New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-30
leadership Of the party

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-upon which the entire leadership OF the party
rested until 1t reversed itself 49,. o. ,,
ea sessions O the city Sommses ;aSse TP e es
Democratic leaders from an rne Of ssreen il
possible upon names which Were 20 be supmlited
Prior 10 the meeting Of this committee .he leader
% Tammany Hall i new sbonIs be- no mn
mated Tor Mayor. The Representatives from Brook
leader Of TsEInany Iial that = man who could ,lsi
hrins back 10 me would more nearly insure
Democratic success This was from pIacucai
Ss-fnist.ves y tie DemocTaie psty m Brooklyn
e.r.l,e n Ia sSe man 20 nominate for Mayor
IL whose very life and associations would be q
ause him to tolerate return 10 The evils existing
under other administrations.
At some point discussion. whose psychological
,atou events have clearly disclosed the leader
a -.n,mapr Hail closed deliberations by closing
al. mouth. before names for Controller ana
President CT ilc Board Of Aldermen had been DIS
.,,-sed when Brooklyn Representatives did
finally reach those PLACES for suggestion thes io"no
that seiiberation still impossible for the same
reason chen IL came out In bite and pieces thsi
tue leader Of rsmmany Hail had decided 20 nominate
the then nominees OF the fusion party for ccntroie'
and President of the Board Of Aldermen
MURPHY's MOUTH CLOSED.
Direct INQUIRY on this subject by our representa-
siyes BROUGHT the illuminating answer mat me
ended the Deliberations Of the leaders OF several
hundred thousand Democrats mus eIose1 b IN
council Nv the closing OF a mouth upon MhiCn
,,SssS .be fortunes OF the Democratic party in the
city, in the state and in the nation Never since
been abolition Of the right 10 caucus pfior 20
had the leader OF Tammany Hall manifested sSre q
thousand Democrats in the neighboring borough,
and 20 project IL possible, his absolute oeiiiol,
over their destiny and. necessarily, the oesllhS Vi
our representatves came back TO Brooklyn and
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was called, and there was discussed for TWO sePa-
facts then before the Democratic leaders OF Brook
lyn were that they stood for about one hundred
son people a city. IN fact. whose people were law
leader Of 'Tannnany Hall representing a few more
Democrats and few more people, had eeGloeo 70
Gus had become affronted because we suegesteSGi
dave ana proposed to undermine the political in
dependence Of the Democrats Of Brooklyn by fore
sro o S and President Of the Board Of Aldermen
who were then the noInnees OF me opposite ~
and who had publicly promised TO use al thelr
Efforts 70 defeat the Democratic party in this con
cded 10 DO this not ey reason o. any ny s5izCd
which hae come 10 h t Rroor 'H 9o secaUse
e desires in The person Of M sT1g{ 20 g1e the
ticket hui because he had through the instrument
tsli,y Of able men always opposed 70 me Le me-
agency OF Mr.. Grout. who had aband0ned his ad.i-
compshed an outside alliance when ne though'
would be able 10 sustain him in his effort 10 SUP,
thought Of the brooklyn ORGANIZATION
With these facts before it. the executive, com, com
nirtee decided present candidate Tor Mayor
and at the same time present bIookiyn flSs 90
E eS5 seO " Which e uP 5o tbs time in Democratic
history had never been the signal Tor war od
eEtermination 1t was decided however th9t IN ne
event that candidate for Mayor should not be
accepted would. usual make the nomination
question OF party difference is not suIllceht
= have Ss vra in his own political dynasty while
We
ment could not make that a point OF depart
iees FOR Controller and President OF the Board OF
Aldermen were not and could not be Democrats
hearing. they did. the commission OF the oppo-
site party. and pledged they were TO the defeat
Geld 5he Po1 70 {er ana nom nina hen we
felt and knew that it represented profound and
Tammany Hall to exterminate the existing poiiti-
iyn. 9hG Il was decided jherefore that We should
protest against their nomination and plead with
ton. and that # Tammany Han did force them them
1t 1.s ma r,Ss md Tefea 10 eYnport
them; because. first, no legerdemain of leadership
friend; second, because no minority, in government
m % ta reg ~ ,r 20 ,ti i &c o1mittee was
, made unanimous.
no DELEGATE PROTESTED.
When the city convention met the delegates from
from yn-attended. and at the proper time
ne pocy a. euIlseo oy ,ne eSeeTDe Rao
lyn delegate. u was said by under the inspira-
Bp pook a Would not vote for Mr. Tout and MI
Fornes either in or out OF the convention and from
BROOKLYN delegate. We refused to make the noni-
nations Of these candidates unanimous and this be-
JoSrned
We took the ground at that time unanimously
nS NE TO T euq To ane N Fo 81 sf w f
we knew that tneir nomination. Was bat TIE begin
ming OF a crusade TO crush the Independence Of the
nomination by sheer force while yet they were pro-
testing that the sole reason FOR their political exist
70 he dem ffa
@ Sc Sesde- ~ 1anulsuV Nam To- deetT0v lie -
litiCal autonomy OF the Democratic party in Brook
Ign and because TaIamany Hail had no rag OF
power TO deliver over The Democratic party % the
city men who AT that time represented the
head and Gront o. those who were pledged 10 de-
We returned to brooklyn Gefeated but not at that
Assembly district leader in Brooklyn had ample
time reflect -pon the best policy TO pursue. Then
ivn a ielegation thar had ben selected within The
last few days. while this precise and public
question upperTcost IN The public mind. and a
pulse beat and heart throb Of The Democratic hosts
Of Brooklyn, empowered TO pass upon all timely
subjects hIch should ARISE ia the county CONVEX
lion. Ia that county convention a resolution plainly
Fornes offered and adopted without objec-
ZION and with applause Speeches denouncing these
candidates for county offices were nominated. l
Was nominated Tor ne Office OF Borough President,
and owing 10 business reasons accepted il with
much reluctance. but with firm and fan under
and with ali my fellows in the struggle that would
not accept il unless the policy OF resistance 10
cratic party OF Brooklyn was clearly defined and
followed Such policy was defined unanimously
adopted by the only authorized voice of the
pected that those who defned ii and pledged them
selves 70 pursue II would ID the bitter end adhere to
o. j understood then That perhaps the real reason
Tor my nomination was that thu marty wished me
in the city convention and what considered at
that time the preservation Of the ndepenGent Dem
ocratc organization IN Brooklyn. TWO days after
file convention ] invited to attend the ratihca