The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

report as 70 a finding of committee on
contested seats. The delegates were
FESTIVE. Even after Murphy and McCar-
ren were safely in their seats. there was
further delay. and delegates popped UP
demanding 10 know II the committees
were ready to report. In a few minutes
they were told by Chairman CaTmody
Ten minutes later Carmody cried.
rs the committee on contested seats
ready 10 report?'
Then up went a shout, "Bulger, Bulgeri"
and Buiger struggled TO the platform.
When he announced that there would
be a minority report, there were great
cheers. Bulger announced that each side
would have half an hour in which to
speak.
When ne said that the committee had
labored long and arduously 10 get at the
facts and truth, there was laughter, fol-
lowed by Kisses. He announced the re-
tention of McCabe delegates in Albany
and the firing out Of Frank S. Motifs
people in Chautauqua amid cheers. The
Bermel contest in Queens had been with
drawn
Bulger then announced the retention Of
McCafren's delegates in the First Sew
enth Twelfth Nineteenth, Twentieth, ard
Twenty-first assembly districts OF Kings
county When Bulger declared that the
majority had decided that the McCarren
delegates in the Second, Third, Fifth,
Eighth. Thirteenth, Fourteenth Fifteenth,
Sixteenth, Seventeenth. and Eighteenth
were not legally elected there were howls,
Kisses. and cheers.
Some Contestants Seated.
Bulger then announced that the contest
ants in jefferson had been seated. He
then gave way to McCarren TO speak for
the minority report. McCarren got an
other great greeting as he nimbly sprang
upon the platform. He declared that the
delegates from Kings had been fairly
elected and had been certified to by the
bureau Of elections. McCarren then
enumerated the votes In all the sixteen
assembly districts Of Kings which were
in dispute, which showed heavy MAORI
ties in all the districts over the contest
ants. IF all the claims of the contest
ants were granted by the majority" cried
McCarren. they would not get a single
district"
McCarren attacked the evidence Of the
contestants saying that it was farcical,
ex parte. and would not be accepted by
any court in the State. McCarren moved
that the minority report be substituted
for the majority report. McCarren then
branched out into a lengthy speech at
tacking Tammany and predicting the
doom Of the Democratic party.
Bangs for Order.
Carmody frequently was compelled to
bang for order and declare that speakers
should not be interrupted by offensive
remarks.
"Anti-pass" Senator Baker charged
that McCarren lied" when he said that
the contestants knew and announced be-
forehand that no matter what the result
Of the primaries. they were TO be seated
anyway.
Free pass Baker is a liar" shouted a
Kings County delegate. He knows that
I was rightfully elected"
Bulger replied to McCarTen and called
upon God to witness that he had done
what he thought was right and he had
no thought CT rejecting upon that gal
/ liant Democrat who just left this plat
form" But Bulger insisted that there
were many Democrats In Kings who
should be let into the fold Of their IA
theirs. Bulger then begged the delegates
to support the majority report.
Bulger in doing this, said:
IF we are making a mistake, sir. a
| dreadful mistake, in our treatment OF the
| Kings County Democrats. as represented
/ by that gallant leader. Mr. McCarren,
viii not the Kings County Democrats rec
tify this mistake at the primaries next
September
Bulger then quickly moved the previous
question, and McCarren, in attempting to