New-York tribune., 1907-11-07
BROOKLYN 1FTERM4TH.
Woodruf Delighted - McCaTer
BlameS Independence League.

The Republicans were at work yesterday going
the election returns for Surrogate and in the
evening Jacob Brenner. chairman OF the Repub-
lican Executive Committee. declared that so far II
appeared Marcus B. Campbell the winner
over Herbert T. Ketcham. the Democratic cand-
date by about 2SOO votes. All the returns had not
been looked over. but so far they went Campbell
kept pace with Alfred T Hobley. who won IN the
contest for Sheriff by about that number. but
others who had followed the figures gave Ketcham
a plurality OF only from 1877 70 SO votes
Timothy L. Woodruff, the state chairman, was de-
lighted with the outcome Of the election, 1T
the disintegration Of the Democratic organi-
zation in Kings County he declared. Il believe
that in the future the Republican party, harmoni-
Gus it is, VIII continue 70 score victories and
Will finally make Kings a Republican county
though it has been Democratic by 10000 TN the
past I think that without casting any reflection
upon fusion in Manhattan. the result iustiaes US
in determining to straight ticket here
believe that this election will result in the elimna-
tOr OF William r. Hearst a political factor
Under the leadership Of Roosevelt and Hughes
think, the rank and file % the Independence
League will vote hereafter with the Republican
party. I believe that the injection Of Roosevelt
into the campaign helped US greatly
Regarding the defeat of Hugo Hirsh. the Repub-
lcan candidate for District Attorney. he said:
1T not that Hirsh unpopular or that
his standing in the community was low He suf-
fered by the exceptional popularity Of his opponent
We all regret his defeat. He made splendid
campaign and his efforts did much toward making
the rest of the ticket successful"
Senator T. II McCarren was as calm in defeat
as he was early Tuesday evening when he thought
the Democratic ticket had won
1t the Independent g League that defeated
us" he said. THE Hearst did not make much
of a showing. but II was Just enough 10 defeat our
candidates. OF the SO 600 votes they cast at least
20,O0O by Democrats. OF course. some Demo-
Gratis voted for the Republican ticket. but most OF
those who left the party voted for the Indepen-
dence League ticket 1t is a big drop to 5000 from
$4,000 which the Hearst vote last year. and
the figures show that the movement Is waning
Another two years will have It out of this way"
The Borough President. Bird s. Colez. said the
results showed that the Democratic party ought to
be reorganized. Sheriff Flaherty. whose AIunicipal
Ownership League supported the Republican ticket
said
This Is a Democratic year. Radical Democrats
were elected everywhere except in Brooklyn and
BROOKLYN Is normally Democratic. If the party
here had been led by a Democrat instead Of by a
corporation agent IT would have by at least
5000 plurality. This means that they will have to
throw McCarren overheard and reorganize the
party inside and outside"
The defeat of William l. Mooney. the father OF
the Sunday baseball BILL caused much pleasure TO
the ranks OF the Sunday Observance Association of
Kings County, and particularly to the Rev. DIT
William 5 Chase. rector of Christ Protestant Eps-
copal Church. who led the recent crusade against
Sabbath breakers