New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
MIXED RELATIONSHIPS
JEFFERsONIAN AND wILLoUGHnv
STREET DEMOCRACY IN A TANC1.r
ATTACKS BY BURGER AND MAGrlRE rArs,w~
DIssENs1ONs BETWEEN THE CAMPS
CEQRGE GAININc Ia srprNcr..

DIssENsroNs BETWEEN THE CAMPS
GEORGE GAINING IN STRENGTH
The relationship between the Democracy a
Thomas Jefferson and the Democracy of Hugh W.
Laughlin is decidedly mixed. As a result of -.
deal between Tom Johnson and the regulars IN.
latter have been placed In position In which thew
do not dare 10 openly oppose George Two Of N.
WIllouehby Street ward bosses, partly because A.
local differences. are attacking the George msr
They are DR.. Anthony J. Burger and John Mazulrs
OF the Twenty fifth and Twenty sixth wards
DR.. Burger asked for the rcsgnalio OF IN.
George men from the regular organization TbIs
a daring move, as his name is on the Georea
ticket for Coroner. Yesterday he attempted "A
hedge by saying that he was done more nov
than he did last year. when he asked those TO 70.
sign who were opposing Bryans election.
Charles OConor Hennessy. who has charge Of thu
George campaign in Brooklyn. said yesterday re-.
garding DR.. Burgers statement
I'VE don't want any war on the local Democratic
ticket. but any candidate that attacks us we shall
I'm turn treat likewise When Or. Burger says thar
last year he ted the opponents Of Bryan az he
Is now treating those who rre opposing Van WICK
he shows that he is unable to gee that the situa
ton has changed. While people opposed
to the head of the ticket. they have Endorsed the
borough and county ticket. In view OF the fact
that there are other estimable men running for the
same Office 10 which the local DEMOCRATIC candi.
dates aspire The policy that DR. Burger Is pursuing
Is hardly one that will cut much Ice. We expect
In view of the fact that have Endorsed the local
Democratic ticket. that they will maintain posi-.
ton Of mastery activity.
In the Twenty-sixth Ward Mcguire is feroclousy
denouncing John J. Footc, the man who had the
hardwood to attempt to nominate Judge Gaynor In
the Croker city convention. The George men say
that II Mcguire is not called off I'm hurry the
regular ticket In the Iwehty-si~th Waru VIII
scarcely poll a Georse vote , ,,.-,.
leaders and the regular candidates are alarmed at
the needless manner In which Burger ana Mcguire
They have FASTENED TO assure the George managers
that In their districts they are treating with In.
difference the candidacy Of Van Wyck, and are not
attacking George.
AT the George headquarters. No Myrtle-ave.
yesterday encouraging reports came or enormous
inroads that were being made on the Van Wyck
Michael j. Coffey that there is danger OF land
slide to the one-tax man in the Twelfth Eighth
Tenth and Sixth wards
Il judge" he said mot so much oy ~nat voters
say as BY what they don't say. You ask them who
they going to vote for. and instead OF declaring
at once for the Democratic nominee they express
doubt. This means that they have already de.
cided in favor of George and in many cases LOW"
A workman who is employed at Homewood. the
model village which Is being built In the Ihireth
Ward by the City and Suburban Homes Company,
:oters who are at work there. and seventy-two had
expressed 1t as their intention to vote ior george
The George men planning TO make a stir In
Brooklyn tomorrow night Henry Heorge; aiter
10 Hamllton-ave. He will be the principal speaker
at big open-air meeting at Carroll-st. and Hami.
ton-ave. Other speakers will be charles W. Day:
Ion Martin Williams, J. p Kohler. j. j. Foote and
r. b. MCGUIRE.
Mr. George will probably also speak at the lsbes
demonstration in the Atheneum