New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29
UPROAR IN CONVENTION
RESERVES BRING ORDER.
Kings Republicans Get Sheriff.
Choose Neal for District attorney.

! tween committees representing the various tu-
/ sion organizations in Kings County. held in an
/ anteroom during a recess Of the Republican
County Convention, in Prospect Hall, Brooklyn.
last night. a majority OF the conferrees decided
| to allow the Republican organization to name
men for Sheriff and District Attorney. the two
| positions for which they had been lighting.
The convention then named the following
ticket:
Borough Prcsident-J Edward swanstrom
] (Citizens Union).
Sherif-John K. Neal CRep).
Register-Dr. W. John Schidge Independent
German organizations.
County Clerk-Left open for the Citizens
Union.
District Attorney-Henry Belden Ketcham
Rep).
Everything went off smoothly and in each
case the candidates were named by one unani-
nous ballot until it came to the District Attor-
ney, when George F. Elliott placed in noui-
nation. according TO the sIats. There was pam
demonium in the hall at once.
The supporters of Norman S. Dixie and Henry
B. Ketcham started to stampede the conven-
/ ton. For twenty Ginutes the hall was in an up
roar and the delegates surgeG through the
aisles. Police reserves had to restore order Mr..
Woodruff finally got order. and said that. al
though the leaders had said it would be an
open convention he was afraid it had been SO
open that Il would be pulled and taken to the
station. The nominations of Dixie and Elliott
were then withdrawn and Ketcham was chosen
by viva voce vote
1t was l o'clock before the convention ad-
iourned.
J. BRENNER OPENS IT.
It was opened by Jacob Bremen as temporary
Chairman and Alderman JOHN wirth was made
permanent chairman.
After the rollcall Jacob Bremen presented
resolution of the executive committee author
izirg the convention to appoint a conference
committee Of ter. with ex-Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff as chairman. and to which Alderman
With was to be added. BY vote of the con-
Nentlon Mr. Wirth named the following men,
bers of the committee. in addition to Mr. Wood
ruff: Jacob Bremen. Michael J. Dady, Naval
I Officer Robert A. Sharkey. Frederick j. H
kracke Charles H. Deroy. Shipping Commits
sioner Hamburg. Alfred HobIey and Frederick
Gardiner. They at once went to an anteroom
TO confer with the following committees from
| other organizations: Citizens Union. Abner :
! Haight. Frank Harvey Field. Gustave w
Thompson. II. P. Schmidt Alfred j. BouIton and
! Joseph McGuinness: Brooklyn Democracy. Tax
Commissioner Scott. Patrick HAYES and Nathan
Jonas: Kings County Democracy, A. II. East
mond Henry Hentz, Dick S. Ramsay. and Jules
Guedon: German-American Municipal League,
Henry Weismann and Jacob Neu.
Abner s. Haisht was chosen chairman of the
| conference. a delegation from the Central
Labor Union first received q hearing. II pre-
scented a petition in favor Of Alfred J. BouIton
for Sheriff.
The conference lasted for two hours. or until
nhohighL The members Of the Coffey Denoc-
raGy left in disgust, saying that a Republican
| ticket was being made up.
Nhen the Republican conference committee
l SX-lIeutenanr
ported follows.
MR. wOODRUFF's REPORT.
The conference we have Just had upstairs has
oeen a very trying ordeal, trying for the reason
that there are five representative fusion
carnations. ana, naturally. they all expected
representation on the county ticket There are
not enough places TO satisfy all The Republic
can representa- ives in the conference insisted
that two of the important Offices should be al
lotted to the Republican party. There were
some in the conference who thought we ought
TO have three places the ticket; but we cannot
wiz without the Citizens Union and the German
element in the Eastern District.
After two hours OF discussion resolution was
passed by an almost unanimous vote according
TO the Republicans the privilege Of naming
nominees for Sheriff and District Attorney.
A small minority Of the representatives OF the
Citizens Union insisted TO the end that the Citi-
zens Union should have the Office Of Sheriff but
a majority Of the representatives. AFTER golns
out and comforting. conceded to US the two
We will therefore. go ahead and name candi-
Borough
and Distric. Attorney. aving the nomination
for County Clerk open. on the understanding
that if the Citi7ers Union IS not content WIN
that office we will i'll IL with an organization Ke-
publican I want the public to understand that
Mr. Swanstrom two years ago was nominated as
a Citizens Union man, and is stln us repre-
sentative
The nominations were then made. During the
conference the following platform was adopted
THE PLATFORM.
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,n convention. reaffiTm their adherehce 20 tite
nrincinles of an honest intelligent ecoLOuIC'
IIor-ns rtisan municipal government ana I'M
oualifedly indolse the efficient. ouslneSsllhs 81
ninistration OF Mayor Low, ControlleI vi So
aDd President ForneS. The administration -
bean conducted solely in the interests OF the
neople: every promise made TWO years aso haS
been fulfilled. every princlpe aansFGe 20
re he continued. The record or every Depart
roant is an open book TO the public, ana the
work accomplished, the economies enIolcsn anu
the results secured speak for themselves ana a
most excellent lesson in municipal government
car he drawn by comparing these results VIII
those of the four years administration OF ram
y-s,,- Under the Croker-Van WyCF regime IN
a. the admirable administration of the present
non-partisan government vice ana crime no
Ioroer flourish protected by tfCse charge
.Ti9 With the enforcement of law. Gamo-
ling has been suppresse1 ana pIaygFOuHEs
and parks have been opened for the
ne1nle the unfortunate poor have been
cared fol and all the departments have been
GREATLY improved in their efficiency. the schCol
accommodations have been greatly increased
tbs v[ster supply protected. the facilities for
transit between the boroughs have been greatly
extended and improved. The tax rate has been
lowered and the amount PAID oy the taxpayers
into the city treasury has been greatly De
creased despite the great improvements which
have taken place, in which Brooklyn has had
lair share which is due TO tire magnifC ent. ef-
1870 ma honest administration of TIE borough
government under the charge and direction OF
it's president, Edward SWaHstrom. VINO mas