor thclt .oa
and custody Good work the par Of the lcpuhncihs
will prob iy result In the capture Of this oihce the A.
seInbly men and the County JudgeshlP