The sun., 1908-04-14
STATE CONVENTION HELD UP
RCARREN MEN on TEMPORARY
ROLL BY COURTS ORDER.

Number Of Latte Arrangements.
pat moves in a mysterious way bic
wonders TO perform said eI-Judgs Samusl
A. Beardsley Of Utica early yesterday
afternoon at the Hoffman House. Mr..
Beardsley was having q bite Of luncheon,
and beside him sat Senator Patrick Henry
McCarren. the Democratic chleitaln Of
Kings county.
Il do not propose to 60 into that oon-
ventlon with my galluses busted ~
marked McCarren.
There was no further explanation at the
time, The Democratic State committee was
to assemble at the Victoria Hotel at O'Clock
toname Thomas F. CarmOdy d. Penn YanSOr
temporary chairman Of the Democratic State
convention, the first session Of which is 10
begin at noon to-day in Carnegie Hall.
The committee at It's session was also 10
make up the temporary roll Of the tSS dele
gates and 45S alternates entitled 10 seaas
in the convention. Chairman William J.
Conners Of the State committee had moved
down temporarily from tine Waldoh-Aa-
toria to the Victoria and had opened head
quarters in the latter hostslry. Charles y
Murphy, the Tammany chieitain, also had
spacious rooms at the Victoria. Whila
Mr. Conners and Mr., Murphy were talking
with their Democratic allies from all over
the State John A. Mason. clerk Of the Stats
committee, was in his room at the Victoria
pegGng away on the temporary roll q
the convention.
At StO P. NJ. burly person burst into The
rooms Of Mr.. Conners and served upon
him an injunction order Just granted
by Supreme Court Justice Frederick A.
Crane Of Kings county. At the same In
slant another strapplng person uncoremoni-
ously entered Mr.. Mason's room and served
upon him a copy Of the order This In
junction order granted by Justice Crans
enjoined Mr., Corners as chairman Of the
State committee and MIR. Mason az clerk
from taking a single step which ON ittod.
eliminated or refused TO put upon the tenn
porary roll Of the convention the McCar-
rem delegates from sixteen Assembly dis-
triots in Kings county and directed them
to show cause on Wednesday Why the tenn
porary order should not be made perma-
nent. Not only we're Mr.. Conners and Mr..
Mason enjoined but the majority Of the
State committee we're also included In the
injunction order. The order specifically
declared that the temporary and permanent
officers Of the convention and their agents
must not refuse to put the iorty-elght
delegates representing these sixteen Assem-
bly, districts on the temporary roll. 1hs
petitioners 10 whom the injunction order
was issued we're these friends Of MoCarren
in Brooklyn
Patrick VI. Quinn. jeremiah j. CrOnln.
Herman pitz. George A. ColEan. James
b. Connolly. John J. Walsh, Moses j. Wafer,
Joseph H. llanley, Frank Cunningham,
james 5. Regan. James J. Kelly, Charles j,
Flanagan. Thomas L. Wogan, John j. Lynch,
william n. Kinsela John NJ. Gray, DennlN
Norton, Charles VI, Byrne, John Mccormick,
Walter c. Burton, Isaac VI. Kapper, Owen J.
Murphy John II. DOnnelly, Hugh McLeer,
Patrick "A. MoCanen, Thomas j. NeAeef
Daniel J. Carroll. John W. Carpenter. Thomas
+. Matthews, Thomas r. Barton, James
Wilson Frederick Lundy. Louis Rogers.
Charles Woranl, John l.. Shea, Louis Wanoke
Henry HesterberR, Arthur s. Somers. Jameo
C. Duffy, Conrad llasenhuR. L. CASTOR Hig-
qiphntbsm Frederick Rummel Thecc-s-c
G. Eppig, John p Hylsn, Joseph Wagner,
a. 1 tnIa Aalh0u
Rubenstein.
"Gee!r said COnners when he read the
documents. He scooted into Mr. Murphy's
room, where sat Daniel F. Cohalan, chair
man OF the Jaw committee OF Tammany
Flinglng the paper into Mr.. Cohalans lap
Mr.. Conners said, Read that and tell us
what it all means Mr.. Murphy was Rs
imperturbable as ever, Cohalan quickly
informed Conners that Justice Of tho
Supreme Court had stepped in 10 prevent
any act TO unseat McCarren's delegates in
the State convention and that the State
committee must obey the injunction order
until such time as ii could be vacated.
Mr.. Cohalan Immediately began prepar-
ing papers for a motion TO vacRte Justice
Cranes restraining order, but that pro-
ramme was afterward abandoned and the
return will be made before Justice Crane on
Wednesday. A Especial meeting OF the Stass
committee has been called for this morning
TO discuss the procedure.
The McCarren document was q greatly
disturbing factor. II marked a new de-
parture in political fighting In the State,
especially in Democratic fighting. For tha
first time the Supreme Court had been I'M
portuned TO stay the hands Of the ofloorl
and committees Of a Democratic Stata
convention. The affidavit Of the petitioners
set up that the contestants in Kings county
had had fully two weeks in which to 20
before a Supreme Court Justice under the
primary law and lay before him the alleged
gross frauds upon which Bird s. Coler and
his friends, It was declared. intend 10 try 10
unseat McCarTen's delegates from sixtssn
districts, but took no steps 10 attempt 70
prove their case, preferring 10 rely on The
majority in the State committee and the
State convention, thus appealing TO . preiu-
diced tribunal.
There was a tremendous buzEing over
MCCarren's coup, and good many OF No
Carrens fractional adversaries grinnSd 80
his grit. IL was long after O'Clock bstors
the committee got 10 work. Meantime the
corridors of the Victoria we're ohoked
There we're only few proxies whSn Mr.
Conners called the committee 10 order,
Senntor McCarren sat well up In front:
a. q matter Of fact he was within two feet
Of Mr.. ConnsrA Clustered about him
were his State committeeman from Klngh
Close beside him was Patrick 2. McCabe