New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
"FINGEY" CRIES FRAUD.
Murphy, Too, SO Meeting of State
Committee Is Called

Much perturbed over the unsettled condition in
which incomplete returns had left the Democratic
state ticket, Fingey'' Conners and Charles T. Muir
ply or Tammany Hall. sent out call by tele-
graph yesterday for n meeting OF the Democratic
State Committee at the Victoria Hotel this noon
They maintain that immediate action is necessary
10 prevent the theft os the election by the Repub-
cans upstats They attribute tho extreme slow
ness with which returns from counties are
coming in TO nefarous practices on the part OF
their political opponents. They apparently feel
that their state ticket is IN danger.
meeting Of a committee so soon after
and Connors held a conference yesterday afternoon
after which announcement of their intention 10
hold the meeting made. and Murphy declared
that practically all the business which would come
before the committee would be the consideration
of some plan to watch the count of votes IN the
state and obtain some kind OF verihcauon OF the
results
The Tammany leader appeared at the Wigwam
greeted several leaders who were there to see him.
and then made his announcement about the calling
Of the state committee meeting.
The upstate count is very close and tho meet
Ing VIII he for the purpose of guarding the in
terests Of the Democratic ticket" he said in
explanation
Mr.. Murphy was asked II he thought the upstate
people were holding up the returns. He replied
that he would not like to say that they were. ana
that "Fingey'' Corners knew mors about it than
he did.
When asked for his views concerning the Brook
lyn situation he said: That IS a Brooklyn mat
ter: am not talking on that subject"
Are any members OF the state committee making
charges against Mr.. McCarTen?' some one asked
II don't know Mr.. Murphy answered; Il am
not"
Mr.. Murphy said that he had had no oommuni-
cation with Mr.. Hearst since the election.
Were you satisfied with the result OF the cleo
tionP asked.
the ticket elected. We did share-an We could
do; and proud OF the results in New York
County"
'Ffngey" Conors. the Democratic state chair
man. was at the Waldorf-Astoria- He admitted
that he had called a meeting of the state commit
tee. and declared with much agitation that the up
state situation rendered It necessary The anxiety
OF the Democrats over the fate of the ticket
was shown by the eagerness with which he main
tanned that votes were being held up in many
countess and asserted that enough Independence
League votes had been thrown out or neglected to
reduce Mr. Hughes's plurality materially, II not
actually TO elect Hearst. He said. further:
oao isedsd ss early this morning to call the DemG
~ Ifotel tomorrow at noon to protect the interests
the Republican machine is resorting to its old
thieylsh knaYery in order TO beat ticket There
Is absolutely no doubt that the of the ticket Is
s!eeted so Tth the exception Of M Hearst There
ing held ber U To9 is n a o6t 6he fe5aFnf eur are be
running behind Mr. Hughes up the state. Here
are some of the figures: TOmpkins County. Hughes
l.2S5; Bruce. LIS. Wayne County, Hughes, 1864
Bruce, 3517: Chenango. Hughes, 2231; Bruce, 2177
Anegany, Hughes 1915; Bruce, S,9O9; Greene
hughes, 48; Bruce $50. and Livingston, Hughes
2l40; Bruce. 2C5S
have received the following telegram from
Jefferson County:
Cant get pluraIites from clerks Office until
saturday. G b B-ATCORMICK.
There IS absolute proof that they Juggling the
count. Why can't they let US have the puraiites
to-day that they mean to give out Saturday?
firmly believe that sufficient Independent League
votes have have not been counted in many coun-
ties TO decrease greatly the puraties of Hughes
and possibly elect Mr.. Hearst
Mr. Corners told that Mr. Woodruff had
said that he hoped for the election of Mr.. Bruce
from the void ballots which would be contested in
the courts. This moved him to say:
How soon they cry that they'll go to the courts
The Republican machine sought the defeat Of
Hearst. They trained all ther guns him and
lost sight OF the rest OF the ticket. They are
satisfied with robbinS Hearst Of the votes that
rghtfully cast for him.
The Democratic State Committee will return to
the Victoria. although the furniture has been
taken Of the rooms. They'll stay right the
fob. We going TO get honest count Of the
vote, and we are not only going TO protect the
making the canvass next Tuesday. but we are
going 10 get right 10 work now on the matter.
Mr. Conners spoke with much vehemencs. and
was vsiby perturbed by the reports that he quoted
from up the state.