New-York tribune., 1908-07-07

| SENATOR PATRICK H. MCARREN.
Who fought unsuccessfully for recognition at
Denver
| portant consideration Whether Newlands VIII
he the man is a question but the fact that he is
being discussed by Murphy and Sheehan proves
that the leaders have little faith in the vote VIM
ming qualities of any of the favorte sons whose
booms are stuck the horizon
The second dose of discipline was administered
| to Iudee Parker when the New York delegation
met in caucus at noon i'll the Brown Palace.
| Lewis Nixon was appointed chairman of the SUD
| committee of ten members on the platform, WIN
Mr. Parker second on the list This means tnat
the subcommittee will hand over to Parker
what Murphy wishes to have presented before
the full committee resolutions, and Parker
will perform the purely clerical function of pre-
senting the Murphy product to the full commit
| fee Judge Parker was named the New York
member Of tbs committee resolutions
.FINGEY" CONNERs PREsIDEs.
William J. Conners presided at the opening Of
| the caucus Martin w. Littleton was substituted
| for ex-Justice Morgan J. OBrien on rollcall
| Andrew A Mclean. of Newburg, was elected
chairman of the caucus. Mr.. Conners offered
| resolution making Charles F. Murphy chairman
| of the delegation. Ihere was. 10 OpJecttoI"
| Daniel F. Cehalan was elected as the New York
| member Of the credentials committee; Senator
| Thomas F. Grady of that rules and order and
| Judge Parker of that on resolutions: Charles A
| Burke of Malone voted against Judge Parker.
| Then came the motion to appoint sub-cOm-
mittee of ten resolutions to meet in the after
| noon at the Shirley. Charles p. Williams. of
Wayne County offered draft Of an anti-in-
junction plank, similar to one desired by Samuel
| Gompers 1t was read and referred without de-
| bate to the subcommittee
Mr. Mclean announced the following sub
| committee on resolutions: Lewis Nixon. Alton
| B. Parker, Thomas F. Grady. Daniel F. Cohalan.
| James K Mcclure Robert w. Chaner, Bird S.
| Coler, Martin W. LittIeton, Edward 4: Coates
| worth and NJ. j. Walsh. -.'-
Big Tim" Sullivan made speech when Nor
man E Mack announced that each delegate
| would have three seats for distribution among
| his friends. You'd better capture few more
| seats" said Sullivan giving Mack an ley stare
| Tim" has a trainload Of constituents with him
| and he wants them to the show.
That finished up the work of the first caucus
| of the delegation which adjourned to meet at
| 10 o'clock to morrow, when it will receive the
! report of the sub committee on resolutions and
| choose a national committeeman. Norman E.
| Mack is a candidate to succeed himself. State
| Chairman Conners says he will not accept
| promotion to Mack's place Conners says 1t
| would be like kicking him upstairs.
why don't they take you for Vice President" ?"
| asked reporter.
We'll young feller," replied Conners grimly
| they might go further and do good deal
| worse Conners is i'll favor of going outside
| the state for ice-Presidential candidate.
FIVE PLANKS DEBATED
The sub committee of ten on resolutions met
! in Charles F. Murphy's suite in the Shirley at
| $3.50 o'clock and debated five planks in the pro-
| posed platform for two hours without result
| Samuel Gompers. Samuel Prince and James
Duncan representing organized labor, urged the
| COMMITTEES to advocate including in the platform
| the anti-injunction plank presented to the Chi
| cago convention. The sub committee. with Mr..
| Nixon presiding, heard their arguments. but
| made no promises 1t is understood that in the
| debate Judge Parker told the committee that he
was against radical nti-injunction plank; also
one providing for the physical valuation of rail-
| roads, the guaranteeing of bank deposits the
| licensing of corporations by the federal gov
| ernment and the proposed amendment to the
| Sherman law exempting farmers and working
| men from its operations
Daniel F. Cohalan went into the meeting with
| copies of planks which he assumed the deIega-
| ton would stand for. His tentative draft was
| read but did not meet with approval At 8: 80
| o'clock the meeting broke up
I'VE discussed rough draft of the platform
which we hope to have indorsed sody by the
| New York delegation" said Chairman Nixon
| I'VE did not get together but shall agree before
! we quit and the platform want will have
! the solid support of our delegation"
we made some progress but shall re-
sumo our discussion at o'clock Tonight said
ex-Judge Parker
| What we are trying to do said Martin W.
| Iittleton lis to frame d platform which we
| believe will meet with the approval OF all the
| states We did not make much progress. as
| there is divergence Of views among the con-
| ferrees The planks we debated are those which
| have been under discussion both by the Repub-
licans and Democrats-the anu-injunction. the
| physical valuation of railroads, the licensing of
corporations and the guaranteeing of bank de-
| posits These are important matters, and IL Is
| not surprising that We could pet agree at the
| first meeting. ,f--3@s'-. -. =
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