The sun., 1896-10-06
CLANCY BEATS MMAHON.
WINS THE CONGRESS NOMINATION
DESPITE RIDGWAT.

| Some Lively StrngGies in the KinEs
| County Districts - RidGwny Gets In .
Drive mt senator HIl and Also At
Justice Brown and His Associates.
The machine Democrats held their Congress
| Conventions in Kings county last night. Iho
| interest centred in the Second District ConVen-
| tion, which was held in the Thomas jefferson
building, and the galleries were packed with the
| friends Of John M.,Clancy of the Fifth ward and
| j. Grafton McMahon OF the Seventh, the rival
candidates. There were moro shouts Tor tho
Seventh ward man, but, as the result showed,
Clancy had bigger grip on the delegates.
There was n fight ut the start over the choice
OF permanent Chairman, and ex-Sherin
Courtney captured tho honor by n vote of TS to
SO for james II. Baldwin. Delegate Farrell
from the Fifth ward nominated CLANCY. Ex-
District Attorney James w. RidGway warmed
up the Convention in hts speech nominating
Mcmahon.
1T is said" he began that in this campaign
there is u battle between the sections OF our
country. II that be so, God bless the South and
tho West, for they have turned the face of the
Democratic party to tho rising sun. l feel as
certain as do of any future event that Mr..
Bryan will be elected next President of tho
United States"
Some emo called for three cheers for Bryan
but only one cheer, and that rather feeble, was
given. MIR. Rdgway said that Mcmahon was
the right kind of man to send to the House OF
Representatives to support Mr.. Bryan's policies
ON the great currency question and show how
the free coinage of silver at n ratio of ~ TO
means more money for the poor people oil this
country, o.,,,., NJ p,ar,r,, IN m
outburst OF Populistc oratory. lis being made
in this state to-day to betray the brave man
who is the standard bearer Of the Dem
ocrntic party. but tho day, has gone, 6y
when the man in the silence OF VOL
fer.s Roost Gan dictate TO the =, Demo, Pc no,
action Of the candidates on the Judiciary ticket.
These people, who are not in sympathy wi h us.
are to-day engaged in binding our national can
the wolves OF the Republican party. II the
party lash had not been applied in this Conven-
"A new dawn is opening up for the Demo.
in this state: II is utterly impossible To boat
Mr.. Bryan. The south. the West, the silver
him beyond n doubt. With his election there
will dawn on us u new day for the Democratic
p@NFty.T pNI r g u,rrs = Fire, ward as,sr,,. throw
the convention into wild commotion by intro
ducing the name Of Sir Robert Peel. the famous
English statesman. while eulocising Mr..
Clancy. The gallery wouldn't tolerate any
reference which could be interpreted as compli-
mentary to England in any way. and Mr..
Hague was howled down. nor was there any
further attempt at spcechmaking.
The roll cali showed that MIR. RidGway's
date. for Clancy won the nomination by "A vote
OF - to II. Mr.. Clancy made n fortune in the
saloon business. and is now engaged in real es-
tate speculations.
He served several terms IN the Board OF
Aldermen and one term in Congress from the
Second district. There is normal Democratic
majority OF from 5000 to 1000 in the district,
but Congressman Hurley carried it easily two
years ago and II is predicted that lie will have
All easier race this year.
In the Third Congress district Charles +.
Brandt. Tenth ward lawyer was nominated.
His political activities have hitherto been con-
fined to the factiora warfare between the Nc
Garry and anti-McGarry contugentS In the
Tenth ward.
Thomas J. I.arkin was nominated in tho
Fourth district. lie Is member of Typo
graphical Union No. oS. He is also President Of
the state League OF building and Loan Asso-
clatiOns.
Thomas 5. Delaney was nominated in the
Fifth district. lie 10 n salesman and has been
n delegate t. the Democratic General Commit
tee of Kings county for several years. He is =
knight OF Labor.
William Fickermann was nominated for Con-
cress IN the sixth district. Ho Is Il cigar manu-
facturer on broadway. Willamsburgh. and has
long been active in the Sixteenth ward Demo
cratic organization.