New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21
BIG BOOST FOR FUSION /
M'L4UGHLIN'S VICTORY.
Ex-senator Hill Congrdtulates the
old Democratic Leader.

Every politician I'm Brooklyn comedies that the
stand taken by the Kings County Democratic
General Committee in refusing to indorse Grout
and Fornes on Monday night will mean a much
larger vote for the entire fusion ticket. Senator
NcCarren himself at the meeting said that the
Withholding of an Endorsement of Grout and
Fornes would tend directly to defeat Mcclellan
and insure assassination for the local ticket
There viii be no reconciliation between the
warning forces. The old campaign committee
Of the organization. of which John L. Shea is
chairman, will hold no big meetings and in fact,
so far as could be learned yesterday. will do
little or nothing at ALL The entire campaign will
be left in the hands of the various Assembly
district organizations. and it is understood, the
local leaders will not be interfered with in any
way in taking whatever action they may please.
Senator McCarren. defeated In his attempt TO
run the campaign by the sanction Of the County
Committee. has enlarged his headquarters IN
the Phenix Building by the addition of three
rooms and is preparing to run the Tammany
campaign for Mcclellan, Grout and Fornes. His
ideas Of campaigning do not include big rallies
in the Academy of Music or the Clermont Ave-
nue. Rink but many small meetings in every
part of the borough. Where the district leaders
are on his side he will place the management
OF these meetings in their hands, but he will
night he began by speaking in the XvIIIth AS
sembly District, which stood by Mclaughlin on
Monday night, and in two other districts
A DRIFTING CAMPAIGN.
There are only ten more days of the campaign
left and the general impression is that they
will drift along without any report of the special
committee of fifteen. to which has been referred
the McCarren resolutions. The names of the
members OF this committee were made public
yesterday by Richard w. cambridge. chairman
of the county committee. They are: John L.
Shea, William A Doyle, William G. Noonan.
p. II. Quinn, John ]. Walsh. James kehoe.
Thomas r. Farrell, Matthew E. Dooley, Bernard
J. York. f. ID. Creamer. John NJ. Gray. James
p. Sinnott, Louis L. Happ, jr, J. Sherlock
Davis and Henry Hasterberg.
All Of these men voted with the Mclaughlin
forces Monday night except ]. 5. Davis.
Postal cards were sent out last night telling the
men of their appointment but no call has been
issued for any meeting. When John l.. Shea
was asked last night what the plans of the cam
paign committee were from now until election.
he replied:
I'VE have no plans We can't take any ac-
ton until advised by the executive committee,
which created us"
when viii the executive committee meet?"
1t viii not meet until the committee of fifteen
is ready to report"
When will that be?"
who will call that committee togetherf
Aren't you its chairman"
"A chairman will have TO be elected. am
chairman OF the campaign committee and prob
ably would not be made chairman of this"
What does that resolution mean when IL in
structs the committee to report some means OF
restoring harmony"
ut means that everybody will have a chance"
This last statement interpreted TO mean
that every assembly district leader would be
told that he could feel free to take whatever
action on the city ticket he thought best.
THE MCARREN EXPLANATION
Some of the McCarren people caused II to be
spread around yesterday that he would I'M
doubtedly have on Monday night if the Nc
Laughlin forces had not agreed not to interfere
with any individual action that might be taken
by the leaders after Mclaughlin had won. 1t
was stated that If the McLaughntes had not
promised this James p Sinnott and his dele
gates from the XXIst Assembly District would
have voted for the McCarren resolution as IL
was expected they would do. The attitude of
Shea, York and McCarTen during the voting
agreement had been reached beforehand. II is
thought that If the committee of fifteen meets
at all ii Will appoint a subcommittee and defer
action until after election. The harmony spoken
OF in the Shay resolution will be largely ante
election harmony. probably.
Hugh Mclaughlin was I'm the auction rooms
all day yesterday usual and received con-
gratulations on all sides. Among several tele-
grams was one from ex-senator David r HiU
The veteran leader plainly showed his elation
over his victory, but refused to talk for pubi-
cation. It has been intimated to him that If he
cratic State Convention may be protested and
thrown out.