New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
ROCHESTER, SEPT. Is
DEN. STATE CONVENTION.
Murphy and Conners Put Through
Programme an Harmony.

It was all perfunctory-the ten-nninute meeting
of the Democratic State Committee at the Hotel
Victoria yesterday afternoon. The ffty-one mem
bers, all present in person by proxy. tamey rat
ifed the decision of ''Ffngey' Conners and Charles
F Murphy that the convention should be held in
Rochester on Tuesday. September Is. announced
in The Tribune yesterday.
A stereotyped set of resolutions indorsing Bryan
and Kern and the national platform was passed
but some from upstate made a big mistake
when he called three cheers for Bryan and
Kern" He meant well. and he himself cheered like
a Comanche Indian, but the leaders refused to re
spond TO the occasion. and a distinct chill was
felt as the cheers petered out the second whoop
and the overenthusiastic Individual giving it ,1p
as a bad job, omitted the final cheer When the
resolutions had been passed the sergeant at arms
in his shirt sleeves and suspenders stood front
of the committee and worked valiantly to start
handclapping demonstration. It was no use Pos
sibly the had something to do with the apathy
of the leaders.
There only desultory talk of candidates be-
fore and after the meeting. 1t was generally un-
derstood that Conners and Murphy had not VET
reached any agreement that subject. and that it
would be foolish to make any predictions until
these two bosses had spoken.
Senator Patrick Henry McCarren. of Brooklyn
who was thrown out of the committee at the spring
state convention sat in the meeting a silent
spectre He had the proxy Of Conrad Hasenfiug
He chewed rehectively the last end of a cigar
eying the chairman keeny, but saying not q
word. He was there to see that no further steps
antagonistic to him were taken.
Before the meeting the Brooklyn Senator was
asked if he had any suggestions to make as to th
man to be named for Governor '.All have got to
say the reply, is that any man wearing the
livery of Conners or Murphy will be beaten
Connors grunted with disgust when he heard this
And that man McCarren pretends to be Demo
crati' was his comment He talks about wearing
my livery. Why he'd he glad to wear nv clothes
Perhaps he will need coat before long
Conners was overrued in his wish to move the
headquarters of the state committee from the Hotel
Victoria to the Hotel Albany, at Broadway and
lst Charles F. Murphy decided that it was
away from the of political activity
and II decided TO engage rooms in the Boff-
House, where the national headquarters is to
be Conners went back to Buffalo last night but
will return to open up the headquarters early
week
After meeting of the state cosnmittee 'Fngey''
had hours talk with the county chairmen IT
is said to be the first time years that the Demo
cratic county chairmen have ever been called to-
gether, and it is due the desire of the chairman
to perfect a real Democratic organization up the
state. He talked to them along organization lines
for some time.
I'VE are going to lven things up a bit in the
counties" said the chairman after the con
ference we want the Republicans to know they
have some real opposition. We going through
the registry lists with fine tooth comb I am
told the Republicans have habit OF never taking
they never fail to add the names of all new
voters
The state chairman also INDUCED in little more
color work regarding the outlook for the Demo
cratic ticket in this state He ate Welsh rarebit
before retiring Thursday night and when he
woke up yesterday he had added Schenectady and
Chenango TO the counties his party Will carry this
fall He now sees that the Republican plurality
above The Bronx is to be cut down from 1900 to
10000 that Kings County is to give the largest
Democratic in its history. MANY 9TH
beautiful visions
The county chairmen at the conference were: G.
NJ Estelle, OF Aliegany; James P Cunningham
OF Clinton; ". A. Malery. of Columbia; John
Wavel. Of Cortland E. r Perkins of Dutcbess.
George V Van Valkenburgh, of Greene; A D
Morgan and Frank e Munson of Herkimer.
George r Van Nance. of Jefferson Howard T
Mosher, of Monroe Philip J. Christ Of Nassau.
D. NJ Warner. of Ontario; George F. Ketcham.
Of Orange; Asbury Townsend, of Putnam: "a "
stryker, of Rensselaer,; Charles J. Mccormick or
Richmond; John H. Burke, of Saratoga: Janes q
Mcdonald of Schenectady: b F. Empie of scho
harie; F. z. Wilson, of Schuyler; George w
Peck, of Steuben; Lewis W. Korn, OF Suffolk: Will
lam n Cameron. of Warren; Winfield A Huppucb
of Washington, and Charles H Ford. of Wayne
This is what the state committee had to saw of
Bryan and Kern in the resolutions which were in
troduced by Harry s. Patten, of Oneida:
We believe that Mr. Bryan stands out among
all the public men OF the country as an embodi-
other qualifications which go TO make up an idea!
woTfhy ranning mate and one who aaes es hio np
well the great office of Vice-Presdent
Not much was said about the platform-just this:
Denver. and believe that 1t well sets forth the
principles of progressive Democracy"
Thomas w. Finucane. Of Rochester, offered the
resolution that the convention should be held there
September L. He introduced Mayor II. II.
Edgerton and S. H. Clarke. secretary of the Cham
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