New-York tribune., 1907-09-18
Il FINGEY" is CONFIDENT
NO FEAR OF MC4RREN.
BeIieUes Judgeships viii Go to
Democrats Reticent on Fusion.

DSH1OCTdIS OU Z UotOH.
William J Corners. chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee was in conference yes
terday At Tammany Hall with Charles T. Muir
phy over the question Of calling the state COM
rnittee together and naming candidates for me
Court Of Appeals bench After their taIh MI
conners said that no date had been fixed Tor me
meeting Of the state committee He sald Iii@'
be was going to be in Albany to-day TO see
some Of the leaders. and that when he got oacA
10 Buffalo action might be expected.
The committee will get together either at Al
banv or Syracuse" said Mr.. Corners. In an
sver 10 questions he added:
7 see that the Republicans are likely 10 noTal-
nate the two Bartletts. but the action OF the
Republicans has no binding effect on US There
are a good many candidates, and il looks TINS
year as If We would elect our own There is I'd
ward Coatesworth. Of Buffalo. He is the candi-
date of the conservative Democrats Of the west
ern end Of the state, and there is also Thomas
Hefron. City Attorney Of Dunkirk- I notice
by the papers that Mr.. Lucey, Of Ogdensburg'
As 2 candidate for the nomination. I suppose
he will have the backing of the northern tier
what is the prospect of fusion on the judges
with the Independence Lacquer"
.'I DON'T know Of any fusion at this time but
you never can tell what VIII happen"
..FIave You talked with Mr.. Hearst about IL?
No said Mr- Corners, L haven't seen MI
Hearst. I see. that some Of the papers are talk
ing about the nomination Of Attorney GeneraI
jackson. don't think there is the slightest
probability that Mr.. Jackson Will be nominated
Senator McCarren says to-day that the COM
t1ittse probably viii nominate the Bartetts, and
he sntiulates that he is going to beat you in me
esate committee II was suggested
He can't beat. anything said Nir. Corners
stoutly, I'VE are not afraid of anything that
he can Co"
What about your opponents? Who VIII they
pane for the presidency"
&-weu, # Will either be President Roosevelt or
rome ons he names. Roosevelt is in. control and
win dictate the nomination. But It makes no
difference who they put up. We Will name a
sandidate, next yearszvho VIII beat him
When Mr. Conners was asked II st would be
Bryan or Hearst he shook his head good
haturedIy without answering.
When Charles T. Murphy was seen at Tam
tnany Hall yesterday he said:
sI haven't anything TO say about the judges
Nothing has been donesyet"
"Is Daniel B. Lucey, the ogdensburg lawyer.
D. candidate?"
"Oh, yes" said Mr.A Murphy, .ohucking; hes
n candidate all right
'Is there any prospect that the Democratic
State Committee viii nominate the two Bart
setts?"
There Is a division Of fsopinion among Demo-
Gratis about that" said Mr Murphy. Some
people think they ought TO be nominated and.
OF the other hand. a lot Of people up the state
think the ether way
Senator 1IcCarren was at the City Hall few
minutes yesterday. When asked about the
probable action Of the Democratic State Com
Inittee he said:
"I believe that the state committee VIII in
hnT;a hoe Of
particular juncture. the Democratic party Will
commit hara-kiri"
The Senator said he did not know when the
state committee would meet
Senator McCarrens statement means that
there viii be a fight IN the state committee over
the question Of indorsing the Bartletts Con-
ners and Murphy are believed to be opposed to
it, largely because of the attitude Of William r.
Hearst. who. it IS said, Will not assent to the
nomination OF either Of the BartIetts. The
Hearst people are still talking of "going Il
alone in the coming campaign.
II was learned yesterday that within the last
few days proffer Of a nomination for the Court
OF Appeals bench on the Independence League
ticket made TO William NJ. WINS, of coun-
sci TO the Public Service Commission, and de-
cIined.
Abraham Gruber. q member Of the Republi-
can State Committee, said yesterday that he
was OF the opinion that a nomination Of Court
Of Appeals Judges by the state committees alone
would not be legal
"T doubt the legality OF e." said Mr.. Gruber
''and 1 question the propriety OF handicapping
the Messrs Bartlett by nominating them in that
way. I think it would be better. all things con-
sidered. 10 call a state convention and nom
mate regularly
Melvin G. PaIliser. Of the executive COM
rnittee Of the Independence League. said: THE
legality OF nomination by state committee viii
be challenged In the courts If either the Repub-
llicans Democrats nominate in that manner