New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-09
leaders and their districts:
-McCar-en.

.Anti-McCar-en.
Senator McCarren received the returns in the
Kings County Democratic Club. in Schermer-
horn street When the returns were all in and
he was asked to make a statement. there-was
just a faint suspicion of a smile that fitted
across his face I'VE have won big victory"
he said. 1T shows that the people of Brooklyn
do not want to be ruled by Tammany Hall.
have won a substantial victory three of
the men who deserted the regular organization
We have beaten Melody. who was the first to
desert, by two to one.
In the I'd District. which is the only one Of
our sixteen districts we have lost it was largely
a personal fight, and theXquestion of my leader
ship did not enter strongly into ii. 1t was
fight of Bridges against Meany and Martin
Comfy 1 am more than satisfied with the re-
suit"
The Senator was asked if he thought his dele
gates would be thrown out of the state conven-
ton He replied: Il do not think they can get
the votes to do it,
John H. Delaney chairman of the executive
committee of the anti-McCarren organization,
said after the result had been learned:
While the result appears favorable to Nc
Carren we think that the large vote polled by
the anti -McCarren forces shows that great
MANY Brooklyn Democrats disgusted with
the leadership of McCarren. The result to-day
does not matter much. We will keep up the
fight and we will defeat McCarren within
year.
In view of the fact that seven of his leaders
had deserted him several months ago. that
strong organization in opposition 10 him had
been developed, that it was generally understood
that Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hail.
who is anxious to run McCarren out of politics.
was giving both moral and financial assistance
rI1-
preston among unprejudced observers was that
McCarren would do well if he could hold the
sixteen districts he had. That he encompassed
the defeat of three of the seven insurgents was
considered to be an unexpected display of
strength.
On account of the narrow margin by which
Mcclure in the 9th. and Doyle in the 9th. were
beaten by McCarren they announced they would
enter contest
E. F. Moran, who headed the defeated anti
McCarren ticket in the Sd District. has entered
a protest against the successful ticket headed
by James Kane, the ground that Kane. being
an elections commissioner, is ineligible 20 hold
an elective office When Senator McCarren
heard this he said: 1T is weak sort of a pro-
test. We have other members of the Kane
ticket to make executive member. III ne cannot
hold the office.
The efficient police arrangement provided by
Acting Police Commissioner Baker and Borough
INSPECTOR Flood prevented serious trouble at the
Brooklyn primaries yesterday. Every policeman
in the borough on duty from noon until
the poIls closed at o'clock Forty-Odd arrests
we're made for Illegal voting, but there was
practically no disorder and the small force OF
Manhattan plain clothes men sent over because
Senator McCarren expected a host of Manhattan
guerillas would assist in the attempted in
vasion'' of Tammany had an easy time playing
checkers in precinct back rooms.
In every precinct throughout the borough. ac-
cording to orders received days before from
Acting Commissioner Baker. the first, third and
fifth pIatoons sent out TO the polling
places the second Kept In reserve and the fourth
sent out on patrol. one or two men were sta
toned in each polling place. The only aid from
Manhattan was the small force of plain clothes
and Central Office men. Late last night. after
all of the arrests had been made and the polls
we're closed the acting commissioner and bor-
ough inspector said they were more than satts-
fled at the result of the police work.
When Paul Kacke. of No. 169 Meseroe street
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