The sun., 1902-09-27
COL, KLINE IS NOMINATED.
BROOkIIN REPI BLNtNS WANT
MN THEIR NENT SHERIFF.
Lieu, ..Go,. Woodruff Addresses the Con, en-.
tion and says The Leaders Of the
Organization Are United and liar.
mOniOus go klinr's Militia Record.

Col Ardolph LogeS Kline Of the Four
teen,h Regimen, was unanimously nom
inflated for Sheriff of Kings county AZ the
Republican County Convention held in
the Criterion Theatre, Brooklyn, last
night.
George F. Elliott presided. The Sara
toga platform and nominations were in
dorssd DR. q. r Ioughton Of the Tenth
Assembly district placed Col. Kline in nom
nation. He said he had been connected
with the National Guard of the State for
twenty-six wears and had risen from private
TO Colonel Of the Fourteenth Regiment,
and had gone TO the front with his com
mand during the Spanish War
Hugo Hmsh. in secoHding the nomina-
tion. sad: Il have known Col. Kline for
many wears, and can say that if elected he
will make a. good a Sheriff "a Kings county
ever had
ANY better than Guden?" said some one
in the gallery
There will I've M shadow Of scandal con-
nected with the Office Of Sheriff under Col
Xii ne" lApplsuse
James Ia Brode OF Fiatbush was placed
in nominal tiOn, but his name was Withdrawn
five minutes later, an Col. kline's nom
ination was made by aCclamation
Lieut. -Goy. Timothy L. Woodruff was
then called upon for speech. In part he
said
For your very kind reception, thank
Well. We are back from Saratoga. We
did NOT 40 there with any expectation OF
receiving representation on IN" tchs' put
We did urg" for solid Kings county ugj uriegai
ton the consideration 10 which We believed
We were entitled -, I'd,
Now in the words of senator Platt, the
great leader Of our party, sp9ktrn upon pa h,s
return 10 the city Yesterday, Nh OF us ne
,hr ," ,icSet headed hy GOV odell" ! pledge
YOU my best efforts IN thr man,agehIIendt ,n dopl oI
of the Republican organ l2ation, now united
and harmonious body, have no desire other
than 10 see the best interests OF tue state
,ha county and the municipality conserved.
they have no personal interests to serve
They believe in the principles OF the ne
nubican party as set forth in the platform
adopted a. the Saratoga convention, be-
lirying they are IN" principles upon whlch
rest the prosperity Of the nation ana 81 me
state They believe IN the htness OF the
uon,iuces OF the party to carry into effect
the principles set forth in that platiofi
giving to the state continuance ol lne
wise and effective administration OF Beh-
jamin X Odell, IT. suppleWented by me
aid of Frank " Higgins, and II IL my hope
that. as n result of the work you distrl't
raptains will do Kings county will add ma
,"rrisiiv 10 The great majority the counties
hove the Harlcm viii roll up for the Re-
publican party
In conclusion MIR Woodruff said that
tho victory would be- Overwhelming IN No.
yember and that he did not think better
nomination could have been made for
Sheriff
col Kline then made a shor, address
thanking the convention for nominating
him.
col Kline is t5 wears old and r a manu-
farturer. He has been connected With the
National Guard since MAY "a, 1873, H"
succeeded Col Bertram J. Clayton H. COM
mandcr of the Fourtee een'h Regiment two
| wears ago. He is president Of the National
| luard Association. senior vice commander
| Of tho Spanish War Veterans Of the state
| Of New York regent of Fort Greene Council
| ROYAL Arcanum. and IL a member OF the
! Kings County ROYAL Arcanum club.
To.nigb, tho Republicans in Kings Coun, Y
! will hold their Assembly district conrcn-
| lions, thus winding up the preliminary
work Of the campaign. Tomorrow AL
| the local Republican candidates, except
! those in the Congress, Senate and Assembly
| district. i'm which tho Democrats have
| oyerw helmine ina alorities will be in the
! field, in some cases two weeks ahead OF
! their competitors. II will bc 'hc first
! time in lhc history of the organization IN
| Kings. thai th" Republicans have made
| such carly nominal IONS and there are some
who think il il rat her doubtful experiment
| with probably one or two exceptions all
| the Republican Assemhlymen will be re-
| nominated tonight. The most interest in &
| fight is in the Seventeenth diS, rici, in which
| there Is another clash betwc"n IN" Alter
| bury and Wirth forces There may be
| four or Ave candidates with the chances
| in favor Of Edward = bowling