New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01

branches in every ward, and with an eVer-lh-
troasing army Of volunteers from all parties, all
barded together by their love ct good govern
ment and clean politics for the one object or
Keeping the great city from the grasp OF The
allied bosses.
At the same time they have seen all the out
ward indications Of decay and dsintegration in
the Platt machine ranks. while the Mclaughlin
machine has been run on half-time and abso-
lutelv without energy born of desire to win
for Van Wyck They have Mr.. Low adj
dress a dozen monster massm etings. no one
Of which could have been excelled an eXhi
bition of intense enthusiasm among all classes
Of citizens. They have not heard word from
Van Wyck or seen him within the boundaries of
the county They nave heard Tracy several
times. with his unmistakable admissions Of de-
feat
ENTHUSIASM SUSTAINED.
No campaign ever conducted in Brooklyn has
continued for many days at SO high pitch
Of enthusiasm and earnestness the Low cam
paign. Two distinct organizations, the National
Democrats and the Citizens Committee. have
carried on their fights. but both with guns
levelled at the same enemy They have been
reinforced by every independent organization in
the city ana many stanch Republican and Dem
ocratc Clubs. including the Brooklyn Young
Republican Club the Brooklyn Democratic Club
and the Citizens Union Of Brooklyn. Were the
members of the Citizens Committee at liberty
to make public the names of all persons who
have given assurances of their preference for
Low, and of their intention TO vote for him, and
Of those who have contributed TO his Golfers,
the machine men of both sides would be para
iyzed by the revelations Many persons pos
sessed of the confidence Of the Low managers
know these things and that is why they share
the confidence of the managers. and confidently
expect an overwhelming vote for Low.
REASONS FOR DESERTIONS.
The reasons for the thousands Of desertions
from the two standards of party regularity are
not hard TO find For stupid and persistent
laundering the Ougg managers In Brooklyn
cake the medal. The first mistake that made
trouble for the present custodians of Platts
Brooklyn interests was their to-the- rear march
of August when they deliberately sold out Seth
Low and went over, horse. foot and dragons.
to Plat. This exhibition of treachery disguised
thousands Of Anti Machine Republicans and
caused the first break in the ranks. Then the
bitter and INSCRIPTIONS fight against Jacob
Worth. who had dared TO advocate Low with
out permission from Plat, started an avalanche
10 the other side Of the house. Not week
has passed since the canvass opened in which
open offence has not been given by the ma
chine TO many voters Of the Republican faith.
The disgusting exhibition in the City Conven-
ton, the elevation OF Harry r. Hanbury to the
Craftsmanship Of the Campaign Committee.
peated sndbs and affronts for all Republicans
who would not follow them daily indications Of
a deal with Tammany refusal to fight Tammany
and persistence in the policy outlined by the
New-York bodies of directing all their attacks
At t1aCa o,1
against decency and the ethics Of reputable pol
itics have caused an open rupture in the party
ranks which will leave General Tracy with an
Insignificant and almost ridiculousy small fol-
lowing when the polls are opened.
WORTH IN OPEN REVOLT.
Jacob Worth AID his thousands of loyal fol-
lowers are in open revolt and WORKING like
beavers for Low. while the men whose support
has elevated Theodore T. Willis George H.
Roberts. IT,, Walter b. Atterbury, r. Ross APP
pleton and others to the leadership Of their
wards, have refused to De led into the Plat
camp and nave almost to a man deserted his
cause. With these two ends Of the party, hitherto
hostile to each other in the struggle for party
management arrayed in a solid mass against
the handful Of leaders, it is hard to see where
Tracy is to get respectable vote in Brooklyn.
The Tracy following has now dWindled down
until it is made up almost exclusively Of office
holders. "bone hunters" men responsible to the
managers for their political fortunes, and a
few well-meaning citizens who are allowing
themselves to be most cruelty fooled.
DEMOCRATIC MUTINY.
In the regular Democratic camp there is no
open rebellion Of the proportions of the anti
Platt mutiny, but there are thousands Of voters
N,hp in ho Mol I'm Ia,
greater than in Tammany Hall. and whose
votes will be cast where they Will help TO keep
Mclaughlin in and Croker out. This is why
many ballots will bear crosses in front OF
Seth Lows name but over the rest Of the
Democratic ticket The only trouble about
this statement is that it cannot be proved until
the votes are counted. but its truth will be
plain enough then. The tip has already gone
out that Van Wyck is TO be sacrificed for the
sake Of the county ticket and the candidate
for Controller Authentic Information has come
from New-York that Croker is preparing 10
knife Coler in favor Of Fitch Coer is the only
man on the city ticket whose interests are di-
rectly shared by Brooklyn regulars.
FLYNN's FIGHT AGAINST BURR
CrOker's willingness to knife Color finds It's
counterpart on the Republican side in Platts
determination TO beat Joseph 4. Burr through
his tool. Patrick IL. Flynn. Flynn's open war
upon Burr was the last straw that Jacob Worth
could bear, and, as soon as time had been given
for Plat to call Flynn off. and Plat had re-
fused. Worth knew what he had right to do
without being consistently accused Of irregu-
larity.
He reasoned that If Plat man could bolt
the second nominee ION the ticket, he, Worth,
could bolt the third nominee and still be as good
a Republican the Plat man. Mr. Burr is
the best friend the Worth men have on the