The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21
AND BROOKLYN.
-oUyo KINGS DEMOCRATS WOULD
WELCOME CROKER.

The VNtInUkuvt
..,,, u.cks. tho younG mos sas, save
90, All the Prizes Under the New Chartsr.
r,o democrats Of Kings county are all torn
Tho leaders Of the Kings county organize
NY hoyc started a fight on Tsmnany Hall bo-
N..ot alleged sins OF omission and commits.
- o'H. !. . IN patronage, and influential leaders in
~ ,oouInr organization Of Kings have begun q
~, ogaiust the dominant element In that
o.ron,,ation. Hugh Mclaughlin is away In
r,or,da. md his chief representatives are Sena-
49, McCarrcn, James Shevlin, and Senator Nc
c"-,hr opposed to these influential followers
Ut Mclaughlin arc Patrick J. Hayes. Sena-
A.. Cogey. Thomas J. Burns. and Councilman
~ I McGarry. In the turmoil and trouble
MANY Democrats. younger In years and poorer
a. nurse than most Of tho men mentioned, have
ho,ieved that the time 10 at hand when q first
~. revolt can be undertaken against tho man.
.oement OF the Kings county regular organiEa-
,,on. Indeed, some of these younger Democrats
a. N. regular organization went so far as TO say
xo.,erdoy that they would welcome any effort
a. the mart OF Tammany to get control OF the
E,nos county Democratic organization. Fur.
.,.rmoro. they said that II Richard Croker
,n,.nded TO attempt to overthrow tho Kings
county Democractic organization there was no
botter time than the present. In fact, they
nromised assertions by the score from the Kings
county organization to any movement that
pichard Croker may see At to undertake In the
effort to upset the supremacy OF Shevlin. Nc
C.rren. and Mccarthy, the three leaders who
ara At present carrying out tho policy Of Mr..
Mclaughlin.
The young Democrats were somewhat bitter
vben they spoke Of the manner In which. the
patronage under the new city charter had been
distributed. To their minds, they insisted. 1t
- 49, .La Tin~o rnunfv npnantvo.
tion under Mr.. Mclaughlin and his threo lieu
tenants. shevlin, McCarren and Mccarthy. was
the closest kind Of q close corporation. Those
youne Democrats admitted that 1t was natural
for the opponents of Mr.. Mclaughlin in
The organization, Messrs. Hayes, Coffey. Burns
ana McGarry, to find fault, because they
had not been considered In the distribution Of
the patronage; but the young Democrats In the
examination claimed that their objections
were far weightier and should be entitled to
greater consideration. These young Democrats
told of tho wealth OF Mr.. Mclaughlin and his
lieutepants, and they did not forgot to speak Of
the wealth possessed by Messrs. Hayes. Coffey.
Burns. and McGarry; and 1t was their conclu.
sion that the time had como when younger mon
should be considered.
The young Democrats declared that there had
not been the slightest disposition, in tho dis.
tribution Of the patronage. to consider anybody
save the "old political hacks who had sur
rounded tho dominant element In the Kings
county organization for many years." Ont Of
these young Democrats who has worked In
c~essantly for the party said:
"The old political hacks are still at the bust
ness Of getting jobs. Mr.. Mclaughlin and his
friends do not seem to consider anybody else.
These political hacks have been on the pay roll
OF the city for years and years, and the moro
they get tho moro they want Meantime the
young men are not considered, and I tell you the
time Is ripe for Richard Croker to enter o wedge
In Brooklyn Democratic politics. Mr.. Croker
has always been notable for his friendship for
young men. He believes in q turn about in
hanalng out patronage. and under his admins
tration of Tammany Hall young Democrats
with the dominant element In the Kings county
organization. We are kept in tho background
primaries, IN county and city convention. and
the same HsI Old n political iiissig hacks dayi that nave for ri years
the more they got the more they want, and.
crat working day and night for the organization
The time when Mr.. Mclaughlin is to pass OF
then who is iefti shevlin, McCarren. and NC
Carthy, and the sans old political hacks to
lWuuIu u q klV6u I'll Tue U OlQCe0 WHICH
1.-THE Democrats have won in Brooklyn"
The young Democrats are 30 angry about the
situation that they have prepared a partial list
many years, They point 70 the unwisdom Of
fayors. They point to the fne places held by
James Kane. John Courtney. Bernard York,
John IaI pelmsr: Thomas Wilson and many others
who have been particularly favored by Will
partial list Of the places fhei srt By Old Old Democratic
otdeeholders to whom the young Democrats
James Kane. leader Of the Sixth ward. Com.
missioner d,do OF Sewers at $500 year. formerly
incumbent $3.50. 900 to 100000. Il has been
that a Democrat who has been Register should
moi aspire FOR further public honors and emolu-
John Courtney. leader of the Twentieth ward,
Judge q the Court Of Sessions at 81, 500 a year;
. ISrmerly police court clerk, Police Justice.
zoo 600 for the term Of three years.
La nT q M sSd ESaaa a. n sRnn. ffnd Hugh ass Me;
Sssa6soso; d Il reputed to be worth $75O.0O0 to
Bernard J. York of the Ninth ward. Police
JiUmTGiss,oner a. " 5000 q year; formerly Special
Clerk Of the 's coust az Of S sssSio q year for t Sssofe me-
years. His wealth is reputed TO he 100000.
Ihomas York. brother Of Bernard. Of the
$4,000. nriuses NJ
A nephew and a niece of Bernard York hold
piaees respectively as clerk and stenographer.
,o ~; thomas York. nephew Of Bernard, booked
.ot roiice Surgeon, at $4,000 q year for life. and
tte.re on a pension OF half the salary after
Daniel Ryan, leader of the Eighth ward, Dep
NY commissioner of Buildings at $5. 900 a year;
i9rmerly superintendent of buildings at as. 600.
ms wealth Is reputed to DO 5000, 900.
palmeL I. jerks, son-in.law of Deputy Register
barre Deputy Corporation Counsel at $4,000 q
year; formerly Corporation Counsel under May
ors Ihapin and Body.
ui yoh TaI sGGhliemann Of the Seventh ward. Dep
NY IaG Commissioner at $1,000 q year; for
= Excise Commissioner for six years at
SHT;S2V 90 a year. His wealth is reputed to DO
iSn n Very close friend of Hugh McLaugh-
.hdolph Simis, Deputy Commissioner of Char:
oil Charities.
Michael j. Cummings of the Sixth ward, sec
sssRta q to Commissioners Of Sewers Kane, at
yy esr a year; ormerly City Clerk at 90. 900 o
daniel b, Phillips. clerk In the auditors do.
Srn.nett OF the Comptroller's Office, at $3. 200
nyeat; formerly clerk in Assessors ONCE and
my boodT at va, 500 a year.