The evening world., 1904-04-30
PARKER'S FRIENDS
HELD HILL BACK
Cord Meyer Chosen Chairman
of the Democratic State Com
mittee to Please Tammany
Leader Murphy.
Especial TO Tho Evening World, ,


ALBANY. April 30-The new Demo-
this afternoon. Cord Meyer, OF Queens
County. being chosen Chairman and
Patrick II. McCarren, of Kings. Chair
man Of the Executive Committee.
Tammany Leader Charles j.. Murphy
did not put in an appearance at tho
meeting. he reporting sick, and sending
Thomas F. Smith az his proxy.
In addition to the officers named these
were chosen: Secretary, John N. Car
isle. of watertown: Treasurer, w. r.
Balkan. OF Rochester: Clerk. John r.
Mason. OF New York City.
Mr.. Meyer was elected to succeed
Frank Campbell. OF Bath. Steuben
County. who was Chairman Of tho
Committee for a period OF six years.
Mr.. Balkan succeeds tho late Eugene
Hughes. the Committee having been
without n treasurer since the death OF
the latter n year ago. Mr.. Mason
and Mr.. Carlisle were reelected to Of
fees which they have heretofore held.
Slate Made Up.
The men selected to serve with Nc
were ex-Mayor Hugh ]. Grant. ex-
Lieut. William r. Sheehnn and
w. Fl. Rode, Chairman OF the House
Committee OF the Manhattan Club, OF
New York City: George Hall of ogdens-
| burg. former Secretary of State: Fred
Cook. of Rochester. Nand John ]. Ken
nedy. of Buffalo.
Egerton l.. Winthrop, jr., of New
York City, was elected an elector to
represent the Twelfth Congressional
District in place OF Robert B. Roose-
welt, an uncle Of President Roosevelt
Mr.. Roosevelt was elected at the Demo-
cratic State Convention, but declined to
serve because of his relationship to the
President.
The election of Cord Meyer was the
result of an effort of the friends OF
Judge Parker to conciliate Leader
| Charles It. Murphy. They compelled
former Senator David h. Hill to aban-
don his determination to elect William
u. Haven. OF Syracuse, to the chair
manship, and selected Cord Meyer be-
cause they considered him acceptable
to Leader Murphy and the other eight
of the Tammany organization. They
believed that they could bring Mr.. Muir
ply and Senator Hill together through
the selection, and final determination
on the slate was deferred until a con-
ference. scheduled to be held this morn
ing after the arrival OF the Empire
State express, on which train Mr.. Muir.
ply was expected to come.
Hut Mr. Murphy Did Not Come.
In consequence Of the conference the
meeting of the State Committee. which
was scheduled to take place at noon.
did not begin until o'clock The COM
mitteemen had a long walt for the con-
ferrees, who were deciding upon a pro-
gramme. At the conference were SEN
ator HILL eS-Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan, Perry
Belmont mont Frank Frank. Campbell, Judge
are taking an active part in the cam
paign.
They decided. upon the slate subse-
Quentiy adopted at the meeting OF the
committee. There were number OF
Tamany committeeman absent from the
meeting, including p. II. Keohon, WILL
lam Dalton, Daniel F. McMahon,
TRSmss RSaVoy SaH HaTTx TSo@as G 4ers sm nnS
was substituted for Charles F., Murphy
and Edward Kaufman for John l..
Shea, of Brooklyn.
member of the committee In place OF
James o. Bennett. OF the Fiftieth Dis
trict. The session was presided over
by Frank Campbell, the retiring Chair
man.
Haven Against Myer.
In the election of Cod Myer the com
mittee has gone outside Of Its own
membership. 1t was believed that Jo-
seph Cassidy, OF the Second District
which includes Queens County, would
resign In order that Mr.. Myer could
become a member of the State Com.
mittee, but It is said that Mr.. Cassidy
was averse to doing so.
The State Committee by resolution
offered by Mr.. Sheehan decided to breal,
precedent and elect a man for Chair.
man who was not member Of the
tepmmittee.