New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-14
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS IN BROOKLYN


rO-DAY-Pp~sIBLE CANDIDATES.
The Republican priruares in Bro ,klvn will be held
this afternoon and evening TO elect delegates to the
nominating conventions The City aud County con
venions will be held Saturday and will select can
didates for City Judge. Controller. City Audi or
District-Attor Coroners County Auditor and
a Justice Of the Sessions. Much interest is taken in
the selection OF delegates OWN, to the increase III
the size Of the General Committee. the conventions
will be larger than before there will be nearly
800 delegates in the City and County conventions.
In the City Convention it is expected that Judge
Reynolds who has shown the eminent fairness ana
judicial cast of hl- mind on the bench TOR twenty
years will be nominated to succeed himself. although
lie only about hall the term before fcfcnlhE
the age seventy when he will be disqualified 10 slt
Ion ger. Several candidates are talked OF for Con
troer including District Alderman James w. BIZ
kett, Jonn H. Shns. Frederick Stems aud William
Berri. the Probabilities that the trsnamed Will
he selected unless il decded to give the nOminailon
TO a man OF German descent 1t Is more likely. how
ever that German Will he selected Tor Cfv AuditOr.
For this place Louis Nicot is tavoraby mentioned.
Major Richard ii Poilon and James ii. Webb are also
possible candidates Tor Auditor.
The chief contest III the County Convention will be-
over the District Attorneyshp If General b. F.
Tracy would to tho use of his name 1t would
sweep the convention and is believed that he would
certainly b. elected lie is unwilling, ho@ever to
give up his law practices and has SO far refused 10
WELD the urgency OF the members OF the brooklyn
Republican lie ague and his other friends Ex-AssiSt-
ant Orney Foster l.. Backus Is regarded "a
the most probable nominee IN case Nenflu Tracy
makes his refusal hual. Mr.. Backns able lawyer,
and under District Attorney Can he received the ex-
perience fitting him tor the office lie Is popular
socially aud n Temperance man. although not Prohi-
btunlst. In the event OF his nomination the support
which would otherwise be given to the Prohib lion
candidate will fall to Mr.. Backns Another prominent
aspran, Robert Payne. president of the Board OF
Education, who was defeated by District ATTORNEY
RIdgway IN 1888. Ii is not thought that Mr. Payne
would have a much better chance this year If Mr..
Kidgway is renomlnatcd. " he Id likely to be- Coro-
ncrs Mcnninger and lIesse. have served saslac-
toriy for two years. wII doubtless be renomuated
Ex-County Auditor F. A. Biggs won.d like The
nomination for his old place. Associate Justice
Savage OF Fatands. will probably be renominated
Ii Is expected that the primaries will clear mp the
situation in the Hid Congressional District. between
the supporters OF Congressman James and 5. " White
and j. ~ Smith. his cnet opponents for the nomina-
ton. Desperate efforts are beng made to carry the
primary IN the Twenty first Ward for MIR James. Tor
If he is defeated there his hopes will be crushed.
OVER SEVENTY THOUSAND VOTERS REGISTER
The number registered In this city YESTERDAY the
second day OF registration 7o430 Below are the totals
by Assembly the registration Yesterday compared
the second day Of registration IN 1883 1884 ana
1885: