New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.

ECHOES OF THE ELECTIoN-soMI SURPRISING
REsULrs-ALRnADY TALKING OF THE
NEXT CAMPAIGN.
moro complete defeat has never hfallen Brooklyn
Republicans than that Of last Tuesday II the Official
canvass proves the election Of VIC Wallace 10 Con-
gress and Joseph Asplnall to the Assembly, as they
confidently declare it WILL yet the result shows the
loss Members of Assembly the sheriff. and two
Supervisors. There will be city or county Republ
officer the coming year. save the County Clerk
who elected two years ago, and The four Alder
men and twelve Supervisors who form the minortics
Of the Boards to which they belong. Nessrs Wallace
and Aspnall will be the only representatives OF the
party in the National and State Legislatures. Not
since the Rev. j. Hyatt Smith defeated 6 b. Chitendcn
In the lid Congress District has 1t been represented
by Democrat, and never since the restroting of the
city by the Supervisors, than a dozen years ago,
has the Ixth District sent Democrat to the Assembly
The XIth District where Messrs. Aspnal and Reinhsrd
have closely, twice by Alfred G. Chaplin
for the Democrats. In the XIIth District, where
william Watson is showed under by over 1000 plu-
raty, there has been an alienation in the representa-
ton between the two parties, and NJ c. Earl, who
elected last week. has twice Represented 1t before
Charles j. Kurth wrested it from him by eighty-seven
votes last year. In the Sher's Office there has been
alienation of party representation for several years
The pVjcnt Sheriff, Clark d. Rhinehart Is Re-
publican. and carried the county by 1862 votes In
1887 In 1884 Charles B. Farley, Democrat, beat
Corporal Tanner by 1929 plurality. Sheriff elect
Courtney has carried the county by larger plurality
than any other candidate ever voted for by only one
party. In 1876 the plurality for Samuel J. TKdcnl
was 1s,40O, which has always been regarded As the
high-water mark of the Democratic vote. nhe total
vote that year was about 5000 But Ny: C6urtney's
plurality the Official count will show 10 be close te
10000, out Of total vote of aboT 100000. The
personal popularity of the candidate had much to Dc
with his enormous success. oD/the city ticket thu
result was almost overwhelming. Mayor Chapir
carried the election last y9ar by o012. Controller
Jackson then ran ahead Of him by zoos votes. This
year the latter beats s record of last year by owe
5000, and even Anton Weber, who was regarded
an unpopular caps1idate and ran behind MIR. JacKso
by e.ooo yet Mas a comfortable plurality OF 1900
odd. ~
The Republican General Committee will holds it
November meeting on Tuesday evening, and an oppor
will be afforded for careful consideration OF IN
sdsusn presented in face of the results last week
,4troas and representative committee should be AZ
poxted to present plan for strengthening the part
organization. A month will be afforded for the Oh
cusson and consideration Of the subject as 1t VIII nc
be necessary to fix the dates for the primaries 10 eet
new members until the December meeting, as the ti
for eecting them has been changed from November D
December. The primaries must be held between ue
10th and the Goth Of that month.
The defeat Of John Kissel in the IXth Assembly d.
tr;ct was one OF the most unexpected upsets Of he
election The district comprises the three strong r.
publican wards, the Thirteenth. Nineteenth ana te
twentieth which gave President Harrison 2,Ooo pi
rality and In which the Republicans elected Geole
Gretznger TO the Assembly last year BY 1898 pluni-
ity Under these circumstances it was believed tai
almost any one could be elected. After sharp Oh
test in the nominating convention John Kissel vas
named He held place in the Navy Yard, and AT
once resigned 1t, but a question was raised as oohs
eligibility on the ground that he held Federal once
within one hundred days of the election. But iFai
advice declared him eligible. Then the charge vas
made that he was connected with the liquor trnc.Mr
Kisse declared that he had given up the concentrations
wears ago and that his mother managed the husiess
in which he had been associated with MS 1atheE bu'
the records showed that the license had been 'eu l"
his name until August. At this discovery inc why
five churches in the district, through Their PASTOR anu
leading members, united against Mr.. Kissel anu sup
no, ted his opponent. Mr. sutherland WINS by MAJ,
nlurality Probably one was more SURPRISE @s
h,s success than Mr. Sutherland, who had sccp'eo
the nomination as forlorn hope. Lake Assemoisian
elect Earl he is a newspaper man, ana mas hcA i'
portant places both In Brooklyn and ew-iorR' rus
newspaper training should fit him for leglsiatVeiuh0
TONS
Now that the contest Of 1900 Is closed al thepois
the field for 1891 will be canvassed Already 'r'0
Ia Su'eO'"oA
Clapin. in view of his phenomenal pluranty ne
would probably not decline to be considereu AZ VI"
office nrovided he would not have to resign th Coh
troI,ership until he moved into the Mayors ONO anu
II defeated could continue to hold the piace NC
in II he was elected Mayor while Cont oiie heNo".u
have the appointment of successor In the lat'eio
to fill the unexpired term. Another ofcehoder cruou
with ambition to step into Mayor Chapifs shoes
noration Counsel Almet F. jerks who would praer W
have the appointment Of a new Corporation o"nS0'
rather than TO hold the Office himself.
There was a large falling of in the vote las week
from the registration. Lost year, with regisa.oi
of 1874 1885, there total vote OF l24,oo@' aAahs
81 of nearly pcr cent The total vote this yer does
not exceed 10000 out OF registration = o'on
| 1a7 OOO a falling of Of more than IL per oeh'
Coner satisfaction is expressed by voters Nth tho
, mode Of casting their ballots. Comparatively lew
ersons found difficulty in properly handling I'M o'e"'
manners handed TO them. Those who did were peisons
Tho had not paid attention to the Requirements OF
folding only up to the dotted line and the need vi
folding all ballots separately The putting OF pas'es
| mon the official ballots puzzled some persns anu
hev mt them on the back instead of the fac OF the
| lii. Int generally there little difficulty con-
| ;d.r,nc the many new features Of the system. The
.herce of crowds about the polling places was the
most gratifying feature .
| A prominent Republican declares that In ONE ais
ricts il notsin many, the poli-cerks TOOK ne Daos
| q voter desired W cae' Al inv ~
ballots he did not wish TO vote ana py segnoi manu-
! , n,cted ont the Democratic ballot II he voter
,ras panublIcan and deposited IL instead Of the one
| intended.
aBosss Mclaughlin put in the greater par Of Elee-
ton pay standing at Clinton and Pierrcpon ss near
the polling place in his. district. watching he Demo
| cratic booth in front Of the Brooklyn Club Many
| voters paused to chat with him.
| A dspay of the fine cllrysanthcmunh II the con-
servatorv az william Brown, In Flatbush, vii be made
this week in aid of the Brooklyn Home for Con-
sumptives. Mr. Brown has one of the finst private
greenhouses on Long Island, and great variety OF
| plants besides chrysanthemums.
One of the interested spectators at Republican head
quarters on election night was Uncle" Josph Reeve
the Republican war-horse In every political campaign
| One of the most versatile men In the city is Pro
| lessor Rossiter w. Raymond jie is equally at home
delivering scientific lecture Or presiding over the
| nraver. meeting Of Plymouth Church lie csn examine