New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
KNIFE. THE KEYNOTE IN KINGS.
NL4UGHLINS CANDIDATES IN MASS MEETING
ATTACK CIRCUIT And MURPHY
MC0n Openly Bolts the UHou ghby Street Machine Calling the
Brooklyn Leaders Traitors.
N'C4RREN Is IN REVOLT.
NcL0ughlins Candidates on Stun D
4SH That GrOut Be Knitted.


In the first meeting of the Democratic
campaign in Brooklyn, held last night at the
Seymour Club. Senator Patrick H McCarren's
organization, at No 1S6 Bedford-ave in the
XVIII Assembly District. the political situation
in Kings County and the attitude that will be
taken by the Mclaughlin organization were
clearly outlined. The attitude of Senator Nc
Carren was also made plain. Assistant District
Attorney Martin w L,ittleton candidate for
Borough President, and Edward Kaufman
candidate for County Clerk came out fatty
against Grout and Fornes basing their claim
for party regularity on the fact that they were
standing by the local organization, which in it's
county convention repudiated Grout and Fornes
by refusing to indorse them.
Senator MCCarren plainly stated his attitude
in standing by Grout and Fornes because his
! idea of party regularity was to support the ma
jority will of the city convention rather than the
county convention. He denied that he was
working in the interests of Tammany Hall, and
intimated that he and his district were through
with the Mclaughlin machine in this significant
statement:
We not affiliated with any other organ
ization and It is a Islander say that we are.
We uphold the Democracy of the whole city.
want TO say TO Tammany Hall that we are not
a party to the knitting of any regular ticket. If
Tammany Hall has any idea of knitting coun-
ty ticket L want to say that we are through with
Them as we are through with every organization
that breaches treachery.'
ORDERS TO KNIFE GIVEN.
Senator McCarren said plainly that orders had
been given by Willoughby Street to knife Grout
and Fornes That he had his district back of
him in his stand was shown by the absolute
silence with which LittletOns and Kaufmann's
remarks were received and the applause given
to Senator McCarren and Thomas 8. Morgan,
who spoke for the resolutions indorsing the
entire ticket.
In opening the meeting Senator McCarren said
that he assumed that everybody was familiar
with the political situation, and added:
You know the condition Of things In our or
ganization. You know there is division OF
sentiment You all understand 1t. Some Demo-
Gratis do not favor Of the nominees of the
convention The reason is because of the meth
DDS of the nomination and the antecedents of
the candidates. All Of us-we of the XVIII
Assembly District-at least in my time. have
always accepted the nominees of the Demo-
cratic conventions in which we participated.
MANY times we have been called to support
men against whose nominations we protested
at first protested because Of past Affiliations
and past records We have never failed to
stand by the nominees after the conventions
have made them the regular candidates.
Now We are called on for the first time to
defeat certain regular candidates the ticket
We participated in the City Convention and
voted for our candidates. Our candidates were
defeated; others were selected in their place.
We made our fight in the convention and it is
one of the traditions of this district to accept
the result after a fight II certainly seems
singular to me TO inculcate in you the idea
that you would vote for one candidate of city
convention and not another. To do this would
be to corrupt our household.
YOU can't practice treachery Of this kind
without IT coming back. 1 have never preached
treachery and never will
MCARREN PRAISES CIRCUITS RECORD.
Referring TO Grout and Fornes, Senator Nc
Carren said that If he had been selecting the
candidates he would not have chosen them. but
that CIRCUITS record as Controller was all that
could be asked, and ought to receive the sup
port of all lovers % good government. The
speech was received with prolonged applause.
Resolutions indorsing the local and city
tickets. mentioning each candidate by name
were then unanimously adopted.
Mr. Littleton then faced hostile audience,
and said in pert:
We Democrats Of Brooklyn should resist TO the
uttermost any effort Of any Other portion s OF 9J
against the effort TO make us simple ally, 10 De
used when useful and to be punished when dls-
agreeable disobe lient. We should dedicate our
selves To the service OF preserving sound ecohoIc
principles in national and State affairs and cieSt
Wholesome government In municipal anairs We
should give ourselves the task OF making our
party the relentless foe OF all forms OF faithess
ness In public service and the uncompr PROMISING
enemy OF those who abuse the confidence ano TRUST
OF the people. 49,, ros,ion
No temporary advantage, no tactical positlor'
should ever be allowed TO move us from nTih PuI
nose TO nirsue this policy. Neither the ihNpI "a
our friends nor The fear OF our ehehieS s'''
swerve us from this resolute course; . 49,, an
The Democrats OF brooklyn have before them an
Increasing sphere Of usefulness Ieaenlhs 70 -, az.
aravest uoIitical questions of the futurta spnete
In which their voice be heard ana ihpoIs IeIt
"A Continas4 q ssoese R~s'i a.