New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-10
NO OQUARIER FOR MCARREN
KANE TO DRIVE KNIFE.
Brooklyn the Battle Ground an State
Fight against Herick.

Charles F. Murphy before leaving the city yes
terday for Atlantic City, sent word that between
now and the time delegates elected the
Democratic city convention this fall Senator p
H. McCarren must be driven of power in
Kings County. and every effort OF the Tammany
organization must be exerted to bring about that
result. Murphy tried first dislodge McCarren by
naming Doyle as leader in Kings. but he
beaten McCarren part of the Belmont
Observation-Disclosures combination that conducted
the campaigns of Judge Parker for the Presidency
and Judge Herrick for Governor. He was thus
enabled TO WELD great influence, and resisted the
onslaughts upon him An effort to make Bird S
Coler leader failed also. Now it is said that Nc
Carren is much weakened, and the will be
waged relentlessly to destroy him.
While the fight is going on almost entirely under
the surface the politicians say that in many years
there has not been fercer factiona fight than the
one now being waged in the Democratic organiza-
ton TO make D. Cady Herrick leader of the State
organization. Herr1ck is supported by Hill Parker
Belmont, Sheehan and McCarren Egiust him. all.
the power Of Talhmany is aligned with such up
State allies as 1t can control Norman F. Mack of
Buffalo. and various other upstate leaders have
struck hands with the Tammany organization 10
frustrate the plan. If Murphy can control Kings
County 1t is conceded that he beat Herrick for
the leadership in tia State and either take the
leadership himself or say who shall have it.
For this reason great deal more hinges on the
hight for control of Kings County than the mere
preservation OF McCarren. Ex-Register Kane is
now the who has been picked 10 represent
Tammany interests in Kings County, and from this
time it is said, he will be the figure in
the fight to control of the organization from
McCaTren. He viii have the support Of Tammany
and its allies. McCarren viii be backed by Bel
mont Sheehan Hill and the Herrick men.
It is said 10 be Murphy's first aim to have Nc
Clellan unanimously renomina ted this fall. He
does not want dissenting voice. from Kings
County The fear has been. the Tammany men
say, that the Republicans would fuse, and then
McCarren would induce Grout to on an inde-
pendent Democratic ticket. If there should be
fusion ticket, and Grout should an inIe-
pendent Democrat. it is declared that the Tammany
ticket would have a hard time. McCarren 1t is
said could nominate the regular borough ticket
and put it under the star, and then enter into a
deal with Grout to put borough nominees under
Circuits emblem also. This would give the Kings
County Democrats under McCarren's leadership a
chance TO elect all their local ticket. and at the
same time cut and defeat Mcclellan by voting for
Grout. 1t is to prevent possible combination
Of this kind it is said that Murphy is desirous
of destroying every vestige of that McCarren
may have and placing good Tammany men on
guard in Kings County
When Murphy returns he will go to his new
country place Long Island.