The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25

men in New York county who we're elected
from the Seventeenth. Nineteenth and
Thirtieth districts.
Senator McCarren, ovcrjoyed at the pros
pect OF nominating Justice Gaynor without
a contest, was quickly in communication
with Mayor Mcclellan. II turned out,
however. that Mr.. Murphy would not with
draw his contest put up against three dele
gates each in Ulster. O~nondaga. Monroe and
Jefferson.
Mayor Mcclellan believed that Senator
McCarren was being himnammed, and he
sent Mr.. McCarren to see Mr.. Murphy per-
sonally. Mr.. Murphy at that interview
practically rejected the proposition In favor
Of Justice Gaynor which Mr.. Grady and Mr..
Cochran had made to senator McCarren.
Senator MoCarren was greatly disturbed,
because it was apparent on its face hat he
had gone on a fools errapd to Mr..
Murphy. In other words, Mr.. Grady and
Mr.. Cochran either had authority to repre-
sent Mr.. Murphy in these negotiations or
they had no authority to represent him,
and Mr.. Murphy had repudiated them.
Mayor Mcclellan finally had a conference
at 10 O'Clock tonight with William F. Shee-
han. Senator McCarren Inc Representative
Timothy d. Sullivan.
NO FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS WITH MURPHY.
Meantime the meeting Of the State COM
mittee was awaiting the arrival OF Mr..
Murphy and his friends and Senator
MOCarren and his friends. At the confer
enoe between Mr.. Sheehan, Mr.. Mcclellan,
Mr.. McCarren and Big Tim Sullivan all
negotiations with Mr.. Murphy were bro ken
- - - -. Ioo,Ialt ha4 aka an IL Nh rrh,x
men should continue the fierce struggle
which has been going on all day and most
Of the night 70 prevent Mr.. Murphy from
capturing control Of the State committee
and selecting Mr.. Nixon to be temporary
chairman. The anti-Murphy people claimed
before they went into the meeting Of the
committee that they would have twenty
six Of the forty-seven members, there
being three vacancies by death.
1t was the sense Of those who attended
the conference in Mayor McClellan's rooms
just prior to the meeting OF the State COM
mittee tonight hat Mr.. Murphy, or rather
Mr.. Grady and Mr.. Cochran had confessed
weakness and timidiry as TO Mr.. Murphy's
ability TO win in the State committee con-
troversy. Had Mr.. McClellan's friends
agreed to what Senator MoCarren was
led to believe to be a proposition rom Mr.,
Murphy for peace. the friends OF Mayor
Mcclellan would have lost two State com
mitteemen in New York county and would
nave lost twenty-one delegates In the State
convention as follows: Nine from New
York county, and three each from Ulster,
Onondaga. Monroe and Jefferson.
BIT or HUMoR IN THE srRU0oLB.
There we're necessary Intervals during
the day when there were bits Of humor
in this stern struggle for supremacy OF the
State committee. The especial farce was
one in which Mr.. Corners and Mr.. Murphy
were the chief comedians. Mr.. Corners
is still true to Mr.. Hearst, and for the pur-
pose OF convincing Mr.. Murphy that up
State territory is ablaze for Mr.. Hearst
Mr.. Corners took it upon himself to or
ganize brigades Of alleged Hearst men
from different counties, run them in to see
Mr.. Murphy and introduce them as real
live, simon pure Hearst men. In his way
about half OF the Odell Republican con-
tingent in Buffalo was iung in on Mr..
Murphy az Hearst men.
But Mr.. Corners came to grief during
the afternoon when Representative William
Sulzer took a place beside Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Sulzer wanted to get a squirt at the
alleged Hearst men Mr.. Corners was bring
ing in to see Mr.. Murphy. Finally, Mr..
Corners trotted in three alleged Hearst
men from Warren county. who glibly told
Mr.. Murphy that they were delegates to the
convention from their county. that Warren
was in a blaze Of enthusiasm for Hearst
and 40 on and so forth. Mr.. Sulzer de-
nounced these three alleged delegates to
their faces and in the presence Of Mr.. Muir
ply declared them to be takers. frauds
and liars and insisted that they were not
delegates from Warren county to the con-
v~ention. Mr.. Murphy in his ange tumbled
the bunch out Of his room. Mr.. Corners
has been performing this farce all day long,
and Mr.. Murphy has been 80 unfamiliar
with the Democrats from upstate districts
that he has been fooled more times than
he has hairs on bis head.
DEMOCRATS or MANY STATES WARN MURPHY.
One of Mr.. Murphy's visitors to-day
was Robert Maxwell, known in the Demo-
ter OF a century.
Let me tell you, Mr.. Murphy said
Mr.. Maxwell, that il you have any ide a
OF nelplnR 1ehTSL W du lHuOioOAAOh1 III
this convention you are helping the Demo-
cratic party not to commit suicide but
TO commit murder"
One OF the days developments has been
that friends OF almost every prominent
Democrat in many States Of the Union
whom Mr.. Hearst has assailed in his news
papers lave turned up in this city. They
have pointed out to Mr.. Murphy and TO
others said to be in accord with Mr.. Hearst
that Mr.. Hearst has assailed in his news
papers the integrity. political and personal,
Of almost every notable Democrat in the
party; that he has not hesitated TO hit below
the belt; that he has attempted TO besmirch
every Democrat who refused 10 aid him
In his political aspirations. The friends
Of these Democrats put in heavy licks
against Mr.. Hearst to-day.
GRADY HAS BRYAN.
SpSakinG OF matters OF this kind, it was