New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-20
CASSIDY OUT AS LEADER
Queens County Boss RetIreS at
Committee Meeting.
is FOR HARMONY, HE SAYS
Votes for Dujat for Chairman
and Urges Followers to Work
with Borough President.

Joseph Cassidy. who has been leader of
| the Democratic organization Of Queens
County for six years. was practically forced
out of the leadership at the organization Of
the Queens County Democratic Committee,
/ held last night in his own clubhouse, in
Court square, Long Island City. He had TO
suffer the humiliation of seeing the new
forces that have taken control Of affairs in
the borough invade his private domain,
where he has ruled with arbitrary power,
and carry away the coveted chairmanship
Of the county committee.
BY this action Cassidy was not robbed IF
much power however for ever since the
election of Maurice T. Connolly as Borough
/ President to fill the vacancy caused 10y the
removal of Lawrence Gresser, he has had
/ little but the empty title OF county leader
and county chairman. Cassidy conspired
TO keep Connolly out of the Borough Hail.
and within a week after sitting down in
the presidents chair Connolly announced
/ that he had not been elected by Cassidy but
/ in spite of him, that he owed Cassidy moth
| ing and would not have anything TO do with
him or any one he represented.
No definite announcement of the success
1 OF muse WHO were USIUUS dSSlUN NdS
made until last Friday and then the state
ment was given out that thirty Of the forty
five committeeman had agreed to stand for
Alderman Alexander Dujat for chairman
as against Cassidy. Thus was the pro-
cramme carried out at the meeting last
evening.
Cassidy went to the clubhouse early in
the evening, and went into the little room
on the second floor. from which he has
commanded the forces at his disposal since
he has been chairman. With him were
Matthew J. Smith, District Attorney-elect;
Luke 4. keenan,, John Cassidy. mis- brother;
James Cassidy, another brother, and half a
dozen district captains of lesser importance.
This was the remnant Of the faithful to the
fallen leader.
Promptly at O'Clock Cassidy left his
little office and pushed his way to a table
at the front Of the meeting room. No
sooner had Cassidy called the committee
to order than it was seen that excellent
preparations had been made 10 carry
through the programme mapped out at the
conference. James j. O. Brien, OF Newtown,
a former Cassidy leader. moved that Ber-
nard Suydam of Elmhurst, be made tenn
porary chairman. This motion was put 10y
Cassidy and carried without a dissenting
voice. Mr.. Suydam took Cassidys place
behind the table and said nominations for
chairman were i'm order. Alderman Edward
Brady nominated Alexander DuJat cas-
sidy then arose and said:
The new Borough President has an
nounCed that If some one was selected as
chairman of this committee acceptable 10
him ne would see TO Il that the patronage
Of his office was given 70 this committee
| think at this time that IL Is my duty 10
tho men who have stood with me IN all ms
fights to agree to anything that will tend
TO bring about harmony and the ultimate
success of the party | believe that ms
can be done by working in harmony with
Borough President Connolly. ! therefore
move that the nomination OF Alderman Du-
lat be made by reclamation.
Cassidy's motion was seconded by sew
eral and was carried.
Alderman Dujat then stepped 10 the front
and made his bow as county chairman
with these words: Gentlemen, I can't
make a speech, and none is needed am
good Democrat and will preside here as
such"
Joseph T. Powers of the Cassidy old
guard who was defeated at the last cleo
ton for alderman was elected secretary.
John Theofel, jr.. Of Flushing, was made
treasurer. and Fred Filter, of the Rock
awavs. was made sergcant-at-arms.