The sun., 1897-09-12
NOTRUCE WITH Mr., WORTH
PATRICK II. FLYNN's EFFORTS TO
BRING ONE ABOUT FUTILE

BRING ONE ABOUT FUTILE.
Anti-vyorth Leaders for u Plight to tho FInish
They Continue TO cain Ground nnd De-
cinre Thn, worth liz sBeatcn-CouErrssmnn
Hurley Tells OF the County Clerks Methods
There was a short-lvod rumor In Brooklyn
yesterday that there might be truce, pending
| negotiations for actual peace, between tho
| warning Republican statesmen In that city. 1t
emanated from tho Worth. Buttling camp,
| which has been In a trcuor since Licut-Gov.
| Timothy J.. Woodruff, City Works Commis.
sioner Willis, and Walter b. Attcrbury opened
q hot fro on Its lines, making significant breaks
here and there in the weak spots. Patrick II.
| Flynn, tho railroad inagnatc, who is an i'm
portant factor in tho Republican organization
in South Brooklyn, was credited with being the
| peace agent. Mr.. Flynn has hitherto been
very friendly TO Worth. but some days ago ho
| announced formally that he was with Senator
! Platt and tho State organization in tho present
crisis Finding that the fractional fight which
| is raging likely TO disrupt tho local or
Ranizatioa. Mr.. Flynn had plain talk with
| Worth on Friday evening and, 1t is said tried
to convince him that he had made serious
! blunder In antaEonizing the State organiza-
| tion and was likely to go down political OBJ.
livion in ignominous defeat II he persisted in
| his course.
| It is believed that Worth made some kind Of
proposition looking to cessation Of tho fac
| tional warfare, for at the close OF the confer
ence Mr.. Flynn hnd talk wi Senator Plat
over the telephone II such wero the case II evil
! IDENTIFY did not impress the state leader favor
ably, for he is said TO have made this sugges-
tive inqu.ry OF Mr.. Flynn,
| Docs water run up hillf'
| 1t was clear yesterday that the anti-W orth
leaders had no desire whatever TO second Mr..
| Flynn in any harmony negotiations he may
have projected. for they were all bright and
| early ut their headquarters in tho Clarendon
Hotel and remained there all day laying their
| plans to capture the County CommitIoe from
Era ,as on m assda nE and nd
now nothing short OF the Hon. Jacob worth
scalp VII vi ssatisry them. thor oorot,, ,,,,v,,s
of the list of 2lo delegates to the County Com
mittce yesterday, assigning them to the Worth,
anti-Worth aud doubtful columns. W hen no
got through there was beam OF triumph on his
face, and ho made this foreca ST -
We have already n safe majority in the cont
mittce, without including in our calculations
any Of tho doubtful Eastern district bailiwicks.
Worth and Buttling ere beaten and they know
II. We concedc In our estimates tho support
Worth is going to get from Fischer and shar, iSn
they intend to follow Worth in the County Com
mittee, while remaining faithful to Senator
| Plat in the convention. .
Mr.. Willis was also cock-surc OF victory. Hs
said: I'VE have made further material gains
to-day and the figures we arc positively sure
OF place us in a safe majority In the County
Mayor Wurster has again reiterated that he
does not intend to take any hand In the fac.
tional scrap He also declared yesterday that
he was not a candidate for the Comptrollership
There was report last night that nasty
family quarrel had broken out in the Worth
saea S%s If Bss was sad S
Sharkey, Fischer, Ducbert, Mason, and other
powerful district leaders had become thorough
iy disgustcd with the airs Buttling has been
putting on, and have notified Mr.. Worth that 1t
would be to his interest in the present con:ro-
versy to have Buttling take a back scat.
Congressman Dennis NJ Hurley is one OF the
most enthusiastic leaders in the anti-W orth
| ha snant hnurS
at the Clarendon Hotel headquarters planning
for the battle in the County Commt!tee, t!. co,
Worth is the. viiest in its history The rights
under foot without regard 10 the rules and con.
stitution of tho organization. Worth and
seem to have completely lost their heads and
think that they fairly own the earth, As soon
threatened to take possession OF all the wards
in one column, att started c% wi,k the TAicd
I triSs associations @ to % ups upset DadY and give
Hirsch the nominal leadership but Dady even
tSST are now really in Sopeess mney in
the ward: although they can outvotc US TO !
The assoaS s
and bqiins Z, sS proved snSh ho1 %
ther attempts in this particular direction were
made.
will be on Tuesday night the Republican or
ganization in Brooklyn will become thoroughly
demoralizcd. What spectacle OF political
tuttling, when it came TO tho choice OF com
mittee OF nine to confer with similar COM
! tions OF the Greater New York! Each OF tn"
! bound retainer OF Worth. who headed the COM
I mitteo himself. II Worth was really the sin
cerc friend and advocate OF seth Low which hc
, has been representing himself To be. he would
. . not have been fool enough TO perpctratc such a
hoggish and silly act in , the , very first :moye.
, with the entire Worth policy. which Is now
result OF the County Committee fight 1 can
4 say that it looks most favorable for rs. Our
, victory would be overwhelming were 4 not
> that sonc.Of the dc ,cgatcS are bound TO Worth
by some remarkably mysterious ties.
cae5 Gen RSsrt her ne s and
ised his hSlr!y cooperation in the movement
, For twenty three years" Gen. Avery said,
: Republican organization in Kings county.
J : when it was struggling for existence. was
Whore was Mr.. Worth all this tmeI lie Ger.
tainly cannot have been very industrious
! worker in the organization, for do not re.
not know him now II was brought face to face
. with him. 1t Is certainly one OF the puzzng
have SzISes ss into the this
I position OF the leader of the great Republican
, Organization OF Kings county"
Worth's boasts OF strength In the Rcpubli.
4 can wards will be signally disproyed on Tues.
. day night when tho roll is called. This will
bs ns"D so e the s%GL In So
: and probably in the nation. At the last elec
tion 9.79y OF the 12.96s votes registered in this
, night the twenty delegates TO the County
Commttoe., representing this host. will vote
, solidly against the Worth regime.
t York Tries TO Get the stale Committeemeu