The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
KINGS WILL PLAY UP NIXON.
BITTER SPEECH BY MLAU0HLIN
TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

dswn-CHy Committee Delegates In.
structed to Present Full Ticket to
the Committee n They Think Best.
That with Lewis Nixon as a candidate for
the Mayoralty nomination the fight Of Hugh
Mclaughlin and his associates In the Kings
county Democratic organization against
tho nomination Of Mcclellan will be
carried to the floor OF the Democratic City
Convention next Thursday was practically
decided yesterday afternoon at the meeting
of the executive committee OF the organi-
yation in the hall of the Jefferson Build
ing In Brooklyn. There wasn't a promi-
nent Brooklyn politician at the meeting
who didn't admit that the fight against
the nomination Of Mcclellan was hopeless.
Nevertheless it was decided to make 1t
and also to oppose first, last and all the
time, both in the meeting Of the City Com
mittee at the Democratic Club tonight
and at the convention II necessary, any
programme which includes the nomination
OF Grout for Comptroller and Fornes for
President OF the Board Of Aldermen. The
Brooklynites called this programme sui
cidal"
The Brooklyn organization will put on its
programme for Comptroller Julian ID.
Fairchild, president or the Kings County
Trust Company, or former Postmaster
Andrew T. Sullivan president OF the Nassau
Trust Company, and there will be also
candidate for President of the Board OF
Aldermen. There is just one condition
attached to the proposed fight on the con-
NJ IT,
oording to the Brooklyn men, is ironclad.
Mr. Nixon must promise that If he does not
get the nomination, he will not seek or
accept any independent nomination When
they are beaten in the convention the kings
Democrats won't bolt, but will support the
ticket nominated. To reporters yesterday
Mr.. Nixon refused to say that he would not
take an independent nomination If he got
chance, although he did say that in announc-
ing his candidacy for the Mayoralty nomi-
nation on Sunday night he meant the
regular Democratic nomination and not an
independent one.
II was a full meeting OF the Executive
Committee Yesterday and Hugh Mcliaugh-
lin himself. although not member OF the
committee, attended and made a speech.
just twice before in his forty years OF leader
ship has Mr. Mclaughlin attended Execu-
tive Committee meetings. The committee
assembled at 4 O'Clock, and SO that no word
of their deliberations should reach the ears
Of the curious crowd hanging around the
lecture hall of the Jefferson Building they
adjourned to the back Of the stage to Stuny
little room, the door of which was guarded.
The committee had been in session about
half an hour when Mr.. Mclaughlin arrived.
The Brooklyn boss bowed to some friends
az he went in, but told the reporters that
he had nothing to say.
Chairman John l.. Shea presided and
McCarren. Mr.. McCarren spoke on behalf
Of the five members of the City Committee,
who told Leader Murphy last week that
BROOKLYN wouldn't swallow Mcclellan. He
told in detail of the two conferences held
at the Democratic Club in this borough
and said that the Brooklyn members Of
the City COMMITTEES had done az IN their
that the nomination of Mcclellan was
weak one. Despite this, said the Senator,
Il was quite evident to him and to his asso-
ciates that Mr.. Murphy meant to nominate
Mcclellan anyway. Bernard j. York re-
ported to the same effect. James Shevlin
said Of the proposed Endorsement by TAM
many of Messrs Grout and Fornes:
This would be suicidal, 1t is one OF
the most insane political propositions ever
made. Think of the Democratic organiza-
ton taking two Republicans from the
Republican ticket, for it is the Republican
ticket, no matter what they choose to call
1t, and putting them on a Democratic ticket.
II simply is an unheard of proposition and
we win not stand for it without fight
Mr.. Shevjn was applsuded Then Mr..
Mol .aughlin asked for the privilege Of the
floor. He said that he thought it due to
tho members of the committee to hear
directly from him Of his negotiations with
Leader Murphy on the subject ofthe mayor
atty nomination.
II think Mr.. Murphy called at my house
to see me on this matter five times, although
It may have been six, said MIR. Mclaughlin.
Il told him from the first that Brooklyn
was opposed to Mcclellan and would not
support him in the convention. also
told him that we were not opposed to McClel.
Ian because he came from Manhattan and
was not a Brooklyn man. as we all conceded
that the head Of the ticket belonged to
Manhattan, but that we thought Mcclellan
a weak candidate and that there was
much better chance OF victory with an indie
pendent Democrat. / also told him that
we thought there was a better chance OF
victory with a man not quite so close to
himself"
Up to this point the veteran leader had
been quite calm, but as he described one
OF his last interviews with Mr.. Murphy he
became excited. He declared that the
BROOKLYN organization had been grossly
insulted hy Tammany, that its honor had
bsen assailed and its dignity cheapened.
He said that Mr.. Murphy had been guilty
of bad faith with the Brooklyn men, and
that, all in all, he had never seen an organi-
cation worse treated than his has been In
the present controversy
The members of the executive COMMITTEES
we're evidently In sympathy with all Mr..
Mclaughlin said. The vote was unan-
imous on the following resolution, which
was offered by James D, Bell, after Mr..
Mclaughlin Shutdown:
The committee Of i've. heretofore appointed
by this committee for the purpose OF con-
(erring with like committees o. the other
boroughs OF the city OF New YORK. hawlng
to It's actions as such committee. IT 10 =,
RssoIred, That the action taken by, said
committee Of Aye BE- and the same Is, In all
respects ratified and approved ana SAD
committee is directed to adhere to its posi-
ton
Senator McCarren offered a resolution
empowering the Brooklyn members OF
the CITY committee to present the names
OF candidates for all three offices on the
CITY ticket, II they deem it advisable, tC
the CITY committee at It's meeting to- night
This resolution was unanimously carried.
The speakers carefully avoided naming
any one OF the men Brooklyn 10 willing tc
support. This subject was all gone over
earlier in the day by the FIVE members OF
the city committee, James ShevliD. Senator
McCarren, John L. Shea, Bernard }. Yori
and Asspmbiyman Frank j. ulTich. anc
THAR plans mad been made Ii was thought