New-York tribune., 1908-04-13
MANY SEAT CONTESTS
DEMOCRATS TO CONVENE.
All Other Questions Seemed Settled
Beforehand-No Platform.

bPTOTEHUNU--Ah u Il tUt VI Ht.
According 10 the plans mapped out by the state
leaders the most strenuous work of the Democratic
ctstA Convention which will convene at Carnegie
ylf tomorrow noon will be done by the committee
:, contested seats. The chances are even that the
sslsSstes Of Senator McCarren, in Kings County.
snd P Z McCabe. Of Albany. will not be seated
According ''Ftngey Corners. chairman OF the
.s+e committee who has been in close touch with
-hsrIas r Murphy In the last week there Will be
- Endorsements Of candidates. instructions of
,,,esares and no platform. The failure TO adopt
-fs+fo--n will be something Of a novelty. but Mr
-,,re-s saws ne in troubling about
--,cples as the national convention will attend to
No-hirr definite could he learned about the dele
rsres-at-lsrge- It is possible that the big four
vii Re Mayor Mcclellan. Charles F Murphy.
chairman Couners and Lieutenant Governor Lewis
s-,,-esant Chanler. An intimation was sent 10 the
wsyor some time ago that he could go 70 Denver
as delegate -at-large he chose So far as can ne
learned he has returned no definite answer 70 the
leaders although his friends have represented him
ss not being anxious to Eo.
-f-4 Democratic State Convention will he made
~ n ss0 delegates. three from each Assembly dis
--ic+ which is less than half the number in Re
-,hicsr state conventions. OF the 40 only forty
ave are instructed 70 work for BRYAN It seems
certain however. that working with this nucleus,
-ha P~vzrites in the convention will try raise
came sort - = hur-ah for the Nebraska leader.
Augustus Thomas the playwright and BRYAN ad-
-7i-er is booked "a play the role Of chief BRYAN
ssouter He has secured a seat in the convention
ss alternate to = who has promised not 10
ro-7e There * little question that any Bryan
-ssolution viii be quickly put 70 sleep those in
control of the machine determined that the
delegates from this state shall go unnstructed TO
Denver
There v-ll he work apenty for the Committee
~ Contested Seats In addition 70 contests from
sixteen ~ the twenty-five districts in Kings
rorr-v an Of the three districts in Albany County
erd two of the Buffalo districts. contesting dele
cations from waterrown. Osvego and Auburn and
several other districts will have 10 be heard
2 has been the fixed determination of Conners
and Murphy cause the downfall Of "Packy" Nc
rsbe Of albany. and Senator McCarren, OF Kings.
The impression has been that they were willing 10
rn 10 any lengths throw out the delegates Of
these leaders. but last night il ntimated that
Corners and Murphy hestating about being
100 arbitrary in their treatment OF these leaders
James lansing Ten Eyck. or Albany. is the man
v--a covers the place Of McCabe or the state COM
rnittee. The story goes that he was told 10 send
any sort of q delegation and II would be seated.
He held rur1p conventions in each district and Sc
le-1ed delegates. Conners is also after Charles n
Pulce- of OsNsEo. and the latter may find him
sef deprived OF representation in the convention.
As he feeling against instructed delegation
* almost general. there great questions or
policy 70 he settled. So the only reason for hight
irE over che delegates is to secure the places on
me state committee. There are eight members or
The state committee from Kings County. OF that
number all except James P Sinnott are with
McCa-rer Vet and will be displaced Il the Sena-
tors delegates are thrown out.
The state committee will meet at the Victoria
Hotel ar o'clock this afternoon to arrange the
rrell-unaries Of the convention Thomas r Car
rn0dy. of Penn Yan, has been selected as tempo
ra-y and permanent chairman. The convention
does not meet until noon tomorrow. and on &C
count Of the work cut out for the committee on
contested seats il would impossible TO get
through with the business before Wednesday The
last thing done will be the reorganization OF the
FOR reelection as chairman. No candidate has yet
appeared in the field against him. The committee
will open headquarters in the Hotel Victoria this
morning which viii not be closed until after the
national campaign
'.FIngey" Corners was at the Waldorf in the af-
terroon. but went 10 the Victoria in the evening.
He was non-commital as usual We expect
harmonious convention" ne said with twinkle OF
ire eye. There 10 be some contests OF course
but every man will have a fair show. There are 10
be- no Endorsements no Instructions and no plat
rc-Tr."
Pat McCarren was walking the corridors OF the
hoffman House. chewing tie end Of a big black
cigar yes" he said without much the
movement OF an eyelash. there are few contest
ING delegations from Kings County; at least. so l
an informed. I do not know whether or not they
vii be seated but I hope not"
.Packy' McCabe said he did not carerto discuss
his troubles in Albany
Norman Z Mack who was also at the Hoffman
said he did not think It made any difference
whether the convention instructed New Yorks
delegates for Bryan-Bryan would be nominated
ar-ve- How absurd II is he said. "to talk OF
beating man who is going into the national con-
ver-lor with nearly tWo-thirds OF the delegates
r-.rh he has rounded up himself without assist
zr-=, He has made such campaign in the last
~. Years as mas never before been seen in this
country u would have cost the national com
~tr4e & Foe9 TO have done the work he has
done
THAT reminds me OF story" interjected a
member Of the state committee, who Is not q
E--s- man rOue Nick met a friend IN the
street and saws 10 him: Who are you for Presl-
der-@ .-iee WHY. I want TO vote for Bryan
How is that laid the first Nick. Well was
The reply. i voted for Bryan twelve years ago
sr6 voted for him eight years ago, and We have
had good times ever since