The evening world., 1894-10-16
.HINRICHS OUT OF IT.
Declines the Shepard Nomination
for County Register.
Enlisted for Schieren's Term and
Feels Bound to Serve 1t Out.
Cotton Broker Henry Hentz Substi-
tuted for Him on the Ticket.

The Shepard wing Of the Democratic
party in Kings County last night lost
a nominee on their third county ticket
in the person of Frederick w. Hinrichs,
|. the present Registrar of Arrears.
Mr.. Hinrichs was nominated by the
shepardites for County Register to run
against Granville w. Hartman. Repubi-
}, can, and Michael ]. Cummings, the reg
ular Democrat.
Mr.. Hinrchs has sent the following
letter to Charles ]. Patterson, Mr.. Shep-
ards right-hand man, which gives his
reasons for declining to run. In it he
says; 49,, ,,,
which would suit my temperament, am
quite clear that | ought not to accept
the nomination. The Republican organ
ization has signally failed this year In
its duty to the city. and the present
as we'll. 1t looks now, unless good citi-
gems resolutely do their duty without
return to the Old GO order of Of things HSNt
year. and that, alas. by reason of the
savage appetite for all the offices which
the Republicans in their folly have this
If such folly succeed with the pub
lie, then all friends of good government
must lose heart. The folly is hardly to
In complying with Mayor Schieren's
request to accept office. l bound myself,
tinue With his administraton to the end
of his term, provided that the Mayor
should SO long desire my services and
advice. He has certainly sustained me
in all that have sought to do.
Now, 1t seems to me that 1t would
not be right to accept this nomination SO
generously rendered to me and at the
AMany of those who know me well and
understand what work l have accom-
plished and am still to accomplish in
the Department of Arrears, might indeed
find no fault in my. remaining Registrar
of Arrears, even during the campaign
for principle to which you have invited
me. but the public at large would not
approve. 1t is true that need not
neglect my duties because of my can
vass, as such duties are not as confirming
now sn Of Deputy Earmans ea s but the
public would not distinguish; and l GER
tainly must in this, as l have sought to
do in every relation of life, avoid even
the appearance OF wrong.
~ reluctantly decline the very great
honor which the County Convention has
every way in my power in your effort
TO secure clean business admnistra-
ton for OR city and county, and shall
do my best to promote the election of
any honorable man who may be named
in my place We deserve to win, and
there Is, I believe. enough public spirit
in Brooklyn. even this year. to give us
the victory
Mr.. Patterson received this letter yes
terday, and last night the Executive
Committee of the Shepard wing met and
selected Mr.. Hinrichs's successor on the
ticket.
The man named to succeed Hinrichs
on the ticket is Henry HentZ, a cotton
broker, of 1863 St, Marks avenue Mr..
HentZ Is a member of the Executive
Committee of the Shepard Democracy,
and Vice-President II the General Com
mIttee He is also a member of the New
e. York Cotton Exchange, and was at one
time President of the New York Produce
Exchange.
Mr.. Hentz was one of the early set
tiers in the Bedford district, Brooklyn,
and lived there when 1t was known as
Bedford village. He is also member
of the. Brooklyn Consolidation League
1t is understood Mr.. Hentz has accepted
the nomination.