New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
BRYAN WINS CONNERS.
MURPHY Also FOR HIM.
Peerless Pair Ready to Declare for
the Peerless One.

Charles F Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall,
and William ]. Conners, chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. who have posed as op-
posing the nomination of William ]. Bryan.
have been over, and a statement to this
effect is expected from Mr.. Corners within the
current week. Mr. Murphy probably will not
make any statement, as he has not said at any
time that he was opposed to Bryan. With Mr.
Conners it different, he is on record as
saying that Lieutenant Governor Chanler was
thousa nds of votes stronger I'm New York than
any other candidate for the Democratic PreSi-
Dental nomination.
The thing that made Conners oppose Bryan
was not 50 much the belief that Bryan was A
weak candidate as the important fact TO
him that If by any chance Bryan should be
elected he (Conners) would be eclipsed by Ma
tionaI Committeeman Norman E 3iack. OF BUT
falo. a brother publisher who never has wavered
In his allegiance TO the Nebraskan-
But Bryan has won Conners over by assuring
him that Mack will not have everything his own
way IL he is elected, and with this assurance
Corners is in Zinc for Bryan and VIII soon make
public announcement TO that effect.
About a month ago Mr.. Conners began 20
vaver in his attitude toward the Chanler boom.
Harry w Walker, Mr. Bryan's New York rep
resentatiye told him that ii time for him TO
get on the band wagon and that the sooner ne
got on the better Il would be for him
the country but I afraid We can't carry the
80 for him was the answer OF the Demo-
cratic state chairman. Secretly he told MT
walker that he didn't want to help elect man
who would throw everything to MACK MI
Walker took all this to the Peerless one ana
Mr. BRYAN sent back his assurances that MT.
Mack would not be allowed TO eclipse MT Coh-
ners Mr. Bryan assured Mr. Conners that the
r.o,,,ar organization would be recognized WIN
IG sat
this assurance MI Co'ihSi' "
T2rvan is his friend
c,r,os p Murphy is telling his friends that
ur,,an is the greatest Democrat in the country
a,d that Tammany Hall is not opposed 10 MN.
All that he is stif-backed about IS tHdt no
;ronclad instructions TO the Tammany delegates
shall be adopted at the state convention next
srrinp The Tammany delegates are never IN :
etructed. 1t is something of an honor lor
rra.,,,,,r,, leader to announce the solid vote of
his delegation for a particular candida'e III 'no
rational convention, and the keen edge or the
interest Is duiied II 'he "eieS
structed.
uarrv w Walker Augustus Thomas and Dr.
1obn w Cox will go TO see Mr.. Murphy To-
morrow TO carry the fluctuations OF MI Bryan
and sneak good word for the coming corl'eh-
t,on of the New York State Progressive Demo
cratic League of which Mr.. Thomas is preSi-
dent. Colonel Walker thought he had leased
Tammany Hall for the conVehIloil' pu' 'iiO
of the hall. Henry w Kreykenbohm, refused to
IL, the Rrvsn men have it without the consent
of Mr. Murphy This consent the Bryan men
will try to obtain tomorrow.
Another item of joy TO the Bryan men was d
letter received yesterday by Mr.. Walker from
MARS Henry Watterson, of The LouisVliiS
Courier Journal" Colonel Watterson marked
q COPY of his paper containing an editorial
headed "Hurrah for Bryan" The colonel as
s,red Colonel Walker that he was on the Bryan
bandwagon 20 stay, and that anything SAID 10
the contrary was without significance
Local Democrats will urge the Democratic
National Committee to set date ahead OF the
Republican National Convention which VIII
meet in Chicago on June 16. Tammany men
want an earlier date. that they can take
roanv of the ideas promulgated by President
Roosevelt. draft them into the Democratic plat
form. allege that they always were Democratic
ideas. and thus steal some Of the Republicans