The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
CONNERS is STATE CHAIRMAN.
MURPHY AND M'CARREN DON'T
JOIN IN VISIT TO HEARST.

The Democratic organization Of the State
vas formally turned over to Charles r.
Murphy OF Tammany md TO William r.
Hearst yesterday afternoon at the Holman
House at a meeting Of the new Democratic
State committee, which elected William j.
Conners Of Buffalo chairman to succeed
Cord Meyer Of Great Neck, Nassau county.
Mr.. Conners's election. like Mr.. Hearts,
nomination at Buffalo, was not unanimous
for when Charles N. bulger OF Oswego
moved to make II unanimous Charles j.
Huihan, proxy for George Hall Of Ogdeas-
burg. voted In a loud voice mol" Mr..
Hulihan gave no explanation to the COM
mittee for his vote, but later In the day
he said he was a member OF the Pattern.
makers. Union and that Mr.. Conners had
been a strike breaker in n or two OF the
New York Central Railroad strikes, and on
n number OF occasions had shown his
| antaRonism to union labor. Mr.. Conners de-
MED in general terms Mr.. Hulihan's asser-
TONS, and added that as a newspaper pro-
prietor and an employer OF labor in Buffalo
he was q strict union man..
The committee met at 1 o'cloc and was
| called to order by John A. Mason, who has
been clerk Of the committee for a dozen
years. Matt G.. Merzig. one OF the three
State committeeman for Buffalo, nominated
Mr.. Corners for chairman. Mr.. Mersig
said: .
Mr.. Conners has done veliant work for
| the Democratic party, and l may say that
| the credit for the nomination Of Mr.. Hearst
at Buffalo is largely due 70 him He is a
hard worker, and IIbelieve he will lead US
to success"
Henry G. jackson OF Binghamton in sec
onding Mr.. Conners's nomination said:
He is a husky, ruby faced Democrat
from Erie county. He is on to all the
lodges and all the slick work OF politics.
1t is a thankless job at best. but let's give
him the job. II he wins they'll say he
couldn't help it. and il he loses they'll say
he was a damn fool. Gomez likes the
game Of politics a. well as l used TO like
the game Of draw poker"
Mr.. Bulger in moving to make Mr.. Con
ners's nomination unanimous said: Il have
been watching developments all summer,
and il anybody hes done any work except
Mr.. Corners l have failed to notice it. He
will appoint the right kind Of men'to the
executive committee TO aid In achieving
the success which is already in sight. Every
militant Democrat ought to support him.
Mr.. Hulihan then voted NO." and Mr..
Corners was elected by all but that one vots.
Mr.. Connors in taking his place as State
mittce. rs follows:
L am not a speechmSker. and l am not go
ing to make a speech, but 1 promise you
TODD the hard work that il to be done in this
campaign"
Mr.. jackson then nominated John W.
Potter OF Marcy, Oneida county, to be
-tor l., vlar - 81 IAhn N EaEliol0 NJ
WATERFOWL, and Mr.. Potter was quickly
elected. Mr.. Potter rose in his place and
declined the post, but Mr.. Conners had a
moments confab with him and he with
drew his d~eclination. Mr.. Potter was one
of the State committeeman who at Buffalo
was opposed to the nomination Of Mr..
Hearst. Arthur A. Mclean OF Newburgh
was elected treasurer in place of William
F. Balkan Of Rochester and Mr.. Mason
was elected to his old place as clerk of the
committee. Ii was decided that Mr.. Con-
ners should appoint an executive COMMITTEES
of FIVE and that the chairman, secretary and
treasurer shall be ex officio members OF the
executive committee. Mr.. Corners was
also authorized to increase the number Of
the executive committee IL he desires to do
so. Daniel Sheehan Of Elmira moved that
members of the State COMMITTEES shall be
assessed 500 and the motion was unani-
mously adopted.
Mr. Corners was authorized to lease head
quarters in New York city for the cam
paign. Just before the committee ad-
iourned he invited the members of the
committee to visit Mr.. Hearst at Mr.. Hearst's
home, Twenty-eighth street and Lexington
avenue. Charles +. Murphy Of Tammany,
State committeeman for the Fourteenth
Senate district, and Senate Patrick Henry
McCarren, State oommitteeman for the
Seventh Senate district, did not accept
Mr.. Conners's invitation. At Mr.: Hearst's
horne Mr.. Corners introduced the visiting
State committeemen to Mr.. Hearst and
there was a handshake all around and
desultory conversation as to the outlook
in the districts represented by the visiting
State committeeman. Mr.. Hearst urged
each and every one OF his visitors to 20
home and make the fur fly from now until
election night.
There are now ffty-one Senate districts,
which according to the custom OF the
Democratic organization makes ffty-one
members OF the State committee. The
members OF the old COMMITTEES who have
been retained are as follows: Perry Bel
mont, Joseph Cassidy, Michael J. Cum
mings. John w. Weber, Patrick II. McCaT-
rem, John L. Shea. Conrad Hasenfug,
Daniel e. Finn, John T. Oakley, Charlie,
F. Murphy, William Dalton, Thomas F.
McAvOy, Louis F. Hafen, Michael J. Walsh,
Arthur A. Mclean, Patrick f. McCabe,
Francis j. Molloy, George Hall, Clinton
Beckwith, John W. Potter, Charles Y.
Bulger, Henry q. jackson, Daniel Sheehan,
Jacob Gerling, George W.. Batten, John J.
Kennedy, Matt G. Merzig, Henry p. Bur-
gard and James o. Bennett. Total, 20.
The new members are as follows: Thomas
F. Wogan, NJ. E. Butler, James P. Sinnott,
p. J. Ryder, Maurfce Featherson, Thomas
E. Rush, James J. Hagan, James J. Fraw-
ley, Eugene J. MCGUIRE, Robert w. Chanler
Judson A. Belts, stephen Ryan, John
Anderson, Jr., Flank Cooper, Robert Wem-
pie, j. E. Fitzgerald, William F. Rafferty,
Calvin j. Huson. Charles P. Williams, james
f Schwarzenbach, Fletcher C.. Peck and
Thomas W. Finucane. Total, p.
Al yesterdays meeting Mr.. Belmont