New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07
MCARREN KEEPS KINGS.
DOf LES ATTACK FAILS.
democratic Committee Remains His,
eco to Is.

i""' senator Patrick r. McCarren still has a
Hii" grip on the Democratic organization OF
Kings County. in spite OF the efforts of Charles
r Murphy and Tammany Hall to overthrow
mas 'e'-aership was shown when at the organizd-
uoh OF the County Committee. in the Thomas
JeHefsoh Building. last night ne was sustained
on TWO test votes by 30 to 81. OF the BIS mem
DeTS OF the committee twenty-three were alb
sent
Not only did Deputy Fire Commissioner DOYLE
the brooklyn representative of Tafnuanv f,u
10 maze Eood his boast to wean away any of
the eighteen McCarrer Assembly District lead
ers, but Doyle himself and Matthew Z I,oolev
another Of the four anti-McCarren leaders. each
lost one Of their committeeman 70 rbA NIcCar-
rem side. McCarren had figured thai the oppo
sItlon might get ninety votes. and their failure
TO do even that was such a crushing defeat thar
neither Doyle nor his allies had anything II
say about future hostilities after the meeting.
The MeCarren men We're correspondingly jubi-
liant. The Senator said:
Well, this settles it for another year. do not
see how they are going to get around it very
we'll"
A resolution recommending John Mcguire for
reappointment as Brooklyns Democratic mem
Der of the Board of Elections was passed
The delegates in each Assembly district will
meet tomorrow night to elect executive mem
oers' and at the meeting Of the new executive
committee TO ne held not later than next Tues
day night, Senator McCarren will be reelected
chairman. The votes against him will be John J
Walsh Of the I'd District; William A Doyle OF
the 9TH; Thomas Farrell, Of the 11th and
Matthew E. Dooley, of rhe 18th
A test vote precipitated the minute after
the meeting opened last night by AssenbIyman
John McKeown. of the ID District who offered
a resolution that "in order to promote Demo
cratic harmony in this city" a committee OF
one from each Assembly district be appointed
TO select a ticket for the County Committee TO
be voted on at a later date.
On motion to lay the table a rolIcau was
ordered, which resulted in a victory for McCar-
rem of 30 70 10 as previously stated. The only
leaders voting against We're Walsh DOYLE Far
rell and Dooey- There was some surprise when
w R. Mcclure, of the 9th who. it was sup
posed, had broken away from McCarren. voted
to lay the resolution on the table. He was fol-
lowed by all his delegates
Michael Buck. one of DoyIe's delegates. and z.
F. Pendergast, one of Dooleys voted with Nc
Carren. In the 9th Assembly District the dele
gates stand seven for McCarren and seven
against him. Unless there is some change there
will be no election of an executive member 10
succeed James J. Kehoe
The resolution being disposed of. the election
of officers Of the county committee proceeded
rapidly. the secretary casting single vote for
one nominee in each case. The following Off
GERS we're chosen: Corporation Counsel James
D. Bell, of the 9th District chairman: Charles
c Wise. of the 9th District first vice-chairman:
Emil Rose. Of the DIST District second vice
chairman; Magistrate Frank E. O'Reilly, sec
rotary: NJ. J. Cummings. corresponding secre-
tary; Arthur c. Salmon, treasurer: Frederick
RunmeIl. sergeant-at-arms.
The officers are all McCarren men. with the
exception of Mr. Wise. They were the old
officers. The latter was chosen In place OF J.
w Redmond. who has gone over TO the opposi-
tion.
The second test vote came on a resolution Of
ferred by Daniel Moynahan of the It'll Assembly
District. that IT be the sense Of the commit
tee that before sending the names OF any men
for appointment as election officials to the Board
of Elections the chairman OF the executive
committee should first obtain the Endorsement
of the leader Of the district from which the off,
ciaIs were TO be appointed This was aimed at
McCarren who chose his own men in the 7th
and 11th districts at the spring primaries. Sena-
tor McCarren's motion to refer the Moyuahan
resolution TO the incoming executive committee
was carried a rOllcan by the same over
whelning vote as the previous motion.
John H McCooey. former Civil Service COM
missioner was placed on the rolls OF the COM
rnfttee from the 18th Assembly District William
f. Ball resigntng for that purpose 1t was done
so that McCooey may become the executive
member from the northwestern half Of the dis
trCt
Tuesday evening December ID, was chosen
for reorganization Of the various Assembly dis
trict committees.
James Keogh. an auti-McCarren from
the 9th District made considerable trouble in
the course of the evening by insisting that he
and not Senator James J. KeOgh was the Keogh
elected TO the committee at the primaries Chair
man Bell succeeded in preventing any Constdera-
ton OF his complaint until all the other business
mad been put through. Then the contestant
handed up a voIuminOus document and asked
that it be read. Mr.. Bell was explaining TO him |
that he should ask the court for mandamus |
If he thought he had been elected. when motion !
TO adjourn was carried leaving Mr.. KeOgh up |
In the air.