The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-13
NEW YORK LEADERS
WILL REHABILITATE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CONFERENCE CALLED AT SARA
ToeA FOR PURPOSE OF RE-
ORGANIZING.
OFFICE.HOlDERS A8E BARRED
Alton 3. Parker And other Political
Generals At The Head of The
Nomenclature Hundred Dele
gates Are Expected.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-With the
view of securing a state democratic
organization, such as existed in times
of Seymour and Tilden, 900 democrats
will meet in the convention hall at
Saratoga on Sept 9 and 10 for the
purpose of accommodating the princi-
Iples of democracy and establishing the
tissues which the democratic party be-
Ileves confronts the people of the
state at present.
This movement was inaugurated in
New York City early in the year, and
after frequent conferences held there
final preliminary conference was
held in the Hotel Ten Eyck at Albany
on July 8. The conference in Albany
was attended by Morgan J. O'Brien,
personal and political associate OF
Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tam
many Hall; Edward NJ. Shepard, who
was chairman of the provisional com
mittee which is conducting the demo
cratic campaign in Kings county this
year; Public Service Commissioner
Thomas NJ. Osborne of Auburn, who
was the leader in the democratic home
rule movement in the last state cam
palgn. and a score of other democrats
from upstate counties OF the type
which is opposed to commercial1sm IN
politics, including seven democratic
mayors of cities.
Already representative democrats
from forty of the sixty-one counties or
the state have signed the call for the
democratic state convention, or con-
ference, which it has determined to
hold in Saratoga next month. Sig
natures of democrats from every coun-
ty are expected by Wednesday or
Thursday, when the formal call for
the state conference will be issued.
| The conference is intended to re-
habilitate the party, and if possible.
put it once more in a position where
it can appeal to the electorate OF the
state on principles that will command
support and an enthusiasm which has
been lacking in recent years.
Plans are practically completed to
insure an attendance of three repre-
sentatives from each assembly dis
trict in the state, the basis upon
which a state convention Of the party
is organized Consequently Saratoga
will see in September gathering SIM
liar in many respects to the party con-
ventions which have been held there
SO many times. That from 1t Will
spring a revival of the party spirit,
now admitted to be in very droop-
ing state, is the hope OF Judge Par
ker and others who have the matter at
heart
According to Judge O'Brien, credit
for getting the matter under way be-
longs to Judge Parker, E. NJ. Shepard
and Thomas Osborn of Auburn. They
have taken the leading parts in sound
ing democrats throughout the state on
the abvisability Of the step, and 1t
was said that the response had been
spontaneous.
In list printed today of those de-
scribed as signers of the forthcoming
call, or sympathiZers, appeared the
names of such men as Frank Mott OF !
Chautauoua, Charles Rattigan of An-
burn, James Smith of Buffalo, all OF
whom figured two years ago in the so
called home rule government and nave
been at one time or another antagon1s- |
tic to the Corners machine. Included |
in the same list was the name of Chas. |
F. Murphy This led to the report
that the movement was partisan one, |
and meant that not only was an at
tack to be made once more on Chair
man Corners, but also upon Mayor
Mcclellan and Senator McCarren, for
the reason that Mr.. Corners has been !
extremely active lately in booming the
mayor as a candidate for governor
next year, following reported peace
pact between the state chairman and
the Brooklyn senator, and the handing
out Of some choice appointments to
the Corners men upstate by the may
e.
Judge OBrien said that one of the
things which would be expressly
barred at the coming powwow at Sara
toga would be differences within the t
party. I;
while it is our hope that men
like Mr.. Murphy will sympathize with
us and come to our support" said
Judge o'Brien, ut is not the purpose
to invite any one who is either
london Ia Tho orpa iyation Or an office