New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-29
THE CONTEST IN BROOKLYN
GENERAL CATLIN HARD AT WORK.

SPEAKING AT MANY WARD MEETINGs-WhAi "ooD
WARD AND WHITNEY ARE DOING.
Notinr but the action of the Young Republican CluD
IN the MayoraIty contest as talked about in Brooklyn
politica circles yesterday. The result showed heiy
equal division of opinion among the oOo men pers
present. at the meeting. which was held IN nan 'pa'
will hold only 600 WI lie the club has membership oi
$500 or 5000 Heretofore all the meetings Oh tne
club lave been held in Music Hall or the Athenaeun'
where from 500 to 1000 can be admitted Joseph
F. Knapp one of the vce-presidents OF the cuo' anu
who was prominently named for Mayor before tho
nominations were made said yesterday that the action
of the club was its deathbow. The orignators OF the
Citizens League movement he said were The members
of the Young Republican Club wi o withdrew IRON IL
last year after their failure to carry II over 10 inc 81
mort of Cleveland The club in trying to ad THESE men
now had weakened if not destroyed its power had I'M
perilled the State ticket in Brooklyn aud endangered
Republean success in the next National election MI
Knapp said that General Catn could be fully trusted
10 carry out n0n-partisan principles and would make az
able conscienuous and upright Mayor as any VI lis
preC ,.. -
General Catin's personal is resulting in con-
slant assurances of hearty support TOR him from epuD
Leans supposed to be doubtful and Democrats VINO are
d.contented with Boss " rule. HIS supporters are
daily more confident OF his election. General W oou.
ward has not yet succeeded III hrng the popular heae
desnite the efforts made by bis active supporters VINO
saw that so many 81 900 checks have been handed
them that they have more money than theS can us9 ~
the canvass. As result they have hired every nan In
the CITY that can be secured and are distributing
dodgers by the Thousand, and have even nifeu Heu
tn paTade the streets carrying Woodward banners
But all their efforts fail to draw crowded houses where
Mayor Low and General Woodward are to speak
One of the hardest workers for the Citizens League
candidate IL Horace f. Deming who did so much TO or
gaize the independent Republicans for Cleveland ast
Year and to break Up the Young Republican Club, and
who now holds office under Mayor irace.
It Is believed that nearly the entire registered vote
will be cast this year. Allowing falling OH OF o,OoO,
the following estimate is mafo careful Republicans
Giving General Woodward 1000 Republican ana
5000 Democratic votes, and to the Pr0mbltlOh cahu
date 300 OF which two thirds are Republicans, and
crcditing General Catlin with 1000 Democratic votes
which is only half what his friends claim he will get
tbe res ait will be Catlm 40 800: Whitney, Al 300;
Woodward II. 900 and Funk. 1,0OO.
Five ward meetings IN Brooklyn were addressed by
General Catlm last evening, and lie was eVery"ntIe
greeted by large audiences who received him WIN
great hearncss. Eight meetings will be held tO-nlght
and ten tomorrow night Arrangements were com
peted yesterday for the great meeting 10 DC helI a
the Brooklyn Academy tomorrow night. Inc chlei
speakers will be Senator Eyarts, ex-Judge Tracy
General Catlin General q. II. sheridan and ;: ';
White Seats will he reserved for ladies. The maj
rally will be Saturday night in the Eastern District
The state Temperance Assembly will hold meeting
tonight in Music Hall in support of Davenport, Carr
and Gatlin The REV. Dr. George +. Reed, the Rev. J.
Hyatt smith Horace Graves and Foster L. Backns Will
speak. The Brooklyn Protective Tariff Club and
the Anti Monopoly League have adopted resolutions
Every effort was made by the Woodward managers
with fine band the promise OF good speeches, and
advertising literally in all ways to draw crowd to
E-erctt Hall, No. 39s Fuon-st, last evening. But
although many persons stopped in the street to hear
the band few went into the hall BY actual count the
audience consisted of twenty-five persons including
one woman The SPEAKERS acre General Woodward,
+. W. IIinrichs. j. c. Parsons, and the Rev. y. A.
Tibbals At Lamcr Hall, in COurt-st, near
Douglass-st the tactics were employed to draw
an audience. but the failure was equally marked.
The most open and bareiaced attempt on the part OF
TIE Democratic managers in Brooklyn to secure votes
for d. -. Whitney for Mayor made last night.
The retail grocrrs of the city have formed union Tor
mutual benefit aud protection. Many of the members
are DESTROYS of bagng retail market on the Wall
ab,ut and in response 10 questions addressed To INN
by the union Whitney unreseryedly promised all they
asked II was then decided 10 invite the grocers to
banquet and introduce Whitney to them, making the
affair an Endorsement of him. 80 invitations were sem
out by charles Higgins, the sOap-maker and about
DOC groccrs sat down to the dinner. Many OF them
said they did not intend TO have their votes pnr-
chased in this NAy.