The sun., 1904-08-29
M'CARREN CAMP Is HOPEFUL.
NOT WORRYING OVER OUTCOME
OF PRIMARIES TO-MORROW.
Ants Confident. Too. but Apparently Ihey
Have Little Chance OF Capturins WA
JOrity OF Distriets--Row Won't Enc
Anyway, and Republicans VIII CAM

Ants COnnuent, TOO, uut AppsieA''s
Have Little Chance or Capturing MA
JOrity OF Distriets-Row Won't Ehd'
Anyway. and Republicans VIII GAM
There Is no exaggeration whatever IN
the statement that the interest in the result
of the Democratic primary elections IN
BROOKLYN tomorrow. in which the political
fortunes of Senator Patrick Henry McCar-
rem are the main issue involved, overshadows
that in the progress OF the presidential
campaign. 1t is also quite safe to say that
the Democratic chieftains and the entire
army of party workers we're just as busy
over their factional squabbles yesterday
az they will be on the Sunday preceding
election day
The bitterness which has characterized
this prolonged factional strife has been
more intense than has ever been witnessed
in the ranks OF either political party IN
BROOKLYN since its organization, and IN
the opinion OF some experienced political
observers Ia destined to outlive the pri-
maries, no matter what their result may be.
Ex- Bridge Commissioner John l.. Shea,
who was campaign chairman for the past
five or six years, and 10 now obliged TO
put up the hardest kind Of fight to main
tain his leadership In the Seventeenth
Assembly district takes this gloomy view
of the situation:
There are compact rival Democratic
organizations in all OF the Assembly dis
tricts and II is easy TO foresee that these
organizations will be maintained, thus
furnishing an opportunity for our Repub-
lican friends to seize the control OF the
county and borough governments, as the
Republicans Of Albany county have done
"A a consequence OF the Hill l-Herrick deal.
II would not be so bad II there were any
principle at stake, but 1t Is all personal
politics in utter disregard OF the party
The assertion of Senator McCarren that
the fierce controversy in which he is in
volved 10 his own county will have no de-
pressing effect on the general campaign
and that his foes will work just as hard as
his friends for Parker and Davis liz strongly
disputed by impartial political observers.
Some judges predict that, unless thorough
and prompt reconciliation follows the
primaries, the expected big plurality for
Parker and Davis in Kings county will al
most reach vanishing point.
Predictions as to how the primary fights
are going to eventuate differ widely. or
the twenty-five executive committeeman,
two being accredited to the Eighteenth
district owing to its extent. fifteen are put
down for McCarren.
MoCarren partisans state that they will
not only hold to the present districts they
control, but will probably win two or three
more on Tuesday, if. indeed. they do not
make a clean sweep. The anti McCar-
renites we're confident yesterday that they
would retain their grip on the Second.
I,th r,raIfth
tecnth and half Of the Eighteenth dis
trict, and capture enough other districts
to o;lst Mct tarren from control Of the eIecu-
tive committee. Disipterested observers
of the scrap, however, have no apprehension
whatever that the latter result is possible.
believing that MCtarren, under any cir
cltnstances, will be able to maintain his
reign until the camragn OF 1904 has passed
into history.
The most exciting and picturesque con
test is in the seventh district, which in
oiudes Gowanus and tho old Grsvesend
and New Utrecht territories. with voting
population of over l8,0o0. considerably
over half OF whom are Democratic. Deputy
Fire Commissioner William A; Doyle: who
f. IMurphys personal representative in the
fight, has been the leader OF the district
for several years, and at the spring pri-
maries MoCarren made bad failure in
his efforts to dislodge him. Recently
in the Doyle lines. the deserters from Doyle
including Kenneth F. Sutherland. the
Democratic boss OF Gravesend, and Justices
Cornelius Ferguson and A. ", B. Voorhees,.
McCarren, with the powerful cooperation
of his three new allies, expects to put Doyle
out Of business, but the latter yesterday
declared himself as absolutely confident
Of securing another Endorsement OF his
leadership. In the betting Doyle is the
favorite at to oyer Ferguson, who has
The contest in the Eleventh district is
next in interest, and yesterday Farrell men
we're offering odds Of 2 to on their favorite
against Thomas +. Byrnes, whose slogan
In the primary IsIy sann ssalnpaign has been Vote
To persons who have been privileged to
look behind the political scenes In Brooklyn
since the venerable Hugh Mclaughlin was
driven into political retirement, the fact that
all along there were serious dissensions'
McCarren camp. was clearly apparent.
| This condition of affairs prevails at the
| present time and will continue, no matter
which side comes on victorious on Tues
anti-Mocarren chieftains: Hugh McIangh:
lin. William A. Doyle. Bird s. Coler, james
| Shevlin, Thomas X. Farrell. Matthew f.
Dooley, Patrick Hayes and Frank D.
! Creamer. There has been no concert OF
I action from the start between these old
being their personal antagonism to McCar-
| ren.
As n significant illustration OF theil
divergence Of views It may be stated tina,
Mr. Mclaughlin and Mr. Shevlin, who fol
more than thirty years was Mclaughlin
first lieutenant and chief of staff. have
parted company, NO longer even maintain
ing friendly personal relations. 1t is tc
Bird S. Coler that the aged statesman now
intrusts his confidence. 4 prominent Demo
know what has been going on in the various
| anti-McC arren camps for the past four ol
| five months had this to say:
| @Should Senator McCarren voluntarily
or otherwise retire from the leadership o.
the organization. there would be such
| fierce fight for the place as has never beer