New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-21
BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS FRIGHTENED.
THEY BELIEVE THAT TAMMANY HALL, HAVING
TAKEN THE BRIDGE. NOW WANTS THE


TAKEN THE BRIDGE NOW WANTS THE
CITY ACROSS THE RIVER.
Many Democrats in Brooklyn Notwithstanding the
promise Of the leaders to support the nominations
OF the Saratoga convention thoroughly disturbed
AZ the contemptuous attitude assumed by Tammany
toward them, and are beginning 20 wonder II Tam
many after ruling NewYork City Will not next turn
It's attention 10 Brooklyn and steal 1t away from the
local leaders Some Of them have not Forgotten
though they have not said much about 1t, remark
made 70 them BY Martin b. Brown ct Saratoga when
thew became especially demonstratve az You fellows
don't amount TO much II you DON'T talk less, TAM
many Will send e man over the Bridge to srookiyn
and viii run him for Mayor and elect him, ana tnen
where'd you be ?"
swhatl say the Brooklyn men after stealing tne
Bridge do they want the town, tooP
some of MSS said Democrat yesterday " are be-
Ginning TO question whether Mr.. Mclaughlin mas the
sagacy as a political leader that has been acooroea
To him. The way In which he managed Ohaph
canvass II he be said to have made any canvass AZ
ALL has opened tho eyes Of some who nave mIher.o
followed him blindly. They now sec that ne oio
absolutely nothing to further the nomination OF Mr.
Chaplin He went to locality 70 the state ana So"
No local leader throughout the State He went down
10 the end of Long Island and with the calm iaanly
OF a Turk fshed of pier while Tammany was 40
work Why Is 1t that, when the Democratic parry
in Kings County has $4,000 majority. stu, under NC
Laughlins leadership, we are elecnng cauu~"'S io'
local Offices by greatly reduced malonUies
=. ,s .asv b see that there is discomfort among
Democras in Kings County that portends evil 10 NC
Iapsbrn and 10 the Democratic prospects IN genera
for the discomfort Is due largely to feeling that NC
Iauehlin made poor work Of his fight with Iammahy'
and IL is Tammany that the local oiiceholders 1ear
Mr. Flower is not looked upon with particular ASol
In Brooklyn The industrial element is strong M "'
city and n ride in a streetcar VIII serve 10 uls0oVei
many who ask where he got his money NO oHo
seems TO object to the amount of it, for these
ers are not Socialists II he made IL as q mer0n"n'
or nv any kind of work, they say he is enu'oo W ~
Int one constantly hears the opinion expressed uiV
Il was made in speculation and 1t is not UNCOMMON W
hear the remark "I want him TO explain how he maze
IL before he gets my vote" The aruoios III uh0
prookIyn newspapers before tho Saratoga Convention
have served 70 increase the number of these qneS-
TONERS 49,,
EVERYBODY Is wondering who viii run for mayor
Chapin seems to have been turned ao"h' Aor U"o
official organ Of his party for two days mas poem ou'
against him. The reason given is the opposluoh W
third term but the fear is expressed that aeiO quo
90 ,he third term feeling might be attributed TO the
water scandal. ,o,4,4
Next 10 Chaplin the talk has been mainly Of District
Attorney Ridgway but those who ore acquainted with
The inner workings of the Democracy say ulaV Vhedo "
absolutely no intention Of nominating him.
r. Is said that the man who mas
,n rent in the background but who Is most
likely to be nominated is ex-Congressmsn Feh1 camp
bell.
AS against Chaplin It has been generally cohoeoeo
chat william Zeeler could run the Republican ticket
g he wished TO- 1t may be SAID with confidence that
Mr. ziegler win r for Mayor If the party desires n
IN do So and It is whispered that he does so there
will be more titan one issue presented to the voters Oh
Brooklyn Mr.. Zegler is likely to bring forward reVe
laAons ON other subjects which will put some hgh
goboldors and Some OF te leaders Of the Democratic
marty in a critical position before the public
A we-knowp banker on Saturday said that ne luogeo
political prospects by finding out how his
Ell toward their party and that he has boon surprised
~ late 10 notice the number Of disgruntled democrats
Who entered his bank and the uniform satisfaction OF
Republicans.