The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
NLAUGHLIN'S BANNER READY.
M PLACE RESERVED on 1T FOR
GROUT OR FORNES.
chairman Shea to Define the Brooklyn
Dcmocracy's Attitude TO-day-Grout
May Open Brooklyn Headquarters
Gcrn,an- 4 mericans for Whole Ticket.

Democratic headquarters in the Thomas
Jefferson Building. Brooklyn, will be for
m,lIy opened for active business this morn
ING with Chairman John l.. Shea Of the
campaign committee in charge.
banner unique in the history Of the
Kings County Democracy will be unfurled
hi, without the usual jubilant ceremon les,
IT will bear at the top the name of George
r Mcclellan, the candidate for Mayor,
b,,t not those Of Grout and Fornes, his
associates on the city ticket. In fact, the
Offices for which Grout and Fones are
running will not be designated In any way
on the banner, the names on the local tickets
following directly that Of the candidate
for Mayor.
Chairman Shea will probably issue a
attitude Of the Kings County Democracy,
giving all members OF the party an alb
soutely free choice between Grout and
Hinrichs, and Fornes and Mcclure, and
relieving them from all apprehension Of
subsequent discipline, no matter how they
vote on these candidates.
The interest of Mr. Mclaughlin and his
three favorite advisers, Shevlin, Shea and
York, is at present concentrated on the
revolt Of Senator Patrick H. McCarren and
In efforts to arrest it's progress. The aged
political chieftain now fully realizes that
the rebellion is probably the most formid-
able he has confronted during the fifty
years he has been in command Of the Demo-
cratic ship in Kings county.
As result of the formal lining up OF the
NoINo lcc
Mclaughlin controls thirteen and McCar-
rem the remaining eight Assembly districts,
the McCarren districts and their leaders
being as follows: Sixth district. William R.
Mcclure; Tenth, ex-,Junge Henry F. Hag-
gerty; Thirteenth, William Brennan: Four
teenth, Senator A. H. McCarren; Fifteenth,
j. s, Keegan Nineteenth, Conrad Hassen-
fug Twentieth. Dennis Winter.
With the singh exception of the Sixteenth,
all these districts are Democratic strong
holds. Last year the Sixth. Tenth, Thir-
,eenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth
and Twentieth furnished 1878 of the plur-
atty of 26,8l4 rolled up for the Demo-
cratic State ticket.
This is what Senator McCarren had to
saw Yesterday, while surrounded by his
leutenants in the Seymour Club:
Il have no comment whatever to make
in regard to the charges of disloyalty to
the organization, political acrobatism and
80 forth All my time is now taken up in
fighting for the regular Democratic candi-
dates and in opposing our political enemies,
who include every name on the fusion
tickets, city and local.
Il know nothing of any intended invasion
Of the borough Of Brooklyn by Charles F.
Kings county. If Tammany is going to
establish campaign headquarters in the
Temple Bar Building, or in any other place
in Brooklyn, as has been Iumored, l
have not been consulted about it.
Il don't believe, however, that there is n
no doubt was started to throw discredit
on the district leaders and all other Demo-
Gratis who have taken the stand that all
our candidates should be loyalty supported
James Shevlin denied yesterday that he
was responsible for the stories sent broad
cast from the auction room on Saturday
that Tammany was going to establish cam
paien headquarters in Brooklyn.
While no one seriously credits the story
that a branch Of the Fourteenth street
wigwam is to be put up in Brooklyn, the
friends of MIR. Grout are urging him to open
campaign headquarters in his own Dor
ough. They contend that as the Kings
county organization has completely ig-
i1ored him, it would be only right for him
to do so. The matter may be settled to-day
or tomorrow.
The county committee Of the German
American Democracy, of which Louis A
Neke liz chairman, met yesterday after
noon at Arion Hall. Resolutions indorsine
the whole city ticket as we'll as the borough
and county tickets, were unanimously
adopted.
In the resolutions Col. George B. McClel-
Ian was referred to az an -able, upright and
fearless man." and the Democratic party
WAS congratulated on the choice of Grout
and Fornes for their respective Offices
men worthy the support of all citizens
irrespective Of party affiliations, who de-
sire home rule and an honest and economi-
cal administration Of the affairs of the city
Of New York"
The German American Democracy has
organizations in fourteen Assembly dis
tricts and processes to have a membership
Of about Is, 900 in the county.