New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
THE BROOKLYN CANDIDATES.
GEN. TRACY FOR DlsTRICT-ATToRNEY.
OTHER AsprRANrs URGE HIM TO RUN AND HE CON

v..,eriay for the local offices be l'ed af
the coming election. General b. f. Tracy was 'o'o'o.
| for Dstrict-AttorDey, having consenteu NJ ."o
| moment TO accept. II not known until aiter 'no
Countv Convention met the Everett Assembly hoo"''
| atom m that he would allow his name TO be used
The convention contained go delegates, the arRo''
| number that met in Brooklyn. Among inc" VIZ
William H. williams Major Joseph L. Foiet'' Ineouoio
b. Willis David A. Baldwin WINS !" oH'on' ~ 49,,
| H. Russell Henry Brs;ow, +. NJ Eigerton, D. l. H'"
| dox Robert Payne William Richardson. f. ID MOSS
CROP George F. Elliott f. H. Hobbs roster IA p'0A'
| /. W. Beasey aud John b. Green Unuer "ppo'"'
| of the chairman OF the General Co""'.o'' "
| Johnson called the body to order anu
| w H. ~ Cadmus called tho roll M
ho,r was occupied in preliminary proceedings ana
the delegates engaged in much discusson IL was
STATED guariedly that General Tracy would accept
rnanmou nomination for Distrct-Atorney. and 1t was
nrediotcd that would sweep the county The calling
of he name OF F. Elliott ELECTED applause and Foster
l. Backus w.s greeted with hand-cappng as he
entered.
Mr. Johnson was then chosen to preside the
vention lie made brief speech saying that the nomi-
nations made would decide whether the entire adj
inistration OF the county shonld be in Democratic
hands
Ga the motion Of T. d. Mosscrop the convention pro-
ceeded to nomna's candidate for District Attorney.
| william w. Goodrich presented the name Of General b.
T. Tracy. lie sal he did at the earnest solicitation
OF George f. Elliott. VINO himself had aspired for
!
County babe tair to turn it mo the Baden Baien
OF America The enforcement OF tho law was I'M
peratively demanded Mr. Goodrich said that Robert
Payne another candidate also urged the nomination he
about make + wo things Notwithstanding
as candidate and capacity FOR Office Five years ago
General H. T. Tracy Applause, renewed and re-
petaedl nominated for Mayor ana could have been
elected. he had occupied ton in tho
Court of Appeals with dignity and honor AS a private
citizen distinguished lawyer solder who rose from
the ranks a gcnerasip, his name was IA household
word In Brooklyn. HIS character ard experiences showed
that lie would euorce the law In all respects. lAp-
plause Mr. Goodrich moveG that the nominton be made
| 10y reclamation.
| Foster l.. Backus, who had been most prominently
named for the pace General Tracy would not accept,
rose amid great applause seconded the nomination.
lie SAID that General Tracy had w Ss peen us iae OF
4 ngushed lawyer aud Good citz'n No one worried
au jan, , LTo a ei.,er, a Tracy had said Well go
on William II. Williams. president OF the Young Re-
publican lub, L. J. kurtn. George f. Elliott, Robert
Payne, president The BOard oI Education aud others
also reconded the nomination. Mr. Payne took OCCASION
to say thorO Oh Republican, and that my
one said he was tool Of Deiuocr"tIc I'll Was au
INF imOus aud eOutemptinlc lar
1t was voted unanimously To nominate General Tracy
T;r the can ndate Mrssrs Backas. PAYNE aud Elliott
we're made comuittee Ia inform General Tracy OF the
nomination The entrance oil th7 c'hhIu"h was III"
Tor uproaripus applause c. neral Iracy vas CON
Quoted to the platform IN the arm OF hr. b"chns ana
again and again npplau'ied anu cheei"u lie sau'
great honor conferred me sincerely thank you
believe You VIII accept the EN- ~ a. rue hv , .p5 I
s unll to-day that under no circumstance would accept
vassed Tor the nomination cane 10 n@ ana Tan I t T
aa cal 10 pqG asa Gsy P IRE Ses sS Of @ y & ai III
Sno" wa n,,on ,iei"' with great ami alarming
danger reenng TeParaSII sIssI fe aq'
ing people city demand tt the open violation Of the
ba Ts does h moi desire 10 enforce Legislation inter
erng WITH The Inst rights OF citizens 8s s"1 Is nse
county The temptation 10 young men ana races S
becomes absorbing passion for and Deond Of
BrooHyn say MS ev to le ehecks and they
s Ta III Se lat at he Polls will give
ttepton % every one Of IT, iqtss alan, am d 1, ha
1ee accept your 40 ana s se o sA' Az Do
T pISSsei WIN '"''''' ' y
For Coroner in the Western District the names Of
Coroner H. J. Menninger aad Dr. p. d. Legs were pre-
sented. A call OF roll showed clear majority for
Dr. Mrnninger and his renominaton was unanimously
Coroner in the Eastern also made
For County Auditor Of Henry F. Townsend,
OF the Third ard. accepted by accamatlon Jus
tee James Savage of Flatlauds, was rcnomlnaed for
Associate Justice OF the SESSIONS
General b. F. Tracy is about htty-hve years OF age.
and was admitted the bar Al tue sse Of twenty
elected District Attorney OF Iiota Ctunty
Assembly and served Two terms shortly after tue OUT
went TO the front as its colonel He served with dis,
tincton and promoted TO be u Orissie.-sehetal.
lie af'erward had command of tho rebs prison camp III
Elmra. AT the close OF the war he went to BrooKyn
sae 'eS ra!rp, ehn.on appointed dim Uned states
District ttOrney IN Brooklyn. Tie was reappoihted Dy
fused reap3oinnent His connection with the Tllton-
P-echer his name known all over the c0un.
was nominated Uy tho Brooklyn Repubicans Tor Mayor
but later Withdrew in favor OF SETH Low, In the fol,
vacancy the bench OF the Court OF Appeals ana nc
for JUDGE Of tho supreme Court in tue
District His practice Is large and lucrative. and he
r stands at the head of the BrooSlvn bar
& ~ md
young and medicine the Unver-ity Medical
work and aGterwsrd wrote war letters In the hrst
Dat'e OF pun u, 10 Tortn Carolina and was ec ed
Secretary OF while editing me Neobern hepot,can
I he went to Brooklyn "5out twelve years ago. In
issl-s2 he Alderman OF tue Fourth Ward, and he
elected COrO uer IN 1889.
d. H. j. Eesse is a graduate OF the Long Island Col
lege Hospital OF tho Ass VI 1876 and was ambu
lance SUI geOn time He has been Coroner for
0 threr years
Henry f. Townsend Is thiry-nve years old. He was
enlst csak m lie at present dealer N
menl supplies III this city.
THE CITY CONVENTION RFNOMINATEs JUDGE
REYNOLDS
The delegates to the City to tho number OF
25s met in the Everett Assembly Rooms IN the evenin
Al $50 the convention called to order by George b.
Forrester ". II. n. Cadmus made secretary Among
the leading men present John Wilson, eK-Alder-
: man r. ID. Dlmou william Richardson, J. Il. Green
? | David A. Baldwin, Ii. G. NJ. Ingraham, A.
E. Nudge and T. L. Woodruff T. d
e Mosscrop moved that the Convention adJonrn un.
iii next Wednesday evening LOUIS IL Moot seconded
this ur,ing that with time better nomi-
. | nations could be made. Tho convention was
d on the point OF adjourning when ripple
" | of opposition arose. John WinslOw urged that a,
y least the candidate for City Judge should be nominated
as mama OF Judge Rey nolds was sent out
,, the be ter mght wise to postpone the choice OF
Controller and Auditor for Re dsTs
W. G. Wallace thon at the convention proceed
to the nomination of city Judge. When this voted
Mr. Wallace presented tue name OF Chief Judge
g Ksypolds OF the City Court, candid alto
=. for CITY Judge. lie said that with the nans
of Juage Daniels for Court OF Appeals, Judge Tracy
for probationary, jude Reynolds FOR Cty
~ Court tue Republicans would have list Of Juical
DR. d iaes ALI Of whom could be elected lAppause. on