The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-05
S%HEPARDITES' TICKET.
NOMINATED CONFIDENTLY BIZ THE
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.

a Nrix.Up or nisEruntied Democrats ana RE-
pusicans-Hlnrichs for BorouEh President
nnd Jacob Neu for sheriff. the Place tho
Regular Democrats wouldn't Give Hina.
Tho National Democrats in Brooklyn, famll-
iarly known as the Shepardites. held their
County Convention last night in Apollo Hail, In
Court street. There were 200 delegates, COM
prising, on u conservative estimate, about n
tenth OF the entire strength o! the organization.
Charles J. Patterson. who has been the boss of
tho little Mugwump flock since Edward NJ.
Shepard started on a European trip. presided,
and Walter II. Roy was secretary.
Mr.. Patterson told the delegates how the POI
litical atmosphere had been clearing somewhat
in the last few days. and how the wise heads in
each body had decided that a union Of the Ma
tional Democracy and the Committee of Fifty,
the Brooklyn annex to the Citizens Union, on
local nominations was highly desirable. He
was frank enough to admit, by way Of apology
for depriving tho convention OF Its legitimate
functions, that such q coalition had been pro-
jected at perfectly unauthorized conferences"
Walter G. Burton then offered a resolution
providing for tho appointment OF q
of hve to consult with q similar committed Of
the Committee OF Fifty in regard to the county
nominations, Cha rmar Patterson TO be ono Of
the Ave.
civ w oil ohtIOA " n " ~
q delegate inquired. There was no response and
the resolution was adopted. Chairman Patter-
son appointed Messrs. D. s. Ramsay. Her,
man 4. Matt; George F. Peabody. and
an opportunity to confer with the subcommitteo
OF the Committee Of Fifty. The conference took
street and extended over an hour. Tho sub
committee Of the Fifty who Joined in the con
Sheriff., w. S. Ogden and jackson Wallace.
Mr.. Patterson. on returning 70 his convention;
reported that the Joint committees had agreed
unanimously upon this slate:
For R~egister-Wiiiam ]. McKelvey.
For County Clerk-John n. Sutton.
For County Treasurer-Jacob 8. Van wyck.
+. Williams.
The ticket Is the most picturcs9ue and yeri.
egated ever put up In Brooklyn, MI. Hinriohs
Of Arrears under Mayor schieren.
veteran policeman, and has been Superintendent
Of he force since Patrick Campbell resigned
5 5wS t {sSrSs s, ago %o,,d He Is, told M Mr.. s Pa ooo ION s ysSSt se.
tire on a pension OF $1,000 on receiving the
nomination of the Citizens, Union and the
National Democrats, SO confident was he that
Jacob Neu is a Civil Justice, to which office he
He Me' S s,es's q CANDIDATE Sy ahs eo' for the Nomination nom etIs "f for
Sheriff by the regular Democracy this year, and
felt SO chagrined over his defeat that he went
over to the enemy.
John r. Sutton is tho present City Auditor
through the favor Of the Republicans. He was
the candidate OF the Worth faction for County
Clerk. and went down to defeat with all the
other Worth candidates.
Jacob G. Van Wyck is a sheperdite, pure and
simple. DR.. Kuhn is also q full fedRed Mug
wump. and DR.. Williams, the other candidate
for Coroner, was vouched for by the Committee
of Fifty.
The slate went through with only slight fric-
ton. The question of nominating u candidate
for District Attorney was left in allegiance to be
disposed of by a committee, pending the deci-
sion Of tho Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court in regard to the duration Of District At
torney Backus's term.
An effort was made to have Josiah T. Marian,
tho regular Democratic candidate, Endorsed for
the District Attorneyship In case the courts dc.
eide that there is q vacancy In the office, but II
was squelched.
The Committee of Fifty. with similar unanim.
ity, also put the above ticket in nomination.