New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
CHANCES AT POLITICAL AND oThEh Az
FAIRS IN NETWORKS CLOSEST
NEJGUBOR

two wears aes by number Of voters who believed
that IN spite of the fact that his nomination was
due TO the Boss' of the Democratic party he would
manifest large degree Of independence I'm his official
actions That expectation has been dlspeed by more
than one occurrence during Mr.. Chapin's term. His
rssppo.ntment Of Fire Commissioner Ennis was one
Of them; another, and conspicuous ope was his
fssai admission TO ex-Park Commissioner Kennedy
that in making up the commission for that os'
partment he had to act IN such way as 10 please
the q Old Man" and {" Sbev.' There is no neeo 70
euumerate other Instances. Despite MS coheeueu
ability Mayor CAsptn has shown every disposition to
crsnse before the Mclaughlin influence on "moh MS
hspet Of future political advancement depend ooi'
se9uenty, he h a weather candidate now 'nan ne "a'
two years ago, when he won the race oV sS"'oh
Tho Rapublcans have an excellent ehsnce % WIN 'his
year they nominate tAe right sort Of candidate.
SUPPORT him heartily and stop quarrelins smehs
themselves eSout the distribution Of patronage
~. conference of ,esiipg Repubhcans on Friday
p1xbs was nconclasive but the interchange OF views
c.not fail 10 have influence The action OF the
Rsuubl,can CITY Convention this week. The ancer-
ta,nty IN reference % Colonel Bairds position unth
yesterday, when he positively refused 10
he q caudidate brought into prominence
the sr-alabilty OF william II. HazzaSd es strong
man b lead tbs eckse lie WIS formerly prcsidsnt
Of the prosalyn city Railroad Company, is now
preAdeut Of sAe Fulton Dsnk. Beyond question he
would be q sspne candidate ana he would ms3e an
sxoellcnt Mayor He Is 10 the neighborhoed Oh
axcy md vatA his gray hair end bead he presents
hsraasoms dagnifaed aau striking appearance. have
never hsxd him mako speech In public, and EN- not
cerain tha< he has ever done so, but nom bis man
ner In cspvessatson ! sm disposed TO think that he
weuld mskn an effective speaker. He always seems
to know exactly what he wsnts to say and the very
bose way Of saying it. He thinks for himself and
aots With supreme regard for his own good Judgment
He Is thorough man Of busnessi and such man
Is nceded during the next two years IN the mayors
efHcs to oversee the expenditure Of the large appro'
prieaons made by the last Legislature Mr.. Hazsam
is reluctant to give UP hs private business to accept
of Mayor but II the nomination is offered to him thero
is no doubt That he viii accept it
Mayor Chspins candidacy has received two blows
in the course Of the week which show that all is not
sweetness and light In the ranks Of his own party
in reference 10 his Mayor. The Central
Democratic Association has decided that his renomi
nation IS inexpedent and its members will refuse to
support him for reelection. Still more significant is
the opposition which made TO Mr.. Chaplin IN the
meeting Of the Brooklyn Democratic Club, and the
earnest speeches srrasning him for his lack of inde
pendence and subservency TO the ring influence. His
chief defender there was CivilService Commissioner
Shepard who atoctmo dihgent In his denunciston
of psteaashp but who on this occasion wss extremely
partisan IN his defence Of the Mayor. There was only
q small gathering of the club, but the opponents of
Mr. Chaplin made out good case and went on record
10 that effect
The Democratic managers seem 70 have phenom-
snal capacity for bunderng this year. At the first
meeting Of their General Committee a month ago
Chairman Adams set them all by the by virtually
charging his associates with being bockheads. AT
their meeting last week, by blunder that is ncom
prehensibe not word said about the ratification
tfcha irats.t at SNr
sight was not because any of the Brooklyn Democrats
are dsgustod with Governor HIPS forcing of Wemple
and Tabor the ticket for the Kings County dele
gates did not join IN the protest against weghting
down the party with those tainted men, but was due
TO sheer incapacity TO comprehend the situation ana
the necessity of the hour 1t is not In the least likely
that word of protest against the papiermaohe ticket
would have been uttered had the most laudatory
resolutions been introduced The fact is that every
thing done by the committee is done under ORDERS, and
as orders in regard 10 the Endorsement of the TICKET
were overlooked member Of the committee "oulo
have ventured to suggest action in that hne even IL
the idea had occurred 10 him.
spoke fortnight ago Of the danger that the
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch would be con-
vcrted into Job and large share OF the appro'
prta,so used 10 line the pockets OF contractors ana
politicians Now the enterprise is to be employed as
political device 10 help elect Governor HIS ucket
cratic party IN Kings County. No earthly necessity
exists for laying the cornerstone by November l
vet in order 0accompsh this tho contract for putting
down the foundations for the arch was awarded with
out reference TO the public interest," and great dis
plsy in which Governor H will be tho chief figure,
is 10 take place three days before election Mayor
Chaplin is of necessity party TO this arrangement
II he Is the independent high-toned man that some
of admirers fond Of representing him as beinG
why did he not set himself resolutey against it
An emphatic protest from him against so degrading
an enterprise Of lofty patriotism would probably have
stopped IT, any rate it would have let the people
know that their chief magistrate was opposed 70
carrying politics of the ward variety into a great
public affair like this. Yet the contract
awarded to the lowest bidder, the peoples money is
wasted. and the Memorial Arch IS converted into a
political machine The disgust thus produced in the
minds of honest and sober citizens ought TO tell
heavily against Mayor Chaplin on Election Day.
To the lectures with which, as l observed week
ago, Brooklyn is to be abundanty supplied this
fan and winter must be added those TO be given Oh
alternate Sunday evenings under the direction of the
Brooklyn Ethical Association in the Second Unitarian
Church This series is supplement, or rather
complement 10 the very successful course on Evolu-
toQ last winter. The general theme is sociological
Evolution Tho Growth of Civilization Among the
lecturers n this 10 be John Fske, Daniel
GreenleG Thompson, the Rev. John W. Chadwick
John A. Taylor eS'Corporation Counsel of Brooklyn
George Gunton, whose controversy with Washington
GLADDEN. at Chautauqua last summer attracted good
deal Of remark; Professor Rufus Sheldon, Of the
Packer institute; Miss Caroline lie Row. whose books
and addresses educational subjects have brought
her into public notice; Mrs. Mary Treat, William
Potts and Hugh o. Pentecost. The course Is to be
opened this evening by DR.. Lewis G. James, the
president Of the association, who will discuss "The
NJ he y
DR.. james is the author Of " A Study Of Primitive
Christianity" and is contributor TO The Unitarian
Review as well as TO some Of the English reviews
The Ethical Associations course this year promises
to be as interesting and valuable as that Of last
season