The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-18
LIVELY TIME EXPECTED AT
NEW YORK CONVENTION
Hill Has Large Majority of the Democratic
Delegates.
Tammany viii Fight Against Sending Instructed Delegation
to ST. Louis in July.

A LBANY. y. Y, April 17.-If the pol
~ icy adopted by the friends Of Judge
Alton b. Parker. at whose head
stands former Senator David 3. Hill,
IS carried out at the sessions of the
Democratic state convention tomorrow,
there is likely to be precipitated on the
floor Of the convention a battle royal.
which has not had a parallel in state
political conventions for many years.
Orators On Hand.
Since the Saratoga convention of 1900
when General Charles y. Bulger Of
Oswego. representing Senator Hill. put
ting his finger almost under the nose
of Richard Croker, denounced Tam
many Hall and It's politics Tammanv
has waited as an organization to pre-
sent its compliments to Mr.. Hill. and
although it is perfectly apparent to-
night that the interests dominated by
Mr.. Hill control a large majority of
the conventions vote, il is a fOregonc
conclusion that such orators as
BoUrke Cochran. Thomas F. Grady.
Charles 4. TOwne and Victor Bowling
VIII on the floor of the convention per-
soually accuse Mr.. Hill Of attempting
TO wreck the party.
These are not statements of mere
supposition. for. although Leader Chas
+. Murphy of Tammany Hall viii not
say a word tonight. and although for
IS mer Senator Hill is equally reticeut
Shose who are extremely Close to him
fPnight are making definitely these as
sfrtions:
Claims of Both Parties.
fFirst-On behalf Of Mr. Hill, that
unless Tammany withdraws what he
calls a useless opposition to the in
Struction Of the state delegation for
Judge Parker. Tammany Hall will be
practically read out Of the convention.
delegations in it's favor outside of Man
haitian refused a seat in the conVen-
ton, and Tammany as a body not al
lowed to name "A national delegate at
large.
Second-On behalf Of Mr.. Murphy
"A representing Tammany Hall. that
New York has met defeat i'm the IA
tiOnal conventions only when il has in
stTucted its delegation; that because
OF the fact that the party platform
and policy are as yet vaguely defined.
II is Unwise to send an instructed del
Fgation: that Tammany. casting the
greatest proportion Of the Democratic
vote in the state. is entitled to name
q delegate at large: that q Democrat
SC state committee. should not be elect
cd at this convention, but that the
matter should wait until the fall con-
Vention, when state issues are domi-
nont
Leaders Confer.
Mr. Murphy, with his Tamniany lieu
tenants, arrived in the city this after
noon, and for nearly an hour was in
conference with Senator Hill. He pre-
scented Mr.. Hill with the name Of W.
Bourke Cochran of New York as Tam
many's candidate for delegate at large.
IT is understood that Mr.. Hill imme-
diately asked his candidate for presi-
dent Of the United States. a request
which Mr.. Murphy paTricd by saying
that Tammany had no candidate, but
firmly believed and would reiteTate the
belief i'm the convention tomorrow and
at the national convention at St. Louis
that IL should not be compelled 10 name
its candidate or be instructed for any
particular candidate until the platform
was agreed upon and a proper man
found who would be i'm accord with its
issues.
Two-Thirds For Parker.
) To this Senator Hill replied that il
, must be perfectly apparent to Mr.
Murphy that almost two-thirds Of the
delegates 20 tOmorrow's convention
would he in favor Of instructiug FOR
Judge Parker, and that Tammauy
should therefore gracefully accede to
the majority demand. If it did not,