New-York tribune., 1897-08-06
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
BIG OFFICE AT STAKE.
RUTTLINGs PLACE THE DEMOChAiN
BONE OF CONTENTION.
THE FIGHT AGAINST JUSTICE BARTLETT ONLY
AN INCIDENT IN THREE-coRNEiIp
CONTEST FOR THE sHRIEvALTY-

CONTEST FOR THE sliRiEVALTf-
MI.AuGHLINs FOES ACTIVE.
The exclusive announcement in The Tribune yes
-, .,orr,rg that Senator Michael j. Coffcy and
So, oSheronts had a knife ou; for Justice Barte''
came as great surprise TO politicians. Inc enU,'
20 get q man 70 contest for the hom'iiauoii - ~,
Judge Bartlett this fall has been cohduc'eu ~
the utmost secrecy by the Coney men, anu w. s
were not pleased at publicity at this stage oi '"e
movement. ,, o,. so
some OF the South brooklyn politicians wen. %
far even as to deny tina, prominent p'ooM''
Democrat had been urged 10 iet his na'i'e 80 -
the convention against that of Judge bar'e"' ou'
The Tribune has this from source 'i,h' ,, -
!utely unmpeachable. One OF the oou." D.ooN' .
me, who made this denial admitted that senator
CofYev would like to see the Judge defeated. i"e
W., ubo seens 10 be especially active against
Judge Bartlett is prominent railroad ia"Sei'
But as The Tribune stated yeS'erda'' '''' "s"
against Judge Bartlett is only an incident Oh "h"'
promises TO be the bitterest irternecinc ""' Una.
the Democratic machine has had since the Ola
Jefferson Hall Democracy days Tne Wiloushp!
ST. organ is continually predicting Democranc VIC
tory this fail. because, 1t asserts. ever! !'h'ns 10
harmonious in Democratic ranks. while the Re2uO-
,can organization Is split into Plntt worm anu
Willis forces
The truth is that the Democrats are farther from
harmony this year than they have been ior years
The Democratic machine. instead OF oeing unit
as II was in ls9s 1894 and 1885, is now divided INTO
three camps. and the braves Of each camp are
sharpening their tomahawks for those OF tne o'he'
camps These three factions are wholly wi'hh
the machine lines and must not be coni'seo WIN
the two Phstine camps maintaiheo pS '"o ""'p
ardites and the Bryan-labor forces
The fight within the machine, strange 70 say 10
centred on the shrlevalty. although nominations
orc likewise 10 be made for County Clerk ana
REGISTER which give the incumbents fortunes fui'y
as large as that which the Sheriff draws outi"s
term The combinations for Sherin tAi as lo'o"'
Hugh Mclaughlin, James Shevlin ana Johi NJ
Carthy who have for years been the huo vi ',''
machine fywhcel are working the wires 10 MAKE
Erort Creamer sheriff: Michae, J. Coffey. Daniel
RYAN. John Del,nar and Patrick Hayes nave con-
centrated on Warden Hayes for this same ohce
ona Senator p H. McCarren and Henry HasgerH
are strainng every nerve 10 make ft"sse'S '"e
successor in Office Of William J. But''ns'
In connection with this triangular struggle 'he'e
,s n ch,rye Of treachery that adds much interest
"a the situation and will make an ultimate COM
promise all the more difhcult.
Hugh McIaughin has for years held stock IN
local gas companies. and those VINO are 'he "'o'
intimate with him estimate that ms ass'es
holdings of the STANDARD OIL gas monopoE ,nH 500
are worth 100000 McLaughlins enemies Pd Ple1ha th
TO see connection between tns iac. oca I'o Demo
cratic Assembymen and Senators nave Amos, ,r "
man voted agans, rnosa of giving the people Of
Brooklyn cheaper gas Certainly ourm!s dtiacotinn taa
Mclaughlin mad inc h!llsS Nouii's I,e
under his control In this connection II may s os
said that Senator Coffeys adherents nave asserteu
from time to time that he has alenated hlmseiI sH
from Willoughby-st largely by the peisstenci WIN
which he has introduced bills Tor 81 gas Ill 'he
Senate -, ... .. ,,o acoot
that Senator McCarren was selected Iast session
10 watch gas legislation. That McCarren kept the
agreement was shown by the remarkably IrahR
| fight he made in the interest OF monopones' ms
as member OF the Trust Investisans Commit,ee Tee
In this he openly and strenuously defended the
American Sugar Refining Company.
McCarren's pay for services, II is asserleu Nas
Haggertv for Sheriff Anti-McLaughlin men now
charge that the big boss is going 10 vloate this
agreement. and support Creamer, VINO Is pulICsT
in the Twenty fourth Ward. and a man OF con-
siderable wealth. For years Mclaughlin put men
into the Sherif's Office. and then put his cousin
Bob McLaugh HIN. in as Under-Sherin. presumably
70 watch them The inference was that there was
multiplication division and silence when the fat
fees of office had accumulated.
The South Brooklyn men have decided 10 support
HAYES for this place reward for the manner
in which he stood by them last fal on TINS propo-
stion they have the support. II is said OF James
Kane Of the Sixth Ward. Kane Is said generay
TO have grip on the Office Of Register: but on CON
diticn that he does not press Michael J. Cummings
for the place. There Is cry for new ana youns
men and Kane is said 10 be weighing the merits
of Senator Gallagher and Robert Bache Tor the
nlace Cummings defeated for Register IN
iS9i by Granville ". Harman
The friends Of Cord Meyer In New-York and
Newtown are again pressing him for the nomina-
ton for Mayor Of Greater New, YORK HIS par
fisans say that he would be especially strong with
bird Coler. of the Twenty-third Ward. visited
Hugh Mclaughlin in South Jamesport Long
island yesterday The purpose OF his visit mas not
transpred yet