The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24

wanton and illegal refusal to pay TO the teach
| ere in these schools the amounts which the
courts have said are due to them.
Tho least that Brooklyn should receive for
| the surrender OF her municipal identity In moro
bridges and better aud INN ediate facilities for
trafic across the East River 1t is evident
that under the present administration. those
matters have been and will be neglected The
increasing and multi plication OF officers under
the present administration OF Tammany
Hall is open scandal. The in
crease in salaries seems to have
been m ade in order 10 make privileged class.
who should have means and opportunity for
manipulating politics to the enslavemsnt OF
the people"
The platform was adopted. aud there were
hearty cheers for President Mckinley and
Gov. Roosevelt.
Col Michael j. Dady moved that the conven-
! ton then proceed with the nominations. and
former Excise Comm issione. George B. For
| roster nominated e1-Judge Steele for District
! Attorney.
Tho nomination was made By acclamati on
| The nomination OF Mr.. Howe for Register fol-
lowed in the same manner Edward d. Can
dee. of the Twelfth Assembly district. then
nominated Judge Neu for Sheriff
Senator Henry Marshall nominated James
h. Niblo OF the Seventeen Assembly district.
! Former Justice William Watson seconded the
| nomination OF Judge Neu and Mr.. Buttling
| that OF Mr.. Niblo.
| when the ballotine had reached the Twelfth
| District with Judge Neu far in the front, Mr.
Niblo mounted the platform. and moved in the
interest Of the Republican party and har-
| mony that Judge Seu's nomination be
made unanimous. Chairman Atterbury ruled
| that the ballot would have to be completed
| Each delegate voted for his candidate the
| number OF ballots cast in his district for
| Roosevelt last year. The total vote was S3. l44
| The ballot resulted as follows: Seu. 1928
Niblo. 3416. When the result was ann ounced
| Judge Neu was escorted to the platform. nu d
| he thanked the convention for the nomination
The Rev. A. Stewart Walsh then nominated
Mr.. Mayet,e for County Clerk. John Kssel OF
the Fifth Assembly district was also Dominate ed
| but withdrew before the vote was announced.
| The vote was. Mayette. 1922; Kissel. G.o32.
Former Assemblyman WaRstafi OF the First
| Assembly district nominated Mr.. Cary foy
| County Treasurer and the nomination was
| made by reclamation.
The ticket is regarded on nll sides as
! being an exceptionally strong one and some
| OF the Democratic managers admitted that
| they would have hard job to match it.
| Judge Nou. who heads the ticket. while
| only a recent convert to Republicanism.
! became very prominent In the organization
| last year by his untirine work for Gov. Roose-
welt. In 1895 ha was the Only candidate on the
Dem ocratic city ticket that was elected. and
he then became known as Brooklyn's most
popular Democrat.
In the following year he broke away from the
! Democracy and became active in the Repu BIZ
can organization. In 1897 he ran for sheriff
on the Citizens Union ticket. In the present
! campaign he will be endorsed by several infiu-
! entail German organizations.
( Mr. Howe. the candidate for Register. served
! two terms in Congress from the Sixth District
which has . normal Democratic majority. He
| lives in the Eastern District and has large
/ business interests there.
| Mr.. Mayettc. the candidate for County Clerk.
has long been active in Republican politics
He supported Low in the 1897 campaign. He
| is In the lumber business.
District Attorney steele served as a Judge in
the South before he came North. about fifteen
years ago. and settled in Brooklyn. He was
President OF the Young Republican Club for
two years and also supported Low in 1897.
He was appointed District Attorney by Gov.
Roosevelt to serve out Justice Marean's unex-
/ pired term.
Mr.. Cary. who has been named for County
| Treasurer. has large real estate interest on
the Heights. He served as Alderman att rgo
during Mayo Scheren's adm intstratfon