New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
HE CLAIMS 10 LEADERS.
StapIeton Says Tdmmany UW Capt
are Thomas jefferson Building.

Senator Patrick II. McCarreu. the original
seceder from willoughby Street on the question
of irdorsing Grout and Fornes. and remaining
regular" as ne calls IT, ia making a strenuous
fight to capture a majority of the members OF
tho Kings County Democratic Executive Com
rnittee in opposition to the stand taken by Hugh
Mclaughlin He is agitating a special meeting
of the committee and a petition Is being circu-
lated to that end Such meeting must be
called on request of ten members
II McCarren could get control Of the executive
committee he could get an Endorsement Of GrOut
and Fornes and possibly force the resignation Of
John 7, Shea. the chairman. Luke d Stapleton
who was with Gottfried Westeruacher in Sen
ator NcCarren's office which has come TO be
known as the Brooklyn Tammany headquarters
made this prediction yesterday:
The campaign of the Brooklyn Democratic
organization for Mcclellan. Grout and FOrnes
ing and in the same headquarters that the
regular organization has always used There
fifteen Of the twenty-one executive MEM a
hers who are in favor of being regular from
start TO finish. and they will insist upon that
point.
CAN'T HOLD THEIR MEN. THEY SAY
Some of the district leaders have gone to
Willoughby Street and stated that. whereas
they were in sympathy with McLaughin's posi-
ton they found it impossible to prevent the in
dorsement of the entire ticket by their districts
Mclaughlin Shevlin and those who are stand
ing by him will not back down. Their position
is unalterable. and they will fight 10 maintain
it The report that petition asking for
special meeting of the executive committee was
being circulated caused much disturbance in the
auction rooms late yesterday afternoon Nc
I.aughlin. ShevIin. York and ex-Sheriff Frank
D. Dreamer were in close consultation until af-
ter o'clock an unusually late hour. When
they came out ShevIin asked IL meeting
of the executive committee would be called
Il don't know of anybody else except McCar-
rem who wants the meeting. he replied
He told that a petition was being circu-
lated but he said that he had not heard of IL,
and would not talk OF the possibility of a meet
ing.
The Mclaughlin leaders are now picking out
men to fight the deserters in the various As
semblv districts. William l. Carey is 10 OPP
pose william r. Mcclure. the leader IN the
With Ex-Deputy Charities Commissioner Ed
ward Glinnen will attempt 10 neutralize the de-
lection Of Conrad Hasenfug In the XIAth Dis
triCt. Fx- Coroner Burger and Patrick Lynch
were in the auction rooms yesterday to oner
their services in fighting James Regain. who
has gone over 10 MCCarren.
NI.CARREN CONFERS WITH LEADERS.
All Of the leaders who have Joined McCar-
rem we're In the latter's office in the morning.
He said he thought Tammany would not open
special headquarters in Brooklyn.
1t was reported that Little Tim" Sullivan
was in Brooklyn in the forenoon. but so far as
could be learned he did not visit Senator McCar-
rem or go to WIIoughby Street.
No meetings have yet been arranged by Mr..
Shea. who is chairman of the Campaign Com
mittee and apparently he does not know when
any will be held. 1t decided yesterday to
invite Mcclellan to attend a meeting. but the
leaders may change their minds by to-day.
A Tammany club has been organized in the
With Assembly District by a Democrat named
John Fox The organiza ton viii be known as
the Pontiac Club. The lrOquois Club, of which
Warden Patrick Hayes. the Corey Democrat,
IS leader came out in support Of Tammany sew
eraI DAYS ago and IT then said that he
would be made the Murphy representative In
the district His followers are bitterly disap-
pointed