New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-27
TO STAND FOR REFORM.
nrc1AnArloN BY THE BROOKLYN sHEr'
ARDITES
-,rv PIT .cr1cALLY DECLINE 10 JOIN fol'A'
WITH THE MLAC5HLIN MACHlH
~ WAN rHEY WANT FOR MAYOR

THEY PRACTICALLY DlNL'. -
WITH THE MLAu1HLN MAcHIHE-A'ND
~ WAN rHEY WANT FOR MAYOR
,,.ro,y attended meeting OF the Genera eoN'-
,,,,,eo ~ the Democratic party n Kings Oou.,s,
or shepard Democracy, was he.d 1871 - r..,-,,,,
atheneun At!antic-ave. and CHhto"-'N, ora
caorre Foster Peabody presided. Speeches ,,s,,,,
r,adh by Charles ]. Patterson =. Aus"s 49,.
II po,ton Edward NJ. Shepard and othe'S. "a.
"a. "a ~ ,,oe,,ny was pronouncedly against
L,,.o,t,,,, vvito the Mclaughlin machine % =.
oon,z,tion Democrats Resolutions were u''-....
rnousIv adooted declaring talt the Dehoc'a'o go
in Kings County will take part IN 10 49,.
and will recognize primaries helo i'' 'r -
,,on - delegates 70 the Democratic state OO"'s"
ton 10 b, regular proper other IMAM IN ~
oranrod and ho,a upon the call Of the Genera Oo'
nlt,ce Of the Shepard Democracy. Poh''e'1 oo"u
lions must be established. declare the resoi ''''is
10 which the reform organization can p'oPS''s s
nit before there can be any harmony II SUI
ditions are not accepted BY the raio"'"e De'''0.
racv then harmony would be impossio!e' as " "o'.'
MAJ, surrender Of the cause Of goo1 munic.pai
,ar,n,o,, and injury to the interests Of the city
7, v,s resolved that the organization would make
NJ ouch surrender and should not be m!s!ed by IN
meaning eeneralitcs or BY tnougA''es'' eve"
cood-naturcd expressions on the part Oh o'"e'
Democrats as 70 the duty OF party harmony
7, uas also resolved that the Democratic party IN
In
Brooklyn a Democrat who is ana mas ocen u I"
a.btndIv an, practically devoted 10 the reforms Tor
mach ,h,s orqan!zat!on stood In 1882 ana ls9l ana
,o ,,,,cn q now resolutey stands IN ls9o-l Demo-
o-ot whose qualifications for 20 responsible ana
,,ron,,v practical an office are 70 be found nor less
~ his practical experience Of public and polite1l az
,ors ,1aa in his general business capacity ana pei
sonal uprichtaess; that this organization VIII NO
helm 10 confer the great public ana poucdi po"e''
n the Mayor Of Brooklyn upon any man however
es,,mabIe or talented unless he be known BY ct!-
zens generally 70 be reasonably equipped LOT INC
dieicult ties Of the place and unless mis- ideal OF
,h,ee tuties mas been exhibited by an open IN
mis,akabe courageous stand on MS part ioi the
welfare OF Brooklyn in 1899 and 1874 ,, 49,
II the resolutions continue, the regulars are
willing TO the reformeTs IN FAIRNESS: ',sy
raformers relative 10 the District Attorneyshp
The General Committee pledges itself 10 MAKE no,-
rarons for each oice be filled this fa! oy popu-
lar election but the organization VIII reJolCe II ~
ton In closing. the resolutions affirm that "a
other political Organizations VIII nov JON mem ~
their efforts give the city sood soVerhneh, .he,
would ''go II alone and work nara TOT success d.
the polls. ,., roaoo,ad HE
views and The result would be genuine and honor
able harmony A. J Bouton. OF the Eleventh
Ward said he didn't want any more democracy
ike Cleveland's and Olneys He wanted more T.
tention paid TO the labor men, and expressed adm
ration for Judge Gaynor. HIS structures on Nie'e'
land and Olney were Kissed. ,. :.
The primaries ordered Tor september =, -
throughout the city The date for the Assembly,
Nomina ting Convention was fixed for Septem5er "a
4 fun get of delegates will be sent TO the syria
cuse Convention