Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-17
ROW AT ROCHESTER.
Murphy Springs His Man on McCar-
 ren and Wins Out. T

ren and Wins Out. Rochester N. Y., Sept. Although
 the great majority of the delegates and
 visitors to the Democratic convention
 have left this city today, the topic of discussion continues to be the unex- pected dispute that marked the close of the convention. Not even the en- thusiastic reception of William Jen- nings Bryan and his address here serv- ed to displace in popular interest the contest over the place of candidate for state engineer and surveyor.
 After nominating by exclamation, with one exception, the entire ticket, headed by Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler for governor, the convention adjourned In the midst of bitter factional fight.
 When Charles F. Murphy, after hav- Ing promised Senator McCarren peace for the sake of Bryan harmony, sud denly sprang Philip P. Farley, an anti McCarren candidate, for state engineer and surveyor from McCarren's own county war broke out.
 As result of the fight that followed on the floor of the convention the dele gations from all parts of the state were split. Even William J. Corners, chairman of the state committee, lost more than third of his own delega- tion from Erie county when he tried to align them with Murphy.
 Say M'carrcn Threatens Ticket.
 It is declared that McCarren served virtual notice on the convention that he would cut the Democratic ticket in Kings county this year.
 The ticket nominated by the conven- tion is:
 Governor, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler of Duchess county.
 Lieutenant governor, John A. Dix of Washington county.
 Secretary of state, John S. Whalen of Monroe.
 Comptroller, Martin H. Glynn of AL bany.
 Treasurer. Julius Hauser of Suffolk.
 Attorney general, George NJ. Palmer of Schoharie.
 State engineer and surveyor, Philip P. Farley of Brooklyn.
 Judge of court of appeals Albert Haight
 The platform adopted eulogizes Mir. Bryan. arraigns the Republican party of the state for extravaganza, rebukes Governor Hughes for increasing the expense of administration, denounces the commission system of government, asks for less interference with per sonal and economic liberty. for cleo tion of senators by popular vote and for strict enforcement of labor laws and declares for laws favoring police men and railway employees.
 Mr. Bryan's Address.
 In his address here MT. Bryan said.
 Mfr. Taft confesses that his argl- ments are not convincing when he at- tempts to introduce scares and to threaten the public with dire disaster If he is not elected. A threat is always an admission that argument and per suasion have not been effective. Meas ! ured by this test. Mir Taft has already i, abandoned hope of convincing the pub l lic of the righteousness of his position.
 'On the labor questions he declares i that our demand for trial by jury in | cases of indirect contempt is the most , fnsidious attack upon the judicial sys- tenn in the history of the country.
 "The Democratic party is the defend CT of the judiciary, and the best way to defend it is to remove abuses which are likely to create prejudice against a court in the minds of those who feel that injustice is done them. Instead of indulging in direful prophecy and tear ful predictions Mfr. Taft should set to work to meet the arguments presented in support of the, Democratic position.
 "since MT. Taft has gone into the business of predicting panics If he Is not elected. 1t is only fair to ask what guarantee he can give of prosperity if he Is elected. No one will doubt that be honestly believes that the country will go to ruin if he is defeated and that 1t will prosper # he is elected, but what guarantee have we that his opin. lon is we'll founded? Suppose he is elected and financial distress follows. It will be small relief to the people to know that he really thought he could make times good We had a panic last fall when Mfr Roosevelt was president, the people were promised im- munify from panics in case of Repub- |ican success.
 What reason has Mfr Taft to believe