The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-05
HERRICK UPSTATE LEADER.
+. n. HARRISON PICKED FOR DEM
OCRATTC STATE III HARTMAN.
Pnttlns Up the Bars Against Hearst All
Over the State-Herrick Suits Murphy
and McCarren, and state Chairman
Cord Meyer Is Anxious TO Retire.

Cord Meyer Is Anxious 10 Retire.
Former Supreme Court Justice D-Cady
Nerrick of Albany, 1t was authoritatively
learned yesterday, is now the accepted
Democratic leader Of the Democrats above
the Bronx line, and Charles F. Murphy Of
Tammany and Senator Patrick Henry
McCarren of the Kings county Democratic
organization and theirfriends are agreeable
10 the programme. 1t was learned also that
Mr.. Herrick is not the upstate leader in the
old sense of differing with Democrats below
the Bronx line, but believes that there
should be entire accord between the country
Democrats and the city Democrats, and that
the old line of demarcation which resulted
only in jealousies and envies and defeats
should be o%bliterated.
With Judge Herriok as chief adviser for
the up country districts it is learned that
er-Representative Francis Burton Hsrri-
son of New York city, candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor on the Herrick ticket
in 1904, is now visiting the Democratic
State committeeman in all the Senate dis
tricts up the State and Democrats generally
for the purpose Of rehabilitating the country
Democratic machines SO that they may
he in working order for the approaching
State campaign.
Cord Meyer, chairman Of the Democratic
State committee, is now In Europe, but he is
expected home shortly. and as soc after his
arrival as possible, 1t was stated yesterday,
Mr.. Meyer is to call ameeting Of the State
committee and give up his chairmanship In
favor of Mr.. Harrison. 1t should not be
understood from this statement, it was as
serted, that there Is any movement whatever
IN displace Mr. Meyer; but, on the contrary
It has been known for some time past that
Mr.. Meyer desires to be relieved from the
duties Of Democratic State chairman; and
his friends said yesterday that he would be
most agreeable to the suggestion that MIR.
Harrison is probably the most available
man to succeed him.
For some little time there have been
reports that Mr.. Murphy of Tammany and
Senator McCarren of Kings had been lean
ing somewhat in favor Of William r. Hearst.
While this may have been true at n time
it was made known yesterday that the
time was at hand when both Mr.. Murphy
and Mr.. McCarren will be found in their
old places advocating conservative Demo-
cratic doctrines and joining hands with
their upstate brethren in a determination
to nominate at the regular Democratic
State convention, to be held in September,
a ticket which shall appeal to the Demo-
cratic party and not to the radical social
istic following which Mr.. Hearst has been
fishing for.
Mr.. Hearst's friends say that he is to
hold his convention on July 4 n nominate
himself for Governor, and that between
that date and September, when the regular
Democrats are to assemble in their con-
~vention, Mr.. Hearst and his friends, it Is
alleged, hope TO be able to capture enough
delegates to get the regular nomination
for Hearst, 80 that he may go before the
PEOPLE next fall with the two nominations
of his own organization and the regular
Democracy.
Al the evidence yesterday was to the
effect that Mr.. Hearst will be compelled
to 20 it alone and that he will not be able
TO capture the regular Democratic nomi-
ration for Governor. Reports from the
,p country districts were that Mr., Hearst
ia not at all strong in Democratic centres,
and the reports from below the Bronx
line we're that Hearstism is on the wane.
Because the %Sullivans, Big Tim and Little
Tim. dropped in at the City Hall yesterday to
.ce Borough President Ahearn, and because
President O'Donnel of the Tax Department,
through whom Mr.. Murphy has sent mes
eages to the Mayor, called to see Mr.. Nc
Clellan, the report was spread that efforts
we're being made to bring about a recon
citation"
All that Mr.. Mcclellan and Mr.. O'Don-
rel talked about were matters concerning
The Tax Department. Mr.. Ahearn said
regarding his end of the story: Big Tim
was in town yesterday, and Little Tim also
got back yesterday from Hot Springs.
They we're making a round of calls and l
was one they visited. We chatted about
several things, but nothing concerning the
relations between Mr.. Mcclellan and Mr..
Murphy was even preached
Democrats familiar with the relations
between Mayor Mcclellan and Mr.. Murphy
said yesterday that there could be no quar-
rel or the part OF the Mayor with Mr. Murphy,
for the reason that the Mayor in his talk
with Mr.. Murphy Immediately after cleo
ton day told Mr.. Murphy squarely what
the people of the city Of New York expected
Of the administration. In that converse
ton with Mr.. Murphy Mr.. Mcclellan said
that the very best men obtainable would
he selected for the offices, and to this pro-
gramme Mr.. Murphy aoceded. II later
on Mr.. Murphy thought it advisable to
forget that conversation and to submit
the names Of incompetent or indifferent
men to office the Mayor did not forget his
part Of the compact that he made with
the people Of the city of New York during
the campaign.
The only difficulty in the situation, it was
added, is that Mr.. Murphy's friends have
chosen to explain Mayor McClellan's atti-
tude by declaring that the Mayor had been
ungrateful to the Taminany organization,
when, as a matter Of fact. Mr.. Murphy
agreed with Mayor Mcclellan Immediately
after election day that every single n Of
the Mayors promises made during the cam
raign to the voters should be kept,
Big Tim Sullivan and Mr.. Murphy have
had some very interesting conversations OF
late. The only basis for a harm ony story
between Mayor Mcclellan and Mr.. Murphy,
II was said, will be on the basis that Mayor
Mcclellan shall keep his promises to the
voters.