The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
M'LAUGHLIN WARNS MURPHY.
NO GRAFT, NO TWEED METHODS,
SAYS BOSS OF KINGS.
Murphy ReJOins That Nomination OF
Mcclellan VIII Answer Talk OF Graft
But Brooklyn VIII Fight Just That
Nomination in the Convention Hall.

-but brOOklyn Will r18nt Just lnat
Nomination In the COnv entiOn Hall.
sTweedism' and graft" are unpleasant
words used by Hugh Mclaughlin. the aged
Democratic boss of Kings county, in formal
statement he issued yesterday setting forth
the reasons why Kings will oppose on the
floor of the Democratic City Convention
If necessary the nomination of George B.
Mcclellan for Mayor. Mr.. McClelan's in
innate relations with Mr.. Murphy are a rea-
son that Mr.. Mclaughlin makes cOnspicu-
GUS The whole statement is OF such a
character that Leader Murphy felt moved
last night to make rejoinder in writing.
1t is in his own hand and was prepared
at the Anawanda Club house. Twentieth
street and First avenue. 1t reads as follows:
Mr. Mclaughlin, whom respect very
MUCH Is certainly entitled to an EXPRESSION
of his views | would not as an individual
or AS representative of Tammany Hall.
ever recommend the candidacy of any man
who would stand for graft or any other kind
OF dishonesty.
As ! have snid before Col. Mcclellan in
my opinion is as strong candidate as any
of the gentlemen who have been mentioned
up to the present time, and If nominated and
elected would fiji the office of Mayor to the
satisfaction of the people Of our city
There is no doubt in my mind that the
convention will select ticket that no DEM
ocrat need hesitate to- support.
Mr. Murphy has called meeting OF H fhe
for o clock Friday afternoon. II is a special
meeting Mr. Murphy. i was learned last last
ns T s'a the nj saders and viii
then declare that he intends that Mcclellan
shall be nominated in spite Of BROOKLYN,
The Democratic City Committee Is TO meet
tonight at the Democratic Club Edward NJ
Shepard has prepared draft of the platform
which is to be considered tonight. but tnnt
will not be so interesting as the passa ges
at arms between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Mr. McLaughrn's statement is in the
form of an interview with Editor Andrew
F. Mclean of the Brooklyn Citizen. and
was handed out by James ShAvlin at the
Wioughby street camp. 1t is as follows:
O. Is it, or is it not, true that the Kings
county organization is opposed to the nominal
county organization regards the proposed
nomination ms inadvisable because of Mr..
McGlcllan 5 intimate relation 10 TO tn" leader t
known to the public to be Il strong man per-
sOnally.
Mr. liar h N ss SSy Il phs
persists in nominating him? 4. l think Il
will Indeed. am quite confident that if
Mr.. Mcclellan Is nominated it will be against
the protest and in opposition to the vote or
the delegates from this county
% Do YOU think Mr.. Murphy will nominate
M vote %e' n teo to DO
A. | do not care just now TO indicate my
opinion on that point, | think IT enough
n wholly unnecessary risk OF defeat at the
polls. It Is entirely practicable for Mr;
Murphy and his immediate advisers to find
q candidate with whom they are ON good
terms, whose Democracy is not questionable
and who may even be member OF The Tam
many organization, without exciting tine
opposition of Kings county or alternating any
considerable number OF voters. as Mcclellan
would be likely to do
hos insisted on, the nomination being given
to Ian ndepesdd,sn nemScSsb s r. A. Mo-
ssa S Se bsmoeras likely to attract and
not repel independent votes; man whose
recognized integrity and force Of character
would furnish assurance to the people that
honesty and not graft would flourish under
his administration.
9: i Is stated positively in some on. o Of the
the nomination to Mr. Mcclellan, A. Many
things are stated positively IN the papers
being shs s leader s Of 70 Void
take q step so inconsistent with prudence,
with the best Democratic, preeed"nts and
t Ts fs hays to- sonede he
fallen back on the old 1ammany tactics OF
Tweed's Time, which brought nothing but
Conducting politics, and intend to do so while
/ live. II the best interests Of the party
Difference shown TO the Judgment of all the
honest elements in the party. such purely,
PersGnn mo m ,d IL ING boc h"i nn hr
reliance upon a mere majority vote IN the
convention, can never be productive of good
to great political organization.
It is understood that the interview was
carefully prepared overni ght and %: K. d"
h,, 10 al
cal ed at the auction room in the morning.
Mr.. Sheyin, Senator p. II. McCarren, John
l.. Shea Bernard j. York and ex-senator
John McCarty were in close COZ ference
with Mr. Mclaughlin in the morning, but
whether he col suited them BEFORE irsuir &
his proclamation could not be learned
Mr. Shevlin said that he fully agreed with
all that Mr.. Mclaughlin had seiu aid that
he would have something to say on the
question when the city committee recon-
yen"d tomorrow night.
AlihrOIgh the day the fact w&s impressed
or a the list riot leaders that Mclaughlin
had his back to the wall, was in the fight
TO stay AID that the host ilities, if necessary,
would bc carried to the floor Of the CON
ycNti1n II was even said that he might
alter his plars and go to the convention az
head of the Brooklyn delegation, as he cid
last year to the State convention. to do
battle for his proteg,., Bird s. Coler. Whether
he goes or not, there is 40 doubt that the
22O delegates from Brooklyn will do his
biGdrg o a man, his control over the
machinery of the organization being alb
solIte
Although neither Mclaughlin nor his
leutenants have so far shown their hands
as their favorte for the Mayoraty nomi-
nation. there are strong Indicators that
they favor Lewis Nixon
The question as o whether there would
be bol on the part of the Brooklyn or