New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
DEMOCRATS TO CONFER
RISING IN 30 COUNTIES.
UM Meet to Protest AGAINST
Wurphy-COnHers Rule

Senator McCarren at the Hoffman House lasr
night said that plans were already under way
to hold a conference attended by Democrats
from thirty-five counties 10 protest against 'he
action Of the Democratic State Convention IA
robbinS the various Senate districts througnout
the state OF their state committeeman and put
ting in men not wanted by the representatives.
of the Democrats in the districts
The Brooklyn leader was In consultation last
night with John B Stanchfed. OF Elmira- who
spends a good deal Of time al the HOFFMAN
House and Samuel \ Beardslsy. OF Utica
The plans fer an organized state-vide move-
71ent were discussed. after which Senator Nc
Carren said I have been hearing from az
over the state from Democrats who feel huTnil-
lated and insuIted by the action Of the stats
convention in appointing state committeeman
without authority Within eight or ten days
there viii be a conference attended BY from
thirty-five 10 forty counties. 20 protest against
the high handed outrage perpetrated by Murphy
and Conners The issue is. Shall the various
Senate districts enjoy the time honOred preros-
ative Of naming their own state committeeman.
or shall they be named by the gentleman n
14th street?
The coIonists fought for home rule. and hom-
rule was Jefferson's fundamental idea The men
in control Of the state convention rutniessly
trampIed upon this principle They say in
effect. BY the power we gave ourselves in tbs
state convention We viii appoint your state
committeeman for YOU and name the men YOU
are 10 vote for in your various conventions
on that issue made clear to the Democrats Up
the state not one Ct the state committeeman
now with the Murphy -Conners people would be
able TO stand UP ive minutes The people would
down him as soon as they could reach him
SHADES OF TILDEN AND -TMOUF,-
In the limited time at my disposal in tho
7 hay rp
I will say now would like to have the shades
of TiIden and Seymour come down Just long
enough TO introduce them To their suecessOrs-
Messrs Murphy and Conners
NO state convention did more fat-aeadc1
thing than was done BY the men IL control =
the state convention Wednesday night They
seemed to have adopted the notion thar by pass
ing resolution they could abrogate the election
law and create n new party and leader In Kings
County The voters create their leaders Y
state convention cannot do it The I=~ states
just how the voters must 60 % work in order
10 control their politics II provides that there
shall be tickets ar the primaries. and that the
electors shall send their delegates 10 the general
committee; also that each district shall havs
authority under the law 70 designate the district
leader.
The district leaders choose th-lr own exec.I-.
tive chairmen. am the chairman o. the ex-
ecutive county committee in Kings. and shall
so remain until am succeeded by due process
of law. II the voters are tired Of me and want
10 throw rre out At the Septenber primarie--
they can do il They can do IL according To
law and only according to law. and the only
way that the Kinss County organfzstiou can De
reorganized is at the primaries ANY attempt
10 override the law N this respect is the height
of nonsense. for the result ar the sep
terIber primaries. I am not Vorryiug about Z
We can beat tho opposition out Of its boots
What can Murphy and Conne-s do nov %
repair the damage Gone in the state convention
to the Presidential and state tickets next faIs'
he was asked
Il don't think they can repair the damage at
all The damage is irreparabIe
rs IL true that your election inspectors have
kept the enrolment books padded with the names
Of dead men and that hoaters vote on the names
at the primaries"
1t is not true" said Senator Nccarren- "Tcat
is A familiar charge. OF course. voters die. and
their names sometimes remain on the rolls
longer than they should But the same thing
happens in the ReputIcau orgsnization. and the
irreguIarity is inconsiderahler
can YOU win without tre election iuspecro-s'' -
The inspectors are sworn officers Whethsr
they are for or against me makes no particular
difference We could win with al OF them
against us
BULCEE GOES BACK To EXPLAIN
Charles \. Buleer. chairman Of the credentials
committee in the state convention. went home
yesterday 70 Oswe=o. where tle gentlemen
OF the corrfeIds~ 70 use his own expression are
waiting for him 70 explain how he came q read
report that turned out honestly elected dele
gates
Il considered it nv duty as chairman of the
committee said ~ yeste-,-ay. TO read the re-
port Of the majority. but any one who was there
did not fail 70 note that my speech vas not en-
thlsiasttc IN support of the report
What effect will the late convention ard its
record have on Democratic prospects,
Well il the Democrats ever had chance 70
CARY the state they have lost II now. said Mr.
r,,IIger The party cannot be run for the 5e1e-
FIT OF one individual Two individuals or for
q Clique II II is 70 Be successful II must 10
run in the interests Of the people think. per-
hans that good will come out OF all this nluddle-
The uatianr sometimes has 70 Be right down sick
before the right remedy will take effect and =
strikes me that the Democratic organization in
this state is about next door to dissolution.
believe that Democrats nov viii act and not
merely talk II they had acted after the Buf-
faIo convention. instead Of merely talking, ws
would now be in better shape
HAsENFLUG FOR MCARR-S-
Senator Conrad Hasenaux. OF brooklyn. ~nOss
delegates were left uHdis,uroed by the Murphy
Couners men in the state convention because
Murphy counted on Hasenfug deserving NcCar-
rem publicly declared yesterday that while he
was in favor OF a reorganization or the Orgaui-
zation in Kings he wanted Senator McCarren