New-York tribune., 1906-11-10
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SEEK M'CARREN'S SCALP
ATTACKED BY MURPHY.
Tammany Uen to Punish Brooklans
Leader for Hearst Bolt.

e'Pooh 20 encompass the political death
oi senator Patrick Henry McCarren. Democratic
Ieider or Kings County. This was done bv Tho
passage Of resolution at a special meeting OF
the Democratic State Committee. in the Hotel
victoria. calling for an nvestigat tion f.o charso
hlaoe against McCarren and into the condition
on the party in Kings County. McCarren calmly
admitted that he had fought against Hearst and
de1ed the committee to expeI him for it. Perry
Belmont was forced to resign as a member ar
the committee.
The resolution was passed by a vote Of 90
10 To- In this connection 1t Is important To
note that Maurice Featherson who IS gener-
ally supposed 20 be the candidate Of Mavor Me-
Cleilan TO succeed Murphy as leader Of Tam
many Hall, was the only member OF the state
committee from Manhattan or The Bronx 10
vote against the resolution. The others who
voted against IL, IN addition to the eight mem
oers from Kings County, were Judson A Belts
of Catskill; Daniel Sheehan. OF Elmira. John
Anderson. Of Newcomb. and ex-Mayor d. e.
Conway Of Troy. who held the proxy Of Francis
j. Molloy. Borough President HafTen Of Ths
Bronx and Charles H Bulger. OF Oswego. re-
fused to vote
Murphy and Hearst had planned il all care
fully "Fingey''. Conners. chairman OF the DEM
ocrattc State Committee. sent out a call for the
meeting on Wednesday. although he tried to-
have 1t understood that the call had been sent
out hurTiedly Thursday. and that the only
object of the meeting was to provide ways and
means for seeing that the Democrats did not
lose anything by the official canvass.
MURFHY's ELABORATE PLOT.
Then it was arranged that the political enemies
Of Senator N1cCarren should draw up formal
Indictment against him on charges OF disloyalty
20 the party's candidate for Governor and should
ask for his expulsion from the committee and
the expulsion Of the other Kings County mem
bers of the committee Charles F. Murphy also
arranged that some OF tho leading orators OF
Tammany Hall. somebody who could frizzle up
McCarren's hair. were admitted to the meeting
as proxies. Senator Thomas F. Grady held the
proxy Of Daniel f. Finn. Bourke Cochran held
the proxy of P. ]. Ryder. George F. ScanneH held
the proxy of Thomas z. Rush, and D. F. COhalan
represented James ]. Frawey. Among the
other proxies not already mentioned were those
held by A z. Wemple for Robert Wemple. OF
Fultonville; j. E. Rafter for Clinton Beckwith.
of Herkimer; Mr.. McCireevy for James z.
Schwarzenbach, Of HorneH. and John j. Collins
for Matt C. Merzig. of Buffalo.
The meeting was called for noon, but il was
three-quarters of an hour later before it went
into session Prominent in the corridors of the
Hotel Victoria Max Ihmsen the generalis-
simo of the Hearst forces. who chatted pleas
to Mr.. Hearst on the telephone. Others not
members Of the committee who attracted atten-
tiOn IN the corridors were w. S. Jackson who
believes he has been elected Attorney General
on the Democratic ticket. and Frederick w
Skene. Of Queens. the successful Democratic can
didate for State Engineer.
Just prior to the meeting there was a rumor
that effort would be made to depose Sen
ator NcCarren. 1t did not seem to disturb the
lean leader from Kings County in the least
Somebody told him it seemed funny that Hearsts
plurality in Kings County should be only 4565.
while ChanIer for Lieutenant Governor got 4
plurality of 3612 "AU I can say" declared
the Senator. lis that you can never tell what
Brooklyn will do. 1 had hoped, for instance
that l would get plurality of 10000 in my
Senate district. but I got only 1000"
PETITION OF PROTEsTERs.
Warden Patrick Hayes. of the Kings County
Penitentary. who has been one OF the leaders
of the opposition to Senator NIcCarren for some
years. marched into the corridor of the hotel
with a committee consisting OF John H. De-
Ianey. Edward GIinnen. Frank w Foley. Will
fam J. Dalton P. H. Malone. Frank j. UIrich.
Max Lehman and Mortimer s. Brown While
this delegation waiting for admission 20
the meeting OF the state committee Warden
Hayes said to the newspaper men:
Mr.. McCarren has no right here at this meet
ing. He ought 70 go over TO the Republicans. for
he is a Republican. McCarren did nothing for
the state ticket. We manned the polls and ala
all that was done TO get a plurality in Kings
County.
On motion OF Senator Grady the protesting
delegation allowed to come into the meet
ing and present its petition. which a long
rehearsal OF the campaign in Kings County. Re-
ferring TO the fact that Senator IcCarren
elected a member OF the state committee at tbs
state convention the petition went on:
Said McCarren has refused and failed TO sup
port the candidate for Governor noninaIed~by
said convention and has. by public utterances,
and through the public press. openly advocated
the election OF the nominee OF the Republican
party. and has openly used the election machin-
cry and the county committee of Kings County,
Of which he is chairman OF the executive COM
mittee. to accomplish the defeat of the regular
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Said McCarren neglected and Intentionally
refrained from calling the Kings County Demo-
cratic COmrSittee together until shortly before
election. and then, in order TO make il appNr on
the records OF said committee as being regular.
adopted short resolution ratifying the action
of the state convention; but. at the same time
the said McCarren delivered a long address.
which in effect denounced the Democrats can
didate for Governor. and plainly Instructed The
committee not to support him, and TO do every
thing iii It's power 10 cause his defeat
The petition went on TO state that the county
committee had thereafter passed resolution u
confidence in Senator McCarren. which in edect
turned the organization over 10 the Republican
organization, and related how the petitioners
and others had organized The Kings County
Democratic party. Charges were made th1t
many district captains OF the regular organizA-
tion canvassed their districts in effort 10 set
Democrats to cut the Democratic candidate for
Governor. and that literature showing how a
ticket could be split sent out from various
district headquarters. with the approval Of Nc
Carren, If not paid for out OF the funds OF the