New-York tribune., 1908-09-15
BLOW TO M'CARREN
State Committee Seats Opposing
Delegates an Kings.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Rochester, Sept. LIT is certain that there
will be a fierce fight in the convention. led by
Senator Patrick H McCarren. The state COM
mittee at a meeting held at the Whitcombe
House tonight placed on the temporary roll
Of the convention the anti-McCarren delegates
in the 9Th and 9th districts in Kings County.
This done on the demand Of Charles Z.
Murphy who, In spite of all efforts during the
day to get him to agree to truce with NC
Carren insisted that he would not enter into
any such agreement
Other contesting delegations were placed on
the temporary roll in districts where the Home
Rule Democracy had 1t is pretty posi-
tive tonight that the home rulers whose dele
gates were ignored will join McCarren in any
fight he may make. The Senator says he does
not want to talk fight before the committee on
contested seats has passed on the contests Ihere
is little doubt that the committee will seat the
anti-McCarren delegates
Joseph Cassidy, of Queens County. who was
/, defeated in all four districts in that county by
the Harvey Gresser combination, withdrew his
notice of contest at the last minute. 1t Is
thought that Charles F. Murphy. who is anxious
to see Cassidy in control in Queens thought
that perhaps it would be too great task for
him to attempt too much Of the outlaw order.
If the committee on contested seats decides
against the McCarren delegates in the 9th and
9th districts the Senator will withdraw all his
delegates from the convention, but ne will not
do It until he has expressed himself in the
forcible way for which he is noted. he Will
also offer resolution calling on the convention
to instruct the various delegations to elect
new state committee unseating the men VINO
were placed on it by the strong-arm methods
of Conners and Murphy at the Carnegie Han
convention in the spring
When John A. Mason clerk Of the state COM
v,i++ee read the temporary roll last night he
announced that there were contesttng deiega-
ttons from the 9th and 9th districts, in Kings
county. In the 9th District the credentials were
offered bv F. II. Thompson, the McCarren lead
or who defeated W. H. MCGUIRE by four votes
Mcclure filed notice of contest. On vote to
decide whether the Mcclure or the Thompson
delegates should be seated MCGUIRE won, ana
McCarren was defeated by a vote of 40 to D.
The six McCarren votes were cast by Senator
McCarren himself, who held the state commit
tee proxy of Conrad Hasenfug; Louis T. Fuhr-
man. Of Erie; Daniel Sheehan, OF Chemung;
William B. Harper, Of the ayuga-Seneca-Cort-
land district; George E. Van Kennan, of st.
Lawrence and Franklin, and ]. W. Fleming
who held the proxy of Francis I. Malloy' OF
Rensselaer,.
When il came TO the second contest in Kings
the delegates of William H Doyle, who was de-
feated at the primaries by McCarrens man, z
J. Carley, were seated by the same vote
Conteeting delegates were also seated in three
districts in Oneida, the 1st District In Chautau-
qua and the Herkimer district In the Oneida
districts the delegates of Harry S. Patten. the
state committeeman. put in at the Carnegie con-
vention were seated although at the recent
primaries he was badly beaten by the forces
who were turned out in Carnegie Hall In the
io+ ha Frank
wore thrown down in favor, of Thomas P. Hef-
fernan's friends.
One OF the most humorous things about the
meeting was a little harmony speech made by
William J. Conners. chairman of the state COM
1nittee Just before the McCarren delegates were
set aside, a step that he knew was coming
Joseph Cassidy. of Queens made few remarks
vithdra wing his contests. He said that al
though he had intended putting up vigorous
fight he had decided to subordinate his per-
sonai interests to the good of the party, that
In SO much as this was Presidential year and
party chickering's likely to injure the ma
tional ticket he would not press his objections
To the seating Of the Harvey-Gresser delegates.
Chairman Conners smiled all over like a full
moon as he thanked Cassidy for his thoughtful
ness and self-effacement in the interests OK
harmony. This certainly looks like harmony
along the line" he said He was applauded
vigorously as Cassidy had been Then came
the blow against McCarren followed by the
turning down of the Home Rule delegates.
NorninaIly the members of the committee on
contested seats to be appointed by the conven-
ton tomorrow will select it's chairman.
If this office had been picked in advance by the
bosses 1t could not be positively determined last
night It was said however, that George w.
Patten. of Niagara. might be chosen for that
most unpleasant task