Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
CALLS TAMMANY HALL
Senator McCarren Issues an
UItimatum.
FIGHT ON KINGS COUNTY
Almost Dwarfs Interest in the Ma
tional Convention.
BRYAN ADVOCATES KEEP BUSY
Story Told of the Split With Hearst
in the Late Gubernatorial
Election.
FIGHT ON KINGS COUNTY
BRYAN ADVOCATES KEEP BUSY

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 15-The fight in the
committee of credentials over the seating
of the AIcCarren delegates in Brooklyn
held up the democratic state convention,
which had been scheduled to meet again
at noon today. The situation was one Of
the most complicated that ever confronted
a similar gathering of democrats. After
an all-night fight which rested at 4 o'clock
this morning. the committee on creden-
tials met again today at the Victoria Ho-
tel at 10 o'clock and the fight was re-
sumed.
| Chairman Bulger Of the committee said
that 1t was not likely that the committee
would he able to report it's decisions to
the convention until late hour, and at
all events it appeared apparent that the
convention would not be called before
3 clock.
Everything appeared TO be in confusion.
That Senator McCarren was planning
| fight on the floor of the convention was
evident. but he would not outline his
plans 1t was said on good authority
that there would be no minority report
| from the committee on resolutions, as the
| move of the Bryan men from that quar-
ter had been effectually squelched.
1t was more than ever evident that Will
liam j. Corners and Charles F. Murphy
intended to carry out In its every detail
their plan to oust McCarren and McCabe
of Albany.
At o'clock the fight was still waging
hot before the committee on credentials.
Looked for Delay.
There was little prospect early today
that the second session of the democratic
stats convention would begin at noon the
appointed time. The election of national
delegates to the Denver convention and
the selection of presidential electors was
almost forgotten in the excitement over
the contest Senator p. H. McCarren, lead
er Of the Kings county democracy. is
making to secure the seating Of his dele
gates from sixteen Of the contested dis
tricts.
After an all nights battle before the
committee on credentials Senator McCar-
rem delivered an ultnhatum to Tammany
Hall that that organization keep its
| hands OF the Kings county delegation. 1t
was shortly before 4 o'clock this morning,
| at the hearing before the credentials COM
! mittee that the Kings county senator, ad
dressing Daniel Cohanal who is at the
head Of the law committee of Tammany
Hall and Leader Charles F. Murphys per-
sonal representative. said:
Demands a Hearing.
II hold 1t to be no part of your duty,
| or any mans, to question the figures cast
at any election. 1 speak of Kings county
| now. All we in Kings county ask of you
In New York is to mind your own busi-
ness, and we will undertake to mind our
business. We do nots seek your advice
and we will not tolerate it. And we will
find our way to make our wishes known
to you If you fail to observe our answer
Probably by means Of republican
judge you can tie up national con-
vention as you tied up a state conven-
tion." interrupted Cohalan.
| 1T rs a serious matter when case of
| this kind Is brought before your COM
mittee on contested Seats continued the
senator. 1T is within the province of
this committee to deal justly with all the
| facts
ecutive session and find out about it,"
! continued Cohalan.
That's all l ask" retorted McCarren;
land I will be there
| A few minutes later the committee,
| which had been In session since shortly
| before q o'clock last night. adjourned to
| meet at 10 o'clock this morning.
When the committee adjourned there
yet remained several contests in Kings,
Herkimer and other counties to be dis
posed of before the convention could be
called to order. The committee on national
dele gates and presidential electors could
| not complete It's task of making up the
| lists OF delegates and electors until the
contests had been decided; in fact, the
| whole machinery of the convention
| awaited the completion of the report of
| the credentials committee.
Bryan Men Busy.
Friends Of William ]. Bryan promised to
add to the excitement of today's session
of the convention by attempting to secure
a vote on "a resolution calling for an in
structed delegation for Bryan to the ma
tional convention. The committee on reso-
lutions at last nights meeting voted down
| a motion to substitute Bryan instruc-
tion resolutions for the one adopted by
the subcommittee. which calls for an unin-
structed delegation, and Norman f. Mack
| OF Buffalo gave notice that he expected
| to present a minority report to the con-
! vention.
! II was toward the close Of the long and
| exciting battle before the committee on
! credentials that the Kings county leader
took the floor In answer to charges Of
| fraud and corruption that had been made
| against him by the opposition in the four
teenth assembly district Of Kings.