New-York tribune., 1889-10-20
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
s1ANCEs AT MEN AND THINGS IN THE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND

gIANCES AT MEN AND lhA.NOS '-
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.
g ,rrirs t,cket- Is the verdict universally passeo
A.. p.rvnucaDs npon the work done by their Ciiy |
convention ON Thursday night Never was noii'
cation morn spontaneously made thah tnAI vi Noi'i
paird and that TOO, in spite OF hs reiuo'"noo "
-, :, .,d bs manly attitude In stepping ASIDE so
.,r ne n was in HIS power to 40 So az" icsNne A
jar - ~ o,..r Gov ALI other members Of the party
- -, dosire the nomination. at the same time
,nr the marty entirely free to select lS suonses'
candidate with mind the meho'Is VI .' pa
VA the aelegaes TO the convention '"tii'u W IN @
s. s. - 40 narrowly missed being elected IN 1851
co,ons, Bairs name could have been ofoush' Oo,oi7
,ba convention In more effective n@i".r H''
- ts p,esentatlon by exAaYor Sohroeoer'
-. ,,.rsonq,,lne Democrats have been ohefsshihs
,ha dslusion that Mr. Schroeder was soiSs " cup
nort Nr Chaplin this year. They nave INV ~
d.o,ived With Colonel Baird is as'oo'"'os 'o'in o
Clancy as tho candidate for Conaoef' '"@1e -;
,,o,,r continuation as The Eagle is lrahA ehou8h
s''ons .I,o, poira himself Is exceedingly popu-
~ $50 rr,en OF whose votes Mr. Clancy poned
=, ess os che Labor candidate Tor Mayor '"o years
80 In this fact is seen the Soucsi "'s"o'n VI ND
Aa,,on hv the Republicans bAhu ana Stauoy
u.so an Irresistible comoinSuoh II h pam ""'
p.rnocr,s are alarmed at the strength OF the
ING Dei 49,, for II must be admitted that Mr..
s a. a weaker candidate now than he was two
years ago.
III. ocuntv ticket is good second to that named
,x %. CITY Convention. In their desire to elect
W.vor. the Republicans ought not TO overlook tho
,ror,ance of redeeming the DistrctAttorney's Office
hom Democratic control. Mr.. Ridgway is going TO
run +or third term-urless the party managers
change their plans this point they may do after
sang what excellent work their opponents have done
In John B. Green the Republicans have nominated
can5dsts who is lawyer of ability and of the highest
,.rsng VINO would fill the prosecutors Office with
entire credit and the entire satisfaction of the people
have heard it said that the Democrats would
,zth,r lose the Mayoralty than the DstictAttorneys
oaes Certainly the election of Republican District
Attorney would panic in many Democratic
lsunts and general shaking up that couh not fail TO
have salutary effect The pigeon-hOles in Mr..
Rdgways Office must contain large variety OF very
Interesting material
One thins essential to Republican success is that
every member Of the party should register The last
chance to do this viii be on Tuesday of this week
The registration far this year IS considerably behind
that of years ago, when Mayor was last elected
The nomfn then believe, made before the
second day of registration but that ought not TO have
made much difference now. at least the Democratic
candidate for Mayor has been practically known hr
a good many months. AT all events, there should be
large registration by Republicans before 10 o'clock
on Tuesday ght
The people of Brooklyn rejoice sincerely in the
honor conferred upon eX-Mayor Low in his election 70
The presidency Of Columbia College, but their salts
faction IS tempered by the thought that Mr. Low
considers that his now duties viii render IL necessary
for him 10 leave Brooklyn and take mp his resi-
Sence in NewYOrk. There is nothing in the laws
governing Columbia College which requires its presi-
dent To live near the college. and some OF MI Low
ieliowcitizens had hoped that it would be possible
for him 10 unite tho two Columbiss-lNing on
Columbia Heights while presiding Columbia
COLLEGE. Mr. Low occupies a handsome house near
The fine mansion Of his father in the most fashionable
art Of Brooklyn. and he wa born in Brooklyn aud
has always lived there. it Will seem strange to him
a. become resident Of the metropolis. lie viii NOT
make tie change Immediately, but probably he viii
at once set about the Of preparing for his re
,noval as hc intends entcr upon his duties as
president IN February. Meantime his friends IN the
brooklyn Club are arranging to give reception in
bis honor on October &c.
Mr. Low made RI excellent Mayor During his
four years in that Office he did more to spread
Jrookyn's fame far and wide than any Others OF
,rooklyns s citizens done with tho exception OF
some Of her famous preachers, like Bcecher, storrs
and Tslmsge. This was a remarkable achievement,
especially when il is remembered that he was only
thirty two years Of age when elected Mayor Doubt
less long. honorable and useful career les before
President Low During ColUmhias 1876 years She
has had only eight presidents, and the new pres-
don't Is now forty, it seems reasonable 10 assume
that he may serve the college in that capacity for
Twenty-Five. perhaps thirty years Long before thai
fine Columbia will be university in both fact and
name Whether Mr.. Low will venture into the whirl
Of politics in Ncw-York is an open question. He
has the example Of President Eliot before him, it is
true and perhaps no may strive 20 emulate his
Harvard confrere. II is within bounds 20 say that
Mr. Lows practical Judgment and administrative
ability exceed mis- judgment in political affairs.
Judging by his rather erratc course in recent years
The burning of thslr church will prove only TEN
porary loss 10 the Tabernacle congregation. The
first report that they would build again upon the same
site. provided they could secure more land and thus
put up larger edince mag or may not prove true
Nothing Is settled yet. but there is a good likelihood
that the Tabernacle VIII be removed 10 some other
location. Perhaps the fact that two Tabernacles on
the present site have been burned may De
trolling motive in the minds OF Of the Influential
church members At ali events, A larger building
will be erected and z the treasury 10 there
ought to be effort to erect a building that will
be an architectural credit 10 the city. Dr. Talmage
will doubtless insist having his auditorium in
smphitbeatrical form. but the architects should De
able 10 do good work with such starting point
they only succeeded fairly well in the building burned
week ago, while the only other church that
know Of IN Brooklyn in which this IDEA was adopted
IN toto Is unattractive tho exterior as 10 is
possible 10 make church edhce. The fire makes
IL necessary for Dr. Talmage 10 postpone his con
templs,ed ana greatly anticipated trip to Palestine
At least, he thinks il does, though there others
who say that, as the only thing 10 be done now is
10 raise money for the building, he can be spared
now better than later on. the plans for The
Tabernacle are being decided on and tie work OF
building getting under way. IS not lbey that
there VIII be great haste in maidng final arrange
pents for the new structure. as The copgrega on |
have secured The Academy Of Music for their sunday
services and Will probably be content to remain there
Tor an iDdefnite period