The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
Murphy Can Apply Unit
Rule.
MAY MEAN WILLIAM R. HEARST
Mack In Circular QUITS the Vel
low Kid.
Says He Canot as q Democrat Support
Candidate Of Another Party
for GubernatoriaI Nomina-
tion-O'DeIl Talks.

New York. Sept. 1s.--According to
the returns and the reported afniiation
of the leaders elected at the Demo-
cratic primaries Charles F. Murphy
will be in control Of twenty-four votes
at the Executive Committee of Tam
many Hall. representing twenty dis
tricts and will control sixty of the los
delegates to the Democratic state Con-
vention.
These political votes will enable the
leader of Tammany II he so desires to
apply the unit rule and cast the vote
of Tammany Hall solidiy for the can
didate determined upon by the major.
ity of the delegates.
Up to the present time Mr.. Murphy
has made no statement as to his inten-
items in this respect, but during the
primary campaign was generally UNI
derstood that Mr.. Murphy was friendly
to Hearst. Murphy's victory, however.
is believed to preclude the possibility
of District Attorney Jerome securing
the New York delegation TO tho state
Convention.
In Brooklyn State Senator Patrick II
McCarrens retains control Of the County
Democratic Committee and will control
sixty-three OF sixty-nine delegates "a
the State Convention.
In the Republican Party Herbert T..
Parsons. President OF the County Gem
mittee. defeated tho forces headed by
former Governor Odeil and Lemuel Z.
Qufgg. Parsons carried twenty-five OF
the thirty-fve districts. The defeat OF
Ooeli In New York County may take
from him the control of the state Com
mittee. of which he 10 chairman.
There was no opposition to w. r..
Hearst in the Democratic primaries In
Erie County yesterday and the fur
county delegation, including Buffalo
Will be Instructed for him.
Mack opposes Hearst.
A letter was read at the Democrats
Assembly conventions In Buffalo this
afternoon from National Committee
man Norman f. Mack. in which he
states that since the nomination OF Mr..
Hearst by the Independence League
he cannot with propriety or Justice tc
his position, any longer favor the can.
didacy of Mr.. Hearst for Governor nv
the Democratic stale Convention next
week. ~
Former Governor odeii. chairman az
the Republican State COMMITTEES, de-
clared today that he does not cherish
any animostity because of the result OF
the primaries.
AS Shakespeare says" said Mr.
Odell. sweet are the uses of adver.
sity' l am licked and admit IT, also
admit the extent of the defeat. Now
that the battle is over. II is my desire
that the Ratchet be buried"
Il am not the first man to be beaten
ir politics and won't be the last.
Please don't take that latter statement
as threat Just now. / am full OF
the milk of human kindness"
will you remain in polltics?' was
asked.
i have made no plans" replied Mr..
Odell. Whatever I do I will not
leave myself open to charges OF cow
ardice or ingratitude. What we Re-
Tublicans OF the State of New York
want to do now is TO get together, Join
hands and work for the success OF the
ticket. We have a battle ahead of us,
ond GU duty TO the party commands
us to go into the battle with q solid
front"
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam.
many Hall, WAS asked today II he
thought the result Of yesterdays prf-.
maries indicated the nomination OF
". r. Hearst on the Democratic tickct
for Governor.
Il cannot say" said he; ''Tammany
Hall is not committed to any candi-
date"
Mr.. Murphy said he thought the unit
rule would prevail at the Buffalo Con-
Mayo" Mcclellan, in commenting ON
tho result of the primaries, said:
1 am content with the result"