The sun., 1903-09-19
PROTEST AGAINST MCCLELLAN
FILED BY BR0OkLiN FOR NJ r.
PLY, VINO SAYS NEVER 4 WORD.
Folks Across the East River Prepared TO
Take Their Medicine with COier tor
4 weetener-SOmc Hints Of That


for Mayor was handed to the members of
the city committee at the Democratic
Club .ast night. 1t was still the programme
when the conference adjourned close on
10 midnight, although the members from
Kings. Queens and Richmond had entered
their objections to Mcclellan maintain
ing that for the sake of their borough
tickets a man ought to be nominated who
would appeal to the independent vote,
Neither Mr.. Murphy nor any member
of the committee from Manhattan spoke
AZ the meeting. 1t was hardly necessary,
for their attitude was well understood by
the representatives of the other boroughs
James Shevn, the Brooklyn leader. said,
when he came out of the meeting:
"The position of Brooklyn was supported
nv the other boroughs We want a can
didale vino will appeal to the Independent
vote. New York city is bigger in popu-
latiCn and interests now than the United
States was when the first President was
elected 1t is a Democratic city and the
Democratic candidate for Mayor should
he a big man
Then he added. "No names were men,
toned, favorably or unfavorably'
Leader Murphy was prepared for a pro-
test of this kind. 1t can be said in safety
thai he was rot budged by il and is as de-
termined this morning to nominate McClel-
Ian as he has been at any time
Bird S. Coler for Comptroller still is
on the slate. Brooklyn did not attempt
to claim the Mayoralty candidate last
night unless it could discover to Mr.
Murphy u candidate who would get the
Independent vote Brooklyn went to the
conference, in fact, with little hope of
beating Mcclellan, and with the alternative
course of taking Coler for Comptroller,
Hugh Mclaughlin being pleased 10 think
that Coler will strengthen the ticket across
the Bridge.
Among the members of the committee
there is no devouring passion for Coler
for any office, but Mr.. Mclaughlin still
calls him his "boy' and thinks he can poll
the vote he got last year in Brooklyn.
The confere was made up of these
representatives:
From Manhattan and The Bronx Charles
F Murphy. James J. Martin, Daniel +.
McMahon, Louis +. Haffen and Edward j.
Mcclure.
From Brooklyn-Bernard J. York. James
shevlin. Patrick II. McCarren. John L. Shea,
and F. j. Ulrioh.
From QueensJoseph Cassidy. j. Meyerose,
NJ. j, Goldner. George II. Creed and Philip
Cronin.
From Richmond-E. NJ. Muller. J. j. Ken
\ ney. +. G. Witt. Daniel Campbel and A. II.
Netman.
A A crowd that suggested the days when
YJroker made the Democratic Club his court
'thronged through the rooms last night
while the committee was in session. The
sheen Of the red silk wall panelings was
reflected on the faces of almost all the dis
trict leaders Of Tammany-not all, for the
Sulivans were not there.
Even Joseph F. Mulqueen, the Carroll
member from the Twenty-ninth, came
in to find a spirit Of loneliness. "Bim the
Button Man rejoiced in the prospect Of
working off last years excess crop OF
Coler buttons.
While the committee was in session the
downstairs crowd talked more Of Coler
for Comptroller than of the Mayoralty,
which all seemed to regard as settled,
They were wondering what the Greater
pitted against Grout. Last year Comp
troller Grout presided at a Coler meeting
and the Greater New York Democracy
carried Coler on its ticket. How can it
Fay that he was fit for Governor but unfit
for Comptroller? asked Tammany
leaders that the making OF such a ticket
would result In a split in the Greater New
York Democracy, with the Hon. William
Hep sometimes also called RusselD, lead
ing his piece over to Mcclellan and Coler
end John c. Sheehan mailing his fragments
to the IIow-Grout pole.
For those who want tip it is worth print
Ing that the Hon. James j. Martin, chair
man Of the City Committee, said "McClel-
Ian when he went upstairs and said it in
the same tone when he came down three
hours later. Mr.. Martin was not always
counted as a Murphy man and his jndg-
ment Is not swayed by personal trend-at
least not in this instance
When the gathering had come to order
under Mr.. Martins control, James Shevlin
Of Brooklyn moved that a committee be
appointed to draft platform for the city
mittee next Wednesday night. Mr.. Martin
appointed York, Cassidy, Kenney, Martin
and Haffen on the committee.
1t will hold its first meeting on Monday
night at the Democratic Club.
Mr., Cassidy proposed the appointment
Of COMMITTEES of three to select permanent
named Murphy, Cassidy and McCarren.
This committee will meet on Tuesday night
at the Democratic Club.
John l.. Shea Of Brooklyn then sug-
Res'eCl that the time had arrived when it
would be proper for the members to dis
cuss the availability of candidates. Mr.
Murphy nodded his approval.
Bernard j, York made a long speech
incinating the position which Brooklyn
ha e trken. He did rot mention Col McClel-
ian name, but he referred to him very
obviously. He said that Brooklyn did
not have candidate for Ma vor and would
suggest no name because it did not wish
to weaken its argument by attaching itself
to any man,
Since is9', said Mr. York, Brooklyn
Democrats had had nothing except what
they got under the Van Wycll administra-
ton They wanted a chance to elect their |
local ticket. The independent vote in
Brooklyn had grown steadily. II was no
longer possible to carry the borough ex-
cept with candidates that appealed to that !
element
II Manhattan would suggest such man, |
Brooklyn would be 80 delighted that it
would not dream of Offering a candidate
of its own. no matter how available he might |
be from the viewpoint Of the people across |
the Bridge But care must be exercised !
in the making of the ticket if the vote in !
Kings was 10 be considered
Mr.. York's speech was a warning against
The nomination Of Mcclellan MT, Murphy !
sat back in cushioned chair and said |
nothing
T. en- came Senator McCarren, whose !
caution was expressed in tho sober well |
chosen LANGUAGE which has made him !
strong In the councils OF tie party in Al
hany as well as in WillouRhby street. His !
remarks were in line with those of York.