New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
THE MEETING TOMORROW
Mr.. Sheu6n's Statement-Sdys Nc
Carren Is a CoTdrd.

Having been Inspired by . new hope that the
sentiment for Tammany Hail. expounded by
Senator Patrick II. McCarren. is gradually turn
ing there was q sudden call arms the
part Of Hugh Mclaughlin and his lieutenants in
the Brooklyn Democratic organization yester-
day. When the contest comes tomorrow night
~ the meeting of the county committee in the
Thomas jefferson Building the McLaughlinites
viii fight. and fight hard. We never went into
q fight vet when We were not sure Of winning,
said James Shevlin. showing the confidence Of
his side Senator McCarren. cool. calm and
serene. stood by his previous declarations that
he could control the county committee by good
majority.
All day long di-trict leaders and sub-leaders
were going in and out az the auction rooms ana
there was much figuring from list Of delegates
20 the county committee Neither side would
give any estimate Of the vote il expected 10 get
but il was learned that The Mclaughlin esti-
mates ran as high as 49, out OF a possible "o9
The fun number = delegates is $40, but a
vacancy. caused by death some months ago.
has not been illey.
As part Of the aggressive campaign against
AFcCsrren. which was begun yesterday. long
statement from James Slevlin was ~iVen out
AT the auction room In il NcCarren is specih-
cauy accused Of having for some time chen in
conspiracy TO turn Brooklyn over to Tammany
Hall He SAYS in part
whether NcCarren has delivered tl..5 borough
70 Tammauy Hall as he has promised Murphy
and Mcclellan TO 90. and Murphy ana AcClellaIl
say he has. is a question, but there is 10 ques-
tion that McCarren is trying 10 DO IL
McCarren did not break AVA openly from
the Kings County orEaniZauOl In the eXecu-
tive committee or in the convention. He was all
she time, however working with Tammany Hall
and against So Democratic party Of this
borough. He has been working with Tammany
Han and with the corporations which Tammany
I11 Sc . . ssrrsG 1- 81 an .arrF
q it-efor long time
Il is then stated that ATcCarren was unfaith-
ful 10 the Kings County Democracy in the city
committee. and even then was dickering 70
turn over the borough TO Tammany. Then
Shevlin states the situation clearly in order that
the delegates 10 the county convention may
know just what the issue is. He says:
The question of Democratic regularity Ia,
been raised in this county by McCarren to blind
the Democratic voters as to the real purposes he
has in view. He intends TO deliver this borough
20 Tammany, and Tammany intends 10 get This
borough through him. That is the important
thing. II is not the question OF Democratic reg
ularty that has put the Democratic party OF
this city the defensive in a campaign which
should have been distinctly aggressive. Il is the
question whether Tammanv the Tammanv 81
Murphy. shall swallow Brooklyn and the other
outlying boroughs. OF whether il shall be com
PEELED 10 stay IN Manhattan.
What McCarren's campaigning 10 control the
county committee means is that Tammany is
using McCarren and NcCarren is using Tam.
many to seize the patronage and contracts OF
Brooklyn for TammanY 1t means that the
Tamn1any system of handling public affairs is
20 be introduced into this borough II Tamma ny
ana McCarren can DO il. The appeal So
called regularity may deceive some Democrats
but II must be plain TO those Democrats who
reason with themselves that NcCarren is not
sincere in making it. and that il is not true OF
honest
Mr.. SheYIin then goes on to say why they
consider Grout and Fornes unworthy OF support
and las
CIRCUITS attitude in 1901:
am informed that in 1901, when Mr. Grout
was anxious 10 receive the Republican nonina-
ton for Controller and had intrusted the nego-
uauons 70 Isaac n Kapper, he told Mr.. Kapper
10 handle the negotiations mighty carefully be-
cause = he failed to get the Republican
ucket he wanted TO the Willoughby
street ticket for borough president
As final shot Shevln accuses AicCarren Of
aspiring 10 the leadership Of the organiza ton.
saying:
He desires TO see the Democrats Of this Dor
ough oisorganized in order that he may. with
the backing Of Tamnany Hall. seize the leader
snip OF the Kings County Democracy. He is
crering the men who Joining him commits
tlonerships and patronage which he says he can
control if Tammany wins
In addition 10 his statement Mr. Shevlip had
the Following Of personal nature to say OF the
Senator from Williamsburg.
When McCarren is getting ready 10 stick 4
knife INTO you and turn IL around he iudulges
~ honeyed words 10 conceal his PURPOSE TAN,
Is MS stock IN trade. He prides himself on his