The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-15
TO NAME PARKER TO-DAY.
STATE COMMITTEE EXPECTED TO
EXPEL PURRoR ALSO,

EXPEL PURROR ALSO,
Ana Will Try to EnrOrce silence About chicago
and ~Is00-senntor murphy in tho Role of
Lcndcr-Tnmmnny Caucus Imposes the Unh
Ruic-Loyal League Prepares lth Attack.
Senator Edward Murphy, Jr., came up from
Long Branch yesterday morning TO look after
tho proliminaries to the Democratic State Com
mittce, which will meet in the Hoffman House
at noon to-day to nominate a candidate for
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. The Son.
ator was accompanied by Richard Croker. John
c. Shechan, and Mayor Francis J. Molloy of
Troy. Mr.. Croker went to his downtown office
and Senator Murphy and Mayor Molloy to the
Hoffman House. where during the day and last
evening tho Senator's room was the Mecca for
oil tho local politicians of the regular orBan'za-
ton and the members of the State
who had arrived to attend the meeting.
Mr.. Sheehan called by telegraph a caucus of
tho Tammany members of the State Committed,
and 1t was held at the wigwam at IL o'clock In
tho morning. County Clerk Purroy was not
notified to attend. All tho others werc there
except Charles +. Murphy OF tho Eighteenth
Assembly district, who sent James L. Heating
as his proxy.
Mr.. Sheehan presided at the caucus and
stated its object to be to secure united action
on the part of tho Tammnny members on aues-
lions 70 DO brought before tho State Commit
tee for consideration.
Ex- Police Commissioner James J. Martin
said that the first thing to be considered Is tho
expulsion from the State Committee OF County
Clerk Henry d. Purroy. who represents the
Twenty-frst Senate district. Senator Thomas
F.. Grady, Mr.. Martin, and Coroner FitZpat.
rick made speeches favoring the expulsion of
NJ, Du~-o- a,n,. ha bod lnft tha raUntar
Democracy and SGT up an organization of his
own.
Congressman William Sulzer spoke in oppo-
sltion. He asserted that Mr.. Purroy could
not DO legally expelled, Us no was chosen for a
specified time, and the only power authorized
to deal with him are the delegates from his
Senate Senate 1 district e. the next ana state ,Ss ot GSnv iaaders
expelHng Mr.. Purroy.
the only standards of Democracy in the state.
the Chicago platform and that adopted at Buff
there is in the State. He supported both the
national and the State candidates Of the party.
p n an" ON local hi issa sss Mr. u Pn r = had "i1 just ia. as
much right to raise other local issues; 10 I.
sheehnn or the other TammNny leaders, The
argument that he has set up an organization on
local issues applies with just as much force to
them.
opposed 70 The proposition to expel Mr.: P9rrSy.
question Of the candidate for CHIEF Judge Of
tn Court Of Appeals; -, He named Sbsr,o Charles p. +.
terson. and Alton b. Parker as candi-
dates for the nom'nation, and said that as
TTsspiGs raf ,he Tamm aamSy ne Dese the com,
mittee ought 70 vote as g unit for him; SG ,h,.
sentiment, and detailed some of the fayors
which Justice Parker had done for the wig
"e Cuu.,. S,tx,r r,f,..d ~ he
bound by the unit rule, and said that he would
not vote for Parker unless before the meeting
& sha th be s9 4otea tor ihe sn' sles, %ed last H year. MN
Another resolution was adopted TO vote as
a ni aass a eS be heard ssFddn'ss efofe az" ne Staten State c or S1R-
tee on any Proposition: This was INTENDED h,t 70
viii viii send 'as co@nmittee before the STATE Commit.
tee to-day to talk in favor OF a re affirmation Of
the Chicago Platform: Again snlzsr protested prot ,hst
he would go to the committee meeting and acf
independently. except as he represented tho
To clinch everything that had been done and
guard against contingencies an omnibus, unit
rule resolution was adopted against Suffers
Finally a resolution was adopted pledging
veal anything which had occurred. and this
was the only thing that Congressman Sulzer
agreed to DO bound By, .,,., ~, s.,,,o-
Murphy to inform him of the caucus action OF
the Tammany members Of the committee. and
Other Visitors We're: william. +. sheehsn.
James J. Martin, Thomas F; Grady, and Charles
Bath. TIE Democratic National coinmitte e.
man; Colvin J. Huson OF Penn Yam, and state
Chairman Elliot Danforth. John y. Judson OF
Gloversville, George y; Lewis OF Ballston, Nor
ton Chase to Of AFlo'ny, Clinton On ReSkw,th Et Her dnd
George w. Batten OF Niagara.
Coumitteema Belts. coming from Justice
Parker's home district, considered himself the
particular custodian OF the Parker boom. Nor
ton Chase was looking after The interests Of
charge the candidacy OF Charles J. Patterson OF
Troy. No particular boom for Charles F. Tabor.
.Hf @neeiG although It 1 Sssn sai SHH thSt NJ. T tabor or
will get some votes IN the committee.
political 1fhcsYr SITUATION musRos for the nof ne USsp % S.'' lie said
that he had been Ill and out OF the active politi-
ca "a ssl al g . ,q }Rs t ii,, s ssd 'e1 ms ssei Il he oi Mop SsI,, HIS
comrades in arms again and that was tho rea son
for his presence at this time. It was evident
State COMMITTEES especially considered him very
R HnS af Of Who { fs eonicrr Gaye T{tS ibs ea s.n., on a aim;
away with rather decided notions as to what
the State co%n nit VIII DO today: III ;.
nored; that County cisrI PPurar'oy will probably 1s
that that it Is the nnderstsnd dS that tho B hrss ifta
win not DO admitted TO the convention to urge
nomination Of Tabor. This Is the programme
which all who visited Senator Murphy were
sure will be followed by the State Committee.
County Clerk Purroy said yesterday that he
will attend the meeting. and that he would like
to see the State Committee attempt to expel
him. He intimated that no would have some,
thing very interesting to say in his own de-
= Tense II such an attempt is made.
Tho corridors Of the Hoffman House swarmed
. last night with Organizes, members OF the
: f hSyai All P snsp tSs state assT To as whS Sr re t fsth s,n,s
' Committee that It stand by Democratic prlnci
0 pics and nominate u candidate who was true
n thpaa priNctplaa In thn lagt Alaptinu THAI
came from q meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee, held In Gramercy Hall. In West Twenty
4 third street, near Sixth avenue.
This committee, which IL composed of ono
, member from each OF the $50 Assembly dis
. tricts OF the State, met at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon for organization. 1t was discovered
y on assembling that there were twenty district
= filled temporarily by local Organizes from thii
q city and Brooklyn,
Hosea ii. Hock well of Eimlra, who presided a
= the Buffalo State Convention last year. wa
!. chosen permanent Chairman, and Henr!