The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-29
FIGHTS The WHOLE TICKET.
M'LAtGHLIN NOW AGAINST
MCCLELLAN AS WELL As GROtT.
Word Passed 10 the Old BOss's Friends
10 SHOW No Mercy 10 the Tammany
OutHt go Great Interest In TO-night's
Meeting in the Academy Of Music.

Political developments in Brooklyn yea
terday indicated that the revolt led by
Hugh Mclaughlin against the Democratic
ticket was steadily gaining strength and
threatened to upset all forecasts Of the
result at the polls. next Tuesday, based on
the vote of the two great rival parties in
previous elections
Senator Patrick II McCarren, since he
got control of the machinery of the organ
ization. a week or 40 ago, has not only been
contending against the Republican hosts
under he direction of Timothy l.. Woodruff
the Citizens Union and other allied fusion
forces, but also includes among his fercest
political foes the old Willoughby Street
guard, which for nearly two generations
has fought under the Mclaughlin standard
Mr.. Mclaughlin is now virtually in op-
position to the entire Tammany ticket
Mcclellan as we'll az Grout and Fornes, and
according TO directions from the auction
room, his followers are to give it no quarter
at the polls.
Just how far Mr. McLaughlin's influence
goes in his first fight against the candidates
OF his party will not be fully known until
the votes are counted. but some estimate
of it will be obtained tonight at the demon
stration in the Academy of Music, at which
Martin W. Littleton is to present Mr..
McLaughlin's side in his controversy with
Leader Charles +. Murphy Of Tammany
Some people expect that the gathering will
be the most notable in the entire cam
paign.
Although Mr. Littleton is the only orator
scheduled for the occasion, it is not I'M
likely that two or three other Democrats
Of prominence may have something to
say and that Mr. Mclaughlin himself.
who will have front seat on the stage.
may be forced to make an address.
in the sister borough. Richard W cambridge.
chairman OF the Kings County Demo-
cratic general committee, will be the pre-
siding officer. Preceding the meeting there
in and around the Borough Hall Park.
and Shannon's full Twenty-third Regiment
Band has been engaged to furnish the
music.
There were rumors last night that there
might be some trouble at the meeting, but
Police Inspector R. H. Mclaughlin, will
have big force Of men on hand. both in
side and outside the building.
Senator McCarrerl, in spite Of the appar-
emily discouraging situation In which the
Democratic forces are placed, is confident
that the Borough OF Brooklyn will register
a much larger vote for the ticket than 1t
did for Edward NJ. Shepard two years ago.
Thanked by his fellow warriors in the head
quarters in the Thomas jefferson Building,
yesterday, this is how he talked:
The f,lsionists are licked to a standstill.
We are growing stronger every hour. It's
going to be landslide for Mcclellan
McCarren will not be ready until Satur-
day morning to give out his estimate OF the
vote by Assembly districts in Kings county.
From the way he talked yesterday he is
evidently not disposed to concede more
than a plurality OF 5000 or 5000 to Low.
The Citizens Union banner inscribed
with Hugh McLaughin's Red Light warn
ings and fringed with red lanterns, was
shifted Yesterday from the vacant lot in
Fulton street opposite the Borough Hall,
and hung in a more conspicuous place, at
The intersection Of Court and Fulton streets.
So far there has been very little betting
in Brooklyn. either on the general result
or the vote In that borough. The betting
was even as between Low and Mcclellan
yesterday Among the bets was one of
5000 to 5000 that Low would not get
plurality of 5000 in Brooklyn, Alder
man Lundy taking the short end, William
siebert bet 81 900 even on Low with William
II. DAILY.