The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-16
FIGHT AGAINST
 M'CARREN ENDED Democrats Put a Stop To Ac-
 tive Party Warfare
EENENT SATISFACTORY
Chairman Mack Urged That the Con vention Preserve Harmony and Contests Over Seats Are With
 drawn With Readiness.

Rochester, N. Y, September 15-A satis- factory adjustment of the difference be- tween the factions in the four counties in which contests were entered in the con- Ventfon hung on a dead center of uncer- tainty today until State Chairman Con- nors, Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, and National Chairman Mack, acting as committee of harmony, took the contested cases under advisement and after hearing from the representatives rom both sides brought harmony out of what had been regarded as an unresolva- ble discord.
 Immediately after the convention ad- journed the committee of three met The greatest pressure had been brought to bear upon all factions to sink personal differences in their fight and try to agree, and even Mir. Murphy himself was asked by his friends and advisers not to press his fight against Senator McCarren. MT. Murphy indicated that he felt the force Of the contentious and that he would in no way interfere with what he deemed a fair and proper consideration of the Kings county cases.
 When 1t became known to the anti-Mc- Carren leaders who had entered eight other contests on the convention floor in addition to the original two, that MT. Murphy would not interfere, 1t did not take long for MT. Connors and MT. Mack to bring about a promise of withdrawal of the anti-McCarren candidates. The solution of the Kings county situation was hailed with delight by the other state leaders who were apprehensive that in the final moment Senator McCarren would walk out of the convention with his en- tire delegation If the convention itself supported a credential committee report seating any of the anti-McCarren dele gates. It was regarded at headquarters tonight that the settlement of the McCar- ren cases means that pending the cleo tion in November, neither Mir Murphy nor Senator McCarren will seek to pursue their warfare, and that each will lend his aid to bring about the success of the state and national tickets
 The settlement of the differences ex- isting between the Mott and Heffer nan factions in Chautauqua county was V. Chairman Mack, Chairman Connors and Leader Murphy were insistent that some agreement be reached. All three declared that the convention must be harmonious. Chairman Mack said that the. national committee and MT. Bryan were anxious that harmony be preserved, and after much discussion 1t was finally decided that the delegates of both factions should be given seats in the convention with half vote each. The contests in Oneida and Harkimer counties were withdrawn, leaving no work for the committee on credentials to do when it met tonight
 National Chairman Mack was pleased with the satisfactory results secured by the harmony committee, as it paved the way for an effective contest in the inter- est of the national ticket in this state. o'Brien's Address.
 Judge OBrien opened his address with review of the national situation, saying the deliberations of the state conventions VIII have important bearing upon the interests of the nation also because of the impending contest for the presidency.
 Never was the outlook for demo- cratic success more promising" he said.
 
 again united upon principles and ideas which bring it back to its original moor ings as the representative of democracy against plutocracy. With principles well defined In our national platform, with as- pirattons conductive to the well-being and prosperity of our country, we have entered upon an aggressive campaign, in l Whlch on every issue our opponents must assume the defensive
 Ia 1 ca to carry on the greatest empire or kingdom, ancient or modern, the govern ment Is facing a dificit of millions If returned to power the republican party must increase the tariff or resort to new and untried methods of taxation to meet the extravagant expenditures which it's policies involve, thus placing additional burdens on the people, The tariff sys- tenn has enabled that party by extend ing favors to extract contributions for political purposes from the favored, and as a result we find that this system which has been the mother of trusts, has brought the country to a point where wealth has increased indefinitely in the hands Of few, some having money run nln8 into the hundreds of millions, and few corporations, like a Colossus, are strlding the continent. But underneath the shadow of these favored interests we find discontent pauperism, unem- ployed labor and misery quite prevalent and conditions which, if permitted to exist, will prove a menace to the hap plness of our people and to the per petuity of our institutions
 UnWise Legislation.
 Though nature natures bountful har- vests, and we should be d contented and happy people, agitation and unwise legis- lation has destroyed public confidence in the integrity of our industrial and banking systems, and in the past year one of the worst panics in our history paralyzed our constructive energies and closed our workshops This panic de- stroyed confidence and enterprise. drove capital from its marts. stayed the hand of the mechanic and laborer, and inflict- ed untold misery upon our people The causes which produced such results are not far to seek, and as they are es- sentially connected with the administra-. tion of our public affairs, the oppor- tumty has come for a great historic party to take its rightful place in di- recting our national and state policies.
 "The democratic party has stood for state rights, without seeking to deny to the federal government those powers which under the constitution were ceded to 1t. It is united in favor of economy in public expenditures and currency re- form; 1t Is committed to a just revision of the tariff and that without delay; it stands for the reasonable regulation of corporations, and the eradication of corporate abuses; 1t Is opposed alike to paternallsm and socialism; it favors the comDusorV pIhlirity ohediappo to lon