The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
SHEPARD A BITTER PILL
FAULTY TACTICS or TEE DEMOo
RtCF IN BKOOELYN.

Appearance Of n L.scont MuEwumy a. the
Chief Figure Mt y Rally" Resented By
Oid.Timers-Good News from . Repub-
Hean Conferencs-E. G. Bresnaa's Fight.
The appearance OF Edward N. Shepard and
Charles j. Patterson as the chief spokssmen
Tor John horiissey Gray and his associates On
the Democratic ticketat tho frosty gathering
In the Clsrmont Avenue Rink In BROOKLYN on
Thursday night apparently has not helped tbs
desperate cause OF the WillouRhby street man.
ayers. Only few ysars have rolled around
since Mr.. shepati and Mr. Patterson were the
fierce denunclators OF these self same man-
ayers and the methods by which such men -
Gray were put up as candidates for high
Offices. In those days Nr. Shepard was
the ideal independent. and mugvuups
all over the country were never tired Of
sounding his praises On platform after plat
form II was his habit 10 proclaim that he and
his cohorts would never relax their warfare
until Brooklyn had been redeemed from the
tyranny OF tn. Boss Of willoughby street
Al the last election for Mayor In the history
oi Brooklyn Mr. Sheparl. as a supreme saori-
fee in the cause Of political reform. nominated
himself for that ONCE. polling less than O.ou0
votes. but enough TO defeat Edward N. Grout
the regular Democratic candidate. Mr.. Shop
ard was so chaErined over his miserable show
ing at the polls that he steadily began 10
retrace all his reform steps. and BY slow but a.
the same time sure degrees. landed himself
right In what he used to describe as the nlthy
Democratic fold In Willoughby street 1t ne
wonder that faithful Democrats. recalling
his WARFARE on the organization. que,-
toned the wisdom OF making him the
chief figure in their biggest rally Of the cam.
paign. His performance. they were all saying
Yesterday. fully justified their Apprshsnsiona
InatsaH pf follo ui h. i.tA
at the beginning 81 the cam paign By the DEM
ocratic managers. to avoid all reference to
aiiaoE on President Mckinley and Gov fR&s.s
Nei,. accusing the former OF trying to make
polit cal capital in their Thanksgiving procls.
4 nice spectacle that was at the rink I.,.
night" s I'd Democrats district leader,
We are expected TO swallow. Do these peopis
over in the auction room think We are a lot Of
Isy. b S.s :, Gcs an
Sseys' vi. oa G'e sss, eabSSs.s q
TT. RepubIicap managers showed this view
o. the trne-blue Democrat. Li-ut.Gor Tim
The Democrats have claimed all along that
NEE were no hsiions, issuss 10 this cam paien,
the proc anna ton for TSsnF.s IL
Political document gotten up for political
effect His statement e an insult to every
n ~ ~ Woii - " tuo
A, a conference o, the Republican district
the county ticket. the Municipal Court ticket
the Assembly, and Aid.Tmsnie tickets are con:
that things were In fne shape Without q dis
cordant note along the whole line, except
IN .4s st .S,.1is Assembly d,5e sSss:
+. ,saIrcs,Sa = A.:qeisnsS e B Rr:TsSs
ior mi. "ppo,it on. a, M. Brennan ;si-Iy won
sht The s pamass s s.ma, hard fac.i9na!
directed sy A...t.nt Fo smss. Mil lam
taylor NJ: Brennan's friends are working
weaken tn. R.pu blican hold on the L. sisist s
ma ,hey predict HI. election by nearly 1000
many faithful Dem Iar snG IN The % .hf
refuse 70 vote in retaliation for his activity in
Juds. Jacob Ssq. ,th. Republican candidate
ior sheriff. was obliged yesterday to discon.
Ss hSn sdu ON Tsk rs End
ss ss . Ta q H. Ri: .nEs n.s At ce
Last night he was booked Tor a German msss
meeting at Arion Hall and he felt much dissp.
was cheered TO the echo and all the speakers
Promised him rousnC majority in the dis.
It was learned last night by the Repu blicsu
managers that the form Of the otticial ballot,
he P. s.xfdn hss the Snss5 81: q
!rct Attorney a, the top instead Of those
Tor Sheriff. with which II had ali along
been been, supposed / would lead OF They are
he name of Hiram r. Steele. but at the sans
ime they " i'll communicate with the Attorney.
deneral today TO ascertain whether tn. Elsc.
Ing the ballot
The Republicans will wind UP their cam.
paign tonight, after n dozen or more rouslnR
y ceilings. the, PRINCIPAL ones to be held az
,6l9ws: sixth Assembly district. Templar
district, VISITATION Hall. fremont street, near
Rtcherts: seventh dt.trct. II lbernian Hall
I'D Teu,3nia Hall: Eleventh district. 3S3
rwen'y-nrst district. Cooper Hall BushwIcf
.yenue and Cooper street, Snedcker and PITT
Inns avenues