Arizona republican., 1910-09-30
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 Murphy Says LEADER AFTER HARMONY If the Upstate Democrats, Now Badly Divided, Can Get Together Murphy Will Not Put Forward a Preference.
LEADER AFTER HARMONY

Rochester, Sept 29.-The first ses- sion of the democratic state convention today was a brief intermission in the real business that brought together here the delegates of the sixty-one counties of New York state. This business was the selection of candi- date for the head of the ticket, and promised to keep the leaders out of bed all night.
 The convention perfected tempor- ary organization and listened 10 a brief arraignment by the temporary chair man, Alton B. Parker. of republicans in general and the political ascendancy by Roosevelt at Saratoga in particular and then adjourned until tomorrow afternoon to. await the judgment of the leaders.
 All questions of availability center around the wishes of triumvirate of which Leader Murphy of Tammany is the dominating personality; Dominick Cohalon the mouthpiece, and J. Sargent Cram the adviser-in- chief.
 Norman Mack, chairman of the ma tional committee, admits that Murphy controls the situation. Out of the 450 delegates, he controls, with Kings county led by John H. McCoey of Brooklyn, and Erie led by William Fitzpatrick of Buffalo, more than 200. Upstate leaders recognize tonight the hopelessness of effecting any coalition strong enough to oppose him with any show of success.
 fc that needs all his caution, experience and judgment. He must find a candi- date who will be strong enough to run at least an even race with Stimson backed by Roosevelt; one who can command the support of democrats of all shades of opinion and who can win the support of Hearst, whose favor or disfavor may decide the day.
 Important meetings that may last until long after midnight are in pro- gress by the committee on resolutions and the committee on permanent or ganization. Sulzer says he is losing no strength, and Havens is still sure he cannot lose. Laying aside all speculation, the situation is this: What will Murphy do?" It IS gener- ally believed tonight that he will en- deavOr to make good his promise of consolidating the upstate sentiment, but that if he found that impossible he would jam through his own pref erences.
 Except for the address of Alton B. Parker today the opening session of the convention was purely routine. Parker's remarks were greeted with
 
 siasm came when he laid aside his set speech and launched with energy into a bitter attack on executive interfer- ence in legislative and judicial affairs and the ascendancy of Roosevelt in the late convention at Saratoga, which, he said, had been achieved by the aid of federal officeholders in the face of an insincere denunciation of machine rule bosses. At the conclusion of his speech committees on contested seats, permanent organization and resolu- tions were named, and adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
 Judge Alton B. Parker on taking the gavel as temporary chairman said: Today political prophets in other lands predict the speedy coming of a dictator There are in our beloved country advocates of policy to gradu- ally take from the people home rule powers from the states and confer them upon the federal government. others, still more progressive, would not await the action of the people, but would seize the coveted powers when ever a passing whim or caprice of the executive shall suggest it. Indeed a president of the United States has said in substance and effect that if we fail to increase the federal power through executive action through legislative and through judicial construction and interpretation of the law we show our impotence Nor is he alone in this advocacy"
 MT. Parker attributed to the growth of these new doctrines the prevalent unrest. To this he traced tine belief that the government favored the few at the cost of all
 He continued: "The great bulk of the larger fortunes have been wrung from the people through the aid of direct legislation, aided by the non- enforcement of the law. It is true the tariff aids combinations to restrain trade, created for the purpose of secur- ing from the public every dollar which the tariff statute has made possible The first tariff act was in 17S9 and the average duties were S1z per cent Now the average is 50 per cent
 "The republican party is responsible for the increase, and for the thousands of millions of dollars that through il have been taken from people to create