The sun., 1903-11-09
1904 POLITICS IN THIS STATE.
DEMOCRATS TRYING TO PATCH
UP PEACE IN BROOKLYN.
Republicans OF the Western Counties Want
. western Republican Nominated for
GOyernOr-Platt for Depew for sena.
tor Nixon TO he Speaker Again.


With the Mayoralty campaign in New
York city out Of the way, politicians. local,
State and national, began to discuss yes
terday the emomentous vents which will con-
front them in 1904, OF course the Tammany
folks and the Brooklyn Democrats have
at the moment for subjects of conver-
sation-Mayor McClellans appointments.
the part Senator Patrick Henry McCarren
OF Brooklyn is to play in the game, and the
attitude Of Martin w. Littleton, just elected
President of the Borough of Brooklyn.
Mcclellan has many important appoint
ments Police, Fire, Street Cleaning and
Park Commssioners-a list too long to
detail. Senator McCarren opposed Hugh
Mclaughlin and James Shevlin in Brook
lyn, but Mr.. Mclaughlin nominated the
borough ticket headed by Mr.. Littleton.
which was elected
Busy Democrats are now hard at it try
ing to effect some sort Of truce between
Mr.. McCarren and Mr.. Littleton, MIR.
McCarren said at the Seymour Club in Will
liamsburg yesterday that he had no feeling
whatever against his old leader Mr.
Mclaughlin and believed that at the proper
time things would straighten themselves
out in Brooklyn.
How will you get along with James
Shevlin. who called you coward and a
cur, Senator McCarren7"
Il did not reply to Mr.. Shevlin's epithets
during the campaign" replied Mr.: McCar-
rem, "and do n OF intend to discuss them
now
1t was said by Senator McCauens friends
who talked with him yesterday that while
in PrNnlflvn
BODY else, Mr.. Shevlin will be nailed" at
every opportunity and cannot be factor
in determining Democratic State policies
in the Presidential and Gubernatorial con-
test next year.
The primaries to elect delegates to the
Democratic State convention, which is to
elect four Delegates at Large to the Demo-
cratic National Convention. are to be
held next spring; and later. in the fall.
will come the fight to control the Demo-
cratic State convention which is to nomii,
nate full State ticket. Democrats all
over the country have their eyes directed
on the New York State situation. There
will be seventy-six delegates from the
Empire State in the national convention.
The Republicans have retained control
increased by six. The Legislature to be
elected next fall votes in January, 1905,
for the election of United States Senator
to succeed Mr.. Depew. Senator Platt, it
is said, has informed Gov. Odell that he
favors the reelection of Senator Depew,
should the Republicans retain control OF
the Legislature.
Concressmen are also to be elected next
fall and the work in that department of
State politics has already begun. The
Republicans from the western counties
OF the State have already put in claim
for the Gubernatorial nomination next
year on the ground that no Republican
Governor has come from their territory
since Reuben f. Fenton of Frewsburg,
Chautauqua county, was elected Nov 8,
1884 They produce the list Of Republican
candidates for Governor since lSS5 as fol-
lows: Ira Davenport of Steuben, Warner,
Miller of Herkimer. j. Sloat Fassett Of
Chemung. Levi P. Morton Of Dutchess,
Frank 5. Black Of Rensselaer,, Theodore
Roosevelt Of Nassau and Benjamin p: Odell,
Jr, Of Orange county. These Western
county Republicans are already discuss
ing the availability of Lieut., Gov. Frank
Wayland Higgins of olean, Supreme
Court Justice John Woodward, Speaker S.
Fred Nixon of Jamestown, Timothy Ed
wards Ellsworth of Lockport and Erastus
c. knight of Buffalo.
While the Democrats are in quandary
as to whom to send to their national con-
vention as Dalegates-at- Largo, the Republi
cans say they will send Senator Platt,
Gov. Odell, Senator Depew and George
W Dunn.
Speaker Nixon, it was announced yester-
at Albany this winter and few changes
are promised as to the heads of the AS
sembly committees. Mr.. Nixon will not
make up his lists until the Christmas holi-
days. although he already is badgered for
good pla ces.