The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-19
CIRCUIT FIGHT COMES TONIGHT.
WILL M'I.AUGHLIN OR M'CARREN
WIN, THE QUESTION.

Democratic County Committee "a Vote
on Ind Orsement Of Grout and FOrnes
both sides Getting Ready for the
Fray and Each Apparently CONFIDENT
Brooklyn will furnish tonight n most re-
markable political specta cle, fitting side
show In campaign full Of surprises and
cont radict ions While Mcclellan. Grout
and Fornes will be ged in making their
first appeal 10 tho voters Of that borough
from the same platform in Prospect Hall,
out In the Greenwood dist riot, the Demo-
cratic county committee will be holding
a special session in the Thomas Jefferson
Building and having hot debate as 10 the
policy of indorsing McClellan's associates
on the city ticket.
Poll, ical irony could not further 60 than
in the spectacle Of the candidate for Mayor
refusing TO visit Brooklyn at the request
of the regular campaign committee, ana
at The same time appearing there under
the directs ion OF Michael j. Cohey, bolter
from the regular fold, and his associates
in the so-caled Brooklyn Democracy.
McClelan's refusal TO become the guest
of the Willoughby street managers for the
evening was due to their ignoring OF Circuit
and Fornes. but the Cofreyites who are to
welcome him tonight, have also exposed
themselves TO the charge Of irregularity
by opposing the local Democratic ticket.
The meeting Of the county oommittee
has excited great interest in all the poltica
camps the Endorsement or non-indorse-
ment OF Grout and Fornes for the consider
alton of which II was called, being OF minor
import to the question OF whether Hugh
Mclaughlin will be forced to surrender the
leadership OF the Kings County Democracy,
which he has held against all comers s.i LOT
Henry McCarren become his successor.
The fight between the adherents OF the
veteran leader and his hitherto trusted
lieutenant the Eastern District Senator,
will be waged on the resolution to indorse
Circuit and Fornes, the Senator presenting
the resolution and speaking in Its advocacy.
Chairman John l.. Shea OF the executive
committee will be Mr.. McLaughlin's first
spokesman in opposition, and unless the
debate ia cut short under motion for the
previous question there is likely to be
q rehashing Of the controversy which has
agitated the organization for several weeks.
Both sides were busy yesterday prepar-
ing for to-night's battle. Mr.. McLaughlln's
chief lieutenants being in conference in the
Thomas Jefferson headquarters and Senator
McCarren perfecting his plans in the Sey-
mour Club in williamsburg. In each camp
the, Of the county committee
was canvassed and recanvassed and the
delegates placed in three columns under
the respective captions OF 1McLaughlin,
"McCarren" and Doubtful"
For over a week the canvass has been
in progress and from day to day changes
and alterations have been made in the
columns Four days ago it looked as II
McCarren was sure winner and. on Satur-
A. G-hk ,.<,<lt tn, h<at IN
doubt.
OF the $40 delegates to the committee
not more than sO7 will participate. mas
much as there are three vacancies in the
body, caused by death and removal from
the county 1t is probable that not more
than 400 will be present and that the side
polling l5l votes willsprove victorious.
At a late hour last night one of the men
who has been most active in the anti-Grout
and anti-Fornes canvass declared that
Mclaughlin would win out by majority
Of close on 10 or probably more He said
that Mclaughlin had enough Assembly
districts solid for him to give him sure
victory and that he would receive at least
thirty scattering votes from the Assembly
districts which McCarren controls.
Yesterday William A. Doyle the leader
in the Seventh district, said that he and
every one Of his tweny-three delegates
would support Mclaughlin. j. P. sinnott
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to Mclaughlin some question had been
raised, said that his delegation Of eighteen
would also vote as A unit in the same way.
The first three districts. with their eleven,
sixteen and fourteen votes, respectively,
will be recorded in the Mclaughlin column.
McCarren and his associates were not
prepared last night 10 admit the claims
of the other side. The fight. they said.
might be close one. but they appeared TO
be still confident that Grout and Fornes
would he Endorsed
II was learned yesterday that Mclaughlin
and McCarreh had some sharp wordy scraps
at the meetings of, the executive COM
mittee preceding the holding OF the city
convention over the same question which
il to be settled tonight Mclaughlin, on
one OF these occasions. while McCarren
was advocating The acceptance by the
organization of Grout and Fornes in case
they should he the nominees, interrupted
him thus
Il would like to ask the Senator II he
would indorse and support Thomas {.
Plat il he we're nominated by the Demo-
cratic city convention for Comptroller
To this McCarren replied;
"Yes, Mr.. Mclaughlin, ! would support
him."
The latest r,imor last night in relation
to the county committee was that the pro-
ceedings were to I've confined strictly to the
special business on hand and all wrangling
which would tend to still further infame
its factiona strife be avoided. Some
persons went SO far as to predict that a
general love feast might follow if the effort