The Washington herald., 1908-04-16

George n. Thatcher, of Albany.
james Sehwartzenbach, of Steaben.
Francis PeadletOns Of New York.
Williams +. Rafferty,. OF OnOndnga.
New York. April 5.-The Democratic
convention flung Senator McCarren out
to-day. and decided that the party in
Kings requires reconstruction, to borrow
a word favored by the days after the
war in the conquered provinces of the
South.
The convention did its work at night
after long session Of the fercest and
bitterest conflict OF years.
Murphy, while smashing MeCarren.
saved AIcCabe. of Albany. from the wrath
of Corners, and has demonstrated that
mis- viii in the organization is supreme.
On the floor of the convention MeCar-
ren predicted that no man there would
ever see another Democratic mayor Of
New York. and declared that Brooklyn
would never submit TO Tammauy rule.
The vote that east him oQt was 525 TO S.
McCarren seemed 70 have nine lives.
He fought every step, every inch, never
retreating, never sidestepping, but facing
his factional Democratic foes with rigidi-
~, calmness, and intense determination.
1t was a desperate battle.
At times McCarren seemed TO have a
majority of the committee with him. men
who could not see lasting good to the
Democratic party in the State in precipi-
tating such a struggle in Presidential
and gubernatoriaI year
No Democrat seemed to have an ade-
quate reason 10 give for this bitterly de-
termined effort TO dethrone McCarren as
Democratic chieftain of Kings and to put
Bird S. Coler in his place, save that
Charles F. Murphy had attempted TO
make the five boroughs Of New York City
a Tammany unit in organization politics.
Delegates Uninstructed.
The platform, which was read by Sena-
tor Grady. sends the delegates-at-large
and their alternates uninstructed to the
Denver convention, and on motion OF
Senator Grady "A resolution which pro-
vides that the New York delegation to
Denver shall vote under the unit rule
was adopted unanimously.
The delegates were named by a com
mittee headed by Arthur A. Mclean, and
Alton B. Parker is made the chairman
of the State delegation, instead Of Lewis
Nixon, an Out-and-Out Bryan man.
The report Of the Mclean committee
was unanimously adopted Mr. Conners
goes as a delegate from the Twelfth Con.
gressional district of New York City
William F. Sheehan is a delegate from
the Thirteenth district Of New York City
Senator Grady introduced a resolution
which was unanimously adopted. that tht
New York delegation to the national con
vention shall vote under the unit rule.
Committee in Deadlock.
The session Of the convention which
was 10 begin at noon was postponed t
$50 in the afternoon. At the later houl
the committee on contested seats wa.
not ready to report. They were a tousleC
and frowsled body of men. Without sleeI
and without food and drink save tn,
fiimsiest OF snacks they were worn. irrf
table, and pestiferously nervous. Pulled
and hauled this way and that, cracked a
by Chairman Corners. of the State com
mittee, battered and threatened BY Charles
+. Murphy. of Tammany. and whackes
and battered or all sides by the adherent.
OF the two dominating spirits Of the Dem
oeratlc State organization, they were ap
pealed 10 by GIcCarren and by McCarren'
friends all over the State not TO "unjustl,
and unfairly pitch out McCarren" from
Democratic gathering.
BuIger MeCarren's Friend.
Charles n. Bulger. of Oswego, Chairman
Of the committee on contested seats, hal
dozen interviews with both Corners an
Murphy. lie savagely said 10 them tha
he could not fairly sign any report o
the committee against McCarren. At on
time he declared fatty that he wOul
not sign such report. Murphy and Con
ners were disturbed by this obstrepero.ls
ness, but they believed they could fore
Bulger 10 do their bidding.
Il was desperate situation. II beeam
more vicious as the day wore on. an,
the afternoon session of the couventio,
was postponed and postponed.
The effort TO slaughter McCarren vii
be remembered years hence. It is no
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