New-York tribune., 1908-04-17
DEMOCRATS IN REVOLT
UrHET KNIPES FOR TIGER.
Murphg's Snap Hork Nay Result
an I4nOthCr Contention

him trouble revealed in its true proportions than
a revolt set in
Democrats OF independent thinking awoke 20
the fact yesterday that Murphy was bent On
doing to the state organization what he sue
cessfulIy did with the Tarnmany orsanization
when he became it's leader. six years ago Hs
discovered that under the rules of the sx-cu-
tive committee district leader had certain
autonomous rights. He changed the rules No0
by so ordering II he throw out OF the ezfcn-
tive committee any one Objectionable 70 Mn
self.
On Mr Murphy's orders yesterday the Demo
cratic State Committee appointed a COMMITTEES
OF twelve with A A Mclean. OF NeUourss az
chairman, 10 "reorganize' the Kings County
organization.
The anti-NcCarren men say that it Is already
reorgauized, OF largely on account ot =
resolution adopted by the state convention
while the riot was in progress after midnight
John H Delaney offered a resolution specifically
naming the organization headed By George v
8 Williams as the regular organization o.
Kings County. Williams Is the one VINO led
the fight against NeCarre1- The Williams
men purpose 10 take possession OF JEFFERSON
Hall the county headquarters. and the election
machinery as soon as they can get TO tt
BUSY DAY FOR 'FINGET-
state Chairman Conners had a busy day az
the Victoria Hotel. seeing his Heutenants and
holding conference. with Murphy and other
Tammany men. When ne was asked about ths
talk Of the opposition holding an "anti-snap
convention, he said: ~Anti-snaP WHAT Humph,
hear a lot Of talk about racetrack conventions
| and I hear racetrack touts are going to hold
convention. I guess that will be about Al tns
/ antf-suap convention thsreu be"
The Erie County delegation says 1t Wont
| recognize you"
'Whatr' he exclaimed They vont2 Wen
lust walt till I get back TO Buffalo and III make
those feIIers that are shooting or hot ar nov
fall before me like chafg.
I When. Mr.. Corners was asked 70 make some
I comment on the convention. he said The
/ people have spoke: amt that enough man
/ had to be q pretty good Democrat 70 stay IN
/ that convention. but everybody got square
deal Quit your laughing: They did,
! - am going 10 meet NJ. Bryan IN Rochez-
( ter Tomorrow he said. "on the invitation O.
/ AUGUSTUS Thomas and Harry Walker Tney
asked me- To Then, referring 10 the Kings
| County situation he said: 'Ths tellers that
didn't get elected wasn't seated Their u1israss
} in Kings was that they voted TOO many dead
men Sure going 70 reorgantze IT,
county, and Nct-arren is ont OF II He has BE-
/ trsyed the party, anyhow, making deals WIN
Republicans Those people taking about an
other convention have got lot Of hot air. ard
that's about all Pat HcCarreu fs not a. da--
zerous outside the organization - he Is IN
The revolt that Is setting IN all over ths state
a. result Of the excesses of the Murphy-Co1-
nere men az the state convention ts likely -
upset the Murphy programme
BUIGEn FEARS 4 BOLT
Charles y BuIger. chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on contested seats. who. whether he wanted 70
OF not. had good deal to do in carrying through
| the Murphy Corners programme at the state
convention. denounced the conventions work
Yesterday as undernocratlc, and said he would
not be surprised II q boilers convention wss
organized.
charles =. Rattigan. oS Auburn. who lost hi-
place on the state committee by the arbitrary
dfctation OF the machine, although he had A
majority OF the delegates OF the district with
him. conferred yesterday with Senator McCar-
rem with reference to calling another state con-
vention- Mr Rattigan will see Senator McCar-
ran on Sunday night IN Brooklyn
Ex-Nayor Francis MOlIoy OF Troy said THAT
his delegation would not stand for the rule of
Conners in the state committee and that he vas
in favor OF another convention
Alton B Parker. elected BY ths state conven-
q
10 saw whether he would accept or decline ths
honor Ex-Judge Parkers friends said thar h-
was greatly incensed over the record OF the con
vention as whole. and probably would decline
10 20 as one ot the Big -Four
The upstate men generally denounced ths
work Of the convention dirty work and pr.-
dicted that the rural Democrats would noe tcI-
erats Murphy and Conners rule in the stars.
Others said that the reorganization OF the stsrs
cornrnirtee BY Murphy and Corners uithour r--
gard 70 the wishes OF the delegates vas rno-~
Of an attark on The upstate delegates thar II
vas on McCzrran, and that as soon a. III. daI.-
gates got home and talked things over with
their neighbors there would D. a wave ot iudfs-
nation that would sweep over the entire state
Mr.. METZ INCENsED.
Controller Metz. who walked out OF the cor
vention with the McCarren men when his friend
was unseated, spoke his mind freely yesterday
The man that pictured the Democratic party
as a jackass knew his business commented
the Controller. his Office Putting stripes
on IT, too. won't cover up the ears aIIuding
20 Tarnnany's control OF the SKATE convention.
The Controller said the UnseatIng Of Senator
NlcCar-en and the Kings County delegates who
followed his leadership was n damned out
rage and ne added
You couldn't print al I think It was. It'd
take two columns OF d2shes and use up ton
much space"
The Controller heaped odiun or the politicians
who he said would pat you TIE back ana
knife you
I'm sick OF this game where you call a fellow
names In the morning. fight at noon and drink
with him in the evening. There IS no manhood
in this game, where men patted McCarren on the