The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-16
HARMONIOUS
DEMOCRATS IN
EMPIRE STATE
Mastery Address of Tempo
rary Chairman 0'Brien at
the Convention.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE TWO GREAT PARTIES
HUGHES AND ROOSEVELT HAVE
PRETTY MUCH SAME IDEAS
REGARDING GOVERNMENT.

rochester, n. Y, sept 1o-SuDOrdi-
mating all personal anImosities and
needing the earnest plea of the ma
tional chairman for harmony in the in
terest OF success for the presidential
ticket at the polls il November. the
warning factions of the New York
state Democracy tonight agreed to pull
together. and all chance of friction in
the state convention has been swept
away.
Peace Pact.
Charles +. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, when told that William j.
Bryan himself was anxious that peace
be established, agreed to withdraw all
oppositio TO Senator Patrick II. Nc
Carren's delegates in the contested
Brooklyn districts.
The upstate leaders. in their scat
tering contested districts, also agreed
to compromise matters pending the
November election, and the threaten
ing clouds of discord gave way to
program of harmony which will lead
the way to what is planned to be
notable welcome TO the presidential
candidate. who will address the con-
vention tomorrow night.
Chanler Has Good Chance.
The question of the nomination OF
governor is still unsettled. The lead
ers devoted all the day TO the straight
enlng out of the contests and gave lit
tie or no need TO the tickets.
The surface indications continue to
point to Lieutenant Governor Lewis 5.
Chanler. Leader Murphy continues to
state that the Tammany delegation is
committed to no one. Mr.. Murphy has
been anxious TO get the opinion of the
upstate leaders as to the strength of
Lieutenant Governor Chanler as cam
paigner agains, Governor Hughes. II
he can be conV !nced on this point, the
friends of Mr.. Chanler believe that the
latter's nomination will be beyond the
question of a doubt.
Opinion of Corners.
State Chairman Corners tonight said
there had been no change from this
morning. when he predicted Mr.. Chan
ler's nomination on the first ballot. The
opposition TO the Lieutenant governor is
still casting about for candidate. and
the situation was likened tonight to
that which existed In Saratoga for two
days preceding the final session or the
Republican convention.
Settlement of the various contests
was effected at a harmony confer
ence" participated in by National
Chairman Mack. State Chairman VIII
liam ]. Corners and Tammany Leader
Charles f. Murphy.
Names Mentioned.
At midnight Chairman Corners and
Leader Murphy were in conference. IL
was stated that the name of Lewis
Nixon was beirg urged in connection
with the nomination for governor. Con-
gresham Francis Burton Harrison OF
New York was suggested as the candi-
date for lieutenant governor. A poll
taken of all the delegates showed little
or no unanimity on the gCbernatorlal
situation. Chanler, Herrick and Adams
being among those put forward.
There was a parade of civic and po-
litical bodies tonight.
National Chairman Mack came out
of the conference room at 12:5o this
morning. and said although candldate
for governor had not yet been selected,
IL looks like Chanler.