Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-17
CONVENTION
TURBULENT
GREAT CONFUSION MARKS AD-
J0URNMENT
MccARREN UNsEATED AFTER A
BITTER CONTEST
Officers of Assembly Denounced IN
Vigorous Language for Putting
Through Resolution-Police
Are Summoned
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Amid scenes
of turbulence and great confusion thS
state Democratic convention ADJOURNED
today. After a bitter contest the con
vention unseated Senator Patrick H.
Merarren and the delegates from the
districts of Kings county, seated inc
McCabe delegates from Albany county
elected four delegates from the various
congressional districts, selected presl-
denfial electors and elected new state
committee. .,..,
The scenes of disorder which resulted
from the election of the McCarreu
delegates were increased When us
cnssion was unexpectedly sprung under
which the members of the new state
committee were chosen by the conVen-
lion as q whole instead of each district
electing its own members. This reso-
luton was read amid SO great huppuo
that many of the delegates declared
afterward that they did not hear IL or
know what it was about
At the close of a roll call it was do-
clared carried by vote of 2l4 10 10
This announcement caused an upiual'
Delegates poured from their seals nlO
the aisles and as each ne}ne was r'au
there were shouts of robbery,
"thieves." Outrageous and the oIfl-
GERS of the convention were deuouhceu
in vigorous language. \ hundred men
rushed for the platform elamorlng 10
be heard in protest and demanalns
their right to elect the members of the
committee in the usual fashion. Deio-
gates seated on the platform attempted
10 stop the rush of those from the ma
body of the hall and hand TO hauu
clash seemed imminent.
Hurry Calls for Police
Hurry calls were sent for the police
who had left the hall after the unscat-
ing of the McCarren delegates. Chair
man Carmody Vainly beat the table
until his gavel was shattered. Ihere
was an alteration on the stage during
which Sergeant at Arms watson was
struck and knocked from the PLATFORM
carving the reading desk with MN.
Amid cries of fraud" and "robber,
the clerk continued to read the names
of the new state committeeman Which
were attached to the resolution. Ihe
poIice returned to the hall and thrust
the clamoring delegates back from the
platform toward their seats ana par
TALLY cleared the aisles.
Many delegates standing on chairs
demanded recognition for the purpose
of Offering amendments proVldhS lldl
the committeeman should be CHOSEN by
ruled that the roll could not be inter-
1upted by the reading of amendments.
The Cattaraugus delegation asked to
he excused from voting and were
greeted with cries of towards" The
delegation then voted against the resoz
luton. Tho CayugS county repre5ea'ta-
tive said that "he Voteo asaffStssf1is IN
famous resolution"
Convention Adjourns
Finally the resolution was declared
carried and amidst a great uproar the
chairman put motion to adjourn ana
it was declared carried.
Following the adjournment Frank 5.
Mott, Cattaraugus county, said:
1.-THE only remedy for an unjust pro-
tedure is a contesting delegation to a
real Democratic convention which VIII
be held in Denver in July. Senator Nc
Carren and the delegates from three OF
The Kings COUNT districts were unseat-
ed after hard fought contest by their
leaders in which Senator McCarren first
pleaded for the right of his delegates
to be seated and delivered a remark
able and sensational warning to the
convention in which he asserted that II
the Kings county men were thrown out
none of those present would live to see
a Democratic mayor elected In New
York city
After the convention Senator McCar-
rem said:
THE fight has just begun. We will
carry this matter into the Denver con-
vention and fight for the seating of our
national convention delegates"
Chairman Conner said: The people
can Judge whether McCafren got fair
deal or not. The vote of the conven-
ton on that score of 325 against So
speaks for itself. McCarren's leadership
in Brooklyn was inimical TO the Demo
craey of the county and consequently
of the State.n