The sun., 1909-06-23
STILL FOR HARMONY, Oh YES!
BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS MEET
AGAIN, AND NO FLAREUP.

Had Its Ticklish ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mildly Rebuked for q McCarrenlsm.
The Democratic harmony movement in
Brooklyn which resulted In the appoint
ment of a provisional committee OF
twenty-one to take substantial charge OF
the party mana cement until the mu-
nicipal campaign has been decided has
brought about highly novel political
situation OF which there was forcible
illustration last night, at a joint gathering
of the members OF the provisional COM
mittee and the regular executive com
mittee, in the Thomas Jefferson head
quarters. The latter. headed by Senator
McCarren, their chairman. were present
on the invita- ton of the provisional COM
mittee, and former Justice Augustus Van
Wyck. chairman Of the latter body, pre-
sided
Among the outsiders present were
some of the leaders Of the anti-McCarren
factions, prominent among whom was
ex-Alderman James Dunno. an old
political warhorse. who for the last three
years has been upholding the Hearst
standard in the Third Assembly district,
but who intimated last night that he
would be fighting in the regular ranks
this year as foe Of McCarren.
Judge Van Wyck made a long address
In which he tried to impress forcibly on
the executive committeeman, some oi
whom showed evident perplexity over the
situation, that they had virtually surren-
dered their powers and responsibilities
temporarily into the hands OF the pro-
vicional committee. The powers he
said, conferred on the provisional com.
mittee have never been exceeded in their
extent by those of any political organiza
ton in the world and he insisted tina,
the utmost good faith must be observed
by both parties concerned in the con-
tract. In the course of his remarks he
read letter from one Of the antiMcCar'
rem leaders, whose name he did not dis
close, telling him the McCarren executive
member in the district was compiling g
list OF election oftcials without any refer
ence to the opposing faction.
Judge Van Wyck said that this action
OF the executive committeeman did not
smack of the conciliatory spirit which
was so strongly recommended in the
report of the harmony committee and
indorsed by the county and executive
committees.
This implied thrust by Judge Var
Wyck at;the good faith of his fellow execu
tive committeeman brought Senator Nc
Carren who had front seat on the floor
and never looked more cool or placid
to his feet. He said that the district leader
referred to in the complaining letter hac
only followed the national selfshness
Of human nature in selecting the election
officials from the ranks Of his own sup
porters.
When he took the floor. following his
usual custom Senator SicCarren turned
toward his auditors on the floor, thus
turning his hack toward the platform
what nettled at this slight on him al
temporarily the real party leader. ano
interrupting the Senator rather sharply
directed him to address the chair.
The Senator then. quietly turning tc
the chairman, explained that so far nc
election officials inasmuoh as it had been
directly provided that in case Of all
bona fde primary contests the provisiona
committee would have the parcelling oul
OF the election patronage between the
contestants in equal parts, In closing
Senator McCarren declared that thert
was no disposition. SO far as he and bis
fellow committeeman were concerned
not to live up faithfully both to the letter
and the spirit Of the various propositions
embodied in the report of the harmony
committee
Judge Van Wyck expressed his graft.
fication over Senator McCarren' an.
pouncement and in winding up agar
advocated a liberal and conciliatory pol
lev all along the line, predicting that il
thoroughly united the Democracy woulc
sweep Kings county in the fall by maj
ity OF 10000 or more and give inspiration
to Democrats both in the State and the
nation.
Former Mayor David A. Boody. mem
Der of the provisional committee, hac
something to say about the necessity o,
the local Democracy coming out promptly
with declarations on the questions bott
of national and municipal policies.
Former Police Commissioner Bernarc
j. York another member of the com
mittee said that the most pressing duty
Of the Kings County Democracy was L
put its own house in order and eradicat,
the deep seated troubles" which are
assumed to exist.
At this point there was an apprehen
sion among some Of the statesmen that
clash was imminent in the joint harmon,
session and to ward on possible oper
ventilation OF the deep seated troubles
Mr.. Salmon. who is member both o
the executive committee and the pro
both committees go into executive ses
sion and it was adopted. The confden
tial confab between the two committee
lasted till near midnight. The mail
discussion was over the plan for an equa
distribution of the election jobs in al
cases OF primary contests