New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
MANY OFFICES TO BE FILLED IN THE FALL
u-nGE OF THE SUPREME COURT TO BE CHOSEN
MAYOR BOODY LIKELY TO BE RENoMIN"
TED-A LIVELY CONTEST IN Prospect

MAYOR BooDY LIKELY TO BE RENoMiNA
TED-A LIVELY CONTEST IN PROSPECT
There will be an intensely interesting political cam
paicn I'm Brooklyn the coming autumn. large mum
J,r OF important local Offices are to be hlied be''"''
there will Dc the canva,, i,r candidates on th' S"'
ticket and the choice OF successor 10 Judge la'"'
On the bench of the Sup'cmc Court IN tn" S'eon"
Judicial District. Whether not Brooklyn VIII nav
a representation upon The state ticket is probIe'aI'
hut there has been preliminary mention oil possible
candidates TWO years the faith Of the rcpr's'h
tatlves Of the city in the state Convention was prh"
to the fortunes OF Alfred C. Chaplin. as candidate
,.r tn. nomination for Governor and when his haN
went down in the fight before that Of RoS"'h l.
Flower the dBgTuntl'd delegates returned to br"o"N"
I'm a surly and sullen" mood In the words of th'r
spokesman But thi, did not prevent the state tr"'
from receiving the customary majority III hl"-'
County, and Disrict-Attorney Ridsway. who d''H'"
the nomination for Attorney General OF The state hau
sunk his rrctcnslons TO the place 10 advance 'le
fortunes OF Mayor Chaplin. But Mr.. RidGwav was re-
elected Dis;ctAttorney for the Ourth time last I'M
and hopes when the three years term Is over TO IL"
come Mayor Of the city, he IS not likely 10 ASPIRE
again to a State Office. That any Candidate lot Il"
Office a, Albany will crop up this year IN BrooRN"
extremely uncertain. Mr.. Chaplin was the last req
rcscntativc OF the city at the Capitol. serving TWO
term, as state Controller. lie now fills the i"craNe
The term Of Judge barnard Oh the bchch Oh 'ne
suur.me Court ends this year by Of his reach
ing the constitutional limit OF age. and his successor
must be chosen at the coming election. Judge Jo''p"
Barnard lives in Poughkeepsc. Dutch"sS 'ouN,
forms n part OF the Second Judicial District VIM"
embraces all the counties Of the State souu o' ''''
van and Columbia with tho exception OF Ne"-'o"
County. The judges have usually been chosen from
the more important counties. Kings County now mas
WpStchcSter
one Under the new spporiionmcnt OF A,semDN
Districts however, Kings County has eighteen anu
thus can dominate the nominating convention Ill inv
Judicial District and there is considerable aiN 'hae
urool,vn man will be- named I'LL the vacancy by the
Democrats instead OF Il resident OF Dhtchess No""N'
The names OF Thomas +. Pearsal chairman OF 'ne
democratic General Committee and Oh Almet =
Jonhs CORPORATION Counsel. are mentioned D"l "
either /, candidate the selection Of popular Repnp
uc.r fr,m I'M the river would draw OIL from inc
Democratic vote outside OF Kings County, and wonld
ro>ar toward defeating the man named by the broo"
lyn Ring
THE CONTEST FOR MAYOR
In the local field the chief interest VIII en- "
tbc choice Of tic new Mayor. The DcmocraS WIZ
nominate Mayor Boody, discreditcd ana oiSsI"'o"
nc h. (; by the record OF his hrs' tcrm' ""'o
Chapln who so narrowly escaped d''a' ~ Wv '''
Of Colonel Andrew d. Baird in his first cand'dacy'
49,, ., maintain a semblancc OF official purity
o., his nr.t form and was rcnominated without oppo
siion lie increased his plurality OF 792 III MS h'''
election TO 0Ol2. rs there was no LABOR c"uiu"V III
,be field 10 draw of from the Deprinuc '"'c'
IN, in his second term Mayor Chahn mahae'u 10
ococf,a,v 10 smirch himself in the water scandal
that II was not deemed wise 10 risk INC EXPERIMENT
., vudica,inr him at ihc polls. 80, Mr. booi'' VINO
lad ,us, achieved The desire Of his heart In cieuoh
% Compress was Obliged 10 step down ana ont ana
ovchorrc ploces with Mayor CAapin. Despite HIS
c,oin,s as n elem candidate the plurality was cut
down 70 7471 although Governor Flower cafr''d '"e
city Lax n,or,. than double these figures.
Mayor Eoody began hi, career rs INC chi't in"k'''
,r.,, - IN. municipality by taking mp III" trolley
Question ~ q legacy from his predecessor ana VETO
ING resolutions which aftcrward became Ia" WIN
rcpas,ed by failure on his part to act lie "I'o ~
c.rfcd The cabinet of commissioners oil Ma>" '""p''
and mt none OF his own personal friends III ''' IA
,.,orv 1,.Iv through whom the Mayor governs IL"
civ II Is Understood that Mayor Booty '"hu '""'
he would not be able 10 name the men h" wono nave
md IA surround himself with. and rather Than APP
uoin, the new Mon suggested 10 him u" preferred "
accept those who familiar with til" duties
An instance Of his ,uh-crvicncy 10 dicailon Is
found I'm the fact that although The commute" VI us
ovn appolnting who Investigated IN" cAArs'S "r'"''
r,c manarcm,n, of the Fire Department In their re-
, commented severely upon Commissioner Ennis
a,d declared That be failed to maintain III" proper
standard OF discipline in the department. ana pr''
couv Wa responsible for 1t, incncicncy. The Mayor
has retained him IN Office.
As TO CORPORATION COUNSEL jerks.
Mayor Body also rcappolnt'd Corporation counsel
Jonks whom MIR. Gaynor has termed the most cN'
merit casul, at The city Hail. and I'm III, bac Hd'l'"
has sanctioned steps which have dl>gra'cd us al
minl,traon more deeply than that Of any OF Ms PFrn
ocessors was disgraccd. II was on III" opinion 81
Mr. Icnks that The $4,000 was transferred inm the
go "A contingent iiind ana spent
for thc Columbus celebration and the dedication OF the
Memorial Arch In so reckless and ex'ravagant man
ner that the Grand Jury indicted Aldermen cry
oricluls and contractors, and the Mayor himself was
saved from Indictment only bv the law. As u was
tho corporatIn Counsel was directed 70 the MaYor
and the Others concerned 10 recover The cash "N'o'n
without warrant Of law. but the suits have never
boon bccrin Then The Governor directed attention
f. ,br subject by falling 10 approve the fir, bill o
lcgallzc the expenditures. although h" subsequent
signed measure directing n new audit OF IN" hll''
sr.,b.r Grand Jury was warned OF from the lnvrsii-
CATION Of the Mayors official action. and he again
escaped indic'mon.
When The subject Of approving thc action taken N
the Aldermen in granting street railroad francli''S
ui,hout c0nlpcusation came before him In the first
Instance the Mayor iutcrposcd his veto. But when
amended resolutions providing for compensation ~
new plan and ignoring an offer or q cash sum by
rival COOPERATION came before him. the Mayor again
followed The misleading advice OF I'D" civ a0oTh'N
and approved them. Hy this ac, he prccpiia"d
train Of evil, upon himself I'll" Grand JIIy again
investigated nj, action. and after II had strongly c"
sured him regretted that h. could not be indicted.
With much effort the unusual course Of puhiraiiih
Of the testimony behind n" pr"srnm"n was So
cured and now the Mayor is seeking 10 have the
cnr, matter cNpungcd from the record OF the court
Not only tll. but he /, made cod"fcndant with IN"
Aldermen I'm proceedings brought 10 >'t aside IN"
81, la, lao Aiiarmpu and him alf md
Of bad faith and fraud in Ignoring the rival corpora
. don.
With such black record to face. IT Is not ID lc
wondered at that there ar" mssviuGS in the inner
circles If the Democracy IN regard 10 ia" p" yrhiy
Of rrnominating the Mayor. Eui T. keep the courage
Of the party up 10 he sticking point. STATE -'nn =
McCarrcn Wa, put forward 10 say after the proceed