New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
OLD BOSS FOR HINRICHS
WHlOughby Street to Make a Hot
Fight against GrOut.

willoughby Streets attitude of opposition TO
Murphy and Tammany Hall is uualterable. All
the leaders who are working get their dis
tricts TO vote for Grout and Fornes are consid-
cred as traitors. Frederic W. Hinrichs is ac-
ceptabe to Brooklyn Democrats a candidate
for Controller, and they will undoubtedly vote
for him.
Hugh Mclaughlin asked yesterday about
a story that Assistant District Attorney Little
ton. nominee for Borough President OF Brook
lyn. would be removed from the ticket and Bird
S. Coler placed thereon. because it had been
learned that Mr. Littleton intended to denounce
Tammany and Murphy in his campaign
speeches. The intimation in the story that
Willoughby Street hedging in its hostile at
titude toward Murphy Mr.. McLaughlin's strong
statement was brought out when a Tribune
porter read to him the following paragraph from
the story referred TO: '<.-s
cratic leadership to substitute Bird 5. Coler for
Borough.
The odd Man looked thoughtful for a mo-
ment. then said:
You ought TO know ne better than that
There are no tricksters hucksters or traders in
the regular organization Such an action as is
outlined there would be the act of a trickster
ouldn't it?"
Then Mr.. Mclaughlin twice repeated his state
ment about there being tricksters. hucksters
or traders in the regular organization, with in
creasing emphasis on the nouns, and added this
significant statement:
There may be some traitors. I hope they will
come out like men before Election Day. and not
act they have done
Then the question bluntly put to him:
DO YOU refer to Senator McCarren when you
speak Of traitors?'
1t seemed to roll him somewhat, and he re-
piled:
L don't intend to make the press the medium
between me and the public of my opinion on
any man"
Mr.. Mclaughlin then asked how he and
the other leaders felt about the reported in
Hall and Murphy from the stump. He replied:
Mr.. Littleton is Texas man. and will un-
doubtedly stand by what he thinks
AS between Mr.. Hinrichs and Mr. Grout
ca ndidates for Controller, whom do you prefer
Mr.. Mclaughlin"
That will be all settled by Election Day"
he said. and then turned TO ex-Controller Coler,
who had come in quietly and sat down by him.
Mr. Coler was not in a cheerful frame of
mind and when asked whether he had anything
10 say about the story replied, sadly, mo,
AS to the fact that Mr.. Hinrichs is acceptable
10 the leaders and rank and file of the organza-
ton and is considered good enough" Demo-
crat TO vote for when It comes to burying Mr..
Grout none Of the leaders would make an out
and out statement for publication, but it was
not hard to get at the sentiment. A Democrat
who is we'll posted politically and had talked
with the leaders said:
The regulars have no fault to find with Hin
richs. When he Register Of Arrears under
Mayor Schieren he never removed Democrat,
although he reduced the pay of some. Men
don't forget that. OF the two men, Grout and
Hinrichs, the latter showed that he was a Dem
ocrat
Shea was asked: is Mr.. Hinrichs more accepta-
bile than Mr. Grout to the Willoughby Street
organization?" he replied;
I'VE don't care now, one way or the other.
This was taken to indicate that the leaders
had been hoping to see Mr.. Metz nominated for
Controller. and had rather expected 1t would go
through. .-.-..,..- Ill, -.
support Grout and FornesT
You viii not have their pictures or their
ma oes on the campaign transparency IN front
OF he Jefferson Building headquarters!
NO"
well you've got TO vote for somebody on
Election Day. haven't your
Yes" -.,
whom viii you -pte fer, MI Shfa
We'll wait until Election Day ,..
J. 8 R,rnes and =. H. Drugan IN STeehloliIt
,,esterda,y sent out circulars asking Tor members
for tho f3rst ,Tammany club in Brooklyn. Inc
men are not known politically, and the circular
only caused amusement ~ ,s.-z -ass
The scheme of having various leaders pass
resolutions indorsing Grout ana F9Ines III 't IS
districts in order TO give the idea that there Is
ssntra ,tcl,ats, has been indorsed ny the Min
Assembly District. of which william fireman
IS leader and the XI&th Assembly DiStii0' oi
which Conrad Haseniiug rs leauei'
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