New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-04
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
PUBLIC MIN AND AFFAIRS.
NOMINATIONS TO BE MADE THIS wEEK-REpUB-

Political activity will eliminate this week In the
nominations by both parties Of their candidates for the
Offices to be filed at the November election The Re-
pubicans will hold their primaries 10 elect the dele
gates to the nominating conventions on Thursday night
There will be rival tickets several wards owing 10
contests for nomination between aspirans for the same
place. and In two instances chances for nOmi-
nations are likely to turn upon the primaries. The
conventions to the candidates for city and county
Offices viii be held in the Criterion Theatre on satur
day. The 405 delegates to the County Convention will
meet at p. m. The nominations 10 be made include
those OF County Clerk. Register Of Deeds, County
Treasurer, Supervsorat.Large and Justice of Sessions.
For the last three years william J. Kaiser has held the
office Of County Clerk the last important office retained
by Republicans. lie IS the first Republican TO hold the
Office In quarter Of a century. Mention has been
made Of Captain Kaiser as a possible candidate for
reelection and he could doubtless be easily chosen again.
other possible candidates Warren c. Tredwell and
John II. Wcstervelt. For the Office OF Register now
held by James Kane who beat David A. Baldwin three
years ago. the man most prominently mentioned Is John
5. Ogilvie unless Mr. Baldwin may be induced TO run
again Supervisor Lockwood has been mentioned for
the nomination for approximations, an Office now
filed by Supervisor Baisley, Of Flatands, who, By
virtue Of his post as temporary president Of the Board
of Supervisors succeeded the late Dr. Kretzschmar.
But far more interest is likely TO centre in the action
Of the City Convention, which viii meet IN the same
place at p. Saturday. 1t will be composed OF
80 delegates and they will be Charged with the duty
Of selecting candidates for Mayor Aldermen at
Large and three Justices Of the Peace. Unless he
shall prohibit the use of his name, the positive pre-
dictiOn may be made that william Zecler VIII be the
nominee. The general consensus OF opinion points
concluslvely 10 this result Nr Zegler will be able to
make the issues against the Democratic ring IN as
effective manner as he did in the proceedings which
showed last winter that Mayor Chaplin and his associates
were ready to give 10 gang OF specuators great price
for comparatively worthless property. The situation
was summed up yesterday By an active Republican
who Said Mr. Zecer is the best man to nominate az
he has the power 10 make a winning fight. II he shall
accept nomination he will go into the contest 10 win
and win he will. Mr.. Ziegler is q clean, able, honest
upright successful business man. and lie VIII devote his
entire time 10 the interests Of the city made Mayor
No one will be able to him Of suboIdinatng pub
lie TO private affairs II he can arrange his bnslness
so as to give his entire time to the duties OF Mayor he
will accept
The Democrats have already chosen their delegates
and will hold all the nominating conventions this week
on Tuesday night the candidates for State Senators will
be selected Notwithstanding the frequent assertions
that John C. Jacobs Senator from the I'D District
was TO be left at home this year, Jacobs still asserts
that he is going back to Albany. John McCarty de-
clnes TO say whether he will be the nominee OF the
marty The Democrats have hope Of carrying the
ND District than the Republicans have OF the I'D but
they will doubtless co through the form Of putting up
n man IN be beaten Senator McCaren Is sure OF re-
nomination in the Ivth District but he Is BY no means
sure Of reelection. The nominations Of twelve mem
hers of Assembly, will be made Wednesday evening
and most of the members of the present Legislature from
the county viii be returned. II is likely that Assem-
blymen Mcbride Of the lid District, and Sutherland
Of the IXth District will not be renomina'ed' Inc
twelve district Aldermen will be named In the three
districts on Thursday evening. The eight ID the TWO
Democratic districts viii be again named On Frloay
evening there will be conventions in the odd-nnmoeed
FA.fa for afrn
stables.
The Democrats will end their nominations where the
Republicans begin, with the city and county conVeh
tons on SATURDAY. They Will be held IN the THOMAS
Jefferson Building. AT the County Convention 10 ING
afternoon IL IS expected that John Coter or DANIEL
RYAN win be named foe County Clerk; Police Justice
Thomas ]. Kenna for Register Of Deeds; Harry H.
Adams for County Treasurer; Adam Schaaf, W. L.
Howard or George W. Deltsch for supervisoratLarge
Associate Justice Mcmahon will be renominated.
The talk of the Democratic candidate for Mayor has
not yet concentrated positively upon any one man.
The friends Of Mayor Chaplin are pushing him for
third term and he will be the strongest candidate
DistctAtorney Ridgway Is being urged by himself and
his cOtere Of personal friends as possible candidate
But 70 take the nomination he would have 70 resign
the Office OF DistTictAttOney unless Ike the Pooh-Bah
Governor he decided to hold two Offices at once
Boss Mclaughlin is not likely 10 trust Governor
Hill TO ell this important Office, preferrng to have Mr..
RNgway hold until the end OF his term and then
name his successor. Mr.. Rdgway appeays 20 be
ablufng7 again. Just he did for Attorney General
and has already nominated himself for Governor in
1884 General Henry ". Slocum Is another possible
candidate. The fact that he has more than once
taconzed Boss Mclaughlin is held TO dlsqualIfy him
for the party support. General John 3. Woodward,
who ran as the Independent Democratic candidate in
1855, when d. D. Whitney elected, is another
possible candidate. He Was recently president of the
Park Commission. Joseph c. Hendrix, who was de-
a IN s-Q and has hpSn1
president Of the Board Of Education and Postmaster,
woud Ike to Try again for the chief maestracy of the
city. A usually weuinformed Democrat said last
evening that the choice had narrowed down these
five. and al the probabilities we're IN favor Of Mayor
Chapns denomination.
Brighter prospects AMI heartler enthusiasm for the
Republican state ticket were never known ia Brook
yn, ard the interest in the campaign Is kept up in
wonderful way David \. Baldwin, the veteran Of a
score Of campaigns, said TO the writer: I hive never
known 50 auspcious an opening Of Il State campaign.
II # only be kept up until election day we shall
surely win Why, It equals a Presidential campaign.
Everything IS going just it should" No more
striking contrast has been In the city than that
afforded last week between the enthusiastic mass
meeting Of Republicans In saengerbund Hall and the
rerfrnctOry performance OF the Democrats on the
same evening In jefferson Hal, stones throw away
A. the former there great crowd, and every
mention Of the name Of Fassett called out hearty ap-
pausa while at the latter, empty seats pTedominated
and the name of Cong snan Flower repeatedly
uttered without a single sound Of applause.
There were some singular scenes at the Democratic
General Committee ratification. There was much more
harry applause for DiatrctAttOrney Rdeway than for
Mr. Flower. Mr.. Rldgway was mentioned as the next
MAYOR in all parts Of the hall When he had completed
his speech, which much more Of a bid for nomina
lion himself than ANYTHING else Park President George
V. Brewer was 70 speak, but before he could make
his way to the platform Assistant District Attorney
Mcguire ran up and without waiting fur Introduction
launched out In the delivery Of the speech which he
had not been able 10 get Of at the Saratoga Convention
Mr. Maruir, is known the silyer-tOngued orator
Of The annexed district but his flow Of words appeared
only to produce disgust the faces Of the veteran