New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02

Brooklyn ,Laush'e' ana appause) BROOKLYN
has always looked for angels as candidates when
in tight place we propose to nominate to-
night the Hon. George b. Mcclellan Let :, he
UNDERSTOOD 'ha' mere is no difference in our
professions. Mcclellan may have his aonoI h,,.
h. has no superior in this broad lana
we offer no pledge. except the ,,... -, -
glorious record. In this hour of trial re Iii
to lead in the fight for control Of +ti ~
George b. Mcclellan.
This finished the spellbinding. and sacra+ar,,
Smith called the roll by Assembly districts
There was no break in the lineup for McClel-
Ian all down the Manhattan line. Mummy got
a round of applause when he delivered the vote
for his friend Murphy smiled at the solid
lineup.
KINGS GIVES ONE FOR MCCLELLAN.
| The first district of Kings started off with its
vote for Gaynor The chairman of the With
District Thomas Farrell gave Q votes for Cav
nor and for Mcclellan, at which there was
roar of applause.
Then came Queens. and curly headed Joe"
: Cassidy the president of the borough cast all
81 votes for Mcclellan. Edward NJ. Muller gave
all Of Richmonds II votes for Mcclellan
The vote stood 434 for Mcclellan to 21a for
Gaynor.
John l. Shea. speaking for Kings said:
1t is very apparent that the voting in this
convention gives to us an unhnching Demo-
GRAFT as candidate for Mayor. I desire to make
the choice of George r. Mcclellan unanimous"
Great cheering followed this announcement
Chairman Grain announced that nominations
for Controller were in order, and the door of
the slaughter house was unlocked Luke D.
Stapleton of Brooklyn, took the platform and
a man in the gallery asked:
where does the gentleman come FROM"
From Queens" said Mr. Stapleton. nut 1
desire to say ] more truly represent Brooklyn
sentiment than the gentlemen who voted against
George Il. Mcclellan. Tonight the Democratic
PARTY has started with the nomination Of an ad-
mirable Democrat. For the office of Controller
I propose the name of a who will be op-
posed ny an annex of the Republican machine.
present for the consideration Of the delegates
the most constructive statesman of recent
times in municipal affairs zone hiss from the
galleryl-and whose Democracy in State and
national affairs can never be questioned. l defy
the man who was the chairman of the Demo-
cratic party in Kings County in the dark days
OF 1896 when the city being secured for
A Democratic candidate for Meyor % Brooklyn
the only Democrat they could find was the pres
ent Controller Of this city
A storm of Kisses and jeers broke out at this
time They seemed TO come from all over the
hall.
CALLED HIM FNAl lCIN-
Wed rather not vote at all than vote for a
traitor"
He's no good. He's welcher!
Stapletcn continuing. said:
The very men who groaned at the name OF
Edward NJ. Grout (n,,re jeers and hisses)
groancd at the name of William J. Gaynor ana
he defeated them by forty thousand plurality
(Groans and Kisses resumed
voice-Wiu Grout vote for Mcclellan?
Hes a traitor yelled another. " and well
knife him"
Il present the name of the Hon Edward NJ
Grout."
NO. No. We won't have him: He's a Re
publican"
Whom a sembIance of order had been re-
stored ex-senator Charles L. Guy took the plat
for,, and said he considered it honor and
privilege to indorse the nomination OF EDWARD
NJ. Grout
Again the Kisses and groans broke forth, and
Mr. CIV had hard five minutes to get MS sec
ond wind.
The more Mr. Guy painted Mr. Grout hero
the more the Tammany heeleTs in the galleries
bovIed and Kissed. Mr.. Guy made good nght'
and added: - =,
nv professions OF non-partisanship' the ~
sionist won his reluctant success.
"Ha! ha! ha"'
WIN he vote for Mcclellan? Well If he
nam, 7 will. and I'm going to have my say
and 7 want to say to the gentlemen from Kings
that Crout is not the only man who mas saIu
hard things about Tammany Hall tAppiause-'
We like a good hard hitter. This lndorseiHeii'
8. =, tho line of precedent. Time and time again
the Democrats Of this city have nominated HIGH
20 biqh office who at some time or other nave
-, auiad with some political kindergarten De-
fore they came to the grand old regular oisa'-
za+ion The mention of CIRCUITS name mas car
riad CONSERVATION into the dovecotes OF 'he ne
publican organization. ~ 800.
AZ Mr. CIV walked off the platform IleIe vas
another storm of Kisses and groahs.
ELDER NAMES FAIRCHILD.
1,,o, Assistant District Attorney Robert H
Elder. taking the platform. said:
va or,nose the nomination of Grout because
hos not q Democrat. We oppose his nomination
because he has maligned the name OF IamIhaIy
Hall. (ApplauseD We will support McCieldII'
h,,+ man who has held up the Democratic
marty to ridicule never win the votes %
Y,,-s comfy. either in convention or cut Of
convention In 1890 he YVES an enrolled Repuo-
ucan taking salary from General Woodford-
- 1909 he was earning his living by the acumen
9 r,arnocratic lawyer. In 1879 he performed
-. ror,arlsable A somersault as he did the other
A.. In 1909 ne changed his politics again. ana
aocanted a nomination for Controller. What dld
he CIV The only objection l have to the Kings
County Democracy is their utilization with ram
many Hall (Jeers1 He said: 'Tammany Han
has disgraced the city. brought shame To ihe
Democratic parry Again ne said; rammahy
Hail is not political organization; it is busl-
ness investment and now We find him trying
to break into the firm.