New-York tribune., 1909-10-21
M'CARREN DEP0SED
AS PRICE OF PEACE
PLOT Lid WHILE HE
rs IN HOSPITAL.
MurpLy's Coup d'Etat Sho5rr
by Endorsements Of Regular
Ticket in BroOlIyu.


With Senator Patrick H. McCarr-n
struggling for his life and with victory
apparently in sight. it became known IN
Brooklyn last night. where the Demo-
cratic party has been divided over his
leadership for years. that his lieutenants
have practically renounced and deposed
him TO secure harmony. The Assembly
district leaders admitted privately that
Senator McCarren would be no longer
the boss Of the Brooklyn Democratic ma
chine. whether or not he recovered. TIE
treachery OF his Iieutenants and trusted
POLITICAL associates was reported last
night TO St GATHERINGS Hospital but
will not be told to the Senator until irl-
provement in his condition is more
marked
The faction known as the anti-Nlc-
Carrenites. including the six Assembly
district leaders who have been fishtins
him and his sympathizers. have accepted
the Senator's scalp as the price OF peace
DEAL PUT THROUGH
The situation. which was brought
about by the strangest political ecnspir-
acy in Br0okIyu's history, was mads
public by one OF the most prominent
anti -McCarren politicians in Brooklyn
He admitted that the deal was practical
ly finished yesterday afternoon.
The first inkling Of the agreement
came from a report that Augustus Van
wyck. chairman Of the provisional COM
mittee, which is Ostensibly i'm control u
the party in Brooklyn until election. and
another committeeman. asked Charles T.
Murphy, Tammany leader. TO withdraw
his opposition to the organization ticket
in Brooklyn. The implication was that
Murphy had been in league with the
opponents of McCarren.
The story had it that Mr.. Murphy. in
response TO the request. sent an order TO
the Kings County Democratic party. the
original anti McCarren organization, and
the Allied Committees for Municipal
Ownership to give the. regular ticket
their unanimous support, and drop the
nominees they had placed in the field.
The report proved untrue. except in
the particular that the Brooklyn reform
ers did call on Mr. Murphy. but Mr.
Murphy declined personally to interfere
However. it was he who suggested that
the dicker lie started which brought
about McCarren's downfall
-DEEaNET TURNS ABOUT.
Negotiations between McCarren SYM
pathizers and John n. Delaney a lead
ing anti McCarrenite and chairman ot
the Kings County Democratic party,
were begun. ON Monday night the De-
Ianeyites met and rejected the prOpo-
sition that had been made as too vague
and indefinite. At the same time. the
Provisional committee and the executive
committee of the regular organization
meeting TO discuss the conduct Of the
campaign, named a committee Of five
for campaign and other purposes.
On Tuesday, apparently as result Of
further negotiations. the Delaney ticket
was withdrawn. and at least a majority
of that faction seem now. to be support
ing the McCarren ticket. II was said
last night that the principal concession
was the leadership OF MeCarren. An
other concession to the Delaneyites was
that they should have reasonable repre-
sentatiOn in the County Committee.
The allied committees for municipal
ownership had indOrsed the three prin-
cipal candidates on the fusion ticket IN
Brooklyn Because of an irreguIaTisy
IN the makeup Of its petition. they said.
the ticket Of this faction has been with
drawn
Reports were in circulation last night
that AT a meeting Of the allied commit
tees Friday hight. they. too. will decide
to support the regular ticket.
One Of the leaders OF this movement
said that no one in Tammany Hall had
any influence with his people. and that
if they decided to uppOrt the regular
Democratic ticket Mr.. Marphy's inhu-
ence would not have been the cause II
their decision
MCOOEY ADMITS IT.
John II. McCooey. McCarren's candi-
date for Borough President of Brooklyn,
admitted that the anti McCarren forces
had agreed 60 support the regular ticket
this fall lie said that negotiations had
been in progress for some time. but re-
fused To discuss the terms Of the truce
George v. F. Williams. chairman oC
the executive committee OF the Kin<s
County Democratic Party the Oficiai
organization Of the anti McC'a1reuitCs
said that the agreement was finally ap-
proved at meeting held last Tuesday
evening. He said that the terms were
satisfactory To both sides. but. like Mr..
McCoOty. he refused to discuss the con-
cessiOns which had been made 70 his foI-
lowers in order TO bring them back into
the Orea niZatiOn fold