The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
LOOKS MUCH LIKE MCCLELLAN
UJTH kINGS PROTESTING "HE
(iN'Y CARRY BROOKLYN"
T.mmany's $50 Votes. n Murphy and Sui
llyan Hold Them All, Could Settle
II In the Convention. but q Change OF
Programme Would He No Surprise.

.Somethn's dom" in Tammany Hall
and allied Democratic circles which no
body cared to speak about yesterday.
There we're hints a-plenty. and whispers,
but YOU couldn't pin anybody down to any
thing even remotely to related specific
statement. The nearest approach to IL
was the remark: 1For the first time in years
the primary elections, to be held on Tues
dav. will count for little or nothing 80 far
ms control of the city convention is con-
cenned
There will be 872 delegates to the city
convention. which is to assemble in Car
nege Hall on Oct !, as follows:
Manhattan and The Bronx eco. ........,..,.,.. $50
Pr0Ohlyn go
queens ~
RlchHon IL
An that you heard yesterday was that
Repres sentative George B. Mcclellan is per-
fecly sure OF being nominated for Mayor
by this convention II was remarked that
the stout advocacy of Mr.. McClellans
nomination came, as it had come all along,
from Leader Murphy, Representative
Timothy D. Sullivan and their friends;
hut it should be- added also that certain
Brooklyn Democrats who predicted month
ago that DIR. Mcclellan would not he the
candidate for Mayor were little shy about
statements OF that kind yesterday. They
put Il this way:
1T looks ever so much like Mcclellan,
but you can't tell. There is a possibility
Of hitch
Just what this hitch Is remains pro-
found secret in tho breasts Of the Demo-
Gratis who are hoping that Representative
Mcclellan will not be the candidate-not
that they have anything personal against
Mr., Mcclellan, they say, but they do not
believe him to be the strongest candidate
to be pitted against Mayor Low.
AS a matter of fact a great game is
on the board In Democratic city politics,
and it would not be surprising to those
who keep close track of the situation If
Representative Mcclellan at the last moment
should be superseded by another Demo-
crat as the conventions candidate for
Mayor. This ia only hope, and negotia-
tons to bring it to fruition have not yet
been terminated.
In the list of delegates to the Demo-
cratic City Convention. Tammany on Its
face outnumbers by 100 votes the delegates
from Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond com
bned. Then the question was asked Are
Mr. Murphy and Mr.. Sullivan powerful
enough to keep all these sso delegates closely
in hand? Is II not possible that there ia u
detection OF which they know nothing. and
which viii be kept secret az long as possible
or until any negotiations that may be going
. on may terrninate?" On their face the
2brimary fights are not regarded as i'm
hortant,
vi Tho important statement was made
,61st light that tho recent nhanifesto Of
4;lswis Nixon was not In tho interest Of Mr.,
Nixon, but In that Of Edward NJ Shepard
~ Brooklyn. and Hugh Mclaughlin and
IN their opinion, as expressed by the Brook
lyn CiHscn:
Democratic, as q whole With Mr. Mclaughlin
at thsjr head, are not in favor of the Congress-
r. ,dss no rim al saSsnv they h IN
about. There is no objection to Mr. MoClel-
ANY nn % no"s o sss .p
men reluctant to support the ticket on cleo
tic day rh pef of h the o0e To- Se u tts
expectation that he, would poll any, con-
siderable part OF the independept Demo-
In 1901 Low beat Shepard In Brooklyn
by q TO votes.
Mr. Mclaughlin and his friends are not
only interested in the elect ion Of a Dem
ocrati, Mayor, but they believe that some
consideration should be shown to them
because OF the fight they must put up to
elect President Of the Borough Of Brook
lvn, and a Sheriff, City Register, County
Clerk and District Attorney in Kings
county.
n Mclaughlin said that personally his
views MS TO Mr.. Mcclellan had not been
chan reC