The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-12
RING AGAIN IN POWER
BOSS" Mclaughlin Once More
Controls in Kings County.
Every Candidate on the Ticket an
Old Machine Man.
Ono Of Them, at Least, Mixed Up
In tho Columbian Frauds.

General dissatisfaction was expressed
this morning among the reorganized
Democrats (the regulars) in Brooklyn
over the county ticket placed in the
field last night. 1t was a thoroughly
machines ticket, fixed" by the same
methods as have always characterized
the Willoughby street nominations In
old campaigns. The fixing" however,
was done under cover.
Here Is the ticket:
County Register-Col. Michael ]. Cum
mings.
County Clerk-George e. Glendenning.
County Treasurer-John H. Booming
ton.
Associate Judge of the Court of SEES
sions-James f. Kelly.
The nominees are all old machine men
and one Of them, Michael j. Cummings,
has for years been closely identified with
Boss Mclaughlin.
That the ticket was arranged yester-
day afternoon, nobody has now the
slightest doubt.
1t was made by the old machine lead
srs at the Constitution Club on Will
loughby street, where the Boss and
his counsellors have always met in secret
session. 1t was there that eN-Mayor
Body was really nominated last year,
and the delegates instructed to vote for
him.
The reorga nizers are more dissatisfied
with the nomination of Cummings than
any one Else on the ticket.
Cummings, until last year was city
Clerk. He was mixed up in the Column
bian celebration scandal, and one of his
subordlnates was among those indicted;
The total amount of the bills for the
Columbian celebration was Sol. 22b,S5. or
this amount $500 appears on the Comp
trollers books as ITO Michael j. Cum
mings. for music
Cummings furnished all the music to
the q. a. r. divisions, and posed as a
contractor, as also did the famous r.
Ross and Plan Clerk Pigot.
While the Columbian celebration scan
dial is the most important reason for the
objection of the reorgantzers Of the regu-
lar Democracy to Cummings nomin
ton, there are others equally as substan-
tial.
that the old machine still ruled, and
as they said this mornig that reor-
ganization was all fake
The independents, who, fought the
ring last year, We're completely showed
under Robert Stewart. who last year
worked with Edward M. Shepard. was
given 49, Then the Independents knew
that a slate had been prepared.
There were two other candidates for
Ward, who got four votes, and John r.
Kuhn, fifteen votes.
contempt for the proceedings by making
occasional cynical remarks. Otherwise
tie Convention was orderly.
Mr.. E Stewart. S Warned the the ConVention
atCut CummingS's weakness. He knew
that Cummings had been slated and said
hl.N.I aN,1 Nath NlG rn
wanted wan I'd" He said II Stewart was nom
mated the Shepard people would not put
a man up against him. After the reor-
ganizers had beer WIN oped by the ma
chine element on Cummingss nomlna-
for the rest Of the ticket, but the slate
prevailed in each instance. 1t was II. 40
when the Convention adjourned.
mander of CT a. r. Post No. Jas. He
1896 and came to Brooklyn when three
years old. Fol. nearly twenty years he
had held tna P9ltcaI er 9ce da iS he
1882 he retired for two years. In 1884 he
was made Deputy Cit, Clerk: When
City Clerk Stanley died, in 1890, Cum
remained in office until last year, when
the Republicans came into power and
elected Joseph BENJAMIN in his place.
Cummings made hard fight against
Benjamin, refusing to administer the
oath of Office to him or turn oyer the
books ana papers. lie Sald ne was
legally the City Clerk for life. 1t was
not until Lawyer George f. Elliott
threatened him with court proceedings
that he resigned the office: He has a
good war record He fought with the
Forty-eighth Regiment of the New York
Volunteers.
George e. Glendenning. the nominee
for County Clerk. is leader of the
Twenty third Ward, and has dictated
the Democratic politics of that section
of the city for years under the old
Aartt,n 10 lie lar nf al q nd
measures
John fl. Bennington. who is running
for County Treasurer, lives at lib No
BILE street, In the Seventeenth Ward, the
Eastern District. He Is also a protege
of the Mclaughlin combine and an ex-
Assemblyman. He is in the brokerage
business.
James F. Kelly, the last name on the
ticket, IL from the Twenty-ninth Ward.
Flatbush. where he has been leader for
years.