New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
TOBEAT KINGS DEMOCRATS
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and independence judiciary conventions
and to the general public:
| In view OF recent developments and dis
| continuance Of the proceedings against Mr.
| William Berri, / feel that In justice TO my
| self my family and friends to you and the
public to whom | am appealing for election
a statement from me Is due.
| 1t Is common knowledge that was nomi-
mated only after an insistent demand r., Dy
| the Democratic voters OF the district. This
| demand could not be ignored. My nomlna.
ton was not bought. No consideration ol
any kind was either paid or promised Dy
me or on my behalf. | would not accep'
or be party to purchased nomination.
The very suggestion shocks my moral
sense in view OF the dignity of the high
| office to which ] am aspiring, and the char'
acter which | have builded up in thirty
years Of practice at the par IN hlhsS
| County.
Naturally, / felt outraged when read the
editorial in THE Standard-Cnlo 10 the
| effect that / had paid consideration Ioi
my nomination. and resorted to what ap,
peared TO me TO be the speediest ne.nUo drD.
| to obtain redress, and swore TO the coiIi'
plant against Mr.. Berri. -,.
| My complaint was true. The certain
! facts" which have since come 10 my az
tention were unknown TO me when % maui
my COMPLAINT. Whether or not candidate
| on the ticket with me had resorted 20
methods which / despise and would never
| sanction, | was ignorant Both candidates
| on the ticket with me by their sworn con-, OH
plants and statements made before salo
/ complaints were sworn to assured me thd'
/ they We're innocent Of any of the insinua-
tions made in the article complained or
These Certain Facts"
Since the proceedings were begun Ger
! tain facts" concerning the nomination or
! Mr.. Wilett, before unknown to me, were
brought to my attention. Those facts con con
| cerned. there were strong grounds for the
position taken by M. Berri and The
/ Standard Union. | then realized that
there was no intention TO reflect upon me
personally. although the unfortunate word
ing Of the article referred to would seem
10 implicate me.
! Furthermore I have received the per-
sonal assurance of Mr.. Berris counsel that
there was absolutely nothing Rejecting
upon me and upon my nomination; There
| upon. | gladly and willingly Withdrew my
! complaint against Mr. Berri
( knowing that my nomination by Doth
| the Democratic and Independence League
parties was obtained by the cleanest meth
| DDS and was given to me only after IN
sistence by the voters OF both parties. ana
that upon both nominations there rests not
the slightest tant or suspicion, feel
justified in appealing TO the honest man
hood of the voters OF this judicial district,
regardless Of party ties, for their votes
and their support ,
! | ask this in VlnQlCatOn OF a IRE WHltl
! has been lived among them. open ana
! aboyebOard to every act OF whlch IN
vite the most earnest and careful scrutiny
The statements Of the Democratic cam
didates only added fuel to the fire. The
general opinion in Brooklyn was yester-
day that the judiciary candidates would
not go down to defeat alone. but would
take their whole ticket with them.
Democrats Fated in Kings.
! Fate seems TO have picked out the
year for a Democratic defeat i'm Kings
County. District Attorney John +.
Clarke and Register Frederick Lundy,
both candidates for reelection on the
| Democratic ticket. are sick and unable
| to take part i'm the campaign, though
Mr.. Clarke is the storm centre Of the
! Union Bank scandal. The judiciary
| scandal is expected to put the finishing
! touches to Democratic defeat
Dyed-in-the-woo Democrats are loudly
| announcing that they are going to vote
| the Republican ticket this fall, come
what may. With the ticket John Fl.
| McCooey, county leader. is expected to
go down this fall also. His erstwhile
! followers said he was only a creature of
Tammany and that they would have no
more to do with him.
| Ir. McCooey will be made the scape-
goat for the really responsible parties in
! tn organization He was made county
leader by powerful district leaders to
save themselves from assuming respon-
sibility for the conduct OF the party.
| Henry Hesterberg gave Mr.. McCooev
the leadership of the 18th Assembly Dis
! trict so he could enter the county execu-
/ tive committee and be its chairman. He
was picked out after his defeat for Bor
ough President. with the consent Of
! Charles F. Murphy OF Tammany and
has shown his attitude toward Tammanv
since then by his support Of William T.
Sheehan and his support of the Gaynor-
| Murphy charter. His downfall will not
mean the destruction Of the clique which
put him in office. but will cause an m
heaval I'm the county machine.
The voters We're not satisfied with TN,
limitations Of Mr. Callahan and Mr.
ketcham. Their statements only said
there were strong grounds for the state
ment Of The Standard Union" that
money changed hands when one of the
three judiciary candidates was nomi-
mated.
Mr. ketcham did not escape criticism
because he was commonly accredited
with securing his nomination through
appointing Mr.. McCooey chief clerk in
his Office at an annual salary OF 5000
Mr.. McCOoey is not lawyer. and Nom
bers Of the bar were unit i'm declaring
the post could be properly filed only bv
a lawyer. II carries with it large pa
tronage, and Mr.. McCooey gets 81. 800
a year more than his predecessor.
Both Mr. Callahan and Mr.. Ketchau
were worn out by the excitement of tha
last few days. Their mental states were
aggravated by Mr.. Berris threat that he
contemplated further action.
Mr. Berri would not make a state
ment yesterday. Mr.. Callahan was
closeted with Dykman. Oeland .G Kuhn
until a late hour, planning to meet
moves by the publisher. 1t was said tho
candidates expected Mr.. Berri WouId
bring actions against them for damages
for false arrest.
Mr.. McCOoey said that if Mr. Wulett
had paid for his nomination he knew
nothing OF it. Robert Stewart. who was
refused a nomination for the Supreme
Court by the Republicans as a fusion
candidate and who. in pique had tba
independence League indorse Mr.. Cal