New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
BROOKLYN IN THE LEGISLATURE.


In the last Legislature the Republicans OF
Brooklyn made an uncOmmonly poor showing.
In the Senate they had, as usual, one repre-
sentative, but in the Assembly their representa-
ton, which on any fair and equitable basis ought
TO be four or five, was reduced to one. Mr..
Asphalt was the only Republican Assemblyman
elected in Kings County last fall and his plu-
rality of 1913 was so small that contest for his
seat was made, and he would no doubt have
been thrown out at Governor Hills bidding had
there been any absolute necessity of increasing
the Democratic majority in the lower house.
This year we hope to see our sister city do much
better than last. BY proper efforts and full
vote the Republicans at the other end of the
Bridge ought to send to Albany two Senators
and at least four AsSemblymen. When it is
remembered that the Senate chosen this fall will
take part in the election of a successor to SEN
atOr HscOck, whose term expires in 1898, the
importance OF returning large Republican ma
ority to that body is at once perceived. In Sc
curing this end our party friends in Brooklyn
have it in their power to render valuable as
Sistance.
The Hid District is Republican by a large
majority, and there is virtually no doubt about
the election of Mr.. Aspnall who has secured
the nomination. Mr. Aspnall made an excel
lent record in the Assembly and is well quail
fed for the higher honor which he is about to
attain. 1t must not be forgotten, however, that
it was the failure of good many Republicans
to vote last year in the normally strong Repub-
lcan Hid District which led to the defeat of
Representative Wallace That mistake must
not be repeated in the Hid Senatorial District
this year. In the WITH District the Republicans
have a good fighting chance of electing a Sen
ator 1t is the contest of two years ago over
again. Senator McCarren has been renomnated,
and the Republicans have wisely put up again
Edward H. Schlueter who made such a good
run in 1889. AlcCarren won then by All
votes, and Mr. ScGiueter is confident of his abil-
ity to overcome this narrow plurality. lie de-
serves the enthusiastic support of every Repub-
lican in the district.
Now as to the Assembly districts. Under the
present appor;ionment it has been the almost
invariable rule for the Republican party to carry
the lXth and XIth. We are confden: that the
IXth will return to the Republican column this
year, since our friends there have strong and
popular candidate TO rally around in the person
of Lawrence +. Malone. Mr.. MalOne-a nephew
of the Rev. Sylvester MalOne-s a rising young
lawyer and is fitted by character and capacity
to make an excellent legislator. The XIth
District is practically certain to be retained by
the pa ty 10 which it rightfully belongs, the
Republican candidate being George L. Weed.
who was elected two years ago by plurality
OF over 1000. The XIIth District is a close
one the Democrats carried it last year, the Re-
publicars the year before. 1t is the Repub-
lican turn again now. Our candidate, Mr.. Con-
raddy, has many elements of strength, and is
much better fitted for the Office than his op-