New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-16
THE MAYORALTY STRUGGLE.
PLANS OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

The decision OF the Republican State Committee
not to hold State Convention and the knowleuee
thai the Democratic State Committee. when IL
meets, Will reach a similar conclusion nave turn,ro
the thoughts II all politicians in this city 10 ,,c
Mayoralty contest. The facts that neither parry
will hold a State Convention and that only one
State officer il to be chosen practically remove al.
chance of State cainpaign. Inc i .h c tmr
Of Appeals. All office without patronage hno III ~
sense political place, tends still further 10 esscn
interest in the State ticket. The absolute pow pow
now possessed by the Mavor makes me o' me-
much more important one IN Nj,
eyes Of politician, than IT anooi Ermv
OF successors to one at least OF the heaus " tLa
department aud various small appoln,m IS thnse
natural order of things, besides the hlihg -, al
places that NAV fall vacant by death or renova
from office. Hence the most shrewd pom a,tnre
all The factions are scheming now pes' 'o'"P
IL is well known 10 the leaders of AL the factons
that success in the approaching eiectlon VIII laced
largely on the character or the noscns since
IN the field. The result on several t - he occo
1871 has shown that the voters ar. aP', - roto Sor
sion requires to throw aside party ties anu Vo;n M
.ne ~. i h.;on Ia" was very well known in the
Mavoralty contest Of 1874 ana .nc sano nmnsos
hkely to be repeated this fall unless wise counSciS
p' fke death of two men within short time has
prob9bly done much to change the plans OF me
Tommany Hall and County Democracy leaders
These two men were Charles f. Locw and HUBERT
n thompson. The first was probably the pesu
manipuator and Judge of local politics this cay
Wood. knowing that there would be no contest on
the State ticket and that the Mayoraity would
be the prize struggled for, he believed BONA
hde citizens movsnent-one which would con-
mand the confidence OF the better CLASS OF
Democratic and Republican voters because OF
The names OF solid citzenSiback OF it-woud compel
the support OF either the Republicans or the County
Democracy, possibly of both. His death IN March
lest PIT an end to his leadership in this direction;
with his wonderful powers of organization ne couG
have been depended on to put the proper p0iitlca
machinery In motion. At the time OF hubert y.
ThOmDsOns death there was qulet struggle oe
tween him and Mayor Grace for the control OF the
County Democracy through its Executive Commit
tee. The Mayor, il is understood docs not seek
denomination, but he docs want to name MS sue
cess0r. THIS would not have been conceded by
Thompson, who never forGave the Mayor for not
rcaDpcutlng him Commissioner OF luOlc NoFkS
Thomson and Secretary Whitney together were
more than match for the Mayor and Fire Commis.
sioncr purroy. The latter was chosen chairman OF
the Executive Committee but Thompson was
chairman Of the Sub-EXecutve Committee COM
posed Of the district leaders where really al OF the
important business originated. Whether the
Mayor Will now control the County Democracy Is
an open question. Since lhOmpsons death the fac-
tons have not dared to test each others strength
The County Democracy leaders reallZe mat atone
thew stand little chance of electlng theI tlckel.
Nevertheless, they make no overtures 10 ianIhahy
Hall. Indeed, on the night that Maurice y. Flynn
was bounced out of the Executive Committee
the latter practically babe defiance 10 Tammany
Hall IN series of resolutions that were not quite
SO clear bat were nearly as strong, as those
adopted last October, when 1ammany's oyertures
were rejected and its committee was told that the
County Democracy would try conclusions at the
polls with its Democratic rival WHAT is hoped
For is an alliance with some cltlzens organlzatoh
Police Commissioner Voorhs and Park Commits
sioneT Beekman are the only County Democrats
thus far mentioned for Mayor.
Tammany Hall ha apparently made mp lts mlnd
10 90 into thc fight with the aid of Irving Hail. II 1t
can get this, and one of the numerous German
democratic Organizations. Ii Will depend NANNY
open question whether Sheriff Hugh j. Grant or
L. Henry Dugro would receive the nomination fOr
Mayor Fire Commlssloner croker wa, ANXIOUS va.
Sheriff Grant should again be the candidate.
The majority of the Iammany leaders were OF a
like mind but Sheriff Grant senslbly declined 10
become n candidate this fall. iemade two can
vases IN two successive years the first an eX-
tremcly expensive one. and he held that he was en-
titled to enjoy the fruits of his present lucrative
Office. As matters sand at present Mr.. DuGro Is
the most likely man for the Tammany nomination.
though Joseph J. ODonohne has many friends IN
the organization and be has an ambition Ill that
No steps have yet been taken by the Republi-
can leaders looking, toward a nomination fEr
Mayor Nothing will probably be done IN the
wav of a real CONSULTATION until The first or second
week III September when most OF the leaders VIII
h. back III town. 1t is The unanimous opinion OF az
wno have looked over the field that there Will
probably never be a better opportunity 10 nonl-
nato and elect a good Republican ticket than this
fall There will almost certainly be two Demo-
cratic tickets in the field, with possibility OF
anothcr representing the labor element and II the
Republicans present good ticket, IT VIII pr0hably
receive the support OF many Democrats several
avail able men are mentioned among them are
". W. Astor who is also urged for chairman OF the
Republican County COMMITTEE Cornelius Wander
bit. Colonel :. Y. *. Cruger and General Lloyd
AspIuwaiL
it is possible that bona fide citizens movement
may be started. having for its object the nomlna-
tion of such man us John i. Agnew OF George W..
Quintard.
TEMPERANCE ON BLACKWELLS ISLAND.
wo THOUSAND NAMES on THE BOOKS OF THE
wORKHOUsE SOCIETY.
The Iackwelrs Island Temperance Association
he'd jubilee III the Workhouse chapel yesterday
afternoon to celebrate the fact that 1900 names
had been placed upon its membership roll This
association Is recruiting from the inmates OF the
Workhouse and was organized IN tebruaLy last with
". IL. Stocking superintendent of the Norkhousc,
~ president, Father Dafonr, the resident
priest. as secretary, and W. w Woodward,
a clerk II the superintendent Office as as
order at 3 y. III. yesterday, 1.2GJ men and 700
women had become members by promising - to alb
stain from the using of Intoxicating liquor as
beverage and TO circumference its use by Others"
Superintendent Stocking. III reviewing the first SIX
months work Of The ORGANIZATION, sad That more
than oue-h.lf of those who had been committed to
the MOTkhOuSe for terms exceeding ten days had
signed the pedge. aud although he did not suppose
that more than per cent kept IT, he fclt
that good work had been accomplished
II Two IN every hundred had been saved. He as
cribed the commitments 10 the W0rhhouse to rum
In almost every instance and to show how persist
entity liquor followed Its victims he produced sta
tistics for the years 1888 and 1854, showing that
those wears 20 per cent of all the men received
a. the institution, and 81 per cent OF the women.
had been there before and that some of them
had been committed as many as eleven times.
lie SAID that steps were being taken 10 provide
those discharged with suitable clothing and an
asylum in the city until they could procure means
IF supporting themselves. Father DafOur said
there were four places IN the city now open for the
temporary relief If homeless men and women.
EX-Judge ltman was the speaker for the day. and
was received with ions of pleasure. GLOW
here 90 leN hay or
tasted or handled liquori' asked the speaker by
way OF introduction. There were nearly 900 de-
PRAYED looking men aud women present, whose
faces were ample evidence of frequent debauches
and fully a hundred of them indicated that they
had never tasted liquor. Il don't believe YOU"
sand Mr.. PItman bluntly. lie then told a few
L. ND moi Of flI