New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-03
KINGS DEMOCRATIC TICK EFT
COLER AND SHEA OvERRULED BY THE
WIILOUGHBY STREET BOSS.

THE sHRIEvALTY NOMINATION. GOES TO
wALroN-sENAToR COFFEy OBJECTS
TO GRAY Fok REGISTER.
For District Auorney-John F. Clark.
For sherfn-WiIiiam Walton.
For Rcsister-Johu Norrire, Gray
For County Cerk-Peter y. Hubcrty.
For County Treasurer-John W. ktmb"h.
This was the tickle, nominated last night by the
Democrats Of Kings County. The convention was
held IN the Thomas jefferson Bliding. IN Boernn
Place Bridge Commissioner John l. shea ac'ed
20 temporary chairman and James \. Mnrtha' lr.'
as temporary secretary. Congressman hdmuhH H.
briggs OF the lid Congress District. was elected
permanent chairman and Mr. Murtha was MADE
permanent secretary. Everything passed on
smoothly according to orders nom Hugh Nc
Laughiin and the other Willoughby-st leaders.
Their machine ia always I'm excellent WORKING oi
der and - even more respon i've IMAM j. MI
,-roker's There : rarely any independence snow"
In a Democratic convention in Kings or at any OF
the County Commit meetings. Nuoushny ISL
nrenares the programme IN advance ana the "'''-
gates always raufy It with scarcely m"rn"''
and II was pretty much 50 last night
Controller Bird :. Coer nominated MT ''"'N lo
District Attorney. Nj Coer was cheeIeo he"l n.y.
He is popular with rsnk and Ale alike 80 Is JON"
Clark who was heartily received All OF Inc
other candidates were nominated unanimously.
Mr. shea who opened the convention was a.
bland as usual. II he was disappointed Al NO.
ceiving the nomination FOR Sherin when ne "d"'eu'
he did not show st. NJ Coier. who to"sn' 80
.trenuously up TO the last minute for Nj s"e"' 'S
anneared nnconcerned They were not al All
uea.ed however and their friends say that "eH
are not satisfied with the ticket. IL "as MI '"V"
ambition 10 get the Shrieyaliy nomination. ana W.
Coer believed that no better stronger man co"'o
have been selected The nomination OF MI "'"l
was a victory for Sheriff Frank ID Dreamer. IL
vas bitterly opposed up to noon "1eh MI NJ
Laughhn gave out his slate Senator 'ontE an"
Councilman John + McGarry called upon MI VI
Iaughlin at his home and protested aedIns- ''7
nomination o. Mr. Gray FOR Register. Nj Nc
Garry threatened TO mall public nforma ton whlc"
he said would defeat Gray and endanger the success
q the whole ticket Senator Coney Wa espeil3i?
hitter saying:
Il shall not stand for that man.
The Senator has such strong hold on me Demo
e.. tic vote Of the Nth Senate District ihal ne
has always been able to act Independently o. WIZ
loughbv Street where his power j. respected WINE
he is heartily disliked 10y the hldebound heulei"'S
a. the boss Senator Coffey gave the machine ID"
example Of his strength last night by the silence
which he imposed upon the delegates OF me IN"
Assembly District. which Is part OF ms sen
ale district That delegation dd not voc "he"
the roll on the nomination for Sheriff WAS "''"s
called
John F. clark. tie candidate for Disuic' A''o,-
nev was born in Manhattan in February. ~, lie
vas graduated from 81. Lawrence College. Mon
,real before ne reached his majority. he Siuule1
law in the office Of General Roger \. Pryor. ai'u
when he was tWenty-one years ola ne ~dS $50
sted from the Columbia Law school He was ~,
sstant District Attorney under DIS iCt S,i
RidgWay and Marean District Ai'oihrA 49,
althoueh Republican. invited MI lark 10 ~
main as his 0rst assistant Wheh ilt ,Von NV .
Mir steele has "a high regard for MI ARK a. a
criminal LAWYER ana in the election theN VII, ne
rivals for the same office Mr.. Clark i q m'"iotl
~ the BROOKLYN and SeaWanhaka Boat ClaDS tue
ROYAL Arcanum. Legion OF Honor, l!uv" , .D9,
Sixteenth Ward Democratic 'Iub ana o''e' VI 30"
izatOns ,,,. g., Sh.,lrf is now
the Deputv Commissioner OF Buildings lssH @'.'
Sunnlies He vas born oil February . Io4S anu ~
me a newspaper reporter in lstN. FOR t".H.S
TWO years ne was the ohcia stelos @iet ,,D,. ie
peV r De witt Tamage. and FOR a long unie ne
was stenographer OF the Corporation NOuhs'5 o.
nce He lives in the Twentieth Nafd, anu :
member OF the Brooklyn club. ,,,.,or
Iohn MorriSsey Gray. nominated IVr 49,
80 horn i'm IN. Tenth Ward forty-one years ago
va t., 90 ,nernher Of The Democratic Executive COM
mittee lie was messenger to the old boa'4 ., -
dermen all investigator in me NiailnxtsS lPf er
rnenf and for a short time was IRE Ma SlaI .or
tsrooklvn and Queens lie was Assistant inspector
niaced in The competitive list under ne White OtNli
Service law he is leader % the Win AsseHp,s
District The Tenth Ward IS MIS- SFolishulu. re
Is a brother ~ Ms James y, Garry. WHO" OF A.
herman McCiarry and an uncle OF Councilman jon"
Peter p Iubelty. candidate for County, NieIk'
Ives in The Eastern District he was porn III 81
many but came here I'm his bovhood. ne lausI
school and was chic clerk I'm The on f"l'' an"
1ohn ". Kimban the County Treasurer Is tne
only county officer that was renonlhaltu, ~ -
= druggist IN South Brooklyn ana never htI' ~.
nee until he elected county treasurer Nv"
years ago