The sun., 1908-09-14
NO PEACE FOR DEMOCRATS
CONNERS SAYS MURPHY WON'T
AGREE TO-. HARMONY PLAN,

CONNERS SAYS MURPHY WON'T
AGREE TO- HARMONY PLAN,
90 Cassidy and Coler VIII BE on Hant
with Contestiug Delegations ant
They Say They VIII BE Seated Con
ners Denies That Erie 10 for Adam
RooHKsrER. Sept. 1s.-All indications
tonight point directly to another turbu.
lent Democratic State convention. This
to be sure. Is a matter Of course. The
policy Of kicking Democrats out Of State
conventions in these latter times was
adopted in 1902 by David r. Hill. who
started his Coler campaign by bouncing
out Edward Murphy's men of Troy
Judge Herriok's delegates from Albany
and Smith Weeds men from Clinton.
There was the usual and natural result
on election day. Two years ago al
Buffalo there was a repetition OF this
policy and Hearst was beaten at the polls
The fact, though. that the rest Of the
ticket scraped In by an insignificant
plurality encouraged the Democratic
bouncers, and again last spring right
fully elected delegates were unseated
In the Carnegie Hall convention.
Chairman Conners remarked tonight
with the utmost candor that Charles F.
Murphy will not agree to any compro-
mise or harmony plan which would in
clude Senator McCarren of Brooklyn or
the anti-Cassidy men in Queens. Mr..
Murphy and Mr.. Cassidy have had a
talk end Cassidy is to come here to-
morrow with contests framed in all four
districts OF Queens and sends word in ad-
vance that his men are to be seated.
Bird s. Coler arrived tonight and openly
proclaims that the MCGUIRE and Doyle
men are to be seated In the convention,
the first session Of which is to be held on
Tuesday.
II Chairman Conners is as sincere for
harmony as he appears to be he could
without the slightest doubt effectually
check Tammany's chieftain, but will Con-
ners do II? All, there's the rub
The home rule Democrats are to be
here In force and are to advise among
themselves as to the wisdom Of intro
ducing a resolution into the convention
demanding the resembling Of the action
Of the Carnegie Hall convention last
spring In giving the convention the power
TO name State committeeman. This mat
ter was called to Chairman Conners e
attention tonight.
Let them introduce their resolution" I"
said he. That's all the good it will do
them. Those committeeman named by
the convention last spring were elected
for two years, and that's all there Is to
that
For a number Of months the Home
Rulers have smarted under the work Of
the convention and they have beaten
easily and heavily the State committee
men 80 named by the Murphy Conn ers
combination. Yet it is not at all certain
tonight that the Home Rulers are p
introduce that resolution. They are
merely discussing it now. and not until
the delegates arrive Is there to be serious
sction taken one way or the other.
By the act Of the Carnegie Hall con-
vention eighteen State committeeman
not amenable to the mandates of Mr..
Conners and Mr.. Murphy were thrown out.
six from Kings. three from New York,
and 30 on through the State. One Of the
bitterest disputes provoked at the time
was caused by the unseating OF John
W. Potter Of Oneida and the substitution
Of Harry 8. Patten. The home rulers
had their conference at Utica and for
mally and caustioally arraigned the
Corners people. and at the pri-
mary elections this fall they have won
I'LL along the line.
Brother Bob Chanler rushed into town
tonight and confidently announced that
Brother Lewis Is to be nominated for
Governor. Brother Bob In his friendly
way further declared that Chairman Con-
ners promised Brother Lewis the nomina-
ton as early as last May and that since
then Mr. Conners has been at work con-
stantly in all the country counties for
Chanler. In other words, Mr. 'Conners has
done precisely the work for Chanler that
be did for Hearst two years ago. Brother
Bob, still speaking Of Brother Lewis,
continued:
Brother Conners Is sincerely committed
b Brother Lewis. fail to find any
body who Is not friendly to Brother Lewis.
Putnam and Dutohess are
sither instructed or committed, and
Greene and Ulstor are practically In the
same boat for Brother Lewis"
But then there is that fine Mayor OF
Buffalo. James M. Adam, the reformer,
trotted out by Senator McCarren in an
statement several evenings
lgo. Sheriff Smith Of Erie had no hesi-
ancy In asserting tonight that at an
poll OF the twenty-seven dele |
yates for the county the majority were
or Adam. The delegation Is to vote
inder the unit rule and Mr.. Conners is
o be its chairman.
That is not So said Conners when |
smiths statement was repeated to him. !
j believe the delegation will vote for |
Ihanler. As a matter Of fact the dele !
yates ! have talked with to-day are for |
Chanler'
There is strong talk beneath the sur
ace for D-Cady Herrick, and William +.
'heehan and other Democrats have called |
'1r. Murphy's attention to the strength
II Mayor Mcclellan, and still others be-
ieve W. Carl Ely should be the man.
'oler's candidate is William B. Ellison,
Of Frank X. Pendleton as
corporation Counsel for New York city.
oler declared at Denver that he himself
vas to be nominated this fall for Cover
nor, that Mr.. Murphy had so told him.
Evidently q cog has slipped. as Coler is
'ow chanting the praises OF Ellison.
Then too up bobs Representative Will
am Sulzer. who asserted tonight that
~ had seventy-two delegates pie lge1 to
i'm. all from the upper counties. Onon-
aga he added .is especially strong for him.
he opinion prevails among the home
ulers. though, that this convention and
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