The Washington times., 1903-12-28
PATRICK M'CARREN MAY
Be NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
Disposition in Tammany to
So Honor Him.
HIS VICTORY IN BROOKLYN
Scheme Said to Be to First Name Him
as Committeeman From
New York.

The Hon Patrick II. McCarren, OF
Brooklyn. is enjoying a modest and
harmless little boomlet for the chair
manship of the Democratic National
Committee. II has been started in New
York and HIS friends hope to initiate st
TO such proportions that it will attract
attention by the time the national COM
mittee meets here on January u.
OF course, no change of chairman will
be made at that time but il is the in
tention to bring the Brooklyn politician
forward so that Democrats from remote
parts will become acquainted with him
and be made aware of his genius for
directing political campaigns. and be
willing to support him as successor to
ex-senator Jones. Mr.. McCarren's repu-
tation is now almost entirely local. He
has served in the State senate of New
York for a number OF terms. and has
taken a prominent part in shaping the
policies of the minority.
In Mayoralty Fight.
He came before the public eye more
| conspicuously in the mayorality fight in
Greater New York last fall. Leader
| Murphy. of the Fourteenth Street wig
wan started out to Tammanyize Brook
I
Democracy across the bridge for forty
years. resented Murphy's intrusions.
and baked. refusing to support the
Tammany ticket. Murphy then installed
Senator McCarren as his ally and rep
resentative in the City of Churches. with
the result that McCarren completely
overthrow Mclaughlin, the old-time
boss and succeeded in turning Brooklyn
from a fusion stronghold into a Demo-
cratic borough. establishing his own
supremacy at the Long Island end OF
the bridge.
He displayed remarkable political acu-
men and executive ability. and It is said
that because of this. his friends be-
, lieve that he is fitted to manage the
Democratic national campaign mex;
summer 1t is further said that McCar-
ren is not demanding any large share o.
patronage under the incoming McClei-
Ian administration in New York. but
that on the contrary. he is willing &c
, accept little for distribution among Tho
boys. and. instead of city offices. accept
the support of the New York Democracy
for the position ut the head of the ma
tionaI organization.
His Friends Sanguine.
II is quite a jump from newly acquired
. borough leadership TO the head of the
party organization in the nation. but
McCarren's friends declare that he -
T equal 10 the occasion. and they purpose
= il is said. to place him there. II posi-
, BILE
) In order to do this It is first neces-
! sary to get the Brooklyn senator upon
! 1.-THE Democratic National Committee.
. New York is represented by the Hon.
? Norman f. Mack, OF Buffalo. editor and
5 proprietor of the Times Of that city,
j which was one of the few large dailies
5 of the Empire State which supported
e Bryan in his two campaigns for the
Presidency. Mr.. Mack. while a con
sentative man. was nevertheless a loya
e supporter OF the Nebraskan. and is EtE
2 regarded as his warm friend. notwith
standing the fact that he wrote in com
] lplimentary terms Of eX-President Cleve
land when the recent unsuccessful effor
n was made to boom the latter for {
n fourth nomination.
TammaDy in Control.
n No change in committeeman viii b.
! made until the national convention 4
: held. and as Tammany will control tn
: New York State delegation It is no
likely that Mr.. Mack will succeed him
self upon the committee. II will be al
easy matter for the organization Z
place Senator McCarren in his place
The nominee of the convention will, &C
= cording to custom, have a great den
TO say in naming the manager of hi
campaign. and the chairman will b
1 some one to his liking.
! II a New York man is the nominee
and his nomination is brought about b,
l. Tammany. It is not improbable tina
c Senator McCarren may be made chair
} man. IT is even said that should Sen
l. ator German be the nominee he woul
+ not be averse to the selection of Nc
: Carren to direct the affairs of the cam
paign. Whatever happens, it is certai
that Chairman Jones will not success
himself at the head OF the committed
q The objection now made to Senate
y McCarren is that he is a new man 4
national politics. II. indeed, he may nov
\ be considered in national politics, and h
he is practically unknown outside of hi
"a own State. Still IL may be within IN