New-York tribune., 1908-09-15
BIG FIGHT ON
AT ROCHESTER
STATE COMMITTEE TURNS
DOWN E'CARREN.
Senator Viii Bolt Contention If
Delegates Are Unseated-No
GoUernorsMp Agreement.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Rochester. Sept. 14--Despite several confer
ences OF the big Democratic bosses with a-view
TO selecting a candidate for Governor and pre-
serving harmony at midnight everything is UP
in the air ard William J. Corners and Charles
F Murphy are apparently far from reaching
a decision as they week ago Added TO
that there is large chance that the placing Of
the CoIer- Murphy delegates from the 9Th ard
9th districts the temporary rolls by the state
committee tonight will bring about the long
pected trouble.
McCarren seemingly maintains his attitude
that he will withdraw. Whether or not such
action on his part win cement the Conners-
Murphy alliance which manv here believe
has been on the verge of dissolution. and
will bring 70 his aid the home rule Democrats
from upstate districts is the problem which Is
p11zzling everybody here In any case. bolt of
the convention by McCarren would tear things
wide apart and knock numerous promising
boons higher than the proverhfal kite.
Senator McCarren called caucus Of the Kings
County delegation following the meeting Of the
state conittee tonight at which il Unani-
rnouslv decided u vote in the convention under
the unit rule. and IN the event OF the unseating
of any Of the delegation by the committee on
credentials TO leave the convention in body.
Corners stfu talks Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
and a bowling cI eering throng is parading
around the hotel lobbies shouting for the Lieu
tenant Governor. Chanler men are extremely
confident Murphy is saving nothing. Appar-
entity nobody has any idea whom he favors
If he has a candidate. Booms for D. Cadv Her
rick and Congressman Sulzer persist. with the
possibility alwa, Of a dark horse ticket from
the head down Herrick apparently TO-DAY took
the place occupied yesterday by w Caryl Ely
as the candidate of the Wall Street. traction and
Of bFS
said Just as Ely's friends said Yesterday. that
he was out Of the race. Mr.. Suffers friends said
that it would be Slllzer or some man whose
name has not once teen mentioned
ELY TALK ENDS SUDDENLY
In connection with EIy's candidacy there was
an Interesting story afoat here. Nobody took
the denial Of George W. Ratten that Ely was
in the race zeriously. and Ely talk on rhe part
Of Wall Street people persisted until this morn
ing. Then It ceased suddenly and the expiana-
ton offered was that Chairman Mack had
souelched the Ely proposition the ground
that he was tied Up too strongly with the Eco
norni, Power Company. in which Conners him
self is understood 70 he interested. Herbert
RisseH of Buffalo, of the candidates for
Attorney General. who is supposed 10 have
Conners's endorsement also is said to
interest In this power company, and 10 have in
Cured MaCk'S most earnest opposition on th=
,,ro,,rd that sui TRUST connections would
carry great diradvantages for the national
ticket. Mr. He-riok has been associated with
the RYAN Belmont -Sheehan people in cons.dera
blA law business and might be subject TO the
same anti-truct ban
Charles F Murphy. acooupanied by Daniel F
Cohaisn Philip Luce and Phil" Donahue.
treasurer II Tammanv arrived here al II
o'cIoc, a m. Re went at onre to his rooms in
the Seneca refusing TO make ary comment on
the stratiou at that time Later be got into
communication with Chairman Conners anI tn
others here and had luncheon with Conners.
Cobalan National Chairman Mack and Tom"
Finucane proIonging the luncheon into con-
ference with Cenners. There the entire situa-
tfon was discussed including the names Of the
candidates and the ha-mony programme. Again
Murphy Mack. Conners and Cohalan got to-
gether for a long talk more especially On the
harmony scheme, which is what Worries Chair
man Mack more than anything else Just now
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