The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08
PAT M'CARREN STANDS PAT.
THE "GIBRALTAR OF DEMOC-
RACY" FOR CIRCUIT AND FORNES.
Seymour Club Urged to Vote for Mcclellan
to Rebuke President Roosevelt for His
Antietam SpeecA-Refuaes the NC.
Laughlin Knife Held Out by IAttletOn.


Seymour Club in the Fourtee nth Assembly
district in Brooklyn declined to trim on
the Democratic city ticket last Sunday
night, and Endorsed Circuit and Fornes,
despite the wishes Of the Willoughby street
crowd, formally served notice on Hugh
Mclaughlin and his neutenants Last night
that he and his distriot-the banner Demo-
cratic district Of the borough-are for the
ticket nominated at Carnegie Hall from
top to bottom. Senator McCArren freely
admitted that circuit and Fornes were not
the men he would have selected had he had
his way, but declared that the convention
selected them and that he means 70 support
them.
Senator MoCArren had an open meeting
in his clubrooms at 1856 Bedford avenue
for the purpose of giving expression to his
views on the tangled situation In the
borough. A somewhat Sensational turn
was given to the meeting by the appearance
there Of Martin W. Littleton. the candidate
for the Borough Presidency, who 10 looked
upon as tho mouthpieoe Of Hugh Mc1Augh-
lin, and Edward Kaufman, the candidate
for County Clerk, another ward Of Will
loughby street.
Mr.. Littleton made . stirring speech.
declining absolutely to support either
circuit or Fornes and making 1t quite clear
that Willoughby street hasn't changed
Its determination to knife this part Of the
ticket at the polls. Mr.. Kaufman meekly
said ME. too The crowd listened re-
specfully to both speakers, but It was
one OF Senator Pats well trained crowds,
and it declined to got enthusiastic without
q signal from the gaunt and silent leader,
who twiddled his thumbs patiently while
the ENJOYS Of Mclaughlin spoke.
1t Is q long time since one oS Hugh
McLaughlin's lieutenants has got up in
public and deHed bis wishes. Senator
McCarren has not made any secret Of how
he felt about Grout and Fornss. but whom
it became noised about that be was going
to get right up In the meeting and say what
he thought OF irregularity, knihnG and
treachery in general, a great many Brook
lynites decided to make trip to Williams
burg to hear him. Therefore the Seymour
Club rooms were crowded, and Late Corners
had almost as hard time to get In as they
would II Smiling Dick Walsh had been
in charge Of the police arrangements In
stead Of an ordinary roundsman.
order at 8 O'Clock, and, without any pre-
lim naries, plunged into. his speech. He
said that the purpose Of the nesting was to
ratify the candidates OF the city, county.
borough and Assembly district conven-
tions, and continued:
In what have to say must assume that
e. Of you Gentlemen men UNDERSTAND tho political
kept us pretty we'll lnforme Of what 10 going
on and there 70 no excuse FOR any one not
knowing the exact s!tustion. You know
know that there u a division Of sentiment.
1t isn't necessary for me 70 point out Just
what that division is. Sufflco it to say that
OF certain nominees Of the city convenu on.
They are dissatisfied with the methods by
which men were nominated and the political
anteoedents OF the candidates.
We who live here In the Fourteenth district.
and have lived here since was two years
old. have always accepted the verdicts OF
Democratic. conventions in which we have
have been called upon to vote for men against
whose nominations We have strongly pro-
tested. We, have objected to their, past affili-
failed TO stand BY them after they were resu-
lsrly nominated. Now. for the first time in
our lives we are called upon to defeat certain
Vi We Ne particip sted In the, Democratic city
convention We presented our candidates
and voted for them .1 They we're defeat sas ID
traditions Of this district that after it has
honestly made its haht it will accept the
result It you'd nd Se 10 stood
another / would be asking you to corrupt
your own household. You cannot practise
back TO you. lhave never preached treachery
and nss5 x snd out tP es dso. has fought
Ia nnr In mia inn
OF this borough. This district Is the Gibraltar
OF Democracy Its overwhelming major tiles
for Democratic candidates have won many
city fsh. We stand BY our W. o,saniza.ion
couldn't name the candidates for Comptroller
and President OF the Board Of Aldermen. We
shad 60 out ana sne the the setre ticket
wild applause We are going to 90 this.
il We stand absolutely alone i Is slan n..L
city we are not the champions Of any
orsanzation bI, alone n aSeSfsssary we
We stand for regulaElty-that's all. II !
dldn I take this stand would deserve to DO
repudated by my dlstriot-and believe
I say to Tammany Hall that we are rot =
or any part OF it. II Tqmmany Hall talks
Of kniflng our borough ticket, as nave az, beard
and ali other Democratic organizations
which proach the doctrine OF treachery.
Is for the city candidates. Col. Mcclellan
ia a young man who has risen by his own
etrort to the proud place he now occupies.
We ought to be proud to vote f k;r such Xouns
a. asa a I rebnKe to tho President OF the United
States for his recent performance on tho
Eamiliar "a he is with tho hi story Of that
nsht. he studiousiy left the name Of Gen,
Mcclellan from his speech. z was studied
nsu pes sm of e tSs USRtsa : and 'f
INA" S u great ' soldier would probably BE- the
pemoeratio candidass for ths Ma yOnh
As for Mr.. Grout and Mr.. Fornes. have
only this to say: know and respect them
p9 Would 1u not have SELECTED either one for tho
they were selected for me by the Democratic
convention, and It's my duty and your duty
them and stand by them in this fight, Mr.
Grout points to his record. in office. and II ls
a good one. II Is true that he favors nom
ence TO the rnongre kind OF an administra-
ton we have had for two years.
Senator McCarren said he had short
resolution to present and didn't want q man
to vote for 1t unless he wished to. The reso-
luton was as follows
Whereas. the Democracy Of the several
boroughs comprising the city Of New York
through the accredited representatives Of
each borough in convention assembled, at
Gs soss h' M q s q GE MaE4r
ward NJ. Grout and for. President Of the Board
Of Aldermen Charles V. Fornes.
Rssol"d. That we unhesitatinfly indorse