The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-14
A 1AMMANY hint TO KINGS.
CARRY YOUR Own LOAD AND
LEAN OFF THE WIGWAM.
Some Impatience NJ the Idea That Tam.
many should Again Give Up the Can.
ditiate for Mayor Ia Help the Sister
COunty-Been Tried - Didn't Work.

many should Again Give Up the Can.
didate for Mayor 10 Help the Sister
COunty-Been Tried j. Didn't Work.
Tammany warriors close to Leader
Charles F. Murphy said yesterday that
they did not fear any combinations by
which Tammany might lose control Of the
Democratic City Convention. They were
aware, they added, that this thing had been
discussed and that it was in the air more
than ever yesterday. Nevertheless, they
were confident that Tammany's supremacy
of the convention, 30 far as the Mayoralty
nomination Is concerned will not be
seriously threatened. Then Mr. Murphys
friends had a few words to say of the
Kings county Democracy as led by Mr.
Mclaughlin.
For Mr.. Mclaughlin personally there
were nothing but pleasant words. but the
comment was freely tossed about the Demo-
cratic Club that the present situation is
not the first in the last few years in which
Mr.. Mclaughlin has been misled and
the question was asked, what do the
Kings county Democrats want, anyway
The whole meon1"
Kings county Democrats for demanding a
candidate for Mayor other than Rep
sentative Mcclellan. because -he is net
sufficiently known to the public for strength
of character to warrant the expectation
that he would poll any considerable part
Of the independent Democratic vote Of
Brooklyn against Seth Low"
The Tammanyites pointed out how two
years ago they had given in to the Kings
county Democrats and consented to the
nomination of Edward NJ Shepard, on the
argument that Mr. Shepard would poll
considerable part of the independent
Democratic vote in Brooklyn against Seth
Low and yet in that year Lows plurality
in the borough of Brooklyn over Shepard
was 25,770. Mr.. Shepard had always trained
with the independent Democratic vote
in Brooklyn" and elsewhere, He had
smashed into Richard Croker and Hugh
public speeches and AT Democratic State
conventions. and had even been turned out
OF Democratic State conventions because
of his independent attitude toward the
Democratic leaders of the party David B.
Hill and Edward Murphy, Jr included.
Yet Mr. Shepard was defeated in Brook
lyn by this tremendous plurality. whereas
in the previous battle for Mayor. in 1897.
Robert A. Van Wycks plurality over Low
was l0,529. To be specific, Van Wyck's
vote in the borough was 1915; Tracy's,
1881, and Lows $3.50 In 1901 Lows
vote in the borough was ia ,825 and Shep-
ards 1855.
The Tammanv critics Of the Kings county
machine declared the demand that some
other candidate than Mcclellan should be
named in order to catch this "independent
vote could not be seriously regarded in
view of Shepard's vote in the borough
Furthermore, they said the proposition
that another candidate for Mayor than
Met iran could help elect a President of
the borough of Brooklyn, and Sheriff
City Register, County Clerk and District
Attorney in Kings county, was not ad-
van"ed with the degree of sincerity that
the present situation demanded
AS matter Of fact many Tammanyites
admitted in cold blood that neither McClel-
Ian nor any other Democratic candidate
can carry Brooklyn against Low in u Mayor
atty fight This opinion was freely ex-
pressed at the Democratic Club and else
where. The best that can be hoped for. il
was added, Is that Low Is not as popular
in Brooklyn as he was two years ago, and |
that his plurality can be cut down TO Ii, 900
Some folks demurred that Coler in the |
Gubernatoral fight last year carried Brook |
Ivn over OdelI by 26,jli, but il was replied |
that Odel was weak candidate and many |
Republicans refrained from voting Fur |
thermore, the vote in Gubernatoral wears
il was declared, is no criterion For in |
stance, Odell in 1900 a Presidential year. |
was beaten in Brooklyn by Stanchtieid by |
. 355, and yet in 1893 Augustus Van Wyck's |
plurality in this borough over Roosevelt |
was ls,3s2.
10 make the situation still palmer in
Democratic circles, II was very pointPdy
declared that Mr.. Mclaughlin wants Mr..
Met lelian, but that neither Mr. Mclaughlin
NOR Mr. SlpNiiu nor Senator MpCarrap MOI.