New-York tribune., 1910-02-25
said the chairman in a


MIR. CoNNERs'S STATEMENT.
While every one il the room listened
psth hated breath the clerk read
Gentlemen: Before we proceed With
any other business / wish to make
personal statement TO the members OF
The committee ! have now been Tor
several wears chairman of TINS BODY.
haNing been elected at the Buffalo con-
vention in 1906. and served throughout
that term and again at the Carnegie
Hall convention in April. 1905 when 1
was elected. a l claim. for the term or
Two wears expect and desire to serve
ol,t that term of office but / wish now
10 give you timely and ample notice OF
the fact that. as have frequently SAID,
under no conceivable circumstances viii
] he candidate for reelection to this
office.
With all due regard for the honor con-
ferTed by this distinction. the office OF
state chairman Of the party is thank
less and difficult job. | have given you
the best that is in me for all the time
that ] have been at the head OF TINS
body and / believe that the party
throughout the state is now IN good
fighting condition for the coming cam
paien But as YOU all know, haFe
large business interests to attend 10. ahu
] have neglected them during the last
four wears. / have q large family. ana
l desire to give TO them more of my
time and attention than / have been
able TO do. and ] have some inflrmltles
,,f temper which lead me to say from
time TO time things in passion and heat
which are unjusti3ed in fact and not
meant Dy me TO be taken seriously
I have 50 id some of these things lately
and 7 sincerely regret them. Under ali
these circumstances / again announce TO
YOU that viii not consent TO be can
siidafe for reelection to this ofhce, ana
7 ask Won TO look around the state and
select from the ranks OF the party at the
expiration of my term some man well
qualified TO take advantage of the un-
aqualled opportunities now presented TO
our party and lead us 10 victory in the
state this fall. | promise you that no
man in the state will work harder than
I shall to uphold the hands OF my sue
s-essor and help to restore our party 10
power.
COULDN'T TRUST HIMSELF.
As will be noticed by the phraseolosy
Mr.. Conners had intended to read him.
self what he had written. but when the
time came he did not dare TO trust HIM
self TO speak He stood, supporting him
self by grasping the head OF the gaveL
the handle Of which rested on the table
His hand was almost ashen. his usually
rudy face had less color than had ever
been seen by many of his friends The
lines III his face seemed deeper than
usual. His eyes were fixed on the floor.
The chairman remained in this attitude
through the meeting. uttering the fewest
possible words. Those who had been
the most bitter against him were sorry
Tor the humiliation they had forced on
him. There was feeble applause when
ne said he would upheld the hands of
his successor.
BY motion or Mayor Louis p Fuhr-
mann Of Buffalo it was ordered that
the statement of the chairman be spread
.n the minutes That incident being
closed. Mir. Conners called for the read
ing OF the petition which accompanied
tho request for yesterdays special meet
ing Il did not mention the chairman
shin. but suggested such action as would
cause the Democratic organization 10
appeal more strongly to the people Car
1yinS out this idea, II was stated. four
resolutions were introduced and passed
iIi rapid succession. three by George z.
Van nennan. Of Ogdensburg. and one
bY Henry Z. Burgard. OF Buffalo. The
last mentioned one called on TIL. Demo
Gratis in the Legislature TO press the
passage Of bin for statewide per-
so7al registration and identification law
PRIMARY BILL INDORSED.
\ second resolution indorsed the
STady-Frisbie bill drawn by the Den1e-s
cratic League providing for 4 partial
measure of direct primaries. The third
resolution urged Democrats in the Legis-
lat
measure fayoring an amendment TO the
federal Constitution giving Congress the
right to impose an income tax.
Lastly. the committee resolved: That
NC charge the Republican leaders in tha
recent revision of the tariff with gross
breach OF faith and declare that the ex-
-oessiTe cost of the neeessaries of life rs 4
directly attributable to Republican mis-
lule'
The resolutions were carried by viva
Voce vote and there was no chance for a
lineup IF Conners's friends and enemies
The meeting adjourned after being in
session Jess than half an hour.
Butchered to make Roman holiday.
Was the comment Of one member Of the
committee, as he saw Mr.. Conners walk
slowly To the elevator. scarcely noticing
or speaking TO anybody.
Every member Of Iiae committee was
present in person or by proxy. John H
McCooey. who succeeded TO Senator Nc
farren's leadership in Kings County.
had the proxy OF Dr. William +. DOYLE
Ex-senator Luke ". keenan, represent
ed JOSEPH Cassidy. Of Queens. who is in
the South. J. J. White Was the proxy for
Magistrate Finn and Thomas T. Smith
for J. Sergeant Cram. OF the New York
County delegation. Only four other
members Of the committee were not on
hand and each sent his proxy.
MEETING AN OPEN ONE
The meeting was open. About one
q hundred ard fifty persons other than
members Of the committee crowded into
The small room. Many more pressed on
the doors from the lobby. Among The
most interested spectators Were several
men who We're thrown bodily out of The
state committee by Mr.. Corners at the
Carnegie Hall convention. Es
II was after midnight this morning
when the negotiations that ended just
before the meeting We're begun. Mr..
Corners had steadily refused TO resign.