The sun., 1908-04-18
M'CGUUEN MEN TALK FIGHT
MEETING ~ 4 WEEK or so TO
DECIDE THEIR ACTION.

HrOOklyn senator says It May ne Held Here
Or Up state-Appeal to the Courts or
tie Denver COnN entlOn Kings, Ho
says, VIII Keep Him M Leader.
Senator McCaren came down from
Albany last night and had a conference
a. the Hoffman House with some Of his
friends. The Senator frankly admitted
nat the purpose Of the conference was to
discuss the aavisabilty Of concerted action
10 nulliiy az far as possible the resolutions
assed at Wednesday nights convention
making the new State committee and
authorizing the committee to send carpet
Iaggers into Kings and other counties to
''econstruct' the Democratic party.
so far as Kings Is concerned, senator
McCarren said. "the committee cannot
reorganize .he party in that county. II
there is any reorganization TO be done
Tat reorganization must be done according
Ia law. That means that the people at the
Urinary elections decide who shal be their
representatives at the State convention
and who shall be their representatives on
the State committee. Now for Murphy
and Conners to step in and say, because
l'lsy happen to have the domination Of the
state convention, to the people Of Brooklyn,
We won't let you name your own repre-
ientatives; We will pick out for you the men
We want is not only a high handed Outrage
but is against every tenet Of Democracy
What Murphy and Corners did Is
bound to react to the disadvantage tf
the party at the coming election and in
the Mayoralty election next year. As
lave stated, the people ohoose their leaders
at the primaries and the State convention
cannot legally usurp that privilege. |
am still the leader OF the Democratic party
IN Kings and will continue to be the leader
until the September primaries. II | am
eaten then | will willingly step down
and out for all time, but ] do not intend
10 do 80 because the State convention,
controlled by a couple of autocrats, un-
lion by the voters Of Brooklyn at the
primaries
Il was not surprised at what hap
rened on Wednesday night. knew
what was coming, but | was surprised
that Murphy and Conners did not
throw out Of the convention all the
delegates who were elected with me
n the primaries | have been told that
several Tammany Hall leaders tried to
call Murphy or, but that he refused to
listen TO them. Senator Grady refused
TO be the chairman Of the committee on
credentials. because he knew the dirty
work that would be required Of him and
Was not willing TO be an active party to the
carrying out Of such an outrage as was
perpetrated on Wednesday night.
There is not the least doubt that the
action taken by the convention was abso-
lutely illegal So far as this city is con-
csrped II was a contravention Of the pri-
mary law and so far as those counties are
concerned 10 which the primary law does
not apply they also we're deprived OF their
legal rights because the general election
Law gives the right to the Senate districts
81 those counties TO name their own mem
lie's Of the State committee. But this right
and precedent was ruthlessly ignored by
couple of individuals who having a
ma iority OF the convention behind them
made up the committee H. suit themselves,
Mr. McCarren was GOT prepared last night
10 intimate what form the movement 10
fight the Murphy and Conners coup would
Eke.
Within a week or ten days he said,
there will be a conference either in this
uty or up State Of Democratic leaders
who cannot stomach the deal that was
brought on on Wednesday night and at
that conference there will be representa-
tives from at least thirty-fve counties.
Until that meeting has been held 1t will
not I've known whether the protest which
IS to be made will be presented to the courts
or 10 the Democratic national convention,
In the former case the protest would be
based on the illegality Of the proceedings
Of Wednesday night, because Of the viola
ton Of the primary and general election
laws. and in the other contesting delega-
ton would be sent 10 Denver, Those are
matters. however, which will be discussed
and determined upon when the conference
which we have arranged is held
Mr.. McCarren admitted that the recon
struction by the Murphy -Conners COM
mittee Of the Democratic party in Brooklyn
would mean that the election machinery
would be taken away from him this year,
But he added. Il snail win out easily
at the September primaries no matter
how many Tammany election inspectors
are appointed
Asked for his opinion as to the effect
the happenings Of Wednesday night would
have on the election this year Mr.. McCarren
replied Il have already told you that thirty.
FIVE counties are in revolt, and that ought
10 give you some idea Of the ominous out
look