New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-02
THE HOTFIGHTIN BROOKLYN
GROUNDS OF REPUBLICAN CONFIDENCE.

DEMOCRATS RELYING on MONEY AID STILL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF VARIOUS CANDIDATES
The preliminary work of the most holly con-
tasted local campaign ever in Brooklyn has been
concluded and the friends of tho various LOT
office win hold THEN strength in reserve for the Work at
the polls tomorrow. All registered voters h"'o D
supplied with ballots, but those VINO 10 hoV h"Ao "P
their tickets at home will have an opportunity W uo "
at each of the 2GO polling places IN the CITY
Never before were so many officials 10 De eeeIsu III o"
t,o I'm Rroolyu and consequently the throng OF WORK
ers nj the polls will be greater than ever Win INC l
fat OF State officers three state Senators ana '"eo
As.emblymen, a Mayor and nineteen Aldermen ou'
nrene Court Judge all the county officers ana t"e'e
superysors each will have nearly thirty voIes 10
east Butthe names are grOupeo 81 'n"' '"o '" -
ballots is nine.
The interests tho ticket is greatly overshauo"eu
nv the Mayoralty contest Democrats hope 10 pom
10000 majority for Hin, while cooheaded
allow them 1900 or 5000. In the quadrahsu
Nayoralty contest estimates to the results uihe
widely But there are strong grounds upon Wn'0 ~
base a confident prediction Of the election oi uo"o.'
Catlin Two unknown elements enter INTO 'ne caou''
ton ; one is the number OF DemocraIio 'o'o 49,,
Catlin will secure. and the other the numper VI P
can votes General Woodward will get Inc lasI n'i
General Can ran for office in Brooklyn was IN iooO'
pei, ant,ai wear General HancOcks purahly was
about 1000 But General Catlin was eiec'oo
bv 1000 plurality over exJudge JAMES ~!
showing that he received lo'ooo Don"o .,
votes Every probability points to his support Dy 'no
same voters large proportion OF the' III
his election is sure. General Catn saio OH o"ti"'
,ho, ne was confident he would receive $4,000 Demo
cratic votes. -, ,. ,..or,r
In General Woodwards case his candidacy has utterly
failed to draw any considerable part OF inc mass
voters to listen to him or to the speeches ihaue III us
half The magic of Mr. Beechers name drew 'hios "
the Academy on Saturday night but from the applause
tho au1ience appcared to be about equally u'uou '0
tween tho three candidates. Many Catn anu u'."os
men went the meeting out OF curiosity anu .no
of the speeches not such as 10 cohNerI any uo
voters The speakers ranged from sturdy Blaine EePuo
-, % che vad -the-wooi and disappointed Demo
crat but while appealing for non-partiSan-
shin they showed the strongest par
EN- s,ir;t No reasons were advanced in favor OF Gen
Woodward which WIZ no' Apply tSe Hame rlatform
and was nominated by Repuoicah S ~, ,~dcn
the supporters OF Woodward had vanly tried 10 nauce
70 accept their man There is no doubt that tDe way IN
which General Woodward was nominated. ms %enh
speeches, and the disclosure OF his ialiulo W I'M,
maniuly against the corrupt PrS e.e decided many
Fowler. when in the Water Board nave qTeueu
Republicans who were hating between wv olt, min
10 come ont sauarely and work for General CatIih.
Among them are saen fnr State senator in the
TIA District Congressman d. T. James, ana sup
i1r V General si'S catin than General B. F. Tracy.
and ne has ventured the predlcton tnaV M
sra Zoo votes tomorrow He may be supposed TO know
Whist lie talking about General o.0eun, Mo and
Whose sour grapes relation to the Democratic state
tcke were remembered by the audience. III ns Speech
eynressed no hope Of WoOdwaCPs election, ut slu t
6eiSGt GET 5 600 votes According either estimate
General Catlin will have working majority WIFI 'no
Democratic votes he will secure. -, .
Democrats in Brooklyn, relying upon the customary
nae of money where 1t win do the most good are snow
lug the confidence that they showed Two anu to
int their confidence has no more SUP
stantial basis now than in those years
Trust appears have been placed by Democras IN tne
old time methods OF securing aJOfites III w'ch pull
speaking not factor In truth the ony man Why
has clearly defined his policy ana emihSueaIy peaeu
himself to partisan home rule on business prince
Mas before large audiences in all parts OF tue CITY,
General Catlin lie has conducted TIE csmpagh OIL 'he
same lines as the successful ones OF Mayor Low ~,
Owing 10 the interest IN the canvass aVi 3 over
other Brooklyn nominees have Deeh some"u i NJ
looked in the campaign Both the Catin anu the oo
war; voTers are united in support Of the RepuDhcah
candidates for Aldernen-at-LA VINO shoutu
good maoTes over their opponentS 1n Ie onT Rennb
ticket II they are elected tne lOu[ hcpuu
cn district Aldermen in the lid Dlstrct VINO are sure
election. will with them control ce DoTu lect the
remaining eight district Aldermen ,,.. Ill, h,
ON the County ticket the contest for Register WI" DC
NJ II Mnrtha (Deml. Mr.. FitZ has made an ellclent
pubhc officer should be elected Joseph - macker
aRepl "A popular German, should beat Johh NJ hahheh
,Dcmc for County Clerk. Hacker has made gOoi
record in pubic life and has declared himself III it' 81 VI
law aboiishing In the Office. measure whch GOV
ernor Hll defeated for selfish reasons last summer
,nonev THE character of County Treasurer Adams
1,em3 shoud insure his defeat by j. Lott NostraDd,
cnJ In the contest for Surrogatdhe Democratic can
didate Abraham Lott VIII gain an -, advantage
III same ticket with that Of Judge Barnard,
WHO is the nominee of both parties for judge OF the
err many Democratic votes from Irish Americans Oh
whom Judge Lott has spoken with contempt" In the
smith Rep.) and j. A Quintard (Dem) have ooth Deen
Aldermen bat Mr. Quintard has made the more actiNt
canvass and feels certain OF success. Enoagu hvue
can Supervisors Will be eecteu 10 lhaIh'an Vho Ia
majority in the Board.