New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-13
TRY EDITORS.

TRY EDITORS
-s,urns and estimates Of the result Of the
f'",, nrmares held on Tuesday evening in
!y.n election districts of this city to choose
re = ,he election district associations and dele
go" "a the Assembly District conventions. which
g." ,hs 13 members OF the County Convention
o." tuesday evening, tend to confirm the con-
ga, that large majority of the delegates
e" favor the present system of organization
s I'LL repel efforts on the part of the old dis
''' VA leaders TO effect change in the const-
e'a' e-mitting a relapse into the unpopular plan
'a'". me reorganization abandoned. 1t is also be-
sh"s IA. the Assembly Distrc; conventions Will
he'0- minority of county committeeman who
eh0'' .,n reelection Of William Brookneld 10 the
law. Of that body. Mr.. Brockhelds re-c.ec-
p's..r,s now 10 b. assured. and II the members
We wa, county Committee are true 70 the principles
~ the Republicans Of the city have affirmed
hor,e of the big and little bosses to defeat and
mai. him will fail miserab!y.
- .ho 15s DELEGATES 10 be chosen 10 the County
80 I, was believed yesterday that about
-, 10 counted on 10 vote for SIr. Brookfeld
- - sustain the election district system. The
"..h,v Dls.ricts set down for Brookheld are the
n'' ia Iyth. With. Xth. XIth. XIIth. N1Vth
-. with. XXIst XXIVth. XXVIth XNNIlth
N,%yII1:h; anti Brool,held the lid, With. With
,,r,h XIIIth and XVIIIthY~ and divided the
W. with XIXth, XXth. NXud, NXNllld
,vy,h XXIXth and X%Nth.
IT. ~ the result Jacob NJ. Patterson and Police
.,,ss,oner Murray began to send messages and to
Yesterday to several small politicians In Va
the city. claiming that the returns showed
w -ohablity OF Brookfeld's defeat The object
', =. much activity on the part OF the reactonary
~, was TO create the impression in certain
..,s that there was a chance Of Mr.. Brook
s,rs being knocked out" and to lay the ground
u for a Patterson-Gbbs majority In the County
Committee ..,.o
nevertheless the impression given by the race
n the returns was that bossism or ootn me pig
s.s little kind had received a decided setback
"a that only by trading and deals ana promises
y patronage could the verdict of the republican
Tss nnhlication yesterday of T. c. Platts letter
dressed TO the country editors caused great
ssal OF amused comment in political circles Mr.
.,.,rol Republican sentiment in the State made an
s-nression upon those TO whom he has been pro-
issing privately that he had no interest "hatever
i, these matters OF a character wholly dinerent
rom what he intended. Coming as IT dd at the
.opportune time when his strikers and .'heelers"
,5 5ne from NewYor Republican, nobody wondered
hat Mr.. Plat complained yesterday OF peins
M Brookfeld. whose friends stood by him,
byaly on Tuesday night. said last evening that
he result had demonstrated the wisdom OF me
law evening furnished the first real test or the
Jan on which the party had been reorganized.
md It was entirely satisfactory. When the In
vress OF the organization were placed in the
hands OF 5000 delegates (Which was about the
rumber chosen to the various Assembly District
cmysntions instead Of to "a rev pet'y eoss e;,a
ne proposition to return to the old system would
no, now. in his judgment, be seriously advocated
N, Brooked aPpearea 70 De sn ganst
hin could win.