The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-01
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# NEW YORK, July 81. ,acing
threat OF virtual dissolution, the Demos N.
cratic State Committee, representing tho
Democratic organizati Ion OF W. the STATE.
win meet In the Hof fman House to-
day to set the date 81 and place 3 ZOE
holding the Democratic State Conven-l
ton. IN the opinion OF the old tinaf
Democratic leaders, the party in this
State has drif.ed into q position that a5is{
more perilous than any tina t has existed y
within their memory Without q leaderl
and without a definite plan Of action ~
Is called upon to face a dilemma which,,
offers no safe alternative III 5ssS5j
E r. n It yields d to " the radical element it'll
the party 1t will pass into the possession
OF the ideals, and the ckbone OF tha
party q Organization &will be broken II \
Its ranks, and The possibility that tha!
radical ticket will be second IN the cone
test for the control Of the Stat
s This would mean that the Democratic S
party would lose II Its right n to appoint 4
election inspectors or to have representa.I
ton on bipartisan board fund err the cons
5stitutlonal vision whichf provides that z
these official s. shall be & al vided 4 between
the party casting the ghest nurnb er8ofts
votes for Its CANDIDA to for Governor and (
the party casting the next highest Enunl-h
Der for It's State ticket. 4 Il, 4S
Conservatives Alarm ed.
s3i There is much al arn, among the con-
}servatIveb D enocratic leaders In the State
over the capture OF; some OF the delegates R
to the Democratic State Convent ion, who Il
already have been ele cted y by he radlc alS u
element. These delegates Ss have been i
picked up In strong Republi can counties
by means w hich are we'll sund erstood tys
the conservative Democratic managers
and they form only q handful Il Of the
entire body Of delegates. VI At the same \
time there Is a feeling that the rad ical&
movement within the party may become
a definite programme. Conferences have
beer, in progress between Il the Democratic
leaders linz d this # city and S8 conseryati veSS3
leaders from the mi terror Of the a State In
the hope that such q progra mme Inig
be agreed upon before the Stat ConlTsa en-
mittee meets. 81
There Is a difference of opinion among IT
the conservatives as to the Swisest course II
to pursue In the circumst ances: Some 81!
them favor surrender to the radicals and
the slaughter Of the radical candida ties i
at the polls as the best means aot dis
posing OF the troublesome movement
Others are firmly set against any COM
promise with the socialistlc element, hes /
5l!evlng that the abandonment t Of pa ~
principles would bring apoutS SUN IuTtH6rtl
Sdisintegration. These men are de- term med i
to fight the aggressons Of the radi Gals al
and they have taken steps to expose the Il 4,
llollowness of soma OF the adical ia To- Il
ments which have been put forward ~ s n
strength in really important counties up 1
the State.s a %s pssi 10 "a
4 It is the plan OF the radical managers u
when the sta te Committee NEE IS to try Y
to force an early meeting OF the State H
Convention They want this meeting ~
be held in Buffalo, a where they Will be-
able to pack the galleries with radica 81
mobs to stampede the conYentio ion for rad
cal candidates. ~ # III 3@ss
u District Attorney Jerome and Judge
William J, Gaynor have been relied upon 4
by the Democratic managers to lead the n
fight against the socialistic element sss
What the feeling Is among the cons
servative Democrats leaders was ex-
pressed in the Interview with Alton B X
Parker, which was printed some days
ago. It was learned last night
that this Interview was Intended to mark
the beginning OF q rally against the ag-
gressions Of the radicals. and that al
ready plans have been concerted for
counteracting the effect Of the radical
campaign In counties which are OF real
Importance In the convention.