New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-08
CAUCUS FOR INSTRUCTION.
KINGS LEADERS W4VER.
McCdrren Plans to Get Pledge Just
Before National COnCention.

Senator McCarren did not come down from Al
bany last night to observe the terrible depletion in
his ranks that had been made bv Charles f. Muir
ply according to Deputy Fire Commissioner Doyle
and his friends. He had tx with in
Brooklyn over the long distance telephone from Al
bany. and declared that he sill had the utmost
confidence that the Kings County delegation TO the
State convention would be for Parker The Senator
expects 10 be at his desk in the Thomas Jefferson
Building to-day.
Opponents Of McCarren collected number OF
statements of leaders yesterday that they would
not instruct their delegates the State Convention
for Parker. at the Assembly District conventions
tomorrow night. 1t is stated good authority
that McCarren mad not planned to have the deIe.
gates instructed by the conventions tha.
them. The Senator's idea is TO have the delegates
meet in caucus before the convention and agree to
vote for instructed delegation the National
Convention at ST. Louis
1t is thought that. whatever may happen to Nc
Carren's leadership at the primaries next Angus.
he will be able TO hold tho State delegates the
convention. That Hugh Mclaughlin would like to
see blow struck the prestige % McCarren is
well known. bu. IS not thought that he would be
willing to havs this blow struck at the expense Of
David L. Hill In opposing Parker the district
leaders who are still loyal to Mclaughlin would be
going contrary TO the programme OF Mr. Hill
The only leaders who have come out openly and
stated that they were opposed 10 McCarren and
opposed to instructions for Parker are Doyle
James j. kehoe. of the IXth. and Thomas r. Far
Senator McCarren. who are openly in favor Of in
structons for Parker. The remaining eight refuse
TO say where they stand the instruction prOpO-
SlUon OF these men, J. b. BoucE, of the lNth, and
William Brennan. Of the \IIltn. hold places under
Mayor Mcclellan. and it is known that the strong
est kind OF influence is being brought to bear TO
get them to desert McCarren. John NJ Gray, Of
the With. Is an under sheriff, and removable by
Sherin HeSterherg. II is believed that he VIII
stick TO McCarren. J. J. Walsh Of the lid DIS
trict. and James p Sinnott. of the NNIst, are
considered Mclaughlin men. The latter has "A PEI
sonal grudge against McC2rren. Both John l.
o he and Mof fbau- Df Ma
NlIth. declare that they not against McCarrcn.
The feeling among Tammany Democrats yester-
cay was that Murphy would have at least seven
districts IN Kings by the time the convention roI
Is called The inside work that Tammany Is do
ing in Brooklyn makes the district leaders IN
Kings aPprehensive about patronage under the con
trol or Iammany heads OF departments. The fate
OF Carroll and Sexton in Manhattan CouyinCes the
district leaders I'm Kings that Murphy has - long
memory. Many Of them are afraid that, while No
CaTren may be able to hold his lines pretty firmly
this spring he Is to weaken before the end II
the year. and that then they will bee marked for eX
termination Moreover. they want some jobs now,
and Murphy's the only ones who have tho
goods for immediate delivery.
Eliot DanfOTth, one Of ex-senator HIS lCuten-
ants. went 10 Atlantic city yesterday. II Is be-
Ncved tnat he Will sCe Mr.. Murphy I'm the interest
OF the Parker boom. but II is not believed that he
viii make suggestion OF a compromise between
the rival leaders. Mr.. Hil would trust any one
but himself with n deal of that kind at this stage
of the proceedings. Mrs. Dauforth has been at At
lantc City FOR several weeks and Nr. Dauforth
was there Easter returning 70 the city 10 at
tend 20 law business. While there week ago he
did not confer with Sir. Murphy.