New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
Norman =. Mac H A Reeves. Congressman
William Townsend Albert Hessburg. Senator
,7-horuas p Grady and Controller Metz.
CARMoDy's SPEECH PLEASEs,

Thomas r Grady and Controller Metz
cARMoDY's SPEECH PLEAsEs.
remporars. Chairman Carmody made a speech
which MAS well receiv- by the delegates 1t
look them some time to get interested in it, but
they finally die and returned generous applause
Asr Cs~mody has a clear. resonant voice and
deliya4y ike a Methodist circuit rider. He
meant II when he denounced the Republican
party for its alleged an-around scoundrelism,
but the delegates have heard much of that
sort az thing that they did nos warm up TO II.
But he struck the right key when he declared
FOR party loyalty.
we have many Democrats" said he. who
profess many Of our principles. but who vote
against all Our candidates
The delegates broke loose with cheers ana
hand olapping at this and repeated it when the
speaker declared:
When the convention has spoken il is the
duty Of Democrats to obey"
Some of the del -ates looked hard al McCar-
ren who sat in the centre Of the house across
the aisle from Charles F.. Murphy when Car
n1ody thundered his declaration Senator Nc
Carren was soleInnly chewing gum, or some
thing, while Carnodv was talking, and the utter
ance about loyalty made profound impression
him He stopped chewing for about fifteen
seconds.
CARNEY said plenty Of spicy things. For in
stance.
we have an administration that acts without
thinking and Congress thar thinks without
actinr"
TEARS OF REPENTANCE FEW
As he proceeded with his indictment Of the
q. O. P tears Of repentance fill ID the eyes Of the
Few hardened Republicans present.
THE convention was scheduled 10 begin at y
s'clock but il was % before. State Chairman
Conners and John =. Mason. the clerk. walked
lone American Tag. placed theI'. by the patriotic
Jantor. Some Of the other decorations were in
7erestlgs II not patriotic in their colorinG
There was Colonel Harry " Walker. the
Eastern custodian OF the Bryan boom. up IT, the
eastern erG II the second gallery. with William
Harmon Black Harry said the galleries would
: 1e packed with Bryan men. and Harry was OF
, hand 10 make good the threat By actual count,
: when the convention began. the first gallery con-
1ained fortT-four men, women and boys There
? were fifty-two in the second. seventy in the
1hiTd and 10 in the top gallery Ex-senator
George Washington PlunkL1T-. the apostle Of hon
est graft. for the iIst time in twenty-five years
attended state convention and sat in the gal
jerry. Borough President C0ier occupied the en-
tire eastern end Of the second gallery. Au-
gUstus Thomas put in a WEchiny hour on the
platform with his eye on Chair-nan CarInody.
When his mind got weary hh CsTmody's peri
ods he rested his head on the kp oh Of his stage
cane.
When the name Of James 4 Stringer. a dele
gate, was called by the reading. secretary. Lit
lie Tim sullivan priclzed up his ears and re-
marked: well he's got a winning name. any
way"
MCARREN's APPLAUSE LONGEST
Watches were out when AIcCs5rren's name was
reached on the call Of the Kings delegates and
the duration Of the applause was duly noted It
vas about two minutes. When Mr.. Murphy's
name was reached the applause was not so long
drawn out
Dead heat" said Larry" Mulligan. giving
MS leader the berreht Of the doobt
Chairman CarlnH1y. who has the faculty like
one OF those new electric fans. of gracefully
turning in every direction while he is going. was
Nisibly embarrassed during he early part of his
speech 10y The attitude Of a large man in the
first gallery Immediately under Borough Presf-
dent Coler. The large gentleman had his ex-
oeedingly large fst over the balcony railing
with the worn through soles exposed 10 car
1nody- To the right Of this abandoned specimen
WAS another patriot who had been I'D late the
night before and enjoyed Mr.. Carmody's speed,
-l7y taking nap The conbina ZION Of the ruined
soles and The happy snorer got on Carmody's
nerves. ana he falte-ed whenever he faced tho
cast y secretary notioned franticauy u the
feet, and the owner jabbed his sleeping neigh
bor in the ribs. bringing him up with a gI7Int
after which Carnody's flow Of soul went on m
checked.
Mr. CARMODY MADE BREAK"
Before Mr Carmody found himself ne made
what Is called in the Bowery z break" WIN
true Jenersonian simplicity he wandered into
the hail. just the openiug while State Chair
man Corners was calling the convention 10 cr
deT, and started up the platform steps
, Thomas T. Smith, Of Tammauy Hall ..srot-
NJ ~z.rfr 3
cit back. Nj Carmodu-git back into the an
dIence and wait there till the Chair appoints :
committee 20 escort you tp the platform"
Ny Carmody got back" into the a,Jdienca
like Elberfeld sliding TO second base. and he
stayed there properly and quietly until Chair
man Corners appointed Edward Z Coatsyyortr
OF Erie. Y. J. Rafferty,, Of Syracuse. and Jar7ae
Norton. OF Nassau. 10 escort him TO the plat
-for1n.
After Mr- Carmody's speech the routine b,Iei
ness was soon under way Joseph Cassidy of
Queens. ". x. Farley, OF Broome,. Charles y
Bulse-, Of Oswego; Senator Thomas F Grady,
-of New York; George v. Batten Of Niaeara.
George Hall. % 81. LawGence: A = McT.ea,,
of Orange. offered perfUnctory resolutions with
reference 10 the organization Of the conventio,
all of which we're put through on the double
quick.
Mr- Coatsworth tried in vain 10 have read tho
Bryan resolution already referred 10. and an
aged delegate who addressed the chairman a.
least twenty times as Mister Chav-r7sr5 % viii,
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