New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
BROOKLYN is CONCEDED.
TANINIANY ADMITS Low WILL CARRY
THE BOROUGH.

GRANTS HIM EIGHT THOUSAND PLURALITY.
BUT REPUBLICAN MANAGERS SAY IT
WILL EXCEED TWENTY THOUSAND.
While the Tammany Hall executive commit
tee comedies Brooklyn TO Low by 5000. Jacob
Brenner chairman of the Republican cam
paign committee of Kings County. with charac-
teristic cautiousness. is not yet prepared TO
estimate the exact size of Lows victory in
that borough any closer than TO say that 1t will
exceed 10000 Other Republican leaders agree
with him. Among these Naval officer
Robert \. Sharkey. Quarantine Commissioner
Frederick II. Schroeder and John X. Neal, can
didate for Register.
Everything that we depend upon inicat-
ing a subsequent result said Chairman Bren-
TO a Tribune reporter. points TO an ever
whelming vote for Low; but indications are
tickle. To illustrate: In a school located in
hotbed of Democracy. out Of thirty-twO boys In
a class there are two for Shepard and aH the
other thirty for Low. That Is not their indi-
vidual sentiment. 1t is reflected from their
homes. Should l rely upon that character Of in
dicatfon I might he deceived In localities where
the Democratic party has had it's greatest
strength find a remarkable sentiment for
Seth Low. If that is universal. Kings County
will be swept by avalanche.
II don't want TO rely upon unsubstantiated
indications. and so. before l give out my esti-
mate of the result in cold figures. 1 want TO
complete investigation that is now under
way, and which will reveal the exact condition
in the county No. 1 don't care to say what
means l employing to arrive at this concIu-
sion. l will be prepared within a few days 10
say definitely what Kings County will do, and
the figures l then name will be accurate as
possible.
Il don't care whom you meet; if he is honest
in the matter he will tell you that there is
enormous sentiment against the continuance
of the present Democratic regime
There are now eleven Republican Assembly
men in Kings County They represent the Ist.
IVth, Vth With Xth. XIth. XIIth. XVIth.
NNIlth. XNllIth and XXIst districts. There
seems to be no doubt that these districts will
re~elect Republican representatives, and that at
least three. and possibly five, districts will be
added to the Republican list, giving the Repub
Hcans fourteen out of the twenty-One districts
in the county. The Democratic districts that
expected TO elect Republican Assemblymen
this year are the With, With, XIIIth, XIXth
and XXth
Notwithstanding the fact that the Tammany
Hall executive committee tacitly comedies
Brooklyn 10 Low, John l. Shea chairman of
the Democratic Campaign Committee of Kings
County. says that Edward NJ Shepard will
ceive substantial majority in Kings County.
but he will not name the figure by which the
Democratic candidate for Mayor is TO carry the
county. James Shevlin Hugh McLaughlin's
chief lieutenant names 5000 as Mr. Shepard's
pTODdDle majority CJnef DeIluCFdllC iedueIS
in the county place the figure at between 1000
and 10000. With only few exceptions the
Democratic Assembly district leaders believe
that Mr.. Shepard will far behind the Dem
ocratic county ticket, and few freely
cede his defeat in the county.
In my judgment" said Mr.. Shea to a Trib-
une reporter, "Shepard's majority in the county
will he substantial. AS for the county ticket
that is not being opposed by the Republicans at
all. They have practically given up all effort to
elect their county ticket. 1t is being con-
sidered by the voters The Republicans are
giving their attention to the head of the ticket
The bottom has fallen out of the combination
between the Coffey Democracy and the Repub-
liCan party. Democrats everywhere are be-
ginning to through the thing"
In the districts where Republican Assembly
men were elected last year by small majorities
the Democratic leaders hope for reversal at
the coming election