New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
WHAT THE LEADERS THINK.
TALKS WITH PROMINENT REPUBLICANS
ON POLITICAL MATTERS.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED FREELY BY MAYOR
ELECT wURsTER CONGRESSMAN WILL
son AND OTHERS.

son AND OTHERS.
r,,s-vlevs have been had by a Tribune reporter
.s,h Mayor-elect Wursier, Jesse Fuller. chairman
:. .he Republican County Committee: Congressman
r--anc,s H Wilson and Sheriff william J. Buttlins
N the political situation in Kings County. The
.--ov margin by which Mr.. Wurster was elected
n,avor as compared with Mr. Schieren's plurality
-, wears ago. together with ,he SIN narrower
,sreins OF number OF the Republican candidates
- ,he city and county tickets. make ii Gear that
s,,ber party claim Brooklyn. In order to get
-. drift OF opinion the following questions were
admitted to Mayor Schieren. Mayor-elect Wurster
csnera. Stewart L. Woodford. Chairman Jesse Full
,sr Theodore 3. Wills Jesse Johnson. ex-senator
vor,h Abel T. BlaCkmar. Senator-elect George w.
prlsh and a number OF others. Those who were
see1 Yesterday seemed glad 10 talk freey. General
Woostora said he would answer the questions IN
snsech which he is make on December ) at
nyblc dinner at the Union League Club Mayor
$50, was too busv on Saturday to consider the
s,,sisc, as fully as he wished. He and others may
A. -sa-5 from later The questions are as follows
What should Brooklyn Republicans do IN order
70 place the party on the best possible roofing io'
ne i here TOO much Of so-cared machine or
a., onal politics manifest in the management %
Mi Republicans carry the county next fall;
lesson " ' o1 the Ia Sc election for Repubeans?
What mistakes. II any. were made?
HOW dses the new ballot SUI
,favor-eect Frederick W Wurster was found al
Ms home NO 10 Rolney-st. He was feeling res.e1
after the strain Of the campaign. ana was inter-
ested at once when the reporters errand was
preached
am TOO deeply sensible Of the honor conferred
upon me by the Republicans q Brooklyn, SAD ne
- not be interested, INST. las; and al me VIZ
\arlon as well a. Kept IN power IN BROOKLYN Us
cuss0n what = best 10 co IN ol-ei 70 ,ttos -
Iheretore mos, ir 'sctional dfferences wherever
nd Get remembering tndt ""
have common antagonist. whose rule mas usuaHy
hsen n,,srgie Of the worst character. Organization
Deei ~, ,',.ssarv but Republicans should agree
shoIs be hones, bright and clean. and their meth
ie Wholesome This is absolutely necessary in or
der 20 win ana hold the respect o. the people a. "
Relative 70 machine" methods in The party man
agement think there Is too Inuoh on II ." HI, ~
nd nv cornmen; on tbs point would be similar 70
,,a- / sad about clean men ana methods. Ste@n-
ing o; machine methods e; me Say ,btn in the
see men have preference and hght ,Vf 1' bcie
primaries think that strife OF TINS knl -
some and that it tends 10 Keep MT are over
and there are candidates 70 be elected nsre ouSii
a1&avs be quarrels and jeaiouses but the result o.
Inc primaries ought TO be ratlhed by soma suppoi,
w accopnt ~ iealouses after the primaries are
over jeopardze success without cong tne e a.
count!E NIX, n6 uho did not register this fall
Tenubscans They thought the election was not o.
t.eic,ent Importance for them to sacrifice Ie"
srs ron go,I5 MIN Without their help No doubt
i.,,san3s ~ Democrats who last year voted 70
s.nd a SOLID Republican delegation from ms Gun
n congress viii vote the same way mex, yrar ,, li
order TO AIRY oq S hei- iafa af T
n me the most significant lesson OF tue Ia. q,
ton was ne fact that The CITY Is aDUnc ste''g
a. for secretary Of state because OF his being
Brookynite carrieq me e0 CONN., CIV and county
csn 5idates We're elected. This ought - ,''.' a..
~ r,,t,ing The best and strongest men IN nomina-
ion and then working for them unl't!nEs. 49, a,a
fr-5lgh that overconfdenoe The Tecosh.s.Sn o5 %
number Of Nj Snepards hepqoli ,ncnies They
reasoned that II would DO no harm to cast Just Ola
y2,e ar Joy ,Sng While II they had known that their
party needed their votes they would not nave
se new ballot seems to me to be geneTaiy Ike h0&
g. far the voting OF Is c2mT IN fac II Is
1rexDecedly troublesome 10 count. and some cnSiHe
ought to be made ID ihat QFeCs.im , T., n5ade rlain
his ballot should be counted. unless II Is marke1 lo5
iden'ihcation voter sh 6ccause he makes plus
en- instead OF a cross: nor because ne acSiue
tears n ss e s5ng on the Adrmen are nro~s oa
many votes which should be colheA - lyy a. 40
.rSerng evenlv because Of this and il viii not be
the means Of changing honest results
What about your administration. the iepo.-s'
asked The people are interested in your pro-
spective appointments"
am confident. said the Mayor-elect, nat ~nen men !
am through with my term me CT. ~ H. ~ LII ~
Republican parry De satisfied am pelge4 - So, etve
business administrator NIKE GIohei
rsmnaign there can be ttle doubt TIA; the Re
Wi bv tie party. shall keep fully IN iGucn WIN
ny party hut a. the same time ai.ars WEI pe ''"-
ductel on sound business principles.
nr.ry BEGINS AT THE PRIMARIES.
l,,-r-ese-,an Francis II Wilson. who two wears
oco was prominently mentioned for the MayorAIty'
xyas in his customary pleasant frame o. nina al Els
home no 8 Hancock-s;.. when the Tribune re-
rorter broke into mis- sunday quiet ana req"eN'e"
an interview
THE experience Of the last two years said Mr
Wilson as he III cigar. proves maj va, mo .t
".S % tbe n4onle of Brooklyn want either the
Republican or ~ ben r,.,o1. for H. So far
T HIr Wurs,sr is concerned nave had p AK
w.th him and 90 not know MAJ pein ag n 4iay.
The impression love- l'S Sy GOD Hones; bust
80 'istrafion he has confidence enough ia
his own paG'{ s 10 cans 70 aid him his Efforts
ana -. heiieve In what Is called non-partsan al
lninisiraLL.lon rg RTooklyn shows that those who
claim believe in an simanisfra;or Il
feay . 90 i more than organizations can De-
sis;aned n Br9qk Ey5c,p aI think every ctlzen ;
eiv begins a; III prmar - a' IU orcanjza-
,a1 on and attend the primaries III ny my 5lntv
- we're in Mr.. WursieIs pa 80 "a, /,
-, consider the application OF any mi" 20 -
position un.es, az e'r should consider tnat ne aad
@FS eeisen in the d.scharze o, ms rsc me- ,n'
~ you'd neglect MS duty s'ohS INA ,,,,,i1i.
az u m .saten nv confidence IN nm a. pun"
or ,.,.-, ana machine methods
saye Hide 10 Say. nave never P bee psp9bicsn
believe IN The pnncipes i V docs not en-
ssss IN A factiona uarres P R.p M pafty
administration viii buld up s"S ODD 6onest Wig
orous Reaubican Mayor ME hgS1 q Ne s6a be-
$50, ,ext fal with the people on -\"''"@
ma we nere THIS year on Local iss.' =. vote but
~ ;" count In my district our S9ti-S 81 i9I