New-York tribune., 1896-05-26
TWO ST. LOUIS PARTIES.
THE PLATT CARAVAN WILL HAVE NO
BROOKLYN DELEGATES.
ASSEMBLYMAN BRENNAN SPEAKS PLAINLY
THE MKINLEY HULIABALOo" NOT LOS
ING IN INTENSITY-AMtSE SEMENT
OVER THE ATTEMPTS TO
BREAK THE RANKS.


BREAK THE RANKS.
This Mckinley hullabaloo" is still noticed in
Brooklyn. The Fifth Avenue Hotel Sunday
evening lecture course continues to furnish con-
siderable free amusement for Brooklynites while
at the same time IT Is contributing to the dis
integration Of the Organization" and the enrol
ment lists of the Mckinley League. THE same
cid crC VIC of ants'' Is daily being reinforced by
Republicans who have hitherto considered them
selves neither "antis' nor the opposite but who
now feel that in the name of fair play and
decency they should make known their unwil-
lingness to see Mckinley attacked by the man
who has elected himself to be the official mouth
piece of the Organization" The group of gro
tesque politicians who are avowcdly for NC
Kinlev and against whom the Organization is
willing to take its chances now includes more
than half of the men who have been selected by
their fellow Republicans as worthy of public Of
fee If free speech were allowed in the Plat'
machine shop the group would contain "o per
cent of the Republicans in Kings County Ana
if Democrats were not naturally reluctant "
give expression to their admiration for Repub-
lcan candidates the group" would Include
generous representation Of Democrats
Thomas Fltchie Charles A. Moore and the other
Brooklyn Mckinley men point to the fact tha'
since the Ohio mans nomination frst seeih'u "S-
sured the representatives Of the "Presidentiai
Trust" have been unable to find weak spots IN
the Mckinley breastworks through which they
can pull delegates. and assert with more conn
dence than ever that the convention will be moth
ing but a ratification meeting. Leonard Moody
and "Bertie" Reiss still maintain that Speaker
Rood will win the day. "Bertie's' confidence Is
displaved by his Willingness to meet Mr.. Fltche
in debate on the question, MCKINLEY or heeu'
He has just returned 10 Brooklyn from t"o
davs' session in Speaker Reeds private ONCE ana
no is full oe Reed enthusiasm up TO the upper rim
Of his pink hatband. On Saturday he rushed eX-
citedly into the office Of a Brooklyn Democratic
newspaper and posted his challenge lie ofIers l"
let Mr. Fftchie select the hail. and promises 20
nov half the expenses Mr.. Fitchie said yesterday
that he had not received a formal notlhcatioh ol
the challenge. and would not begin to prepare his
side of the argument until he had received noti-
ncation of the contest from some source other
than Democratic newspaper Mr. Moody backs
his predictions with offers to risk so on the HELD
against 500 on Mckinley.
Letter: from the Republican County COM
mittec of New-York County nave been Sent W
Brooklyn Republicans. telling thefn 'nat tne, tn,,
are a few available empty seats In TIE fiatt
train to St Louis, and that these eeats can De
had for a reasonable sum upon application 20
G. r. Manchester. Mr.. Patts secretary. IL ~
said that every Invitation that reached Brook
Iyn was promptly declined. Two parties have
already been formed in Brooklyn The larger
one will include the anti-machine delegates ana
alternates and their friends and Messrs Pa,
mer and SafYen and few other Worth men VIII
comprise he other. The Platt expedition VIII
therefore have no Brooklyn representatives,.
The feeling Of the Brooklyn men was well dem
orstrated a few days ago when the manager OF
the New-Yorx machine trip asked Assembiyinah
Brennan II he wouIu take passdbs VII" III
machine crowd
eco 10 St Louis with Platt? I would walk
hrstr was the Assemblyman's reply.
Thousands OF Brookyntes would have gwen
an answer Of the same purport. but few of them
would have been as frank In their expression as
Mr.. Brennan.