The sun., 1908-05-25
CHAIRMANCONNERS has HOPES
PARTY CAN'T BEAT ANYBODY If
1T CAN'T BEAT HUGHES.

why Didn't He Favor Three Cent Fare to
Conoy island and Get PopulaFity7-SAs
70 Bryan, There Might he Stronger
Candidate, but This State IL Easy.
Chairman William j. Conners OF the Demo-
cratic State committee, who has been in
town several days at the Hotel Kniclrer-
booker, Ii going mp to Albany this morning.
There 10 to be hearing before the Senate
Judiciary Committee to-day on the Nc
Carren bill which is aimed to prevent the
tactics employed ut the Carnegie Hall con-
vention and provides that the qualifications
Of delegates II disputed shall be passed upon
by county Judges.
MIR. Conners said that he had no intention
OF appearing In opposition to the bill but
that he believed that the Democrats Of the
State, even those outside Of the organiza-
ton, we're opposed to it.
~ do not believe that the sentiment Of
Democrats generally said Mr.. Conners,
"is in favor Of allowing Republican county
judges to make up the rolls Of Democratic
conventions. This bill would put it in
their hands. for there are over fifty Re-
publican county judges, believe
Mr.. Connsrs did not care to make any
prediction as to the fate OF tho bill.
You can't tell what will happen, he
rem and Hughes get together" MIR. Conners
appeared to be rather jubilant over the
Governors veto OF the Coney Island five
cent fare measure.
"Let the Republicans renominate Mr..
Hughes if they want TO-" said the chairman
I've got to say is that II we can't beat Hughes
next fall we can't beat any one Mr.. Hughes
Of two years ago and Mr.. Hughes Of o-day
are very different men. He seems to be a
reformer on the side Of the corporations.
Everybody knows the history of the Brook.
iyn Rapid Transit, and he knows it as well
as any one. He ought to have come out
for a three cent fare. What he did yes
terday the people won't forget"
Mr.. Conners declined to indicate his pref
erence as to the candidate at Denver. AS
to Mr.. Bryan's chances he said
am strongly Of the opinion that II Mr.
Bryan isn't nominated on either the first
or second ballot he will be defeated. His
chances seem to depend largely on what
the Southern States do. The Democratic
the nation this year that It hasn't had in
years.
What ! believe the party wants is man
who would be strong in States like New
York and Indiana. but II it is between Taft
and Bryan, firmly believe that Mr.. Bryan
WOulu win. lnere ara JOU,UU inen OUT oI
employment in this State and idle locomo-
tives and freight cars piled up orAthe tracks
Over 200. Of those men are trained me-
chanics and business men. They have been
out Of employment since the panic.
Some folks may talk about Mr.. Taft
being conservative. but MIR. Taft has
come ont squarely and made a pledge to
carry out theee very same policies OF Mr..
Roosevelt. That is Mr.. Taft's platform
and he can't 60 hack on it
The Democratic State convention, Mr..
Conners said, would be held in the latter
part Of September at Saratoga. Rochester
or Syracuse.
IT'S too early to talk candidates" he
said. referring to the State ticket. "There'n
be a bunch Of them. anyway. l believe
New York State will certainly go Demo-
cratic. We haven't had conditions like
these in years and you'll see plenty Of can
diolates for the nomination this time, mark
my words" ..