The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-31
KINGS COUNTY'S CAUCUS.
uUGH MeLAGGHLJN GIVES IFS PARTT-
CIP1NTS GOOD .:DrICE.
Th> SpcRSership Question LEFT Open Unui
they Go to Aibuny othing said A bout
tho senmtorshlp-No bolt Possible.

Tn. speRsership Question LEFT Open Cnui
They Go to Aibupy n othing said A bout
tho senatorsh,p-No toIt Possible.
Tho seventeen Assemblymen from Kings
county tho entire delegation. with single
execution held u caucus last night at tho
Thomas Jefferson. in Brooklyn
IA II was well understood that nothing was
to lie enid or lono Mt tho caucus over tho
United states Senatorial souabhe tho pres
cnce ~ Senators Met arrcn and McCn!ty was
doomed Innecessat%. anil nsither consequent.
~ was r"aGen Five minutes nf'eT tho
organization % the caucus ~ the
choice Of Assem- h!y,nar John Y. OCornor
Of the Third district as Chairman and
Joseph rcn,;-r ri tho Fourteenth as Secretary.
Hugh Mclaughlin. the veteran leader Of tho
intrepid Democracy OF Kings county. entered
tho room. NJ Mclaughlin has never made
any claims 10 oratorv. but when the occasion
demand. it ho can make noat. clear and in
cisive speech. and that he did 90 last night all
the men who heard him united in declaring
He told q @ hi. delegation from Kings coun.
ty that 1t could hold IN important position in
enarirg legislation in Tia. comm. Legislature.
and advised them individually aud collective.
~ to support only such measures as they lie.
lievch to &. cn.'lcial Tor the people Of BROOK.
lyn and kinGs county rs well as the state Mt
On Inc Sroak"rship question Mr. McIauEh-
lin advised thoin to suspend action until they
got to Allnni. II" said nothing III references
to the Int"d States Scnnt orship.
At til" rlos. ~ Mr.. McIaushlin's remark
there was. an interchange Il views on the
srenk" snir question. and the Tact was Dc.
velor"i that King. county had no randdnte
for tina: place. Nrithrr Mr.. 'luigley himself.
nor ans 81 his fell Nv Asscmnlrmen. presented
his claims Tor the Srrn&rrshir
After half an hours discussion 1t was re-
solved To- take no acton on tho speak ersllip
or any other Legislative matter until the
delegation arrived at Albany, and the caucus
ADJOURNED t" meet at tho )elnvan It !: NJ
on Monday. all hour in advance OF the general
caucus.
ii is confidently expected that Mr. Quglcy
will no either Chairman OF the Committee on
Ways and Means nnd therefore the leader in
tho Assembly. "r Chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Ciins. am, that al the other kinIs county
men vii, get good places. I'll" attitude OF the
Kings T., unty men Is not envelope, in doubt
They VIII so into tn" genera "aucuson Nom
day might. and yo'" Tor Mr.. Sulzer for speaker.
and tw weeks later will Join in tho Joint cnu-
Gus Tor the nomination OF n United States SEN
alor. aud support the successful Candidate.
whether g be edward Murphy. Jr.. or some
other man.
Mr. Mclaughlin has decided that this is ths
only course for tho Kings county delegation to
pursue. and Their" Is not u man III il who does
not agree with him in sTlte OF Mr.. tievclnnu'S
manifesto and tho desperate efforts Of tho
Anti-snarr"Is to organize bolt i'll hin-S
county,
As a mattcr Of fact Mr.. CleveiRnds hitter nt-
advised both by Mr. Mclaughlin and other
Brookvn leaders, and has M " Ind the object
Of strengthening Mr. Murplty's candidacy. No
well I"stch Dem III Br,ok!yn now enter
tains Tia" least ,lourt that Edwhr" Murphs.
Jr.. vii! he senator liscoc.s successor.