The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-18
MOFFETT SUCCEEDS BELL.
NEW DEMOCRATIC CHINE IN
BROOKL Nv ORGANIZER.

Tho County General Committeo OF 49, Elects
the slate That was Prepared In Accord
ance with Hugh Mclnushiin's wishes-No
Hints Dropped NJ to = Plan OF Campaign.
The new County General Committee OF the
Democratic forces In Brooklyn, which have been
roadjusted MS Assembly districts instead of
ward limos. was organized last night. The most
important feature In the transformation is the
reduction In the numerical strength OF tho COM
mittee from go, one delegate from each cleo
tion district. to 30, or ten delegates from each
Assembly district. II any bad blood has been
engendcred during tho reorganization process,
which has boon in progress since the last
election. it was not exhibited last night, for
tho gathering was probably the most har.
monious which has ever In the
Thomas Jefferson building. The slate which was
already prepared by the Executive Committee,
presumably under the dire Ttion OF Hugh Nc
Laughlin. went through without a single hitch.
and for each office only one candidate was pre-
sented. During tho proceedings not q
word was dropped in regard to the
policy which should be adopted in the
Mayoralty fight. Each officer when elected was
escorted with much ceremony to the platform
and made n little speech, but all Of them seemed
TO carefully refrain from saying anything which
might cause the slightest political comment.
Col. James ID. Bell, the retiring Chairman, In
his farewell address spoke Of the last three years
as being times OF anxiety" and congratulated
the new committee on falling in better days."
which, he said. were clearly dawning on tho
Democratic skies. He warned the committe
against any indulgence in unreasonable
reimbursement
James MoEctt Of the law firm of Mofett Sc
Kramer was unanimously elected Chairman Of
the committee. He has long been an active
worker in the Sixth Assembly district and no
never held any official office. The other officers
They are: William. 4: Doyle Of no
man; Edward L. Walters OF the Fifteenth dis.
trict, Second e.Chairman; Robert 7. Brown
Michael j. Cummings Of tho Third district. Cor.
responding Secretary; Arthur {. Salmon OF the
First district, Treasurer.
There was only one contest for a seat In tho
committee. and It was referred to the Commit
Bernard j; York presented this resolution.
which was adopted:
Re,oired, That the Executive Committee be and is
may deem necessary to provide for a conference
with representatives OF the Democratic orsaniza.
Richmond. and in connection With said organ
izations TO make such provisions as may he necessary
to call n city convention for the nomination of candi-
dates for Mayor. Comptroller. and President of the
H the num Ss ,As 81 f'S d issa s.sy , Sl N sSal, f eon:ti sns 70 sa nd
convention and the time and place Of its meeting.
The committee then adjourned. Tho Execu-
1.-Two SOHlWlItee, composer OF Two QoieRateo
from each Assembly district, is made up as
follows:
First Distriet-patrick II. Quinn. Andrew Mcdonald.
Second-John McKoon. John J. Walsh.
~ T. Soonan, Charles +. Brown.
Fourth-James Il. Bouck, E. J. Mcintosh.
Ffth-Patrtck Hayes. Henry Newman.
r. Mcclure, Charles C. Wise.
seventh-Luke i. Stapleton. William Keegan.
EiRhth-Charles i. Brandt, John y. Gray.
Ninth-Michael J. Coney. George W. Phillips
T~enth-Henry +. Haggerty, Edward J. Dooley.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT J. York, Thomas +. Byrnea-
Twelfth-John Delmar, Joseph W. Duny.
differentiation Ennis, william Bremen.
Fourteenth-P. Fl. McCarren. Rudolph c. Bacher.
Ftfteenth-Wiliam T. wuest. George II. Lindsay.
sixteenth-Anthony J. Burger. Patrick 7. Lynch.
Reventeenth-John l.. shea, George Upington.
EiRhteenth-Frank d. Dreamer. Eugene II. Curran.
Observation-Disclosures westernacher. J.. Glinnen.
Twentieth Robert Hagelstein. Conrad II. Hester.
Twenty .nnt-John Mcguire, Patrick CLARK.
The Executive Committee met last night and
organized by the election OF Bernard J. York as
Chairman.
The Committee on Organization, composed OF
one delegate from each Assembly district. also
met and organized with Col. James d. Bell al
Chairman.
All the delegates came up promptly with their
fees last night, and the mmit starts of
with nearly IS, 900 in the treasury.