New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-24
MURPHY'S HARD FIGHT
HISTORIC CONTEST ON.
Gaynor Wiling to Ran-Ant-
Hearst Men Win lSkirmish.

horizon from the east and brought up IN Buralo
this afternoon and evening The bir SHOW ~ e,,
II will be thirty-six hours before the eonvensia,
assemblies. but the Democratic game that Is on
In the corridors OF the Iroquois Hotel to-nicht "a
part OF the contest for the sreatess u,r,.ieat
stakes in years. There IS less Of good ssIIousht,
and more OF hght. less OF charity and more p
rnalevolence than at any other Democratic xarh-
erins In years There is a tense feeling thar ~.
end OF the contest will witness the turning os
perhaps new and disastrous chapter in Anae~,-
can political history.
On the assumption that Charles F. Nurpnv
can Yield despotic power and that he Ieans
toward Mr.. Hearst. IT Is admitted thar M-.
Murphy Is IN control % the state situation n
is not admitted that he Is going tn ger an,-t,,,-
without fight II 10 swings 10 Hearst aad
taxes the Tammany caucus with him. il VIII b.
al'sr a nS1- II he pools issues with Mcclellan
ana McCarreE and the conservatives and pre-
vents Hearst from getting the nomination. II
sSlH means a fight with the "embattIed faruers-
VINO nave had II dinged into them that thsy
ought 70 be getting a lot OF things for nothinx
The upstate radicals are IN a mood 10 nzht =.
valianty for the thing hoped for as tba go
servatfves for the substance they already hola.
Any way IL Is looked at. IL Il a Azht
NrcARREN GAYNoR's sPOKEsNrAx
Senator McCarren definitely announced %.
night that Justice Gaynor would seeent The 49,.
nation for Governor il 1t is rendered BY the con-
vention-
I know whereof 7 speak" said the seuaror.
Justice Gaynor viii accept the nomination a
the convention wants him TO make the race
VIII he accept it IL Hearst is a candidatsq.
He viii accept a nomination from, the co-.
ventiOn against Hearst or any one else II 10
gets the nomination he will be the regular Dem.
ocratic candidate against the field I am con-
hdenr that he would win
The anti-Hearst men have won the frss
shirnlish. and II won by strategy right here
in Buffalo before Mr.. Murphy arrived. Edward
E Coatsworth, Sheriff James smith, John J.
Kennedy, the Big Tim" Sullivan OF Buffalo: "
z. Merzig and Henry P. Burgard all members %
the state COMMITTEES. with the exception OF smith
and COatsworth. at caucus on Saturday nighs
gained control Of the Erie delegation BY adrois
parliamentary procedure. making il an anti
Hearst delegation The Hearst men are angry
the smooth way in which il was done.
and threaten TO undo everything at a caucus Of
the delegation on Monday night Mr. Coats
worth is chairman of the delegation. and he 10
ani-Hearst- He IS a former law associate Of
William F. Sheehan. and the move on saturday
night closely resembles the inside politics for
which Mr.. Sheehan became locally famous in tho
old days The Hearst men We're bludseoned
into submission They were chlorofOrmed and
kidnapped while asleep. They may wake up
and fight Monday night but at least temp0-
rarily they are tagged anti-Hearst
JEROME GUEST OF JUSTICE
District Attorney Jerome dined tonight With
Justice Ksnnefck and Edward E COatsworth
and doubtless learned something to his adj
vantage. When asked If he had any comment 70
make on the days developments. Mr.. Jeroms
said:
Not peep tonight.
Charles F Murphy and Thomas + Smith
reached town AT o'clock, swinging up 10 ths
Iroquois in William J. Conners's automobile.
Mr. Corners was only TOO glad 10 see them Hs
had been helpless witness 10 the abduction of
The Erie delegation. and II caused him to she'd
inward tears. Mr.. Conners soon whisked Mr..
Murphy away 70 his home. and the Tammang
chieftain did return the hotel TIL late in
the afternoon
Il shall not have anything 20 say to-nighte
said Mr. Murphy.
Max F. Ihrasen is here in the interests OF hlD
chief who is said to be in New York The mes-
sages between the Independence League and 1rA
Murphy are transmitted through Mr. COnners.
Mr.. Ihmsen and Mr.. C0uneTs skipped about Ike
mother hens with brOOds OF young ducks near n
mud puddle There was trouble among the
ducks
William Pitt Mitchell. one OF the promoters os
the Sulzer boom. says that the striking
sembIance TO Henry Clay win have seventy-fvs
votes in the Tammany delegation. Mr.. Mitchell
does not name the delegates. Mayor Mcclellan
Is credited with Afteen votes In the same delega-
ton. This leaves the New York Contracting ana
Trucking Company and Charles F. Murphy with
only ffteeu Murphy does not believe word
of H.
Big Tim sullivan is not here vet II vas
said tonight that he had gone 70 Niagara Falls
with one or TWO friends and would not be here
till tomorrow The lafayette Hotel is gay win
bunting awaiting the Tammany special trainS
The Sullivans are booked TO go there.
CARNIODY OR MOTT TO NAME HEARST.
The Hearst men said tonight that Mr.. Hearst
would be placed in nomination either BY Thomas
CarmOdy. OF Yates, or Frank H. Mott OF James,
town. There is nothing definite as vet about tho
temporary permanent chairman. The con-
servatives are likely % control the temporary
'rganization- There Is talk OF Charles y BuIger.
II OswegO. George Raines OF Rochester ard
DelOs CosgTOve. Of WatertOwn. FOR the ternpo-
-ary Craftsmanship. Murphy has no candidats
or anything up date.
An interesting bit OF gossip ah0at tonight q
hat both District Attorney Jerome and Mayor
viii sit as delegates IN the convention.
ma that II there is fitting opportunity they VIII
AXE the platform and speak The circumstances
which might warrant such step would De a
platform made BY the Hearst men referring %
he present Mayor OF New York a fraud
Mayor and the present District Attorney 90 New
York as protector OF rich criminals
Both the Mayor and the District Attorney ars
rood speakers. and II II comes 20 a fight they
.ould give broadside for broadslde There ara
he best Of reasons why Charles =. Murphy does
.ot want anything OF this sort The quarrel be-
ween Mcclellan and Murphy had its start in