The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-06
4HE KfyGs COUNTY DEuOCR
A stormy Meeting of the General Committee
Over Finy Members Expelled.

AT the meeting of the Kings county ncm-
ocratic General Committee. last night over
nfly members were expelled. The rooms at
Court and Rcmscn streets were packed to suro-
cation. Boss Mclaughlin, with all OF his leu
tenants. attended in person. All preliminary
business that could bc omitted was dis
pcnsod with. The committee on pcrma-
ncnt organization reported Gen. James B.
Craig ns President Of the committee Jacob I.
Bergen as Vice President, and Thomas Carroll
as Treasurer. for 1873. Mr.. Bergen then took
the chair TO preside over the stormy scenes that
wcrc to follow. The expulsion Of all the mcm-
brrs Of the committee who had bccn chosen hy
appointment was then moved by Mr. Thomas
Carroll. as an amendment to the constitution
MIR Frecmnn. who acted "a President OF tho
committee last year as u representative of the
respectable. element. saidthc amendment would
disrupt and ruin the DemOcratc party In Kings
county. The appointed members were invited
into the committee to harmOnize the party. and
the next year the party majority was $1,000. lie
offered as u substitute that tho appointed mem
bcrs now sitting should be permitted To serve
out their terms and thnt tthcrcaiimr az mcmbers
OF tho committee hc elected. The " "rcspecta-
bios y began to camor for decision on the
substitute.
Mr. Koecrs. one Of the number. said that II
was well known that the nominations voted
for al the primaries were made 10y two or three
Boss Nofnughlln arose To hurrnh. and said
that since what was called the rcspc table clc-
mcnt had hccn admitted in the committee. "A
line had hcen drawn, and the newcomers had
rated Themselves uhovrthr elected members. II
wanted II understood that hewus rs good a man
and represented us rcspe"iahle nm element In
the party ~ anybody. IL wa@ not too much for
these respectable gentlemen TO be- asked To 20
back and uifcr themselves for election by the
people of their wards before they sock "a voice
in the councils Of tn" committee.
Tho vote WIS taken umid the greatest confu-
sion, Nj. lrccmuns substitute hcing lost hy lui
to 6. nud Mr.. CAROLS amendment carried hy
the same vote. All Of the appointed members
Of the committee are thus oustel. leaving inside
only the picked men that como through the
routine az the primaries " the several wards
The long-tnrratened expulsion Of Aldermen
committee followed. Tim Desmond offered n
resolution providing for their expulsion and
the previous question was called. Ale Chair
man crushed all points Of order raisel. 10 the
effect that no man could he expelled without
two weeks notice. and after written charges
had hecn presented An uproar followed. the
friends ~ tho o.Aldcrmen clamoring Tor henr-
ing. the honrhmon of the Boss hoOting them
down. calling the vilcst names. and threatening
violence. SlunnOu spoke ns dciianty a. he
could of the attempt 10 eNpol him. but h" prom
iSrI to vote for his own expulsion ana dared
the Boss To attempt to beat him in his ward He
defended his course in the Board Of Aldermen.
hut was hOoted down before he could finish his
sprech.
Robert Furey said that he could prove that
shannon was a traitor. and gave "a hint OF the
facts he had to buck his assertion. lie said th"
Democrats had offered shannon the appoint
mcnt Of six Of the heads Of the departments
uuhllcans to get his friend RYAN made + re
Commissioner. shannon and q Reilly wore cN-
PEELED 10y a vote Of ~ tu ,. \ number OF Demo-
Gratis at once handed in their resignatlOus