Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-18

quarters OF Tammany. of David B. Hin
| and of w. r. Hearst were busy spots by
\ o'clock. So far as could be learned at
| an early hour there had been no change
in the situation, and the Tammany leaders
said they were quite content to go on the
1 floor of the convention and state their
| case. That they would be beaten was con-
! coded, but they looked upon it as princi-
| pie to be stood for and they would carry
the matter to the floor OF the national
1t was said that Mr.. Murphy OF Tam
| many Hall had this morning offered to
! compromise by suggesting that Tammany
rule IL the name of a candidate. an. for in
1 stance. Judge Parker, was not mentioned
| 1t was commended that there being almost
two-thirds of the delegates in favor of
| Judge Parker. a mere adoption of the
| unit rule would practically be fndorse-
ment of Judge Parker and yet would let
Tammany down gracefully. But with this
proposition was coupled the demand that
Tammany be allowed deIegate-at-large.
| Mr.. Murphy himself preferably.
Hill Very Emphatic.
| To this suggestion Senator Hill gave an
emphatic no. The name of Judge Parker
must be in the resolutions and the dele
gates-at-large must be men who are heart
| lily in his favor and whose loyalty to his
| candidacy cannot be questioned
With this early morning failure of ne
| gotfatfOns for peace the preparations for
! battle went on. Senator Hill replying to
| a question as to what the situation was,
! said:
More than two-thirds of the conven-
| ton is for Judge Parker. That is all
| care to say
! At meeting of the state committee this
| morning former State Senator George
| Raines was chosen both temporary and
permanent chairman.
When the roll of delegates was about to
| be called in the committee. Senator Grady.
! the Tammany representative. moved that
| all the contests be noted. The secretary
! said he had no notice of any contests. and
| Chairman Campbell said that it was the
| custom to make up the roll of delegates
| from the lists presented by the various
state committeeman. Eventually he ruled
| the contests would only be noted when
! filed with the committee.
Many Heated Controversies.
| The meeting of the committee was most
heated throughout, Senator Grady taking
a leading part. and the lie was passed sew
| eral times.
| Senator Grady declared that it was per-
fectly apparent that there was an attempt
to prove to the public that those in con-
| troll of the committee are in perfect
| unanimity. They were about to instruct
| for a certain man and they were going to
| trample on every man who opposed them.
| The senator warned his hearers that the
| result would be repetition of the tactics
| that left the party without an organiza-
| ton in the state.
| In conclusion. he said: Don't let it go
| out that this is a manipulated convention
| and that we are forced to do the wishes of
| man who carries the votes in his pocket.
| Called to Order at 2.
| The democratic state convention to elect
delegates to the national convention and to
| nominate electors at large and presidential
| electors was called to order in Harmanus
Blocker Hall this afternoon. Great con-
| fusion resulted from orders which had been
| given to keep the doors closed until the last
| moment.
| The result was that when the doors were
| opened at three minutes before O'Clock
| the crowd burst in with a yell and rush
| In three minutes the top gallery was filled
| with stamping and shouting mass of men
| and boys. In the galleries were number
| of Hearst banners and a running fire or
| shouts and comments was maintained by
| the gallery crowd.
! While the delegates We're assembling a
| rumor gained circulation that Senator Hill
! and the Parker forces had partially declded
| that between the sessions of the convention
| they would inform the Tammany peopie
| that they would col cede the choice of ChaS.
| F. Murphy in the delegation at large to the
| national convention.
Chairman Raines' Address.
! Mr.. Raines denounced the republican
party in it's administration of both state
| and national affairs and its policies, deciar-
| ing that there was feeling or unrest
| among business men, a lack OF confidence
| in the Judgment and level-headed conserva-
| tism of the national administration.
| In the coming campaign. he said. the de-
mocracy of New York desires to act in ac-
| cord with the rest of the democracy of the
| Union
! I'VE have no peculiar tenets to put
| forth" he declared. mo isolated ideas to
| frame as a New York idea and single
war cry for this campaign. We do believe,
! however, that party policy should be
| insisted on or deserves a place in our plat
| form for the campaign upon which the
party is not substantially united
Discussed Republican Policies.
He then discussed at considerable length
| the tariff trusts labor. the colonial policy
| of the government, and said:
| I'VE do not doubt the wisdom of our ma
| tional convention and shall abide by its
| decision what interests of the nation shall
| receive it's attention. We recognize the
| patent fact that the eyes of the whole
/ country are turned to the New York de-
| mocracy here assembled.
| Your action is awaited with keenest in
! terest What does New York think? What
will New York do? Our large electoral
| vote our commercial interests, our great
| laboring population in factories and upon
! the farms, our stake in the maintenance
| of the government in it's purity, our con-
| tribution to the illuStriouS names in
| democratic history, warrant the respect
| full Difference with which our equals in
| democratic councils wait the voice of
| New York.
| I'VE today know whom the satellites of
! republican rule. officeholders. bosses and
| tariff benefciaries have selected as their
| candidate
| Not Seeking Military Heroes.
| He is a citizen of New York. But the
| people at large are not seeking military
| heroes, nor for one who is vociferous
| spectacular or adventurous They are
| looking for a safe, conservative, level
| headed, well-balanced candidate.
| There is among no division essentially
| as to our choice. AS read the sentiment
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