New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
ablest man in the county.

he conducted by the abiest man AZ '
Senator McCarren-
The anti -McCarren men had announcer SUI
,.or,oraa,- when they discovered that they could
=. s:l,s,a AIccarren from the control of the
jefferson Building, the regular heaoauai =. =
anti, next wear The building is owned py she
E;,~s Coun.y Jeffersonian Association, stoch
,a,7nsnv in which there are about sixteen nun
srad shares OF these the Kings County Gen
ersI Committee OWNS more than tweiVe iiui'ui eo
These are voted by the chairman OF 'he 60
tive committee who is Senator McCalfeh
senator's term as chairman runs uh'i heA'
cerY,her and the present directors OF tie 'ei
sonian association hold office until next
ruary. r;a.r.ot
lanes y Sinnott of the 10th Senate hlS'i ~ >
-. 81 the committee of twelve TO reorganze
the McCarren organization. said that 'ie ~
mittee would soon meet anu tdhe "P
County the first Of all.
REORGANIZATION PLANS
-, .n;,L the FIRST meeting will be within three
or four days" said Mr. Sinnott- "hN'
x,,, 20 do Is to find some means of reorganlZihs
,ba. viii put the party good basis anu
Will bring together all the Democrats III ono
harmonious and satisfactory organization io
Democratic party in Kings County certainly
needs such a reorganization anc tniih tii'7
committee will be able 20 find a way TO provide
il Meetings will be held at which the subject
will be discussed, but il is too early to tel just
what the procedure viii be.
More than two hundred letters commencing
Senator McCarren for the fight he made against
Murphy and Conners We're received yesterday
At the Democratic headquarters in Brooklyn
The general view ia Kings is that the strong
arm methods used against MCCarreH in ousting
his delegates and state committeeman made him
friends among thousands of Democrats formerly
hostile 10 him. who believe that the Democratic
housekeeping in Kings can be done by home
talent and who are bitterly opposed to the
Tiger crossing the bridge
Ex-Sherif Melody, who lost his place in the
Finance Department shortly after he revolted
against McCarren. said yesterday that while
ne was for reorganization against out
side interference.
IT have nothing personal against McCarren. -
said he. Il dc not believe the Democratic party
in this county can carry election while Nc
CarreR remains leader. But l will not stand
for outside interference. The Democrats Of Kings
are able TO attend to their own affairs. 1 am
for the independence of our organization first
last and all the time
A THREE CORNERED FIGHT
A nice little three cornered fight is developing
in the 4th Assembly District, in Brooklyn, in
which Mr.. Melody. Thomas ]. brennan and
Warden Patrick Hayes are the principals. The
first intimation of the impending battle for
supremacy was learned yesterday, and the
echo Of conference held Thursday night
by the followers of Warden Hayes. Melody
Goes not intend to give up his control Of the
leadership of the district, which he has held
for some years. Hayes, it is said, will not
head the ticket himself. but purposes putting
forward ex-Aldernlan William C Boerner, who
at the solicitation OF Hayes made an
Alderman at the time of the first Murphy
McCarren fight.
On Thursday night at the conference the cap
tsins Of the various election districts Of the
HAYES combination were instructed TO work
with utmost effort until September thoroughly
10 organize for the coming struggle at the
September primaries The leaders OF this
faction discussed the possible effect of con-
test by Senator McCarrn at the Denver conyen-
fion in June. 1t was intimated that if state
convention of the insurgents TO instruct in
favor of Bryan should be called by McCarren
he would be admitted with the seventy-eight
70 delegates from this state, instead of the Tam
many delegation of this borough. which was
elected on Wednesday.
Ex-Mayor Hugh ]. Grant, selected as a Pres
letter yesterday TO State Chairman Conners
declining TO serve The friends OF eX-Judge
Parker said yesterday that within the next
month he would send Chairman Conners let
declining TO OF the delega tes-at-
large.