Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-16
McCarren Faction
Loses Its Fight.

AlnSS county OcIlOCIoCys was uuScdt-
ed from his place as delegate to the
party's state convention tonight, after
a two days contest before the commit
tee On credentials. He was alternately
greeted with cheers and derieive shouts
and was insulted by a man on the plat
form near him to whom the senator re-
piled he would talk to him outside OF
the hall In scene that was tense and
dramatic in the extreme. He first MADE
ar appeal to the convention to refuse
its sanction to the majority report OF
the committee on credentials and then
followed. with a deliberate defiance OF
chose who. he said, were excluding him
from the place in the party councils
for which he had been chosen by his
Democratic constituents. To the Tam
many delegates he delivered threat
that. II the plan to put him outside the
marty lines were carried out, no one
present In the convention hall would
live long enough to see the election of
another Democratic mayor of New
York.
The senator's speech was attend
ed with unusual and picturesque cir
cumstances. From the time he entered
the hall he received the cheers of his
loyal followers, but the majority was
against him and the counter-demon-
strations were greater in volume, but
he made his contest calmly and with
courage.
The proceedings were attended with
much confusion and disorder. in when
both the McCarren men and their OPP
pcnents participated. The long two
days wait for the credentials report
had reached the delegates and showed
the ntrain during the roll call on the
adoption Of the majority report.
The business for which the conven-
ton was assembled, the selection of
delcgetes to the national convention,
the nomination of Presidential electors
and the adoption of platform, was
almost forgotten in the excitement
over, the McCarren contest.
When the vote was announced NC
Carren,. with his followers, rose and
left the hall, while their friends in
the gallery gave them a parting cheer.
Another cheer greeted Bird 5. Coler
of Kings as he and his fellow delegates
entered to replace the McCarren men.
McCarren said he would carry his fight
to the Denver cOnVentlOn
After the settling of three contests
the convention proceeded with it's task
and named delegates and electors and
adopted d platform.
Following are delegates and
the alternates:
Delegates-at-large, Alton B. Parker.
New York: Charles F. Murphy, New
York; Lewis Nixon, New York, Charles
Froeb. Brooklyn.
Alternates, George H. Thatcher, AL
bany: Francis Key Pendleton, New
York; James S. Schwarzenbach, Hor-
nell: William F. Rafferty,, Syracuse.
1t was 3 o'clock when Senator Nc
Carreh entered the hall. He was greet
Ell with tumultuous cheering.
There was another round of loud APP
plause as Senator McCarren assembled
to the platform to present his minor
ity report. His tall and slender figure
made ST Ming picture e-stood-on
the stage facing the convention that
was to turn him out of the councils of
state Democracy. In which he had so
long, been a leader.
After stating that all the unseated
delegates had been fairly elected the
report saff In part: d
I'VE assure the convention that the
proceedings in the committee were of
such farcial character as to justify the
statement that no consideration should
be given by this convention to the re-
port of the majority and we recon-
mend that the convention disagree
with the report of the majority and
vote in favor of the retention of as
many delegates in this convention of
the sitting delegates of the 10 districts
named herein
There was another outburst Of ap-
plause as McCarren concluded reading
the minority report Beginning his ar
gument, he asked il any delegates in
the convention believed the interest of
the State Democracy would be ad-
vanced by the unseating of the Kings
county Democracy.
II want to say to the Manhattan
Democrats" said McCarren. that the
undertakers who have charge of the
party today and who are preparing the
corpse, had better prepare the coffin
for deeply will be buried the Demo-
cratic party If these plans are carried
out"
He followed this threat with the dec
laration that none of those concerned
in the matter. II they persisted in their
plans. would ever see Democratic
mayor elected in New York. He spoke
earnestly and with a tinge of sarcasm
in his voice. There was a personal
demonstration made against the
speaker at this point. and the chair
man appealed for order for the speak
err. He predicted that disemboweling of
the Tamnany Organization and said
Tanimany was doing the "Samsonian"
and pulling down their structure.
There was much disorder and the
senator presented remarkable and
courageous appearance as he faced the
storm, cody outlining his contentious
and setting forth his case. Counter
demonstration Of applause and misses
greeted statement that there never
had been a primary more honestly
conducted than that in Kings county.
He declared that before the primaries
his opponents were tod they would
be seated. There was cry that this
was not true Whereupon Kings