Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-16
HURRY CALL SENT FOR POLICE
serut.- at-Arms Watson Knocked
From Platform Carrying
Reading Desk With Him.
McCarrcn Says Fight Has Just Begun
Chairman Connors Says
Ii Is Settled.

New York. April 16.-Amid scenes
of turbulence and great confusion the
state Democratic convention adjourn
ed today. After bitter contest the
convention unseated Senator Patrick
Ii. McCarren and the delegates from 10
districts of Kings county, seated the
McCabe delegates from Albany county,
elected four delegates from the various
congressional districts; selected the
presidential electors, and elected new
state committee.
The scenes of disorder which devel-
oped from the rejection of the Mccall
rem delegates were increased when a
resolution was Unexpectedly sprung
under which the members of the new
state committee were chosen by the
convention as q whole instead of each
district electing its own members. This
resolution was read amid so great hub
bub that many of the delegates de-
clared afterward that they did not hear
ii or know what 1t was about AT the
close of rollcall IL was declared car
Tied by a vote of 254 to 12S. This an
nouncement caused an uproar. Dele
gates poured from their seats into the
aisleS and as each name was read
d.
thieves outrageous and the Of
flcers of the convention were denounc-
ed in vigorous language. A hundred
men rushed for the platform clamor-
ing to be heard in protest and demand
Ing their right to elect the members of
the committee in the usual fashion.
Delegates seated on the platform at
tempted to stop the rush of those from
the main body of the han and hand
to-hand clash seemed to be imminent.
CALLS FOR POLICE.
Hurry calls We're sent for the police
who had left the hall after the unseat-
ing of McCarren delegates. Chairman
Carmody vainly beat the table until
his gavel was shattered. There was an
alteration at this stage during which
segt, lat Arms Watson was struck and
shocked from the platform. carrying
The reading desk with him
Amid cries of fraud and .'robbers"
Inc clerk continued to read the names
OF the new state committeeman which
were attached to the resolution. The
police returned to the hall and thrust
The clamoring delegates back from the
platform toward their seats and par
TALLY cleared the aisles.
Many delegates standing on chairs
demanded recognition for the purpose
OF onering amendments providing that
the committeeman should be chosen bv
senatorial districts but the chairman
ruled that the roll could not be inter-
Iupted by the reading of amendments.
inc CattarauguS delegates asked to be-
excused from voting and was greeted
with cries of coward" The delegation
then voted against the resolution, The
Sayuga county chairman shouted that
ne voted against the infamous resolu-
ton Finally the resolution was de-
eiaIeu ADOPTED and amid a great up
roar the chairman put a motion TO adj
'eurn and 1t was declared carried.
A CONTRASTING DELEGATION.
FOLLOWING the adjournment, Frank S.
Molt Cattaraugus county, said:
ihe only remedy for an unjust pro-
cedule Is contesting delegation to a
Iea democratic convention which IL is
sdlu VIII be held in Denver in July"
senator McCarren and the delegates
noin three of the Kings county districts
We're unseated after a hard fought con-
ttst by their leader In which Senator
Mcl,afren first pleaded for the right OF
ms delegates TO be seated and then de-
HVered remarkable and sensational
warning to the convention in which he
asserted mat If the Kings county men
were thrown out. none of those present
would live to see a Democratic mayor
elected in New York city.
AFTER the convention Senator McCar-
rem said:
me iight has just begun. We will
carry this matter into the Denver con-
Vehtion and fight for the SEATING of our
national convention delegates"
chairman Corners said.
r. The people can judge whether Me-
oarren got fair deal or not. The vote
OF the convention on that score of 325
against SO speaks for Itself, McCarrens
!e"aership In Brooklyn was inimical to
we democracy of the county and con-
hequently of the state.