The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
M'CARREN RESENTS
insult BY MURPHY
New York Democratic COnven-
ton Develops Great Disorder
Over Minor Office
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ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept To-
With the nomination of the state
ticket, the democratic convention
wound up its deliberations this after
noon. Harmony characterized the
session up to the final nomination, but
over the comparatively unimportant
Office of state engineer and surveyor
there occurred conflict between the
Murphy and McCarren forces at
tended by great disorder and turnult
that nearly terminated in a riot.
The disorder was caused by the de-
termination of Boss Murphy to further
humiliate Boss McCarren of Brooklyn.
after he had been compelled by Will
lam j. Bryan and the national man
ayers to permit the seating of the Nc
Carren delegates.
Murphy permitted his Brooklyn
agents to present for state engineer
Philip d. Farley of Kings.
McCarren, smarting under the at
tempt to humiliate him, took the plat
form and protested against the NOM
lIdllOH VI dIlty. OlduQlHS erect anu
pointing directly at the squat figure of
Boss Murphy the angular Brooklyn
leader made this protest:
McCARREN REsENTs INSULT
Il arise to resent an insult.
If a man in this convention thinks
we are under obligations to any one he
wants to disabuse his mind of that
idea. If we We're invited here to oc-
cupy seats to which we were rightfully
elected, we are not going to take kick
after the doors are closed"
McCarren was cheered for nearly
three minutes and it seemed that the
sympathies of nearly all the delegates
were with him.
Murphy. with a grim smile hanging
at the corners of his mouth, looked up
in amazement as the majority of the
delegates from the first 15 counties cast
their votes against Farley.
For the first time in his career as
leader of Tammany hall Murphy dis
played agitation. He sent his agents.
headed by Dan" Colahan. among the
pleading with them to stand by him.
This turned the tide against Smith and
insured the nomination of Farley.
LEADERS ANNOUNCE SLATE
Just before the convention was called
the state committee. and Charles F.
Murphy, Tammany Hall leader, gave
out the following forecast of nomina-
tions:
Governor. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
of Duchess.
Lieutenant governor, John A. Dix of
Washington.
Secretary of state, John S. whaIen of
Monroe.
Comptroller. Martin H. Glynn of AL
bany.
Attorney general, George M. Palmer
of Schoharie
Treasurer, Julius Paulson of Suffolk.
The selection by the leaders of John
A. Dix of Washington as a candidate
for lieutenant governor came as big
surprise. as it was taken for settled
since early last evening that Francis
Burton Harrison of New York would
be the choice.
All opposition to Chanler disappeared
after a conference of the state leaders.
which occupied a greater part of last
night. The ticket decided upon by the
leaders was adopted by acclamation
until the Office of state engineer and
surveyor was reached.
George NJ. Palmer of Schoharie coun-
ty. for several years minority leader in
the lower branch of the legislature.
was nominated for attorney general by
acclamation.
Albert Haight of Erie was nominated
for associate justice of the court of
appeals. Judge Haight is also the re-
publican nominee. Judge Alton 3.
Parker was permanent chairman of the
convention.