The evening world., 1908-03-19
One Voice in Committee Oh
jectS and ConnerS Demands
"Who Was That"
TO BE CHOSEN APRIL IA.
State Convention Fixed TO-!
Carnegie Hall Next
Month.

The Democratic State Committee.
which met this afternoon In the Hotel
Victoria passed a resolution to send an
uninstructed delegation to the National
Convention at Denver in July. The
resolution was offered by Fletcher c.
Peck. OF Nunds. and passed with only
one dissenting voice. The dissenter Of
.ered a feeble NO" whereupon Chair
man William ]. Corners shouted, Who
was that
The ooiector revealed himself IN the
blushing Charles T. Williams. OF Lyons.
The resolution. as adopted, reads:
Resolved. That We. the Democratic
State Committee. hereby call upon the
delegates to the National Convention Of
the party the a.blest and strongest men
in their ranks and send them to the
convention unfettered by any condition
and unpledsed and unlnstructed as TO
candidates. to the end that they may
help to select as the standard bearers
Of the party the men best qualified by
character, temperament and training to
advance and protect the welfare of all
the people of this country"
Convention Here April ID.
Before the resolution TO send an un-
instructed delegation to the convention
was passed 1t was resolved TO hold the
State Democratic Convention on April
Il al Carnegie Han,
Among those who attended the meet
Ing al the Victoria Hotel were Charles
F. Murphy. who seemed In friendly ac-
cord with Chairman Corners. Sheriff
Tom Foley, Maurice Featherson. who
sat all by himself: J. Sergeant Cram.
who. With the Sheriff. voted a proxy;
Joseph Cassidy. of Queens: Senator
Patrick F. McCarren and several OF his
henchmen and a full representation OF
upstate Committeeman. The resolution
to hold the state convention on April
IA was presented by Thomas w. Finu-
cane. Of Rochester
Mr.. Conners was the busiest person
around the Victoria Hotel for hours
preceding the meeting. The fash Of his
diamond ring. as he punctuated his re-
marks with appropriate gestures. was
like the streak OF skyrockets.
Has Hopes for Bryan.
Harry Walker. the purse Of the Bryan
boom In this section. was very much
In evidence. but he didn't have much
Of crowd with him. Mr.. Walker ad-
mi,ted that the peerless leader has no
chance Of getting an instructed dele
cation from this State. but he expects
the New Workers. to fail into line al
Denver or late years. about all a New
York delegation at a National Democra-
tic convention could do was to fall in
TO line.
There are only three men on the
committee IN favor of instructins FOR
Bryan" declared Mr. Conners. On the
OF her hand there is a pronounced senu-
ment among the members Of the com
mittee and among the people OF the
State for Gov. Johnson. OF Minnesota.
~ am in favor OF the introduction Of
resolution, commencing Gov. John
sons candidacy, but am not in favor
of having a delegation 90 10 Denver in
structed for him or anybody else
Mr. Corners was asked Il to-day s
meeting would have any effect upon
State politics. He said 1t would not.
When asked II he believed Attorney
General Jackson was working to securs
the nomination FOR Governor, lie replied:
81 believe he is, but not on the Demo-
| cratic ticket. Jackson Is not Demo
crat. He Is an Independence LeaSuer
An his appointees are Independence
Leaguers"