The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-15
"Free and Dell
egation to Denver Called
for by Resolutions.
M'CARREN MAKES BITTER
FIGHT TO BE SEATED
Corners Announces Parker,
Murphy, Nixon and Froeb
= as big Four"

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DELAYED the opening of today's session
of the Democratic state convention.
The fight was in the credentials COM
rnittee. and it's finish was expected IN
fine TO allow the convention to meet
again about 4 p. m.
Meantime the Conners-Murphy FORCES
agreed upon the names of Alton b.
Parker, Charles F. Murphy, Lewis
Nixon and Charles Froeb as delegates
at-lsrge to the national convention. IL
was also announced that Nathan Straus
would be one of the presidential eiec-
tors.
McCarren's second Fight.
- senator McCarren made another stand
when the committee on credentials re-
~assembled. to prevent the Kings oun-
4eftty delegates, now on the temporary ron
of the convention, from being unseateo-
THE afidavits submitted charged gross
frauds at the primaries py the Mc-
Carren forces and many irregularities
in the count.
The mmit was still hearing evil
dence when the hour for the Gaining Oh
the convention had long passed.
The following telegram, addressed TO
the Bryan Progressive League, was re-
ceived today from Chicago:
"Congratulate you all on splenoid
6rht. WILLIAM J. BRYAN"
TIL committee on resolutions adopted
resolution fayoring the unit rule in
the national convention. If this reso-
luton is adopted by the convention II
viii mean that New York's delegation
will vote as a unit for the presidential
nominee.
Anticipating that the OH
credentials would unseat his ega
Senator McCarren began preparations
4 late today to carry the fight for his
delegates to the convention foor.
Senator McCarren said that he would
have no further recourse to court in
functions. He declared that he pro-
posed to make things interesting in the
AcoDvention.
William Jennings Bryan's boom for
the Presidential nomination has been
shelyed by the Democratic State con-
yention in session here. A free and
untrammeled' delegation is provided
for in the resolutions adopted yesterday
by a vote. of % to 4 by the committee
on resolutions and platform.
The. friends of Mr.. Bryan have de-
cided to abandon the idea of present
ing a minority report to the conVen-
ton, from the committee on resolu-
tions, favoring an instructed delegation
for Mr.. Bryan.
1t wal said that n of the McCarren
delegates on the credentials commitaee
would make a minority report to the
convention, and that Senator McCarren
will be heard in his own behalf on the
convention floor.
Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, one OF
the original Bryan men, fostered the
Nebraskan's ambitions, but all he could
get, TO support him was As votes out of
4aS.
Thomas F.. Carmody, temporary
chairman, pleaded for a return to the
old and tried doctrines which have car
ried the Democratic party to victory at
the polls in years past.
Convention in Turmoil.
The friends Of Mr.. Bryan made an in
effectual attempt to bring the fight for
their candidate out into the open on
the floor of the convention at the open
ing session by springing the resolution
which was later defeated in the COM
mittee on resolutions.
While the attempt was frustrated, the
convention was in a turmoil, which was
checked only by a map motion to ad-
journ, which was put through quickly
by the chairman,
The absolute control of the conVen-
ton and all its machinery by Conners
and Murphy was even more clearly
s established yesterday than during the
preliminaries of the day before. On the
committee on credentials and contested
seats only their friends had places.
After an all nights battle before the
committee on credentials. Senator Nc
Carren delivered an ultimatum to Tam
many Hall that that organization keel
it's hands off the Kings County Den1oc'
racy. The Kings Count Senator, ad-
~ dressing Daniel F. Cohalan, head OF
the law, committee of Tanmany Hall
and Leader Charles f, Murphy's per
sonal representative, said:
81 hold it to be no part of your duty
or any mans, to question the figures
cast at any election. All we in Kings
County ask of you in New York Il
a to mind your own business, ard W.
will undertake to mind our business
We do not seek your advice and we
will not tolerate it. And we will hn
our way to make our wishes known
If you fail to observe our
~ t"Probably by means of a Republican
Judge and tie up a national convention
as you tied UP a State convention,
s interrupted Cohalan.
The committee on national deleSate
and presidential electors could lot com
plete the lists of delegates and eiectorI
until the contests had been decided.
1t was toward the close of The lont
and exciting battle before the commit
tee on credentials that McCarrA n tool
the floor in answer to charges of fraut
corruption that had been mad
against him by the opposition IN III
fourteenth Assembly district Of Kings
He denied absolutely that anything un
fair had been don in Kings Co lnty
In answer to a question as to why h
had not supported Hearst for Governor
McCarren said ne was proud of tn
fact that the Kings County Demlccac,
had not put itself back of Hearst.
Here stands a man who gleefull
says tina the mar who should now b
sitting as Governor of this State wa
prevented from being elected by his IN
vs. reference" replied Cohalan. II max
use of this as a sample of the Democ
racy we find ourselves face TO face wit
at the eve of a struggle of national i'm
portance."
AZ The whole question was left unset
tied when the committee adjourned un
~ today.