New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
BrookTun Democratic Club Political
Enigma.

-, -7.,,-7,-, Democratic Club IS probably the
Hrst and foremost enigma OF HrooAlyH po----
The club has comparatively Few Ilei0s1'
ter,e1v few compared with the Kings County
+,,ocrs.fo C1,,b but It probably has more poil-1-
90 The square inch than any other thTee Po--1-
examinations n The borough It's lneLIlDeISilI :
Heterogeneous. TO say the least N me iN
g ts fouud stanch Independents such as 11a''S-I0
~ sz.,s-5 and Harrington Putnam; McCarreIllleB
80, as Controller Herman A Metz and isaac N
Esnper: -McCarTenites, such as Borough Les--
se7t CoIo-: Hearst men. such as FRANCS y ar
-o6v. constitutional reformers, such as LOUIS b
--,z = = F7ss+r,oDd and Peter Aitizepi men
,sr-eseuring every shade Of the political opinions
that have broken the Brooklyn democracy Up -
a dozen or more factions The club was orgaAlleo
. g years ago with Mr. Shepard as its leading
spirit II was then against 'Hi4iougAoE S|ee1
-. o-s.rsza1ion Of Hugh Mclaughlin. As tine
-vent On its active members lost interest. me
s,rgautzation did not pass over 10 senator : y
sscCs-ren when he wrested the power from loss
AscIxaughlln. For the last few years taeIe Lac
teen considerable doubt as 10 what the organize-
,so7 does represent and why il exists any way
lis conglouaerete membership seems 70 ii4a-l'i -
chiefly "a al arena for unnecessary po-tlcai squaO-
tles. II has also developed into q hAtcileIy IO-
xnzsraic reform movements and the generaLlon q
.,,,.,s-4,t regulations. Two nights ago Il held an
election of officers. AlonzO q. AcI-als-3-ln an
sutt-AScCarrenite. supported 5y Alr- Metz oe-
sested Robert =. Brown. an anu-McOaffenlJea SUP
-o-ted By AIr Coler. Among the candidates on the
against each other sudiscrrainatey and with utter
.sregard for their associations outside the cI1D-
rooms and lighting for people wno pose as their
,,,-,-e-+s IN every political question known in
Ss-ootlvu The ticket elected IS interesting from
psychological point OF view, for 1t presents the only
Known exception TO the rule that house divided
.gz,nst trseIf cannot stand. Is like this; A. @.
Af-IauEhIin anti-0IcCarTenite, president; j. A
Ae+z McCarrenlte vice-presiden-: J.. II Shepard
4n6eDendent,- vice-presldeuti II Putnam lile-
,er6ent yice-president. Richard Dickson re-
fo-7,er rioe-presidenr: william Hoge, McCarren-
&C. vsee-rresident: Nathaniel Ellis doubtful vice
president: Frank J Priai AIcCarrenite, treasurer;
Thomas f English. reforner, recording secretary
Peter Aitken- Flahertyite, corresponding secretary
The board Of governors consists Of AcCarrenllea,
ent;McCarrenites BryaniJes, Butlerites, Doyeites'
ehevlinites. INDEPENDENTS reformers and men VINO
take no particular interest in politics at all.
The people Of South Brooklyn have ct last dis
eoyered why il IS that their hycrants present them
continually with new and wonderful specimens OF
animal and vegetable life This trouble is not the
result OF digging IN the streets. is ordinarily
The srpposition. TIE hOUseholders are simply VIC
tins of moss the pipes" The pauacea for this
stlnnent IS a -~blovv-oUt' moss iu the pipes is
an affection which old water mains of the Mount
Prospect Reservoir service subject. II permit
ted 70 run on the mains get badly choked with
the moss that the water cannot get through The
moss II may interest those who live IN the affected
District 70 know, is perfectly harmless.
The moss in the pipes fret discovered by the