New-York tribune., 1908-09-15
T4MM4NY BRAVES 4RRIVE
Rochester InOaded by 1900 Repre-
sentatiUes-Leader Loses Badge.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Rochester, Sept 14-Tammany Hall with
about twelve hundred representatives, swooped
down on the Democratic convention this after
noon, and all Rochester sat up and took no.
uce 1t has been many years since there has
been gathering of the far famed Tammany
| braves here. and Rochester has been waiting
/ expectantly for the arrival. They were almost
mobbed at the station. by spectators. who fol-
| lowed them they marched through the streets
! 10 the hotels at which they have headquarters.
To show that the traditions of the vast guam
titles of wet goods consumed by Tammany were
base ISLANDERS, the delegates marched in good
order, each carrying his hand baggage with
him
The braves came up in three special trains on
the New York Central and in the same number
on the Erie. The first came in about $50
o'clock, and by o'clock all were in town
Trains bearing delegates from Kings, Richmond
and Queens counties came in afterward
and with the delegates arriving from other parts
of the state, soon had the lobbies and corridors
of the various hotels so congested that It was
difficult TO get around.
There was just one sensation among the Tam
many crowd. William ]. Wright. leader of the
31st District. who the special train
carrying the Harlem crowd, lost a diamond
studded badge which is said to be valued at
81 600 1t was presented to him by his admir-
ing constituents last January, and "Bill' was
naturally proud Of it. Just as the train passed
Albany some one asked to look at the wonder
full badge Mr. Wright took it off, and it
soon being passed around among an admiring
throng. which came in from the other cars
After half an hour or Mr.. Wright started to
look for his badge Inquiries were fruitless
Every man asked had passed it to some one
else. The news of the loss spread through the
train and caused CONSERVATION Alderman
Samuel Marx was appointed the head of COM
rr1ittee TO go through the train. After search
Of three hours the badge. was found resting
under mineral water bottle that had been
kicked under a seat. The poker games were
then resumed.
Some of the familiar Tammany figures being
pointed out to the natives Of Rochester to-
night are Big Tim" Little Tim" and "Christy"
Sullivan. Sheriff Foley. James J. Hagan. Jack"
Murphy, brother of Charles F. Murphy; Thomas
McAvoy and The" McManus. By orders of the
big chief" the Tammany braves are to meet
in front of the Hotel Seneca tomorrow morn
ing and march through the streets before going
to the convention hall
It is said that Murphy wants to show the resi-
dents Of Rochester and other Democrats VINO
have not seen them that Tammany men have
not got stripes even if the tiger is their EN-
blem.
William F. Doyle. who was defeated for the
leadership OF the 9th District and William II.
McGuire who was defeated by McCarren in the
9th District in Kings County. last week, brought
contesting delegations with the delegates from
the five other districts carried by the anti-Mc-
C,arrenites There were some five hundred men
On the anti-McCarren train. McCarren dele
gates some six hundred in number. in charge
of Chris Dalton. came in over the Lehlgh val
ley Railroad early in the evening
Mr.. Dovle said he did not know whether there
,,ro,,Id he more than two contests from Kings or
not. He and Mcclure were the only ones who
had brought contesting delegations, and there
would be no anti-8cCarren delegates to seat, II
McCarren delegates in other districts should
be thrown out
DELEGATES from the eighteen McCarren dis
tricts III Kings held caucus Immediately after
the news of the action of the state committee
spread abroad After an hours discussion the
delegates voted unanimously to adopt the unit
rfIe and Kermit Senator McCarren TO cast the
vote for Governor. Unanimously also they
voted to withdraw from the convention Il every
NcCarren delegate was not seated
INV delegates from the 9th and 9Th districts
will appear as the contestants before the COM
rnfttee on credentials" said McCarren' with
grin after he had announced the result OF the
meeting.
Later the Beardsey delegates from Oneida
Countv held caucus and adopted the same
resolution They will be lined up with McCar-
ren in his fight
why. ST this thing is carried out they'll never
know up in Oneida that Bryan was running
said one delegate. This tears the roof rlght
off and throws things wide open. 1t VIII hand
over the state TO the Republicans IN the best
wear we Democrats have seen for many cam
paigns."