The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
CONNERS IS ENJOINED
McCarren Gets Courts Aid
to Seat His Delegates.
MURPHY AS PEACEMAKER NOW
VIII he Kept on Tenn
porary Roll of New York state
Democratic COnveBtiOn-Progre
Sive League VIII Try to Get Bry-
ans Name Before Delegates.

New York, April l3-senator Pat Me
CaTren. Of Kings County, has hit back
at Charles F. Murphy and William J.
Conners in their plan TO throw him and
his delegation out of the Democratic
state convention tomorrow, before they
had "A chance to strike their first blow.
This afternoon he obtained from SUI
preme Court Justice Crane In Brooklyn.
a temporary order restraining the State
committee and officers OF the convention
itself and its committees from unseating
his delegates.
Just before the State committee was
called to order at the Victoria Hotel to
make up the temporary roll of the con-
veution, the order Of the court was
served on the members, who hung about
The corridors and buzzed about waiting
for instructions from Murphy The order
estops the committee and John Doe.
the temporary chairman, and Richard
Roe" the permanent chairman OF the
convention, from throwing out the Ne
Carren delegates. 1t is made returnable
on Wednesday morning at 1880 o'clock. in
Brooklyn. where it must be argued.
The leaders OF the organization began
preparations for d fight just as soon as
the notices from Justice Crane were
served. They made arrangements at
once to have Daniel F. Cohalan go before
q justice to have the order Of the Brook
lyn court vacated, and It was said that
this action would be taken
''Yes, the order was served on me- said
Mr.. Conners. "But it don't bother me.
They must have guilty eonsciences. Nc
Carren is ascribing to US an intention
that does not exist"
Chairman Conners has announced that
there will be a two-day session Of the
convention. Mayor Mcclellan, who had
been invited by Chairman Conners and
other Democratic leaders to be one Of the
deiegates-at-large TO the Denver eonven-
ton, announced that he would be unable
TO serve as a delegate, as it would re-
quire his absence from the city for nearly
two weeks. and his business would de-
mand his presence here.
Lieut.. Gov. Chanler, it was announced
later. also informed Chairman Corners
and Mr.. Murphy that he does not de-
sire 20 be a delegate
Besides the contesting delegations
against the McCarren delegates from
Brooklyn. other contests will be made
against the Carlisle delegation, from JEFF
ferson; the McCabe delegation from Al
bany. and the Bulger delegation. from
Oswego.
Chairman Is IcORoclastic.
Leaders. said that the situation was one
of the most remarkable that they had
ever seen. They declared Chairman Con-
ners was fer throwing out of the con-
vention the McCarren. MeCabe. Bulger.
and Carlisle delegations. although the evil
dence was that these delegations had been
elected beyond question. Leader Murphy
they said. was trying TO restrain Corners
in the interest Of harmony. 1t was point
ed out that Corners and Murphy together
control the convention and that no prac-
tical end would be served by throwing
ont the anti-Conners men.
Chairman Corners has established him
self in headquarters in the Hotel Victoria
Leader Murphy engaged a suite OF rooms
in the Victoria not FAR from Conners
room 10 serve as his headquarters during
the convention proceedings.
ProEresSives Are Busy.
The Progressive Democratic League Of
New F9~S state opened headquarters in