The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-16
TENSE AND DRAMATIC
SCENES IN CONVENTION
McCarrOn Delegates Tn
seated; Alton B. Parker
Heads big Four
. lRr Asaoelated rreasl

Kew York. April le The demo
cratic state convention ADJOURNED at
1850 a. N.
state senator Patrick H. McCarren,
leader 81 the Kings county democracy
was unseaied as deiegme 10 the
neriy's state convention IN Carnegie
hall 10 select representatives 10 The
Denver national convention, after
4Wo aats' bitter contest before the
eommiitec on credentials He was
alternately erected with cheers and
derlgite cries when he finally address
~ the convention and he was INSULT
"a hv "A man on the platform near
him. The senator told this man he
would talk 10 him outside the hall.
Amid scenes tense and dramatic IN
li,e extreme he first appealed 10 the
convention 10 refuse sanction TO ma
i6rity reports OF those who, he said
werc excluding him from place in the
party councils 20 which he had been
chosen by his democratic constitu-
euts. lie threatened the Tammans
delegates with ihe atatment that
the pians 20 psi him outside the party
lines we're carried no one in the con
vention would live l0nX enough TO
Nft lilt titfllbn ~ fhO'hNi N'NhSNt -
" inayor OF New York City.
The senator's speech was attended
bv unnaual and picturesque circum-
stances. FRrom the time he entered
the hall he received the cheers OF the
loyal followers but the majority
were against him aud the counter
demonstrations were great in volume.
lie made his fight calmly and courag-
eously The proceedings were at
tended with much disorder and coniu-
sion ia which both the McCarren
men and their opponents nartcipai-
al Tine two days waiting for the
committees report affected the dele
gates. and they showed the strain dur
ine The long roll call on the adoption
of The majority report
rhe business for which ihe conNen-
tlon was assembled the selection of
delegates to The national convention,
me nomination Of presidential elec-
TORS ana The adoption OF a platform,
was almost Orgotten IN the excite
ment over the MeCarren contest
When the vote was announced Me-
CArren with his followers rose and
lell the hall while their friends in
the ggflery gave them parting
cheer Another cheer greeted Bird
s coler OF Kings as he and his iel-
low delegates entered 10 take the
nla,,s OF the McCafren men. Senator
Mc(arren said that he would carry
ihe fight 10 The Denver convention,
After lie settlement OF the McCar-
rem and other contests the conycn.
tl0n proceeded with It's task and nam
ed i delegate and electors. and adopt
Il platform. The platform reads as
follows
.the democracy of the state oi
New York in convention assembled,
hereby declares as follows;
we believe thai the democracy ui
The nation by The strength of lts 20
sition on questions of great public
impOriauee and by The blunders and
eXtravagauces OF the republican pariS
has this wear presented 10 it an un
usual opportunity io return 20 IN,
control OF the government ol the
eouniry, and 20 that end we believe
that every sacrifice which patriotism
may sngpeal ur public sentiment re
ouire should be made bl all members
0l lhe party ip order 10 again pul
democratic principles into actual on
eraiion la the administration of The
affairs og The government
Afe believe that as the country d
efeaieg than the party, 80 is the part,
eceater than ans of its members am.
therefore personal ambition and in
difidual preferment must give VA,
10 ihe good of The many aud the ui
unph 0i inc aause.
We hold that Tie democratic lra
diions bound up as they are ih'
greatest iu The history nl HE country
feauire hat national convention
should le gatherings Of the Dest in
ieileol. the ipesl Judgment and th'
most unselish patriotism Of the paf'
i0f The purpose Of studying the needs
and surviving for ihe welfare oi th'
souHlry ai large
And therefore, we reprusenun'
lhe party in ihe greatest state OF th'
union. a state whose electoral Not'
ia essential 10 democratic victory
With no anlinOsity or hostility fe'
any candidate, and animated only b'
devotion io the principles OF the par
ty fali upon the democracy Of tn'
country 10 send in Denver ia Jul
next. Unlnstructed unietierd aud an,
mplcdsed. their ablest strongest an'
mosl representative men, 10 the enc
thai out of Tie aeliberatioa and con
snllauon oi such men there may Do
ihen and there nominated dcke
which VIII rally 90 iis support ~
iadmnrlif c0nNflrnee and vote ol
majority u he ciiizcns of ihe coun
iry
Alton y Parker. New York; Chas
l Murphy. Lenie Nixon. New York