The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-24

crAts; Lewis Nixon, Francis J. Molloy OF
Troy, the closest political friend to OK
United States senator Edward Murphy,
Jr., and many other Democrats. Mayor
In conference with District Attorney
Jerome. Senator MoCarren was just
quickly In communication with Charles +.
Murphy. Mayor McClellan and District
Thomas M. Osborne Of Auburn and other
militant Democrats who do not propose
to nave this convention turned over to
Mr.. Hearst, the candidate OF a guerrilla
convention.
M'cARREN READS THE Not ACT TO MURPHY
Senator McCarren and Mr.. Murphy had
a heart to heart talk in which the Senator
warned Mr.. Murphy that he (Mr.
Murphy controlled only 81 Of the lOS Tam;
marry delegates, and that If he attempted
TO force upon the delegation the unit rule
for Mr.. Hearst the remaining ~ delegates
I would rise in their places in the caucus and
take advantage OF the Cassidy rule adopted
in the Democratic State convention OF 1902
and refuse TO be bound by the action of the
caucus, Senator McCarren in the CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Murphy merely reiterated
a conversation which he had with Mr..
Murphy in New York city yesterday. IL
turns out that Senator McCarren and Big
| Tim Sullivan have told Mr.. Murphy that
Mayor Mcclellan is clearly within his rights
in insisting that the Cassidy rule of 1902 snail
obtain with the Tammany delegation OF
1904.
M'cARREN FOR JUSTICE
Immediately after his conversation with
Mr.. Murphy tonight Senator McCarren
declared that he and the other 0S dele
gates from Kings county would go
into the convention for Supreme Court
Justice William j. Gaynor. Senator Nc
Carren said he believed that Justice Gaynor
would be nominated. Norman T.. Mack
believes that Mayor Adam will be nomi-
mated. Big Tim Sullivan will do the best
he can for Representative Sulzer. The
drift OF sentiment tonight is in the order
named as follows; Justice Gaynor, Mayor
Adam, District Attorney Jerome and Repre-
sentative Sulzer, with Mr.. Hearst clear out
Of the race. Ex-Mayor Hopkins Of Chicago.
after a talk with Mr.. Murphy tonight, said:
~Mr. Hearst will not even have a look in on
thiso convention"
Mr.. Molloy, ex-United States Senator,
Murphy's personal friend, said that the
six delegates from Rensselaer, county were
for any candidate except Mr.. Hearst and
that the county vas ~irrevocably opposed
to Mr.. Hearst.
Mr.. Cassidy, who was 80 frightfully de-
feated on primary day by Borough Presi-
| dent Bermel of Queens, declares that he
is TO make a contest TO have his twelve
delegates seated IN the conv ention. Mr..
Cassidy went down to defeat on primary
day because he flew the gontalon of
| Mr.. Hearst. The victory OF President
I DtllINl Y "As SoNoANy ""E ~ WNNihAe
that it is the opinion here tonight that
Mr.. Cassidy has not a leg to tand upon in
bringing his contest.
NIXON AND COCHRAN FOR TEARS
Lewis Nixon and Representative W.
/ Bourke Cochran have turned out 90 be two
' Of Hearst's most stentorian shouters, and
| vet il was Representative Cochran, at Tam
many's meeting last April, who denounced
Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Hearst's doctrines
from the platform of the WIgwam, on which
! occasion / ammany adopted sw eeping reeo-
lutions against Mr.. Hearst's political
falaCies of n socialism.
Astor Chanler n the entire Chanler
family are here. Louis Stuyvesant Chan
Ter isMr. Hearst's candidate for Lieutenant
| Governor, but the Chanler family persist
in saving tonight that Mr.. Murphy per-
sonally believes that Louis Stuyvesant
would make a first class candidate for
! Gov ernor, and Louis Stuyv esant has seized
Mr.. Murphy's statement with the avidity
with which a frog grabs a fly.
HEARST STOCK WAY DowN.
Mr.. Hearst's stock is at it's lowest value
tonight. In the political market it is
worth about as much as a Confederate
shinplaster. T. ID. Driscoll, one of Mr..
Hearst State organizers and second in
command under MIR. Ihmsen. came to
town tonight, ascertained the situation
and said:
-If Mr.. Hearst Is not nominated by this
! convention there will certainly be a bolt
on the part Of those delegates who have
come here to vote for him and who be-
lieye that he is the candidate the people
want. II there is an attempt to force any
other candidate upon us you can be pretty
certain to see this happen"
State Committeeman Arthur A. Mclean
Of Newburgh said before he knew what
was coins on: -Mr. Hearst will certainly
be nominated. My delegation is for him
Mr.. McLean's county Of Orange has six
delegates, but what are these, it was asked,
when confronted with New York, Kings
and Erie county?
The great stir tonight is over the fact
that Mr.. Murphy will not dare call the
Tammany delegates in caucus while MIR.
, Hearst is in the field as a candidate for
the Endorsement of this convention. The
fact that he does not dare call this caucus
in the face of the opposition OF Mayor
Mcclellan and Representative Timothy d.
Sullivan, backed by the friends of District
| Attorney jerome, marks one OF the most
acute events in the history of a Tammany
dele cation either at a State or national
convention.
MAYoR MCCLELLAN STICKS TO ERoMR
Mayor Mcclellan after his conference
with District Attorney Jerome tonight
said that he was utterly convinced tl'at Mr..
Jerome should be nominated by this con-
~vention.
Il am more OF a Jerome man than ever
said the Mayor, and l reiterate what l
have said since last spring, that Mr.. Jerome
should be nominated for Governor. Com
ing up on the train ! talked with a number
Of Democratic leaders, including Senator
McCarren and State Committeeman McCabe
Of Albany, and also since my arrival here,
and l And that the Hearst sentiment is
purely artificial and due principally to his
boomers. ! am against Hearst, and as |
announced some time ago my candidate
IL Mr.. Jerome"
IF you find that Mr.. Jerome has not
sufficient backing to bring about his NOM
nation whom will you support the
Mayor was asked.
Il have not considered that possibility, =
replied the Mayor.
Would you use your influence for Mr..
Sulzerf"
bill is a good fellow" said the Mayor.
81 served ten years in Congress with him.
He would make a strong candidate
What about Judge GaynoT and Mayor
Adam Of Buffalo?" was next asked.
Both are sterling Democrats" rejoined
the Mayor. but, as | have said before,
MIR. jerome is my candidate"
do you think the Democracy will be
saved, Mr.. Mayor"
The Democracy is unterritied and GER
tainly will be saved" replied the Mayor,
with a smile.