New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
POLITICAL AND Personal.
THE OUTLOOK FOR CANDIDATES.
THE CANDIDATES TO HAVE OFFICIAL BALLOTS
GREAT MAss-MEETING IN THE RINK


GREAT MASS MEETING IN THE RINK
THE TAX RATE
A formidable list of candidates has been fled with
the County Clerk and will have their names printed
upon the official ballots for the first time under the
new law which Is designed to secure secrecy IN 'oe
Ing There are in all $50 candidates before the people
Of Brooklyn, but only few Of them are to be vo'ea
over the entire city. In any one ward there VIII
be least eight each official ballot ana IN
the numbered wards there Will be nine. ihc's
include Associate Justice OF the Court OF Appeals
Sheriff, Associate Justice of Sessions Controller Oy
AUDITOR Member Of Congress, Member OF Assembly.
Supervisor and Constable. Both the Republican ana
the Democratic ballots will bear the name OF Judge
Earl for Associate Justice Of the Court OF Appeals ~
tho head For sheriff there will be four ballots
Prohibition and Socalistc Labor candidates being IL
the field Te sane Is true Of the Controller and City
Auditor ballots. In each of the Congress Districts
there are four candidates, save In the Nth' where
i.erc are none the Regular Eepnohcan ana
democratic nominations. The Withdrawal Of Colonel
j. W. Jones from the race in the Hid District leaves
only four candidates in that district There are FRO
hildtion candidates for Assembly In five Districts and
S6cialisc Labor nominees in five but not In the same
ones save in the With, IXth and NTH Inc
only independent nominations for Assembyman
are In the VIl;h and XlIh districts For Supervision
there will be tickets printed for independent cahdaats
nomination for constable. There will be about
10000 ballots printed by the Board OF Elections ana
distributed to the polling places. 1t Il no htte mat
ter to have the correct ballots printed for esch ais
tiict and have them properly distributed. Ihe WORK
vi require the services Of force OF assistant cIern
to aid the regular force OF the Board OF Elections.
The rooms now occupi d by the Lizard are too small
o hold the ballots and The rooms OF the volunteer
,remcn in the basement OF the City Hall viii lie used.
To distribute the ballots to the GAS polling plaes VIII
require large fODe the morning OF election da5'
and there are likely to he della, and mistakes IN
the delivery OF the ballots. great quantity OF pens,
pencils ink and mucilage will have 10 be provided
In the voting booths, 1t l. not al all likely uiAs
some voters will think to return the public pencils 70
their places instead Of putting them In their pocke'
unless they tied Some Of the voters In tho
denscly Democratic wards arc likely TO make sac
work II they attempt to mark paste their ballots
The last week of the campaign is entered upon WITH
confidence on the part of the Republicans that the
result of the voting will be favorable TO their hopes
and as much will be gained as Is possible IN an on
year in local politics. Secretary Tracy IN MS RihA
speech put 1t that the Republicans Should eject 'he
sheriff two Congressman and four AsSemoymeh.
There are also good hopes for tho election OF Mr..
Costello as City Auditor. lie Is developing strength
everyvhcre he goes and Is confident that he Will over
come the Democratic plurality which has enabled t''
party to hold that Office for years Inc
Republicans have also good chances OF Sc
curing a majority Of the Board OF supervisors
as the result OF the elections In the evennunbcrcd
wards II has been years since the Republicans con-
troed the county government and there Is plenty OK
opnortuuity for the reformation Of abuses and the
regulation of the expenditure 4 pdblic moneys upon
the County Farm and the county institutions IN gen.
craL The Republican candidates for supervsr ats
men of excellent character and standing In The CONF
munlty.
The great rally Of Republicans in the Rink on
Friday evening showed the interest taken In the cleo
tlon On tic worst hight OF the season, wen hresdo
comfort has controlling influence WIN most Vi "'
residents Of the 100000 homes in the city, there weo
900 or 6OOO men and few hundred women VINO
aockcd to the Rink hear the representative OF the
Empire state in the Cabinet Of President Harrison ana
one of the two United states senators OF thS Noh'
monweati together with the local candidates. spcaA
upon National and local Issues.
The sensation Of the evening was the wlthdrawai Oh
Colonel j. W. Jones from his independent ca"uiu"!'
which was strongly counted upon Oy the Deho'IA's
10 draw OIL enough voters from Mr. Waiiace 10 cp'
" ] Coombs. Colonel Jones found himself IN tho
nosition OF lending aid and comfort to the enemy
against whom he had fought in many pohuca
hat,,c and when he discovered the efforts the DEM
ocrats were making to keep him in the field, nc 90
cdcd TO crcekmate them by withdrawing.
ExConcrrssman W. f. Robinson. who defeateo
David A. Body for Congress In 1857 Has '"Ao
the stump again.t him in the present campaign a""
"
ton in the Eighth, Tenth and Twelfth wards "he.
worlInymen wmld suffer most ii free trade should
prevail
BROOKLYN residents will be fortunate in having ths
only opportunity offered in this county 10 near "
fessor James Bryce the author OF "Ihc Amer'"'
Comm nwealth," In which cx Mayor Low coopcrs.'"'
lecture while upon his visit to this country lie mas
agreed to appear the Academy OF Music, under ts
auspices OF the Brooklyn Library on Monday No'e"r
Der 3. lie is to speak upon An Age OF Discomfort
or Some characteristics OF the Age We Live m
will be recalled that last year Miss Amelia Il. Edwardi
spoke in the course Of Library lectures Henry h
stanley is TO deliver the second lecture lie gives
I'm this country In the Brooklyn Academy Of MUSIC
the subject being How Found Enn.' For this
lecture no will receive "a, 800 and for the he
to give In Ncw-York, before he comes to brooklyn
he will get 5000. Mr.. Stanley was to lecture Id
brooklyn Just before he was summoned abroad TO
make the trip to Africa from which he recently ~
turned
United states Marshal Lake has appointed 1890
deputies to serve OH Election Day at the various
polling places. and to make arrests for Illegal voting
OF registration. one arrest has already been made
and the has been put under $500 ball to appear
for examination for registering from the coalyard
where he is employed instead Of his home.
The tax rate this year averages ..57 which was
indicated in The Tribune after the Bond OF Estimate
had done its work OF recklessly cutting down ths
appropriations Tor tho county govc.nment, es-
institutions. Tic DurSeu Is simply thrown upon uis
future for money has 10 be borrowed " meet the
necessary eAp;ncss. Inc effort Is made to show
y reduction VI the tax rate under Mayor Chaplin
and Controller Jackson, the latter Of whom Is likely
to 10 the candidate for Mayor next year II he u
reelected Controller this year. Mayor Chaplin also
hopes his record will aid hum In his aspirations fos
the nomination for Goyernor. The tax rate Is MOI
low 1t was In Mayor Lows second year In
ONCE, but Is lower than II has been Ut any time since
Tho rate varies somewhat In different wards. beps
lowest In the Eighteenth Ward. Mono OF the Eastern
District wards have TO pay anything for the cost
Of Prospect Park. Tho Ninth Ward has the hishess
rate, being II cents In 800 more than In tho
Eighteenth Ward, and q cents above the AVERAGE.
Dr. stors Is to preach the sermon st the nstalatoa
OF tho Rev. DIR. Watson l.. Phillips In tho Church o.
tho Redeemer In NewHsven. Dr. Phillips -
formerly Methodist pastor In Brooklyn, and recens
ADOPTED call 70 ono Of TIE lesdinS CopUseAseaa