New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-13
CAUCUS ALL FOR PARKER.
EVEN DOYLE is PLEDGED.
Mclaughlin, Cofey and T7co Others
ICOid McCarren's Trap.

We'll. we have made Il President" the
way Senator Patrick II. McCarren expressed
his victory last night as he came out of the
caucus of the delegates to the Democratic state
Convention from Kings County. McCarren won
at every point. The caucus adopted the unit
rule and passed resolutions declaring in favor
OF an instructed delegation for Judge Parker
to the national convention at St Louis. There
was no boltinE of the caucus, and Senator Nc
Carren says he will east the votes Of the fifty
nine delegates present last night for Parker in
the State convention. Doyle and his delegates
from the With District. Thomas r. Farrell and
his delegates from the XIth District. and Mat
thew f Dooley and his delegates from the
NITth District who were the nine voting
against the adoption OF the Parker resolution,
did not bolt after they had been defeated, ana
declared that they considered themselves bound
IN, the action OF the caucus Three Of the four
delegates not present. either In person or oy
alternates ct the caucus, which was held III 'he
Thomas jefferson Building, were the three from
the IXth Assembly District. including Assem-
blynan James J. Kehoe, John F. Fogarty ana
Michael J. Cofrey. The other absentee was
Hugh NfcIaughIin. James Sheylin, who Is IN
Atlantic city. was represented by James X
Lennon. his alternate.
In addition 10 nstructing the delegates for
Parker. the delegates and alternates from hihss
County 10 the national convention the members
of the state committee from Kings County ana
the Presidential electors from Kings County
we're nominated last night
MCLAUGHLIN OFF STATE COMMITTEE
Hugh Mclaughlin is to be succeeded as the
renresentative Of the lid Senate District In the
state Committee by Michael J. Cummings ana
Edward Glinnen is to be succeeded by Conrad
Hasenflug as the representative Of the IAth
District The committeeman from the TN us
trict was not chosen last night. because Of the
absence Of the delegates from the lAth AS
senblv District which is a part of the Nth
Senate District There is. however no doubt
that William a. Doyle will be chosen again. as
he controls two-thirds of the delegates. James
shevIin is returned to the State Committee from
the With District through the combination OF
tie XIIth Assembly District and the NIth Dis
trict
OF the delegates to the national convention
all are known to be in favor Of the nomination
of Judge Alton b. Parker.
Long before the caucus opened Boerum Place
I'm front of the Thomas jefferson Building was
crowded with the delegates and alternates and
their friends There was a rumor which AFTER
ward proved to be unfounded that thirteen OF
the sixty-three delegates would bolt the caucus.
The neighboring cafes were thronged with DEM
ocratic politicians we'll known and otherwise.
Among them was Michael ]. Coffey, who should
have been present as a delegate. The caucus
met in the main auditorium. All except dele
gates were rigidly excluded. few newspaper
men we're allowed in the offices upstairs. but a
deadline was established and they were chased
back if they ventured toward the stairs. All
others. including the alternates. who were high
ly indignant In consequence. and n number of
deputy commissioners and other officials were
fLafr aaIu tn fho "
street
Senator McCarren, in calling the caucus over
which he presided together made a speech. in
which he referred 10 the conditions in Kings
County and spoke Of the fight that had been
made against instructions. He said that the
nomination of Judge Parker for President by
the Democrats was essential for success. that
Parkers chances depended largely the
ton taken by his State. and that Kings
County held the balance of power when il came
to a question of whether not New-York State
should instruct for Parker.
DOYLE TALKS AGAINST SNAP ACTION.
As soon as Senator McCarren was through
Deputy Fire Commissioner Doyle made mo-
tion TO adjourn the caucus until Saturday
night, saying that he thought it unwise to take
any snap action. He said that If the caucus
was held on Saturday there might be unani
nous vote. He did not explain whether he
meant for or against instructions.
The motion 10 adjourn was lost by a vote of
4S to H. those voting in favor being the dele
safes from the With. XIth and XIIth districts.
and John McKeown and Richard Nagle. from
the lid.
In the vote on the resolution adopting the
unit rule the same delegates. with the exception
of McKeown. voted no. the vote being 40 to 10
I'm favor When il camc to a vote the
Parker resolution the only delegates opposed
were the nine from the~VIIth. the XIth and
XIIth The resolution. which was as follows,
was passed by vote of 30 to 3:
Resolved That we. the delegates from Kings
County in caucus assembled, declare i'm favor
of the passa &c of resolution by the state con-
ventton instriicting the delegates from the State
of New-YorIS st. Louis to present the name
Eirdn na~e