The Washington herald., 1908-04-16
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459 delegates to the convention were bit
terly opposed to the policy Of conners
and Murphy, Dozens of delegates said
beneath their bresths that it was "a
dirty outrage" and when they learned
that Bulger was a recalcitrant too, they
were delighted.
Bulge. contended TO both Corners and
Murphy that the contestants in Kings
County had not presented anything like
legal evidence TO win the claim in throw
ing out McClrrens delegates.
Bosses Edict Goes Out.
But Conners and Murphy had decided
that MeCarren must go; that his State
committeeman in Kings must be turned
against him, and that subcommittee of
Eve of the new State committee must
proceed to Brooklyn as soon as this con-
vention a1jOurns and raorganize the
Kings County Democratic organizations
in the interests of Murphy and his ad-
herents. James Shevlin and Coler.
Still. McCarren fought every inch of
the ground. Untiringly. with a vigilance
and resource seldom seen on political
battlefield. he rallied his forces, exhorting
them to withstand ell threats and cajol-
cries, and to remember that whether lie
was 10 be politically alive or dead. Brook
lyn would never become the field of Tam
many Hall
McCauen had been without a wink Of
sleep for two days. He wouldn't leave
the committee room. and Democrats from
VI the State, friendly 70 him. impIored
Murphy and Corners 10 quit and TO
forego efforts which they said could only
end in general disasteF, not Only in the
State campaign this year. but In the city
campaign for mayor, comptroller, and
presidents Of the boroughs next year
McCarren, in any event, proclaimed that
he would so before the convention, and
that he would raise the mightiest storm
a State convention had witnessed in the
history OF the party.
Committee Not Ready.
Late in the afternoon it was made
known that the committee on contested
seats was in a deadlock and could not
be induced 10 proceed against AIcCarren
as Murphy and Conners had dictated
This was followed by the hope that Mur-
ply and COnners would Fecede from their
attitude against McCarren, fearing lest
the convention in open session would
stand by MeCarren. AS the desperate
situation became more desperate. there
were indications that the convention it
self might become an aI-night affair.
Meantime. the Bryanites headed by Au-
gustus and Harry ". Walker. had de-
ciGed not 10 submit a minority report or
platform, but TO graeiously accept their
defeat They were in communication
with Bryan In Chicago, and at sundown
Mr. Thomas receives this dispatch from
Bryan:
Congratulate you all on splendid fight
Be alternate, Il not delegate. and second
nomination"
Bryan thus. for the doZenth time. in
dicates that he is sure OF the nomination
at Denver. Mr.. Thomas, it was said.
viii be either a substitute from New
York, or from Missouri. his native State,
so that he can carry out Bryan's iastrue-
tiOns to second his nomination
The BTyanites announced also that
Congressman Connors is to confer with
Bryan at Rochester on Friday. and at
this meeting is TO make an engagement
for Bryan and Charles F. Murphy 10
meet. Another interesting bit was that
Senator Ia Toilette is 70 be IN town with
In day or so as the guest of William
r. Hearst.
AdjOurns once Again.
At O'Clock this evening temporary
Chairman Carmody announced that, in
asmuch as the committee on contested
seats was not ready 70 report. the con-
vention was adjourned to o'clock. For
three hours scarcely a corporaIs guard
had been in the convention hall. Most of
the delegates seemed TO know that moth
ing would be done. and that a night ses-
sion, and perhaps an all-nlght session.
confronted them. and they strsyed about
town The feeling gained ground that Il
the McCarren fight came into the con-
yention the Kings County chieftain
stood a good chance Of winning.
Early to-day, Chairman Conners had
given out this list Of delegates-at-large
and their alternates, and announced that
the convention was 10 accept It:
While waiting for the convention to
foregather IN the evening. some of the
needless fortified themselves in the buck
cts Of Dutch courage" AS a matter Of
fact, the drizzling day, the misty even
ing, and the bad blood on all sides con-
tributed very largely 10 the turning on Of
many spigots Of the aforesaid Dutch
cOura ge."
Seven o'clock came, and no convention.
The committee on contested seats was
still wrangIing Bulger, its chairman,
though had changed front. He was be-
tween the devil and the deep blue sea.
faH 70 side with hFrfrarpcra hs4f hez
dared not. He was in the greatest guam
dairy Of his life
IN previous Democratic State conven-
tions. he had been the foremost eratorical
champion of the Upstate Democrats
against the iron rule Of the machine and
had on all these occasions smashed into
Richard Croker and the Tammanyites.
He had sneered at Tammany and berated
its methods and its men. No word had
| been too severe, no diatribe too ugly for
him TO utter. But in the phrase of the
day he was now up against it for fair. -
Owes Place to Tammany.
He could not have been made chairman
| Of the committee without the mandate Of
Conners and Murphy. ard yet he is the
personal friend Of MsCarren. and had for
years stood with the Kings County Demo
Gratis in State conventions.
Finally Bulger went 10 McCarren and
begged off.
McCarren said:
Sign there vote as you please and
think right" And Bulger, greatly relieved,
voted against McCarren.
From that instant the McCarren Jig was
IN The SIM . ching nj kGcCarren had hean
accomplished. He could not hope now TO
win his fight on the floor of the conven-
tien
BY the vote of "a to Is McCarren and
his delegates from his own assembly dis
trict in Kings, the Fourteenth, We're turn
ed out of the convention and McCarren
lost his place on the State committee.
That slIhcnn,L,LLIaa Of fhraa nl lie new