New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
An UPSTATE MIY-UP.
Bad Feeling FolloscS Conventions in
Tpo Counties.
tsT TrJEoRArH TO TEE TRIBUNE ]

Jamestown, ~. Y. April 1.-THE four Demo
cratic Assembly district conventions held in
ChsutsuquA and Cattaraugus counties have
been held. and IN their wake there lies a tangled
wreck OF bitter feelings and broken promises
and Slaughtered hopes. The first one was held
IN Salamanca, Cattsraugus County. March 10
and the last here IN Jamestown to-day.
Frank H. Mott Of jamestown. Is a young at
forney who was the candidate FOR Secretary Of
State on the Democratic ticket at the last State
election He wants TO try IT again this wear
Thomas II. Dowd. Of Salamanca is another
young attorney. is State committeeman for
this district. and would like 10 control the two
counties. Dowd wanted to be committeeman
again. ard Mott wanted James Hughes a friend
in this county. for that Office. Before the Sala-
nancs convention Mott was warned that Dowd
was not friendly. This did not worry Mott. for
he thought he was a particular favorite Of
David 3. HIN. who is said TO have promised
Mott the desired position on the State ticket
provided the delegates from these counties were
FOR Parker
Dovd. the other hand. thought Hill IA
vored him. He insisted. when discussing the
situation with Mott. that there was no quarrel
between them. Mott replied that this friend
ship could be proved by the introduction of GER
tain resolutions favoring his candidacy for Sec
rotary OF State at the Salamanca convention.
1heT were not introduced. on March p the
other Cattaraugus district held a convention at
Franklinville. In this district the friends Of
Mott were pronounced Hearst men. and claimed
q majority Of the delegates. Dowd appeared at
the convention. The delegations Of three entire
towns captured the convention. The defeated
faction organized and elected a contesting dele
cation. Impartial observers Of the situation
SAID David r. Hill playing the two young
inen against each other and playing them botn
for suckers On April > the second district
convention OF Chautauqua County held at
Mayville. At a meeting Of the Democratic
decided TO indorse Mott and Hughes without OPP
position.
But az Silver Creek over on the shore Of Lake
Erie. is a shrewd Democrat and a stanch fol-
lower OF Hearst, named James O Bennett He
conceived the idea Of being the State committee
man himself and going to the State convention
IS = delegate also. A heart TO heart conference
between Bennett anG ID. b. Hill the result.
Then the telephone wires from Albany TO this
end OF the state were warmed I'D with COM
mands from Hill TO all his TRUSTEES in the Id
District 70 stand by Bennett. The Mott con-
tingent was taken by surprise when IL was dis
covered. as soon as the convention was called
70 order. that Bennett. the Hearst man In the
role OF the only Hill man worthy TO he called
q leader. had fifty-fve out OF the seventy-three
delegates present. The Mott men, however
claimed the organization OF the convention and
selecting delegates who viii appear in Albany
next Monday. while the Bennett ma jority Will
also have delegation present. At the conven-
rion here in jamestown to-day there was no
open opposition to the Mott plans though the
delegations from six OF the country towns came
lowed 90 select the delegates. and they are ur-
Instructed