Year: 1878

sEMI-oFFIcIAL RETURNs-A SWEEPING VICTORY


FOR THE REPUBLICANs-THEY ELECT A


SHERIFF, coMPTRoLLER, AUDITOR AND FOUR


OF THE AssEMBLyMEN-THE COMMON COUNCIL


REPUBLICAN


The republicans of Kings county were in high
state of selfcongratulatory excitement yesterday
the result of the election and the democrats
ceedingly detected The republicans successful
far beyond their most sanguine expectations in secur
ing many of the offices contended for in the battle
of the ballot They have elected ten out of the thir
teen members of the Board Of Aldermen, which gives
their party majority Of seven in the Common Coun
Gil This will enable the republicans to override the
of the democratic Mayor and to reject the nomi
nations which he may send in in May next for
Commissioners of City Works Police and Excise and
Fire and Buildings 1t is contended that this power
which is now vested in the successful party will tend
10 secure continuance Of the tenure Of Office for the
present ncumbents. who independents Fla
herty democrats and who largely contributed to the
measure of in the elections The election of
General Stcinmetz Comptroller is gain for the
republicans, is also the election Of Albert Ammer
Auditor, both Of which Offices are now held by
aemocruts In the Board of Supervisors the republi
cans have gained representative from the Twenty
fourth ward The democrats still have majority in
hat Board, however, Of six The election of Daniel
DRelly independent. to Congress in the Second dis





The republicans a victory for their party, they
gave him their nomination and support.


The latter party also gain two members of Assembly
over the number elected last November OF the
nine members elected four republicans. The
election of the two democratic Commissioners of
Charities is attributed mainly to the Endorsement
corded the candidates. Messrs Henry and Shipman.
by the meeting of phlanthropc citizens recently held
the Academy of Music. The defeated applicants for
that position Messrs. Reeve and Felt complain bit
terly of the action OF certain members of their party
lending their aid to further the election of their
ponents.


The greenback national labor party and socialStic
factions failed TO develop any degree OF strength
worthy of note and the advocates of the fallen
in which they pooled their issues feel deeply cha
grined in consequence. II was subject of much
comment and criticism among the disappointed poll
tcians that the democratic party management must
be singularly detective when. in a county such
Kings which has majority of at least 600 for the
democratic state ticket ordinarily, the republican
candidates for the Office OF Sheriff have
been elected four terms in succession 20
that lucrative Office. The between Worth,
republican. and Riley. democrat q remarkably
close one and it intimated by the friends Of the
latter gentleman yesterday that the official
may show difference in the figures given by the
police CANVASS


The returns for Judge Of Court Of Appeals not
nll in in Brooklyn, and the police authorities
BILE to account for the failure of the to
make the returns from the missing districts. The
majority for Bradley viii not exceed. however it is
estimated, five Thousand.


The following table shows the completed vote for
Sheriff and Comptroller IA returned by the police:-