New-York tribune., 1909-12-16
MR.. CONNERS HAPPY.
Talks about His Chickens and
the Democratic League.

William J. Conners. chairman of the
Democratic State Commmittee, was having
the time Of his life at the Waldorf last
night when a Tribune reporter found him.
lie made believe that his three hundred
acre chicken farm. near Buffalo. where he
Is turning out product Of about 1000 eggs
a day. and where next spring ne will hatch
$4,000 chickens. and where. incidentally.
- he raises about l5O00 ducks annually. was
the chief thing on his mind.
lit is chickens and the. United States
Brake Shoe Company with me these days.
aud not politics." said SIR. Conners. Il
am president Of the brake shoe company.
and we are building two foundries. And
then there is my chicken farm. Next
spring I shall hatch 5000 chickens. and
my egg product right through this winter
will be 7.Oco eggs day at about four cents
apiece
MIR. Conners." said the belated news
paper man. what about those Murphy let
ters showing cordial relations between the
Democratic League and Tammany IIall?'
Nothing TO say" said Mr.. Conners. look
ing pleased.
Are YOU glad or sorry that the letters
were made public?'
Nothing 10 say"
Judge O Brien says that you called on
him. What about that?'
We'll, I am willing TO say this about
that conversation with Judge O'Brien: l
notice that the judge doesn't say where
the conversation took place. II took place
in Buffalo. Ask him il il didn't II was
two or three weeks ago. when there was
big banquet Of judges and lawyers. with
Judge Laughlin and Judge Spring as two
OF the honored guests. | didn't expect 10
go 20 the dinner at all. but later l thought
I would stroll I'm 40 hear the speeches. IL
was nearly o'clock when l got there
Say. as soon as I walked In ] got the
greatest eLcore of my life. II nearly swept
me off my feet. And about 50 per cent OF
those folks were Republicans. at that.
Well. / looked around. ard there was my
old friend. Judge O'Brien- dropped down
beside him. and said: L see by the papers
that you have joined the reformers-the
Saratoga conference peopie--and that you
are after my job as state chairman. l want
20 tell YOU. Judge. that any one can have
the job that can take it away from me
He said the Democratic League was not
organized TO fight me- hut l told him that l
had a pretty straight line on IT. and that
any one could have the job Of chairman il
he could get IL.
Then he said that some Of the Demo-
Gratis around the state didn't like the way
I was running the state organization.
said TO him: Didn't ! let you and Parker
at the last state convention frame the plat
form and the speeches? Amt that running
the convention? What more could you
ask? We had a long talk and went all
ever the ground. but it wasn't in New York
1T was In Suffalo."
DO you think that the Democratic State
League was organized for the purpose of
displacing you as state chairman
II think that was about the size OF it
What do YOU think of the chances of
the league nOW?'
We'll. water will find its level
Who do you understand the league is
backing for state chairman"
1t may be Thomas NJ. Osborne. Of Au-
burn, or IL may be some other man. Os-
borne IS doing the most of the talking"
said Mr.. Corners