The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
NIXON BOON GETS UNDER WAY
M'LAUGHLIN ORDERS LEADERS
TO URGE HIS NOMINATION.
brooklyn Boss stiii Hopes That Mcclellan
WIN Refuse 10 Run--kinss VIII Present
Names for Mayor and Comptroller
Many Protests Against Van Wyck.

brooklyn Boss Still Hopes That Mcclellan
WIN Refuse 10 Run--kinss WIN Present
Names for Mayor and Comptroller
Many Protests Against Van Wyck.
Hugh Mclaughlin and his lieutenants
said yesterday that the state Of active
hos tilitias between their Brooklyn machine
and Leader Charles F. Murphy Of Tammany
still existed, and would continue until the
meeting of the city conve ntion. unless,
meanwhile Murphy withdrew from his
position in favor Of the nomination OF
George B. Mcclellan or the latter retired
voluntarily from the race.
A tip was industriously circulated among
the visitors to the auction room that McClel-
Ian was seriously considering retiring. 80 a.
to clear the clouded political atmosphere
and restore haI mony between the contend
ing Democratic camps.
The story afforded much qualification
to the disturbed Willoughby street people
until its explosion by the authentic news
from Manhattan that Murphy had deter
mined not TO bulge an inch from his pur-
pose to ignore the protests, threats and
entreaties OF Mclaughlin.
After several protracted conferences
between Mclaughlin and his lieutenants.
Mr.. Shevlin made formal announcement
that there was no change in the situation
and that the Kings county organization
proposed to present candidate Tor Mayor
and also a candidate for Comptroller to
the city convention.
"On Monday afternoon Mr.. Shevln
said, "there will he meeting Of the Demo-
cratic executive committee, and the MEM
bers Of the city committee will submit q
report al TO what was done at the confer
ences in Manhattan.
1T will then be for the twenty-one district
leaders to decide what to do. Unless
Tamrnany recedes from it's present in
tention 10 nominate Mcclellan. Brooklyn
will have candidates TO present for the two
first places on the ticket.
These, according to Mr.. Shevlin, are some
Of the names under consideration for the
Mayoralty nomination: Lewis Nixon, Joseph
c. Hendrix. Edward NJ. Shepard, Judge
Giegerich, Judge Gaynor and Judge o Brien
lueie ~e,e .lIong Indications li.at Nixon
was the real choice of the Brooklyn men.
and IN the afternoon secret orders were sent
to the district Leaders to work up boom
for the young shpbuilder in their respective
bailiwicks.
The result was that meetings indorsing
Nixon and eulogizing Mclaughlin for his
stand in defence OF pure municipal gov
eminent were held last night and type.
written reports Of the same distributed
among the reporters. At most of the
meetings the Brooklyn leaders were re-
specially requested to present Mr.. Nixon's
name as the candidate for the Mayor atty
at the city convention.
1t looks now as if Mclaughlin himself
had been forced 20 char ge his purpose to
have Augustus Van Wyck dominated for
the Supreme Court in recogl ition Of the
sacrifice he mace in 1898 by steppir & Gown
from the bel oh TO accept the domination
for Governor against Roosevelt.
In spite of Van Wycks personal popu-
larty with the district leaders and his
acknowledged standing as a jurist
Mclaughlin has been deluged with prot ests
against his proposed nomination on the
judicial ticket. especially in this crisis OF
political affairs, when the boss is so ve
hemently protesting against personal
nominations.
1t was given out last night on semi-official
authority that eN-Justice Van Wyck had
no desire to become the candidate. II
the rank aud file of the party in Kings
county were consulted on the choice OF
the successor to Justice Goodrich there IL
no doubt that ex-Judge William b. Hurd
would he the prime favorte.
The fact, however, that he has not been
assiduous in paying court to the veteran
leader and has remained almost q com
plete stranger to the auction room, will,
1t is believed, prove too much Of handicap
and some one closer to the boss will proba-
bly, carry of the Judicial prize.