New-York tribune., 1908-03-20
The following answered to rollcal!:
N1rRPHY AND CONNERS CONTROL

MURPHY AND tONNEftS tCN lfNCA
The committee was entirely within the con-
troll of Charles F. Murphy and William j. Con
ners Senator McCarren was with these two IN
spirit yesterday in the purpose TO send the New
York delegates TO the Denver convention unin-
structed. There was plenty of Bryan sentiment
in the committee. but it not Of the mill
tant sort
Thomas w Finucaue. of Rochester, offered
the resolution fixing the time and place for The
state convention. and then Fletcher c Peck
of Livingston County. who gave Conners ann
Murphy a sharp tongue Iashing at the meeting
of the state committee year ago when u re-
fused to indorse the two Bartletts for the Court
of Appeals. offered the following resolution:
Whereas. in our opinion the welfare of the couu
try and the Democrat party viii be best servsi
by nominating n July next al De4.sri ~ ~.
shall at that time and place apPest Tios' ,se li7 s[
10 The intelligence and judgnenL OF tne agies''T
Whereas we believe that. before choice so tuU
Of Importance to the Pee Psepis s2e1t s9a5 St States so
receive and should avail themselves or ihe oensH' EN-
o3 another. and should have before them III,
political suation as it may exist at the time o
Resoived' That we the Democratic state COM
the Democratlc elecloTS .. Iils (,ao.or 81 .Tr
their delegaes to the na1je9I s IN fei ranks
and TO send them to the convention unfettered nS
"a candidates TO the end that they may help TO Sc
Iect as the standard bearers OF the party the men
ing to advance and protect the welfare Of all th-
people of this country
ONE LONELY BRYAN MAN
"An in favor Of adoption say Aye" said
Chairman Conners TO which there was a chorus
Of ayes"
"An opposed. No said Mr. Conners-
NO" from Charles P. williams, who sat tight
in his seat.
hair
ners. gutturaIIy. as the committee Joined in loud
laughter. Mr. Williams made response
The committee adjourned to meet on Monday
night. April Is. at the Hotel Victoria
Il wanted to go on record against sending
the delegates uninstructed." said Mr.. Williams
afterward- Il am Bryan man. and believe
there Is a great deal OF Bryan sentiment In the
committee Passing this resolution to-day will
not check it."
Why didn't you vote against the resoiutionF
was asked of James J. Hagen, Taunany leader
of the 18th. Bryan man
"Oh, what's the use of flying in the face cf
the great majority" said Hagen i am IN
favor of Bryan. and no make me stop
being for him. He is sure TO be nominated. and
believe he will sweep the country L don't
take any stock in the story that Hearst Is going
to run third ticket
THE committee acted with good sense" said
Charles + Murphy. 1T will be best for the
delegates 20 go to the convention uninstrtleted-
CONNERs STILL FOR JOHNSON
The committee did the right thing in decid
ing to send uninstructed delegates" said Chair
man Conners There is telling what may
happen between now and July = l still think
that Bryan is not the strongest man that we
could name l think that Johnson would poll
many mere votes than Bryan
Asked about the state ticket next fall. AIr.
Conners laughed and said.
whats the matter with Attorney General
Jackson for Governor and Nathan Vidaver for
Attorney GeneraI2 Wild them two runrin' hogv
could you beat EN-
When Mayer Mcclellan was asked about going
10 the national convention Re said Il don't
how I can the way things look now and then
he added But 1 can't tell anything about IT,.