New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-06

narTcw margin OF 26 to 81
Voting with the ex-senator on this PROPOSE
ticn were Committeeman Mccarren. Manner.
proxy for gohn L. Shea. ard William X. NC
CURE. proxy FOR join ". Weber Three up
State committeeman voted With Dsnmany-
Dsvia Mercy. OF Toy: Jeremiah 7. Finch. Of
Clons Falls. ana william B. Kirk. proxy for
John Dunfee, q Syracuse The other four
o1Dok,,n committeeman. headed by James
shevlia. voted with Tammany. showing that
lIccarTer had lost control Of Brooklyn
TIE FIGHT RENEWED.
When the result Of this vote had been de-
clared. the minutes were formally adopted anG
Committeeman Burgard OF Buffalo nominated
Matthew Me-zig as FHtzpatriclrs successor,
while Tarnrnany placed in nomination Dr. AueL
the candidate OF william J. Corners, and the
arht was renewed. william II. sheehan de-
clsred that Merzig was the choice Of the other
two Erie County committeeman, and INSISTED
that Tammany. by allowing its county commit
teeuen 10 name Francis Burton Harrison. had
established a precedent IN the matter. Senator
Grady shouted back:
L know something about Democratic prece-
dents IN the past. and ] want 20 tell you that
they are COCO things to avoid. You playing
a cheap political bunco game, and simply throw
ing irritation IN Erie County. and God knows
there Is enough OF that there now. Are you do
ing n so that somebodys boom may be helped
by your attracting the attention Of the world
70 these midnight politics7 IL don't make any
difference whom force upon Erie County nor
what pretence we assign. the people viii unoer-
stand We IN New-York County can't do any
better for any candidate than we did last time
Are you people trying to do worse?"
Mr.. Fitzpatrick took the floor and declared
that the committee was acting in bad faith.
He said:
We have named man who is wanted by ~
ger cent Of the men OF the ALFIllth DistrlcI
and now you attempting 10 force on ueih
- man they don't want. only common os-
cency ought 10 stop you from osFesara, ing, ' V
wishes. and X yOu don't heed them you VIII VII
disrupt the party IN Erie County: II Is sInali
nasty. petty grabbing. and VIII have no goo
result II Will ruiz your party IN Erle II you o.
do ~ you cant expect good results from IL,
and every mar casting his vote agailst LII
Auel Is casting vote for disruption IN Erie
I'VE are pretty bad of now. aren't WEI" iu-
CURED a voice from the back Of the han.
COCHRAN GETS MURPHYs WINK.
rnen w. Bourke Cochran, who had been sit
ting beside Charles +. Murphy watching for
his signal to turn loose his eloquence. got the
wink and stood up and began as follows;
M sheehan has told us the reason for this
act and certainly he knows something ABOUT
PuffsIo notifies In fact some OF his experiences
In Buffalo politics have become historic IL IL
the intention Of this committee 10 aoopt me
method OF farming out the interests OF one ols-
trict to the adjoining district? Consider the
history OF the Democratic party In this state
for the last eleven years. What wonoerIul
unanimity in the conventions and what plu-
fui minority at the poIlsi Before 1888 the state
had become as reliable in the Democratic col
> umn as Texas and I'm that year we had the nrst
year OF Gnsrimity. There was no voice Of dis
sent How well managed the party was, anu
from that day 10 this there has oeen no De nS
3D. cratic victory. What reverse OF Democratic
practices that delegates could be ground out
here instead Of elected at the primaries mere
can be no other reason for the last eleNeh
dresry years. Are going 10 escape them or
repeat them? You have the power 10 90 ths,
but have you the moral right? M Fttzpatrlck
has resigned his right for the good OF ms party
and now YOU are treating him like traNeher
10 fallen among highwaymen. or rather Ike SUI
geon who finds that those he is trying 20 heip
are plotting to rob him. Let the Democratic
% party become Democratic before Il goes 10 Tue
people.
Cochran sal down beside Mr.. Murphy, ana
eagerly inquired II his leader approved ms Ell
fort Receiving a NOD OF commenoatlon Mr.
"a Coclzran's face beamed. and he settled back
comfortably.
sHEEHAN GIVES COCHRAN SLY RAP.
Tx-ISeutenant Governor Sheehan, who acted
as spokesman for the Hill faction. then took
the floor ana shaking his hand vehemently at
Representative Cochran, said;
The gentleman has made a strong plea for one
= side Of the question, but you know ana know
- that II ne were called upon to do it ne could
make Just IS strong Presentation OF the other
side When has a committee IN the history OF
n NewHork politics ever met in a district 10 de-
= eide its choice FOR committeeman?
On rollcan Mr.. Merzig the Hi candidate. was
elected by vote OF p to o. w. b. Kirk. Of
Syracuse. changing to the winning side.
on motion OF Patrick f. McCabe Albany
was designated as the place for the convention,
and on a motion by Senator Mccarren the date
was fixed as Monday April is. The committee
then adjourned. after nearly three hours of
session The Tsmmany contingent made not
= the slightest effort to conceal their bitterness
openly vowing 20 take revenge on ex-senator
Hin
After the committee had adjourned Senator
= Downing issued a long and pointed statement
outlining the position OF the Tammany leader.
declaring that Murphy had sought 20 have the
convention in New York City because he de-
sired 70 interpose a counter 10 the Governors
b vague promises Of home rule" He declared
that in the face Of this expressed desire ex-sen-
ntor HIN had summsrily announced the time
and place OF the convention without any con-
sutation with the Tammany leaders. that he
bad arbitrarily set the date before the times
already announced for the Tammany district
conventions. and that finally this morning he
3 had presented an agreement signed John f.
Carroll" the existence Of which was unknown 20
Tanmauy up 10 that time. pledging TO Mr..
Am the right TO name the place OF the next
convention outside OF Saratoga. He commented
on Mr.. HIlrs effort 10 secure the instruction Of
the committee IN favor OF Chief Judge Parker
and claimed Q Tammsny victory IN respect 10
thls
SENATOR DowLTNG's STATEMENT.
After daIhIRg on the fashion in which the
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