New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-14
Tile EROOELIN OF PORTCNITY.


The Republican City Convention which IS 10
meet in Brooklyn tonight will b" Il repre-
sentative body and will have Il most rcspon-
siblc duty To perform. Under comprehensive
system of reorganization. with GlS centres "i
local activity. the delegates will declare the
will Of Il party which has been purified IN the
primary sources of power. They Will nave inc
browning opportunity Of choosing Il candidate
for Navor whose election will he the signal
for the redemption Of Brooklyn by the over
throw Of a corrupt and rapacious Ring Snch
4 convention needs IN act with dclbrra'ioh ana
sobriciy of Judgment 1t should adopt Il pat
form essentially non-pariiSan. upon when I'LL
opponents of misgoycrnmcnt can stahh. IL
should also defer the nomination for Mayor
until n conference committee has had Tim" Tor
consultation with various apti-l,ing OrganZn-
tions. Difficult rs il may he 10 restrain inc
ordor of DELEGATES for candidates oi their OWL
il should be done in order TO promote me
chances of effective campais nng for good gov
eminent.
The methods Of this convention in making
this nomination ought to be markedly in con
trost with those Of The Democratic party. Con
vcntions on that side are not representative
bodies. They simply register The VIII ana
capriccs Of Mclaughlin. For weeks the boss
has been receiving delegations in an auction
room. and listening 10 appeals on behalf oil
rival candidates. When he decides in favor Of
one or another the others all Withdraw from
the contest 1t is rcprcscniAiiv" government
reduced 10 the simplicity of autocr'cy. HUGH
McLaurhlin makes all the nominations, anu
availability is tho main consideration which In
eucnces him The questions which he puts To
himself are such these can Mayor b""dy
Inc rccIccfcd:' or "Cau Ryan make n better
RIM than kcrrisanT' or. How can the boys
be- kent under dsciplinrE Fitness for pihhc
office has nothing 20 do with il. The welfare
Of the town and the interests VI good govern
mcnt are left entirely ont Of account. Til" sol"
Questions with Mclaughlin are availability AMI
cXpcIicncy.
Now the Republican Convention ought tn b'
lifted ont Of these low levels Of political action.
The delegates will not meet 10 carry out III"
orders Of any one man or of any group 81
Lenders They are 10 represent til" party ANA
to declare its will II they are prcoccnped with
oucs,ions Of availability and cypedency they
IRRESPONSIBLE. boss Of the Democracy. They
will be like MCLAUGHLIN in his auc'ion-r""in' II
they ask themselves: Who viii make th'
hest RIM" or. Who will be the least exposed
10 campaign lies and political gags" or, How
can fractional differences he compromised:
Cancellation and maguanimiiy in politics. ar"
heartily 10 he commended. but compromises
based on running" qualities ana cNpcdi"ncy.
willie sometimes wise are oficncr dangerous.
The candidate should be- measured 10y his
prc-cmincnt fitness for the Office. The Mayor
of Brooklyn under the charter has abS"lnf"
power of appointment and control Of municipal
administration What j. wanted is not only
a high-mindcd candidate Of rrcproachablr
reputation. hut also II man Of inherent force Of
character. Of capacity for large business affairs,
AMI with an nncxbc will Of his own. Mayor
Of that type will work out complete revolution
of municipal affairs That Is The Kind Of can
djdatc that honest voters of both parties want.
What the delegates have 10 do. after III" con
frrenccs with other committees have been held.
is 10 choose "A candidate who. if elected. will
rcvolutiomizc misgoycrncd Brooklyn: and they
nay take il for granted that he viii RIM wei.
Since another Republican Convention has nom
mated Mr. t;aynor for the Supreme Court. his
name has been taken ont Of the lists of the
CITY Convention The right candidate for
Mayor will be Il Republican, who has shown his
independence by his devotion 10 rcformatory
agencies in the party Ike the reorganization
scheme. and whose purity of character AMI
energy and training in business affairs cannot
be- challenged. There has been too much talk
in the recent conferences about the availability
OF candidates