The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
DEMOCRATS HERE ARE UNITED
MCARREN WILL RENOMINATE
MCLELLANIF HE'S ASKED TO.

Solid Front 20 lie Presented Against the
Hearst "Scabury or Ford" Movement
More Talk About Running GtOut for
supreme COurt-COleF Out OF Politics.
So unequiyocally pleasant and har-
monious are the relations between Mayor
Mcclellan and Senator Patrick Henry
McCarren Of Kings that Senator McCar en-
has announced to the Mayor
If you should desire Il will cheerfully
and most heartily get up in the city con-
vention nest fall and put you in nomina-
ton for another term
The position taken by both Leader
Murphy Of Tammany and Senator Nc
Carreu--that an unhappy personal situation
II Ignored very often settles itse f-has
been justified and it has been apparent
since recent meetings Of the Kings county
Democratic organization that all hands in
the regular Democratic organizations Of
al! the boroughs have been drifting toward
tranquility. The fractional differences be-
tween Mr.. Murphy and Senator McCarren
nave been deplored by their friends hut
Efforts to bring about peace have been
without avail In fact the more strenuous
the efforts Of the peacemakers the more
on the fringe.
The Democratic organizations Of all the
boruughs are now thoroughly united against
the combination Of the Odell Republican
organization in New York city and William
K. Hearst. represented by the New York
Democracy" and the Hearst Municipal
Ownership League Il has been said that
Mr. Hearst contemplates nominating eX
Senator John Ford for Mayor il CITY Justice
Samuel Selbury cannot be induced to take
the nomination. Judge Seabury's friends said
yesterday that he could take the nomination
at only a great sacrifice, because he has
yet to serve seven years in his place at
$4,000 a year. On the other hand, some q
Judge Seabury'5 friends said that they had
searched the Con titution OF the State and
the city Charter and they had found nothing
that would prevent him from becoming a
candidate for Mayor and retaining hi place
on the City Court bench az the same time.
Mr. Ford was the Republican Senator
forthp Nineteenth New York CITY district
for two g. rms and was tie pputed author
Of the original Franchise Tax bill which
after its passage at Albany was declared
TO be unconstitutional by Gov. Roosevelt's
legal advisers. The Legislature had adj
jouned, however, and Gov. RoOse welt
was compelled 20 call on extraordinnr ~
session 70 remedy the constitutional de-
fcCts Of the bill. Gov. Roosevelt in orde r
10 secure tie necessary votes 10 pass the
amfnded bill, felt implied 10 sign an insur-
ance bill against which Louis +. Payn,
then State Sups Tintendent Of Insurance
and others had entered their emphatic
protests.
The constitutionality Of the Franchise
Tax law as amended by Gov. Roosevelt is
now b ing argued in tie Supp me Court
of the United States.
The talk became stronger yeste rday
that, without doubt Comptroller Grout is
TO be nominated for Supreme Court Justice
in the Second Judicial district against
Joseph A. Burr, appointed by Gov. Odell
to fill the vacancy on that bench caused
10y the election Of Edgar NJ, Cullen 70 be
Chief Judge Of tic Court Of Appeals. Con-
ceming the rcpoTt that Bird $, Coler mny
agGin be nominated for Comptroller, MIR.
Colers friends said that the same personal
reasons which necessitated his resignation
as President Of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission would prevent him from &C.
cepting another nomination for Comp
trOler.