New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21

oeiled a number OF administration men from the
party organization. freely talked about yester-
day In political circles. The Worth men, as rue'
offered no explanation for their actions MI oharhey
has a reputation for absolute unscrupuiousness III
his attempts to gain power in his ward and district
committees.
Last fall his candidate defeated for the nomin-
alton for Assembly by Edward c. Brennan ana
his attack at the present time Is aimed primarily al
As.emblyman Brennan and Alderman Wassmuth
He believes that by reading Brennan out OF 'he
party at this time he will dispose OF him for renomi
nation and leave the field open next fall Tor some
other candidate. who Will not refuse. as Mr' breh-
nan has to obey blindly tho orders issued from the
Fifth Avenue Hotel The Anti-Machine men IN the
Twenty-ffth Ward confidently assert however that
Sharkey is missing his calculations and that by the
time the Assembly nomination is to be made next
fall the tables will have turned to such an extent that
Mr. Sharkey will be further away from his pet
scheme of naming the Assemblyman than ne ever
was before.
Assembyman Brennan was never more popular In
his district than he is at present He stood out boldly
against the Greater New-York bill. and from the be-
ginning the end of the session he politely but nrmy
declined Join Mr. Platt's forces. He now occupies
the position of a martyr. prosecuted by handiuI OF
distrusted leaders. whose sole object In ousng MN
IS personal revenge. Mr. Platt has sent orders for
his defeat to the district and Mr.. Sharkey was the
messenger who brought the edict When the night
over the Consolidation bill the hottest. Mr. P.att
summoned Mr.. Sharkey into MS presence anu ue-
manded from him an explanation Of Mr.. Brennans
action. .,,
What kind of man did you send up TO Albany
from your district. anyway? Don't you see that ne
is aghting against an organization measure? Au M,
WELL Mr.. Platt. / can assure you that II VIII not
happen again." the reply of the Twenty-fifth
Ward boss
Assemblyman Brennan's friends are greatly In
the majority in his Assembly district and 1t VIII be
their one aim. when Assembly nominations are in
order next fall, to that It does happen again
Assemblyman Brennan is one of the most acuve
and aggressive Mckinley men In BROOKLYN ana ne
han To, liye In Hair
OF a hotbed OF McKinleyism- His supporters de-
clare that II nothing else assures him of victory he
will win on the Mckinley issue alone. They conf
IDENTIFY believe that the Mckinley men, not only In
the Twenty fifth Ward but also in all other parts
of the city will have the say as to the partys pol
acy from the moment the nomination is made. At
best, Sharkey's hold the Ward Committee Is
slender one. New elections at the present time
would result In his overwhelming defeat
Assemblyman Brennan, Alderman Wassmuth,
William Chambers. Oscar Kent and the other de-
posed members know that they were expelled only
BY hagrantly Illegal rulings by the chairman and
that II any fair-minded tribunal could be found 10
listen to their complaint they would be Immediately
reinstated They are determined to gain redress.