New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
A LDRIDGE MEN IN BROOKLYN.
AGENTS FOR HIS BOOM SEE BJTTLING
AND OTHERS.

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NOMINATION AXE THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSED
To CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Charles L. Hastable clerk Of the Board Of Super
,ipqrr of Monroe County. and three four other
ui7u from Rochester, y. Y, were In Brooklyn yes
terisy, trying 60 further the boom Of State Public
Works suuorlntendout George w Adr.dge FOR the
nomination To- Governor. one Of ne first men they
vlzi,ed war Sheriff Buttlns with whom they were
reroied about half an hour. Sheriff Buttling lis
tened patiently TO virt they had 10 say. and then
rrsr,oury bpde them goodhy without making any
promises, Somcw hat dishcar,cned. they went away
IN search OF Jacob Worth from whom they hoped
20 r-t something moro defu!tc. The Sheriff said
sf,orwurd that 10 had no candidate for Governor,
hut that MS arrt desire help Park Commits
soncr Woodruff, and that he would support the man
for uovvyaor II supporting whom he could most
nttiualy helr Nv Woodruff Tor second place II the
Worth men declared for a candidate for the nomi-
nation for Governor now We believed would inJure
Mr. Woodrurs chances.
The Aldr'dge boom. far as Kings County is con-
ccrred appears TO be rather the wans than on
tho increase. Aldridges strength lies almost solely
with thos. machine Republicans who are opposed 10
CIVIL Service reform A Dady man from the Ihrd
Ward expressed the idea explicitly when he SAID:
I'VE like Aldridge because know he * dead
against this Civil Service reform. lie has shown
this By the stiff hght he made asainst Controller
Roberts, and by the liberal name: in which he Il
using the canal patronage at present
The enemies of Civil Service reform are devotlnG
considerable attention just at present in the effort
20 iniure il. Mark Cohn. at recent meeting OF
Mckinley Battery No. /. in the Twenty-hrS' Ward
made an impassionod attack on the civil Service
laws and said: Let mo urge every one Of YOU TO
be sure that there Is nominated in your district
candidate for the Assembly this fall who will pledge
himself to vote for the repeal Of the civil Service
laws"
This appeal Is a common one now At small ma
chine rreetirrs and the word Is passed from mouth
70 mouth that no one must lie nominated for Cen
srcss or the Assembly who will not pledge himself
10 support the spo'ls system with all his heart. and
10 nght the competitive examination system tooth
and nail Several clubs have been organized Ia the
various wards with the frank purpose Of opposing
the CIVIL Service regulations and II Is perhaps proof
that they are fghtins hopeless battle. hecaus"
the clubs are SO insignificant as 70 numbers These
ore the mon who have nurtTrcd the AldridgH boom
fl BROOKLYN and these the mon thet ar" srcus-
ing antagonisn to Aldridge among the better clssa
o. Republicans u can he declared rs certainty
now thar Aldrdee could not get tho united ruppor'
from the Kings County delegation Administration
DELEGATES are declaring daily that they will not
under any circumstances vote for AldridGe As one
delegate from the fire. WarA PIT T. We do not
want a man nominated for whom We have got to
spologze during the campaign
Among the administration men. the s'ar ~ con
sresqrnsn Wadsworih seems 10 ne IN tho asc"nden'Y
now There Is a strong undercurrenf in favor OF
Mr. Wadsworih" said civ Works Commissioners
Willis YESTERDAY II Is evident that the admns'ra-
Hon men are anxious 70 support any on" rather man
Aldri,ige and Fish and tha' they arc reaching ont
toward any ono who NAV have the greatest Strength
srajns; those TWO Messrs. Worth ana Fnifhhs
viii go 70 Saratoga on Friday. and Mr. Wills VII
90 on SATURDAY. The Kings County DELEGATION VIII
hold A caucus or conference on Monday night Z"
learn whether they got together on a candidate
FcrI COY
II is admitted all hands that the r"ccp'lnn ~
the Kings County delegates given ny PARK C"mnS-
sioner Woodruff al his nome Tuesday nigh "a-
a success in every sense Of the word Al ol tu"
Tho soul OF hospitality and determined 10 DO 4"
they could for him in Sara toga 49, ,,.
Al th, meeting Of the Fourth Ward Hepnhhcan
Committee Tuesday night motion was 'aII,o
sSsner6trg Presidci.. Samuel Morse and Secretar
L. K Hamilton Of the skin IiStlC, ASy,'a a,i
thoryes were preferred agdins willard r. iIan"F''
based tho allegation ihet n" mar ."'i Rn.oir
voters at In" Seventh District prinall's, E ~
adopted. and likewise resolutions indor''nS "cN'"
ley and iC bart -, .r..h Ward ronihliran
,.1r,ni,,oe rrenarations were made for A ro4slne
mass meeting next month About SHY Ie!n " r.
ers besides the delegates VII 90 10 1871 hv the
candidacy OF Mr.. Woofruh was ""o'S'N ~ '
Tweu,v-first Ward Committee. . ,..,,, e., tho
Ponf,hlicans are keeniy interested ~ ptescIit III ~
fact that Mayor Wurster mus apron Wunhv and
cafo~ca W palmer. whose terms expire VIII 'HiS
month There are forty candidates i0r the pa b
which are attached salaries 81 >S,''' ,. wv VINO
leading candidates Is Colonel EDWARD ia
.lr-eterv 10 puildngs Commissioner bus IL
is said to have the backing Of '3nm;SSoi hcr ~
Woodruff and Bush Charles h or,a 5,ckjng and
William j. Taylor of tho TweniY-''i'h ""'''
candidate