The sun., 1910-02-23
CONNEUS DEFIES MURPHY NOW
READY To 60 BEFORE 4 LEGTS-
LATIVE COMMITTEE.
Threatens to VentIlate Machine Secrets
and Talks Again Of AuetIOned once
Predicts That Tammany VIII ne
Getting q New Head Ere Many Days.

Predicts That Tammany VIII ne
Getting q New Head Ere Many Days.
Chairman William j. COnners win
journey to Albany to-day. He 10 to
preside at noon tomorrow at the meeting
Of the State committee which has been
called for the main purpose OF deposing
him. Mr.. Conners seemed to believe
last night that Charles F. Murphy OF
Tammany hadn't the votes to turn him
out. He had been in consultation with
his friends all day and received many
kilograms and long distance telephone
messages. and he seemed to be IN buoysnt
and confident spirits. He may have
been putting up q bluff. as the phrase
is. and IL so il was a mighty good one.
Many OF Mr.. Conners's friends in the
committee have regretted his Palm Beach
statement. wherein he declared that
with Charles F. Murphy at the head
OF the State organization the Demo-
cratic politics OF the State would be
turned over to Murphy, Carney a Co..
office would be put up at auction. just rs
Supreme Court Justice nominations have
been
Some OF my friends tell me I've been
talking too much.' said Mr.. Conners.
Il don't think have. am just natural
man. When I am treated badly feel
bad. and try to get even with the fellow
that In trying to do me. Charley Murphy
is trying to do me. Charley Murphy has
one strong point only: he knows enough
10 keep his mouth shut. but whether il
Is because he is afraid that he will give
himself away is something do not know
about.
Il do not propose to have Charley
Murphy do me. I shall not be retired,
as State chairman. don't want the job.
but won't be fired out by Charley Muir
ply. In Buffalo Immediately after Mayor
Fuhrman was elected last November l
told Fuhrman that he must 20 ahead and
build up a strong organization in Erie
county because / was going to get out.
Mayor Fuhrman has known this all along,
and 80 have my other friends on the
committee. but I will serve my term out
until the next State convention. Charley
Murphy won't put me out. He'll welch;
you'll sec 10 he doesn't. He'll back up;
you'll see IL he DOESN'T
Chairman Conners grinned grimly dur
ing most of this conversation, and he
continued:
Charley Murphy has always tackled
some chap he could gst away with. He's
never tackled anybody who would give
htv~aa A.h uAta a. h,sl. a.
and hssl have the dandiest fight Of his
life before he gets through. Why, say.
he won't last in this county six months.
He'll lose at the primaries next fall in
twelve or fourteen districts. There are
ten Democratic Assemblynen in Albany
from upstate districts that are going to
vote for Gov. Hughes's direct nomina-
tons bill. Wen have direct nominations
all over the State. including New York
city. Then we'n see whether judicial
places and nominations for State otYice
will be peddled out to the highest bidder.
Chairman Connerss D attention was called
to the demand for a legislative investi-
CATION based upon his Palm Beach state
ment and was asked IL he would give
testimony before q legislative committee
IL it is appointed. He replied:
Certainly will I've been State chair
man four years. I know what's been
going on. I have the evidence. can
name the men. and don't you forget it
Charley Murphy thought he had an easy
thing in getting rid Of me. He knows
what proposition was made to me at
Rochester and he knows how : rejected
it to his great disappointment. rejected
that proposition declaEing TO the man
who made IL that wouldn { sell out Chan
Ter for any price, not even IL he offered
me IS, 900 600. Chanler had the delegates
for Governor. The sentiment Of the coun-
try districts was for him. II Charley
Murphy wants me to tell all the details
OF the proposition made to me at Rochester
he'll have EN- and welcome
Chairman Conners then went more
pertinently at Mr.. Murphy when he asked:
Charley Murphy hasn't any business.
has hel He certainly hasn't any visible
business. Yet he is rolling In money.
He's a wolf. tell you he's wolf I'm
a business man. I make my money legit-
imately. As | say. Charley Murphy 10
rolling in money. How are the leaders
OF Tammany Hall fixed? Poor as Jobs
turkey. Some of the Tammany Hall
Assembly uihtE1CJ cluUnOueeS naVo Deon
closed because the members couldn't
pay the rent. Only this morning there
was an offioial report saying that some OF
the Tammany followers are on the bread
line. Don't you suppose tho Tammany
leaders know that Charley Murphy and
Dan Cohalan have hogged everythink9
II they want fight they'll have q corker.
Look at the way he treated McCarren.
and ] helped, God forgive me. and may
the Lord rest MoCarrcn's soul. IL has
been hog business all the way through.
what does Charles Murphy want TO
get rid OF me for?' continued Conners.
He wants to have the opportunity that
had at Rochester and which refused to
take advantage Of I tell you make my
money in my business. legitimately and
squa rely, and there isn't man on earth
who can bribe me. II $500. 900 was offered
to beat Chanlers nomina ton at Rochester.
how much more would Murphy get for
nomination next fall II he is In a position
to give TT How much more. aAy9 For
most people believe that the Democrats
have a good show Of eleoting their State
ticket, and IL | am defeated for State