The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
DEMOCRATS DISAGREE.
Mayor Situation in New York
Growing Interesting.

New York, Sept. 24.-Hugh McLaugh-
lin, Democratic leader of Kings county
authorized a statement today in view
of the conflicting reports circulated for
some time regarding the position of the
Kings county Democracy on the pro-
posed nomination of Congressman Geo.
b. McClelland for the mayoralty, that he
was willing to say that 1t is true that
the proposed nomination OF McClelland
as inadvisable because of Mr.. McClel-
lands intimate relation to the leader of
Tammany Hall and the fact that he is
not known to the public as strong
man personally.
Should Leader Murphy insist on Nc
Clelland's nomination in the face of OPP
position of Kings county he would, IN
Mr.. McLaughlin's opinion, Incur
wholly unnecessary risk of defeat at the
polls"
Were the reports true, as stated in
some newspapers that Murphy had Of
fered the nomination to Mr.. McCelland,
the veteran leader of the Kings Democ-
racy said he should have to conclude
that Murphy had fallen back on the old
Tammany tactics of Tweed's time
which brought nothing but ruin to the
party
kings county, he said, insists upon
nothing except that the nominee shall
repel independent votes; man whose
recognized integrity. whose force of
character would furnish assurance to
the people that honesty and not graft
would flourish under his administra-
ton"
r. Fulton Cutting, president of the
Citizens union and a leader in the fu-
sion movement against Tammany has
replied to the letter of District Attorney
William TraverS Jerome on. the question
of Mayor Lows nomination. Cutting
declared that the publication of Full
toms amazing letters" had done him
great service since he now knew the
source of the persistent reports of the
alleged antagonism of Citizens union
district leaders to Mr. Lows nomination
Mr.. Cutting added that Mr.. Fulton's
last letter of the three embodied in Mr.
Jerome's communication. rejecting on
the conduct of the district attorneys de-
partment expresses an opinion which is
shared by very few of his fellow citi-
zens.
Secretary Thomas A. Fulton of the
with District Attorney jerome the lat
ter made public, resigned his ONCE at
a meeting of the union. Mr.. Fulton
made an address explaining his actions
and position, and then left the meeting
and waited while the members of the
executive committee debated on the
question as to whether or not to accept
his resignation which he had offered in
his speech. When the meeting broke up
T. c. Huntington. secretary OF the ex-
ecutive committee. said a resolution had
been offered by r. Fulton Cutting, who
presided. accepting Mr.. Fultons resis-
nation and thanking him for his past
service to the Citizens Union. The
resolution was adopted with the under
standing that Mr.. Fulton should later
send in a formal letter of resignation,
which should be accepted in turn.
New York, Sept 24.-When the state
ment made yesterday by Hugh Nc
Laughlin, leader of the Kings county,
Brooklyn. Democracy. was shown to
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, Mr.. Murphy made the following
statement:
Mr.. Mclaughlin. whom respect very
much, Is certainly entitled to an ex-
preston of his views / would NOT, a.
an individual or as a representative of
Tammany Hall. ever recommend the
candidacy of any man who would stand
for graft or any other Kind of dis
LAS 1 have said before, Colonel Nc
Laughlin in my opinion is strong I.
candidate as any of the gentlemen whU
have been mentioned up to the presenc
time. and if nominated and elected
would fill the office of mayor to the sat
isfaction of the people of our city.
There is no doubt in my mind that
the convention will select a ticket that
no Democrat need hesitate to support"
In the city Democratic convention
which will nominate a candidate for
mayor -Tammany Hall will have a ma
iority of the delegates, Manhattan and
the Bronx having more votes than
Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond COM
bined.