Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-18
PARKER OR HEARST WHICH 4?
When the Doors Opened the Crowd
Broke In With an Onward Sweep.
ing Yell and Rush.
EXCITEMENT WAS AT HIGH PITCH
Compromise Offer to Which Hill Said
"NO'-Peace Preparations Fall
And Battle is On.

Albany, n Y. April 1S--The Demo-
cratic state convention to elect dele
gates to the national convention and
to nominate electors at large and pres
identlal electors. was called 20 order
here this afternoon.
Great confusion resulted from orders
which had been given TO keep the doors
closed until the last moment. The re-
suit was that when the doors were
opened at three minutes before o'clock
the crowd burst In with a yell and q
rush, In three minutes the top gallery
was filled with a stamping and shouting
mass of men and boys, In the galleries
we're number Of Hearst banners and
a running fire Of shouts and comments
was maintained by the gallery crowd.
A MURPHY RUMoR.
While the delegates were assembling
a rum0r gained circulation that SeDa-
tor Hill and the Parker forces had par
TALLY decided that between the sessions
Of the convention they would inform
the Tammany people that they would
concede the choice OF Charles r. Muir
ply In the delegation at large TO the
national convention.
TREMENDOUS CRUSH.
The crush before the doors and in
the hall was tremendous, The aisles
were filled with scramblng crowd. de-
rtpntfMc "a a.. 81 al
three persons to one seat. The police
were all but helpless. Hats were smash
ed, clothing torn, faces scratched and
feet trampled in the rush.
order was finally secured and Former
state Senator Geo. Raines OF Monroe
county was introduced as chairman and
he delivered a speech to the convention.
AsTlR EARLY.
The politicians were astr early this
morning and the headquarters OF Tam
many OF David b. IIlll and of w. Il.
Hearst were busy spots So far as
could be learned at an early hour there
had been no change IN tho situation and
the Tammany leaders said that they
were quite content to go on the floor
of the convention and state their case.
That they would be beaten was certain,
but they claimed a principle was In
Volved and they would carry the mat
ter 70 the floor OF the national oonven-
tlon.
COMPROMISE REPORT.
II was said that Mr. Murphy of Tam
many had this morning offered to COM
promise by suggesting that Tammany
kNutII n s. IA. 4 - al,
rule on the name Of candidate, as for
instance Judge Parker but ne was not
II was conceded that, there
being almost wo.thirds of the delegates
in favor Of Judge Parker. a mere aboli-
ton OF the unit rule would practically
be an endorsement Of Judge Parker
and yet would let Tammany down
But with this proposition
was coupled the demand that Tamma-
ny be allowed a delegate-at-large Mr.,
Murphy himself preferably
mo" SAID HILL.
To this suggestion Senator Hill gave
an emphatic no. The name Of Judge
Parker must be In the resolutions and
the delegates.at-large must be men
" no are heartily in his favor and whose
loyalty to his candidacy cannot be ques-
toned.
With this early morning failure of ne
gotiations for peace the preparations
FOR battle went ON. Senator Hill, reply
ing to q question as TO what the situa-
ion was said:
More than two-thrds OF the con-
rCntion IS for Judge Parker That IL
al / care 60 SOY"
a HEATED MEETING
The meeting OF the committee was
NOSE heated throughout Sem
ltor Grndy declared that Il was per-
'tcty apparent chat there was an at-
Hnpt to prove TO the public that those
n control of the committee are In per-
.cct unaninty They We're about to
Instruct for q certain man and they
we're going to lrunple ON every man
Who opposed them The senator worm
ID his hearers that The result would DO
. repetition of the tactics that left the
larty without cn organization I'm the
state, in conclusion he said
Don't let % 60 out that this il u
manipulated convention, and that we
lra forced t0 do the wishes Of n man
Who carries the votes i'm HE pocket"