New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-07
DRIFT FROM M'CARREN.
THREE LENDERS DESERT.
Not Idle-UM Fight In
sfruct;On for Delegates.

Three more district leaders In Kings sup
posed TO be hard and fast McCarren men, have
drffted away from the Senator's standard ana
at the State convention will be found voting
with Tammany Hall in favor of an uninstructed
delega ton to the Democratic National Conven-
ton The three leaders are Farrell OF the XIth;
Shea, of the XVIIth. and Quinn, OF the lst.
These with Doyle, Kehoe, and probably Walsh
the latter being leader of the lid District, will
give the Murphy Doyle combination reinforce
nnent of eighteen delegates. instead of nine. and
there is a strong prospect that several more
district conventions on Saturday night Will de-
eide to Join with the sure anti-McCarren dis
tricts and refuse to instruct their delegates for
Parker.
Each district has three delegates. and until
this week McCarren had all save those from TWO
districts-the With md the IXth-where Doyle
and Kehoe are the respective leaders. 1t begins
20 look as If Doyle would come pretty near to
breaking even with McCarren by the time the
delegates get to Albany on the 18th.
Charles r. Murphy is not idle these days. he
has caused the news to be taken to the Brook
Ign leaders that he Is going to stand by MS
guns at Albany and vote for having the delega-
ton uninstructed. Along with this announce
ment have gone significant hints about tuture
relations with Tammany Hall. and the need OF
local men standing out against the upstate
leaders If the city Democrats are to get what
they are entitled TO.
The XVIIth District Convention VIII not IN
struct its three delegates said a MEMBER OF
the Kings County Democratic Genera! Commit
tee last night I'VE are just waking up to the
fact that it is something Of a risk to tie our
selves I'D with the Parker boom at this time II
Parker is the strongest man for the Democrats
70 nominate We shall be able to judge of that
fact at St Louis. No one knows anything about
his record. Not until the Republicans open their
batteries on him Will we know that he is able
10 withstand the fire Of a campaign. NO one
knows his views. It Is q good deal OF a rlsh
for US to engage in a campaign with candi-
date who Is not willing to state his views.
Roosevelt IS going to he hard man to beat
The more hostility to him there IS In Wall
Street the harder he will be to defeat In this
state For every wall Street Republican who
viii vote against Roosevelt there VIII be two
indcpcnGent Democrats who admire him for
what he did in the Northern Securities case ana
in settling the coal strike. We are not going
over 10 Murphy. but we are going 10 show our
good sense by not tying up the delegates TO
candidate until We know something about HIS
views and his strength at the st. Louis conve1-
ton"
Senator McCarren will Il IS said. return from
Albany this evening to repair his fences The
him at the August primaries. The power OF
patronage is making the Brooklyn district lead
crs wavcr. and Nr NcCarrea Is likely 10 reach
the August primaries with only seven Of the dis
trict leaders with him Those who are expected
~ stick are Melody. Mcclure. Gray. Hughes.
Lindsay. Regain and Winter These. with his
OWE district. make eight Of TIE twenty-ors dis
trcts II is noticeable these days that plenty ~
McCarrcr men are meeting at the old auction
rooms In WillJughby-s.. to talk with Boss Nc
Iaughlln. while McCarren IS away.
Charles F. Murphy started At 3 o'clock yester-
day for Atlantic City. where he will stay over
Sunday. When asked about ex-President Cleve-
land's interview. in which Mr.. Cleveland in;!-
mated that he would support Judge -Irker If he
is nominated, Mr.. Murphy said.
Mr.. Cleveland saya that il Parker IS nominated
he should receive the supper. OF all Democrats
/ agree with him there. / have said all along
that n Parker is nominated he would have my
hearty support notice that Mr.. Cleveland did
not declare for PdrkerS nomination. People
change their minis sometimes. 1 am going 10
the convention opposed 10 instructions. As l
am going back to Atlantic City to-day I make
the statement. so that any one can see that my
position is unchanged.
A story was published yesterday that Mr..
Murphy had recently been I'm consultation with
twenty Of the tventy-One district leaders in
Brooklyn. and that fourteen had pledged them
selves to stand with Tammany in the State
convention on the issue of an unlnstructed dele
cation.
Mr. Winter who IS the leader Of the XXth
Assembly District. said yesterday the story
Of treason to McCarren was entirely untrue
and he did not believe n single McCarren leader
would go 20 Murphy. lie added:
II doesn't make any difference what happens.
will stick TO Senator McCarren to the very end
would with him If knew it would cost me my
position and every dollar i have in the world.
VIII be with him TO the last for he has done more
than any other for Democracy. j am not
an migrate, and there isn't influence enough in the
world TO make desert Senator McCarren. And
7 believe the other committeeman will be just
firm in their determination 10 stand BY Mr.. Nc
CarrCn.
Albany April 6.-Seuator Patrick II. McCar-
rem tonight fatty declined to discuss the
mors Of the wholesale desertion of his leaders I'm
Brooklyn. He goes to Brooklyn tomorrow, and
will not talk until he gets on the ground. one
OF the Brooklyn Senators associated with him
tonight declared the reports ridiculous and
simply the fabrication of Tammany Hall news
managers with much purpose but facts.