New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
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IBy Telegraph The Tribune.l
Rochester, Sept. 16-The Embossed" Demo !
cratic State Convention to-day nominated the
ticket given above.
Up to the last moment the machine made har-
mony produced by the Mack-Conners steam
Then Senator P H McCarren. Of Brooklyn.
whose reception at the hands Of the delegates
had far surpassed that extended to any other
parsonage. took up the cudgeIs to resent the de-
Iberate insult Of Murphy and Conners in put
ting on the slate Philip P. Farley. anti-Mc-
Carren man.
Five minutes afterward there was not enough
harmony left in the hall to fill small tin can
In the roucau which resulted over the contest
between Farley and Leonard C. L. Smith, Of
Queens, the candidate supported by McCarren.
State Chairman Conners tried to deliver his
delegates under the unit rule on the statement
that they had held a The statement
was flung back in his teeth by half dozen
delegates at once. A poll Of the delegation was
demanded and eight votes for Smith were re-
corded instead of the two announced by him.
McCarren delivered ffty-four votes TO Smith
under the unit rule Coler-Murphy Brooklyn
ties demanded a poll of the entire Kings dele
cation. and while it was being taken the Nc
Carren men set up shout that one man had
voted for Farley three names. The vote OF
Borough President Coler was the signal for a
storm of Kisses and cat-caIs. The Schoharie
vote Of three was cast for Farley and had been
recorded when UP jumped man IN a nearby
delegation with the declaration that the one
man who had cast the votes was not even a
delegate to the convention That individual.
thus challenged tried to brazen 1t out. but could
not. and was bundled out of the hall by the po-
lice while the entire convention seethed in an
uproar.
FIST FIGHTS SEEMED IMMINENT.
Charges and counter charges were hurled back
and forth by Smith and Farley adherents. and
half a dozen fist fights seemed imminent; out
nv that time the Mack-Conners steam roller
had cor 70 working again. OF course McCar-
-ar a,-en with the upstate aid which came 10 |
hin, at first. had no show OF winning the ballot |
ing and one by the upstate delegaIohs
which had voted his way began to sW1tch' Dut /
+taa came one little incident which must nave /
eoftened even that. when. after Farley had Oeeh |
declared nominated. Queens delegate moved 10 /
make the nomination unanimous. hundred
-.otoos shouted Nor and then applauded |
loudly.
The nomination Of Farley apparently was a
niece Of petty spite on Murphy's part ana
amounted 10 a deliberate breach Of falth since
-. understanding on which COnners and
,tacl, natched UP the contested seats a1ar
,,as that Murphy should hold in his anirnus anu
not precpitate any further fighting
A affairs stand McCarren again has obtained
the advantage of the martyrs role mas an open
definite grievance on which to base his further
,+t C,oIer-Murphy war of character 70 appear
forcefuIIv to politicians and their Followers anu
evidently considers himself released from any
obligation 10 labor ardently for the success OF
the state ticket A situation has been brought
about bv the Tanmany leaders attitude which
:. ,,.orr1-fne the national leaders sadly. since
-ith McCarren "off the reservation and max
ir, virtual threats of knitting the ticket their
nicely figured estimates for state and national
-.+,,rns are likely to be far out of the way
RITTER PILL FOR MURPHY.
,.,,o from the smashing of harmony. the
.,,,, nroceedings were entirely Of the
canned variety Sometime along about day-
,-o,,l This morning Murphy. Conners. Cohaian
and FInucane. after battering their heads Tor
hours against the stubborn fact OF Governor
tIughes's denomination and his known strength
ter tho nAople. decided that Wall Street and /
di5ates having corporation taint abandoned and |
III ,,ear-caDdfdates cast into the dust heap IL /
,,as hard for Murphy to give up his hope of /
forcing on the ticket a man who would favor (
bfs friends. the corporations interested IN pub
ltc service commissioners. and it was equally /
b,rd for him to consent to Chanler, Conners |
candidate. But finally the slate was made And /
even a Brvan demonstration, which did not dem |
onstrate much enthusiasm for "the Peerless |
One" couldn't arouse any great interest in the |
proceedings when nomination time |
came around.
The bombshen exploded and the harmony OF /
the convention was torn into shreds when Nc |
Carren strobe upon the platform TO second the |
smith nomination for State Engineer The |
match that set fire 10 the fuse was lighted by !
lanes P Sinnott. the anti-McCarren leader OF |
the 2ad District in Kings. one OF the seven \
leaders who deserted McCarren some months |
ago
II had been agreed that George Kicker. OF |
Erie was TO get the nomination for State Engi- |
neer but all this changed when. just before |
the convention Charles F. Murphy arranged
with Chairman Conners that the Tammany allies