New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-09

There was a great triumph for Senator Pat
rick II. McCarren in the first skirmish between
him and Deputy Fire Commissioner William 4.
DO. e. who has been designated by Charles +.
Murphy to overthrow his leadership Of the Dem
ocratic organization of Kings County at the
meeting of the Executive Committee held last
night i'm the Thomas jefferson Building. Brook
lyn. II n triumph far beyond what the
mere wording Of the following resolution. which
was passed unanimously after the defeat OF a
Doyle substitute by vote Of - to 3, would in
dicate:
Resolved. That we express our unequvocal
appreciation Of tho course Senator McCa-ren
has pursued I'm his efforts TO preserve the po-
htical independence and autonomy Of Brooklyn.
Il was a vote Of confidence which passed as
IL was. unanimously and amid the approving
shout of a thousand or more Democrats who
filed the main auditorium and galleries and
other hundreds in the streets, woulc seem 20
indicate tho ultimate death. II not the sudden
extinction. Of the present move Of Murphy
against McCarreu's leadership. Judge Parker's
name was loudly cheered.
Senator McCarrcn in long speech declared
eIophaucaliy thar he WIS there %. feleen' his
pledge that unde- his leadership Brooklyn should
never lose its autonomy. He declared that the
leader Of the Kings County Democracy had
than play tho role Of leader and lieutenant he
would be n Russian serf
Saying that he had disccrned a belief I'm Man
haitian that by the last election tho Brooklyn
organization had been merged into the organiza-
tion there. he Indicated plainly that one Of his
differences with Murphy had been because the
department heads i'm Brooklyn have not had
more freedom Of action. The other reason that
Murphy had taken offence was because he
CicCarrem had dared to express his belief that
Ju,ge Parker should be nominated FOR Presi-
dent.
SPEECH \ SQUARE DEFIANCE.
McCarren's speech was a square defiance Of
any attempt on the part of Murphy 20 dictate
10 him or Kings County. Assistant Corporation
Counsel James D. Bell raised the warcry still
more when he said that Kings County was not
looking for war. hat was ready to go TO the
battle AT the drop Of the hat.
controller Grout who with several other well
known Democrats sat on the stage, where the
Executive Committee held IT'S meeting. sounded
n note Of peace. He declared himself heartily
in favor Of the McCarren resolutions, and then
said that Kings County was not looking for war
but for peace To the end that the good record
Of the administration might not be neutralized
and that the State should be carried for a Demo-
cratic President lie declared that New-York
should
and make plain its policy and its candidate at
once.
II was the first open meeting ever held by
the Democratic Executive Committee IN Kings
County Half an hour before IL opened the
auditorium and galleries we're filled with
crowd that was clearly with McCarren Many
Of them wore white silk badges bearing the in
scription: "NIcCarrcns our Leader There
were horns and wooden cricket rattles by the
score. and these. with the shouts. made noise
that could be heard far beyond the building.
Every one of the twenty-eight members OF the
committee was present including the members
OF the Executive Committee. The appearance Of
Controller Grout was the occasion Of the first
tremendous outburst Of noise. When McCarren
stood Up 10 open the meeting il was five min
utes before the racket subsided. After saying
that the meeting had been called 10 select dates
for the conventions to elect delegates to the
State and national conventions. he asked the
indulgence Of the committee while he made a
personal statement He said:
7 assume that every Democrat in Kings
County is thoroughly familiar with the situation
that confronts our organization tonight II IS
unnecessary for TO that the organiza-
tion should take some explicit action.
At first / want TO define what 7 consider the
duty of a leader. When / received the commits
sion I now hold felt that all the duties Incl
dent TO the leadership were thereby to deyolve
upon ne. From my conception Of leadership
understand that the duty Of a leader is 10 lead
tApplauseD
II is unnecessary for me TO say that prior 10
the last election the situation in Kings County
made IL necessary for US TO show our autonomy
and at the same time our desire TO support the
regularly named candidates. The campaign, as
YOU know. was spirited one and resulted in
our organization carrying Brooklyn for all can
ddates
After the election I felt IL my duty TO speak
for the organization in Manhattan I present
ed there the claims l thought our organization
OUGHT TO have houOred. After having made va
rious requests and after we received what you
70 rs with good grace. thought Il was our
duty TO cooperate with the administTatio IN
giving \ good. honest administration. con-
tended that tie deputies OF departments In this
borough should be clothed with as full power
as the heads OF the va ious departments some
- tbern are here tonight and will speak for
In my intercourse with Mr.. Murphy leader