New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
FACTS CONCERNING BROOKLYN MEN AND
MEASURES
TIE COMING CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIoNs-CON'
DITION OF AFFAIRS IN THE FOUR DIS
TRICTs-ALDERMEN AND ELECTRIC
LIGHTING-TnE PROPOSED
INVESTIGATION OF
OITY AFFAIRS.


INVESTIGATION OF
CITY AFFAIRS.
The choice of members Of The LID Congress Is 70
/ b. made at the coming election ana viii add etd'N
t. the interest In the contest at the polls as Tue
state and city Offices t. be flied are Of minor i'm
4 pn,tance For the last six years Kings County has
had four Congressional Districts, the new appOItlon
ment OF the state having added one district TO the
former number. The Ist District Of the Statc Hes
outside Of Brooklyn and nCluie' Queens ana Suioih
counties on Long Island. and Richmond County when
con,u,,es staten Island Brooklyn aud suburbs from
the Id liza, WITH and Vth Districts. OF these the
Id which comprises the wards on the southern
boundary Of the city the Eighth. Ninth. Twelfth
Twenty second. Twenty fourth Twenty fifth aha
Twenty -sixth and the adjoining county towns Of
FIatLush FatlaIds. NcwUtrccht and Gravesend, and
TIE Nth District, comprising the First second lhrd
Fourth. Fifth. sixth, Tenth and Eleventh Wards arc
strongly Democratic: the lid District formed of the
seventh. Thirteenth Nineteenth twentieth, Twenty
first and Twenty third Wards l. equally strongly
Republican and the Vth District is pretty evenly
divided owing to the increase Of Republican voters
in its borders.
In the first three districts the election is practically
concluded when The nomination OF the dominant party
is made as there is hope VI successful contest at
the polls unless an extraordinary difference Of opinion
/
| nomination. The nomination by Republicans IA the
lid District has been carefully canvased for several
months, but nothing Is definitely settled nor Is lheb
to be in advance Of the dominating convention, when
must meet more than month before election DAY
ON the one hand the friends and supporter Of Con
gresham William c. Wallace are actively at WORK for
his denomination. Mr.. Wallace las served The city
with credit ard he securing of the land for The Wall
about Mare; must be largely attributed 20 his efforts
on the other hand. the adhercnts of Robert d. Bene
dict who failed Of nomination n l-oo are conhaehl
/ that he viii he the successor Of Nj Wallace. ME-
Benedict boldly proclaimed hs candidacy in the spihs
and he is making fair and open contest on the ground
that he was entitled 70 the nomination IN l0o7 ana
TINT the hest sentiment If Tie district . IN biz favor
The raco between these two Twentieth Ward candidates
will he a close and It is not likely to he Sct'cd
at the primary for The choice Of delegate ~ thcII
| own wGId.
II II /, seen however that neither Mr. Wallace nor
Mr. Benedict can secure majority Of the delegate -
the convention. there Is likely 10 be a conlh"iHlS"
candidate from some Of the other ward,. Among tho"
mentioned are cXCOugre>sman james, II'i'i'" T.
Dresser ard OK senator Russell since Mt Jane
represented the district congressman IN II has served
more than one term The place is an mpora am one a
IL i. the only Republican district south al l'"-"
kcep,i in the present Congress II is hoped. however
that In tie next CONGRESS there viii nc several o'''
Republican representatives from This quarter of the
state In the I'D District il appears probable ta'
Felix Campbell viii he again returned to hlS seat III
though men like Eri~tus d. benedict OF the I"eHN
sixth Ward and William Brown Of FiatbuslI' arr
credited with ardent aspirations for H. John NJ
Clancy who Is serving his first term As The EcPNch"
tive from the IVth District. i, not likely to ma any
Obstacles IN tie way Of his return the place for
merlv filed by his fellow liquor dealer the late Peer
Paul Nahoncy. Mr.. Clancy would however be 10
more missed from his seat than wac MS predecessor
IN the Vth District there is a good opportunity for
Republicans 70 gain an additional Congressman. N'hc
Bliss for a long time represented the portion OF Tire
CITY embraced in this district, which lhcudN I'
Eastern District warls. But Mr.. Bliss was 700 mn'h
Of a Pro,ectionls for the leaders OF the Democratic
party and he was shcived two years ago. ana OK
Assemblyman Thomas +. Wagner was mahc hi' SUE
ccssnr Mr. Wager had a close with cN senator
Jacob Worth but won By small number of votes. II
i believed that with car".t and effective effort on
the uar1 Of the Republicans Of the district they can
defeat NJ Wagner ambition 10 -crre r@"Ad term.
sheriff Rhnehart, whose torn IN III, pN-cnt ""i''
Will expire with tle year, Aas been talked Z" a. q
Republican whose popularity and AFFINITY Wonu c'
able him 10 win the election, but he Is dialn'lA'"
70 make any further cs.ay in public III" aftrr HiF|
been in active service for dozen years a. '"ih
in the IIId District Civil Court Justice Of the same
and sheriff one Of the abct men In the district VINO
ha. been talked Of for The Republican nomination =
cx Assemblynan Adrian N. Snydam. Of N" Elgh"eh'"
Ward Edward II. schlcnter h a popular ''Tinih
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The work Of making known 20 voter the ntricarIr-
Of ballot casing under the new Elco lions law VIII
! begin al Republican headquarters in lawrnccst l"
morrow evening. Tic special committee IN charge ~
the matter has procsred The necessary equipment i'r
a practical illustration Of voting and the Instruction
will be given % the representative, Of each ward ana
town al the first meeting, and al"rvard the scop" ~
the work viii be enlarged uu II - hoped that every
voter viii avail himself Of the opportunity 10 sec how
20 deposit his ballots and AVOID fatal mistakes on ''
ton day Sclfrclducc VIII be tn rue Al the "'''
booths and no man can consider himself a. suicIcii
/ cypcrt enough to avoid error III handling the ne"
ballots and marking or pa,ting them unlc,s he piif'
tically studied the law and ;hr cNemplhcau'h % H.
1t VIII be Of especial importance FOR the register
poll clerks and ballot olcyh, u fainarze themselves
with the working of the NJ" law, 80 a. 70 aVod errors
/ ON election day There Will be Gis election districts
All increase OF 273 over the number last NcA:' NJ
each there will have 10 BE- SIX representatives Of each
na1y as listers IN -pertOrs. poll clcrH, hn!o cci'
| and canvasscr,. A policeman W guard the entrance
b. the enclosure for rotng, and no cicctonc'fng VII
| II. allowed within 80 feet. The Eighteenth Naru
viii have fifty Ave election districts. more than
| twice as many last year. The Twenty ll0t ana
Twenty second Wards viii each nave thirty eight dis
hi t. and the Twenty Sith viii have thirty seven II
will be Important for the general committee 10 Sele
the best men l. possible 10 secure 10 perform the
responsible duties OF election officer, at the polling
places.
The action OF the Aldermen IN falling to meet on
THURSDAY i, significant in view % the operations Of
the electric light combine" 10 prevent dangerous
rival from entering the fed 81 free competition Tor
serving the public with electric light and power The
action, OF the Aldermen have been somewhat my'ei
oue in the matter There no difficulty I'm the way
Of securing Franchises for the two companies whcl
now divide the city between them, after the men WHO
uanipulate Democratic politics were admitted 20 On
interest in the corporations Now these men haV'
crowded the original promoters Of the enterprise Ou
OK control and they endcavoring to prevent any
dangerous competition. There was long and pro
tiactcd struggle before the Edison Company got IT.
franchise last year, and the other companc, pro
, pose 10 rival Il in incandeSceut lighting. The
Aldermen once gave q franchise 20 the Brooklyn
panv which is now seeking it, but at a subsequent