New-York tribune., 1906-06-16
BELMONT-MURPHY PACT
pIOU- FOR MCCLELLAN.
pouor Fails 10 Get Control of Demo-
crgfic State Committee.

-,.r..x Z. Murphy and August Belmont appar-
..,,v hsv. obtained control of the Democratic
s'.,. Committee. defeating Thomas F. Ryan Will
ecoeEs11 ex-Jusuce Herrick and Mayor
+ras,,an. m"- wno thought they had the Democratic
l~a,t.a well in hand in this state.
- Neyer. Democratic state chairman, last
-, was requested by the ~Belmont-Murphy men
al 4 meeting OF tho state committee. He re-
- when he discovered that his opponents were
,~o,+r7l The Sheehsn slate contained the name
!. r-rsncs Burton Harrison for state chairman
- Meyers refusal TO call the meeting the Bel
- Murphy combination went TO work and OBJ
-. the signatures OF a majority of the state
rn,fttee for meeting some time this month,
nrssurraby on the nth
o,e NJ the surprising Developments OF the situa-
-, Yesterday was that Mayor Mcclellan went to
= senator Hil. in Albany, and asked him to call
= he fight against Harrison for state chairman
MS 10 compel the Belrnont-Murphy combination
% Get out Of the way Mr. Hill told the Mayor,
. --ss said yesterday. that he was out of politics.
"a that II was his own fault If he had allowed
.bs Belmont TO catch him mapping.
Maurice " Mnton has done nearly all the head
.orl for Belmont and Murphy in rounding up a
,s,o-itv % the committee for a meeting this
month Mr. Mnton is a former newspaper man.
IA had lot TO co with the nomination of Alton
Parker FOR President two years ago.
One Of the ludicrous features of the situation
,s that apparently William F. Sheehan had round
- IN enough members Of the state committee 10
II.
,.-le or nothing. Minton went cunning for these
came members after Sheehan had string TO them
end he get their signatures II IS assumed that
Ne used something better than lnere words.
II IS the intention of the Belmont-Murphy men
"a elect Patrick z. McCabe. OF Albany, state
.hai-nan TIE sheehan men would Ike to run
Tohn ! Kennedy. OF Erie. for the place. but they
ssen 10 have only handful OF votes. and when
:. comes 10 the showdown it is likely that they
VII rot make much Of fight
Tbere are fifty members in the state committee
when they are all together, but from deaths and
destinations there are four vacancies. The Belmont
men have tie signatures Of twenty-six of the forty
SIX actual members.
NJ Ninton vas in his sh;rtsleeves in his Ex-
change Place Office yesterday when Tribune re-
rorter called He held in his grasp package Of
letters and ne smilingly acknowledged that the
letters were from a majority of the Democratic
state Committee. who had united IN a call for the
meeting OF the committee this month.
There is no good reason for making a secret OF
the fact that We have a majority of the committee
With Us" said Mr. Minton. I'VE have upward Of
twenty-five members. The three Buffalo members
were not asked 20 sign"
VIII you give the names7"
Il canoot do that" said Mr.. Mnton. at am not
a member OF the committed It would not be be-
coming of ne to disclose the Certain papers
have been transmitted TO me. and acting at
present merely messenger. cannot say any
thing about the date for the meeting. That is for
the committee TO decide"
is Charles F. Murphy with your
Z think ! am safe in saying that the entire
membership Of the state committee from this
county viii be with US"
Who IS your candidate?"
We'll, there are several candidates said Mr..
Ninton. For instance. there is John ]. Kennedy.
Of Ere-I think the friends Of Mr.. Sheehan would
Ike to have him state chairman"
How about McCabe. OF Albany"
.8Ir McCabe IS candidate. too and think
b viii be elected"
mat YOU nave taken such prominent part in the
irarganization OF the state eomInittfeeT fs so,a
NJ Nlnt0n had good t deal to do wi with tn the
@ nnS Of udgs nd fe stSe t@S Ea1e dropped
10 see me- and ] asked them why they didn't GET
ration was run down, and that no one seemed .i q
good many times / told some Of them that was
n. 10 20 ahead and do something, and that
would send some letters around. did this, but l
soon discovered that William +. Sheehan ana u:
Cady Herrick had been over the ground: ana Inas
Burton Harrison state chairman and NJ r., HeFrlch
state eaCer.oy Tenominating him this ian
Vow 70 one CONTROLS nay M p0fos sna,op or my made
ID NY mind 70 jump in and DO something ! am
unateratlv opposed to Sheehan domination in this
sseelar 5rsnIted about one-haIf Of all the prOmi-
peHt Democrats in The United States when ne sra! ran
Ihe Parker campaign two years ago. he didn
Psrke- T-r- efreT he was nominated and Just as
The campaign began he Jumped in and established
Z headqlarters Of his own al Waldorf Astoria
Tte,e was Of . switch at that time IN the
running Of the campaign am against the sheenan !;
labor OF love 10 end the Sheehan domination in
this state. You can snow your love for man in
'Anoiher peculiar feature of the situation" said
NJ Min-Or is the sudden activity OF Mayor Nc
1elau I've known Mcclellan for twenty years
was city editor Of The Herald when he began
5ss7aPer work and gave MIN his tb rsf JOB; r2o,vd
s4d hes doing what he can 70 perpetuate tnt
s1eehan domination. He even went so far as tG
Idill q day TWO ago ana ash
Lin czl me of 50 that the Sheehan programme
e9lld ae carried out; lie didn't get great 1 oea
y sals;e 1..on All that ne has hccoinpilshea wiz
NE aiG o. 10 srien. IS 10 estrange some OF our nu-
ilai friends state Chairman Meyer was asked
some time ae9 70 call a meeting or me Stale ON ON
H-itee, hli ao refused 70 do j. lie sald ne was
over seven The meeting will oe called. Mr.. Car car
-lt IS ffe secretary. ana / assume lhdt the Cd
e".4 be made ay him from Albany"
IS j srHeU with yOE2
I dor; know whether he is or not. How many
go,es does control IN the State Committee
Aeyer Qss d political organization more certainly
leaae- for t.. rocks than is the Democratic state
l'iIi;Ite@ Hlth the present fight on Back o.
ara ttrogg. tEe politics stands out clear the ole
An stree feId of Belmont against Ryan. NJ
haH Interests are allied with the Sheehan Nc
ielan forces. while Mr., Belmont has made de-. ar ar
u = struggle OF this kind startling.
~ AlrplE and his friends al the last minute
vti oee1ae 10 swing 70 Hearst IN me ftaoe @ coz, co
t,titon. il might possibly elect him. In that cas-
5ietrsf would in position 10 war against Nc
l.sletl lie might possibly remove hIlni OF -
80 attempt d.. The Hearst men are worklhs uul
. sentiment anlOul the regular Democrats up th'
Ins Erie County or2snizatlon Is lot @ I1eaI
- ne Hearst men are gong 10 try 10 sIaihpeu
'Is convention for him. =,
Win Mcclellan warning against him: Murphy I
sag"lng desperate and revengefm- II ne shoulC
s.lag JEe Tammany delegation TO Hearst In IN
Iae convention, n probably would nofnlTlaI'
Governor
Mr.. Okvis's BULL TERRIER DEAD.