New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-03
THE MAYORALTY CONTEST.
A HARD PROBLEM FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
THE REPuRrIChNs HAVE A GOOD CHANCE THIS
TIME-THREE CANDIDATES PROBABLE

HARD PROBLEM fOH HE DEshoOlAio'
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE GOOD CHANCE THIS
TIME-THREE CANDIDATES PROBABLE.
Speculation as to possible candidates for Mayor con-
tnues 10 be INDUCED in. The impression gains
ground among observing politicians that Mayor Hewitt
will be renon mated by the County Democracy and
that he Will run The leaders Of the County
Democracy would not pursue this course II they dld
not feel compscd 10 do They know periecuy
well that II reelected Mayor Hewitt will divide among
their organization few OF the many fat Offices winch
become vacant IN the next Mayors term
The next Mayor Will have the appointment OF
City Chamberlain In place Of william NJ WINS two
Police Commissioners in place Of stephen B. French
and John McCiaye four Police justices In place OF
Maurice J. Power Scion +. Smith, Jacob PATTERSON
and Henry Murray probably two Tax commissioners
IN place CT Edward Donnelly (holding over. his term
having EXPIRED and Thomas L. Feitner, marty
Commissioner IN place Of Thomas :. Brennan a DOCK
Commissioner in place OF L. J. ~ Stark. Fire Com
missioner in place OF General FIR John Porter three
Excise Commissioners in place Of Charles II. WOOD
mar John Won Claim and william Andrews ana
abo,t thirty city marshals. besides many vacancies
that may occur from other than expiration OF
term OF Office, as IS the case of those mentioned.
1t is easy to see from this how anxious the leaders
of each organization must be to elect as Mayor man
who be depended on 10 distribute these omees
among It's members.
VIII Tammany Hall indorse Mayor Hewitt, IN
case he ls placed in the field by the County De.
mocracy IS the question often asked. Commissioner
Croker Sheriff Grant County Clerk Flack Register
Slevin and the other leaders Of Tammany Hall pre-
discreet silence this subject but u Is saie
TO sav that under no circumstances Will Tammany
Hall support Mr.. Hewitt for another term. Iam"any
Hall depends largely naturalIled cuzons for It's
vote The Mayors action In refusing 10 allow the irish
flag 10 be dlspayed the city Han, and his
subsequent declaration that, in the opinion OF many
all orclgners should be compelled to pass pro0a
tionary term Of fourteen twentyone years resi-
dence in this country (hls own prediction being In
favor OF the latter term Of years. before being al
lowed to vote would drive from his support con
siderable number Of this class Of vc.crs. For this
reason If for no other, Tammany cannot accept him
its candidate.
Tammany Hall has Jared poorly at the hands OF
the Mayor in the matter Of Offices Fire Commissioner
Croker IS the only Tammany man holding office rs
tho gift OF Mayor Hewitt. Al the indications are
now that Tammany Hall will a candidate Of It's
for Mayor. To Offset any outside support that
MI Hewitt may receive. Tammeny Han v!ll cadeayor
To- obtain for It's candidate the votes OF th" rev Pur
roy organization aud much OF the German vote as
can be obtained Tammany believes IL can control
between 10000 and 100000 votes. sheriff Grant
when he Tor Mayor four years ago. received more
than $4,000 votes. with three candidates in the
field this year that number would probably elect
The candida, Of the Republicans this year Will prob
ally be one who can poll his full party vote. and
much more unlikely things have happened than his
election.
Among the available who may be brought for
ward by Tammany Han rs ts candidate for Mayor
Judge p Henry Dugro Of the superior Court and
sheriff Hugh J. Grant are the most tailed Of at
present.
The great increase IN population IN the upper par
Of this city Will have much influence on the result Of
the contest. Tho tax-books showed that for the
Twelfth Ward alone the assessed valuation for lS7I
$4,000 900 greater than for 1856 On the
East side among the buildings there are some
tcncments proper. and large number of fat' or
apartment houses BIT on til West Side the fats
are less frequently b. seem and the bultup sec
tions generally brown,tone .ronts7 OF more or
less imposing and expensive styie. Many Of these
occupied rs tie owners, VII, are known TO prefer
tie Republican, a, ket. They come from tho down
town districts whore they have disposed o. 'heir oil
cosey HOUSE uptown and have margin left Tor invest
In the XXIIId Assembly District the Republican
Club Is receiving daily additions to H. active memoer
and the Harlem Democratic Club The d safe ton
both In Tammany Hall aud the County Demo racy lanks
XXIVth Assembly District has extended lis influence
into every part Of that district. The leaders stare
that the Tammany Hall organization has been s'renstn.
ened b. the action Of Purroy and his followers They
admit that the Republican gain has been considerable
leading Republican IN tho VIPER districts said
the other day that the dissrn>ions IN the ranks OF
the democracy had already eNerfcd powerful nhu-
erce toward uniting the republicans VINO nave mere,
tofole been quaIclin- with each othcr compact
and united front VII encourage an" ih'tS,e u INC
efforts TO win everything possible and render The
poets OF National Success excellent.
prominent member oi me ia l'm dominican
club expressed the opinion that this was excellent
year Tor a good Republican Nayor t. be elected.
The interests at stake never haye been so great as
this year. The surfeit Of patronage VIII probably
so blind the Democracy ia the selection or an out
and-Out partisan for q ir candidate that they Will
AXE the morning Aft election minus the Office,
but with plenty OF the same kind OF experience that
has followed this course I'm tie past.