New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-15
COUNTY DEMOCRATS ROUGHLY TREATED
THROWN OUT OF THE CONVENTION BY THE
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE AT
TAMMANY'S DEMAND.

THROWN OUT OF THE CONVENTION BY THE
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE AT
TAMMANY'S DEMAND.
Saratoga Sept. IA (Special).-The Democratic
State Committee met at o'clock tonight in the
clubhouse of the Grand Union Hotel
Edward Murphy, jr., Of Troy, was In
the chair. Charles r. De Freest, the
Assembly Clerk, acted as the secretary. En-
Mayor William R. Grace and ex-Mayor Franklin
Edison. the two leading County Democracy mem
hers Of the State Committee. were absent. Ihey
evidently knew from the general appearance OF
affairs that they would have. hard time OF IL
and they sent, therefore, two young hghteTs 70
look out for their interests. They were Roger
Foster and Henry r. Beelman. Ex-Corporatlon
Counsel Charles A. Jackson and Maurice D. POWER,
The other County Democracy members OF tne
State Committee, were present
Previous to the meeting of the State ,Commi'tee
there had been a caucus Of the County Democracy
delegates in the United States Hotel. The caucus
was called together TO determine what acuoh
the members Of the State Committee representing
Them sbould take before the committee. IL was
pretty generally understood that the first new move
,nent of the new Croker-Murphy combination
would be TO Gust the Counties" from the State
Committee. Charles A. Jackson presided, and.
Ernest Harvier was the secretary. Maurice j.
Power the old County Democracy leader. was
heartily apnlauded when he arose TO propose
resolution. which in effect, was that the members
- that organization on the State Committee should
ca 70 the meeting of the State Committee and
remain at it Just as long as nothing arbitrary
md unusual was undertaken Inc instant uhaV
ANYTHING of this sort was attempted they were
90 leave the room and report back to the caucus.
which would instruct them further. The repre-
sentatiyes then went into the meeting determined
"a follow the instructions of the caucus.
II has been the boast of the Democratic leaders
heretofore that the meetings OF the State Con-
mittee of this party always were held with open
Doors and that the press representatives anu INC
general public were always admitted 10 lts dhoera-
lions There are new powers now in control Of the
State machine-Tammany and Murphy-and the
first thing the new dictators did was TO order the
rooms cleared of all except members of the COM
uittee and a few chosen Tammany leaders The
rammanv members of the committee looked some
what uneasy at this. while the County Democrats
npuareptly We're supremely Indifferent. After the
doons had been closed the secretary called the roll
and then announced that the first business before
e. was the resignation of the Police Commissioner,
John k. Voorhis. from the committee. which mad
been lying on the tably for nearly two years On
the motion of Tammany man the resignation was
accepted and then on a second motion nc was
reelected 70 the committee. Here the fight whlch
the Tammany men were III for came up on a
motion by James w. Mcmahon, of the XAAth
District to admit from New-York only the Tam
many delegates.
Through the closed doors the voices OF Roger
Foster, Henry r. Beekman and ID. Cady Herrick,
OF Albany, making arguments against this PROPOSE
ton could be heard. Mr.. HerriciS made an es-
pecialy stirring speech. and argued that the State
Committee had not the power under the laws
governing it to make up the roll OF the convention
IL had power only TO reject the delegates from
those organizations which were rejected by the
previous convention. MIR. Foster and Mr.. Beekman
both argued that the County Democrats on State
end National issues always had been true 10 the
Democratic party. These two felt that their cause
was fruitless one, as they saw the determined
look Of the followers of Mr.. Murphy.
w. Bourke Cochran and Colonel John r. Eel
lows both spoke against the Counties Mr..
Cochran was in his most bitter and loquacious