The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-30
NOTHING DONE IN THE CONVENTION Democrats Have No Candidate for Governor of New York PROBLEM IS A KNOTTY ONE Charles F. Murphy and William R. Hearst Appear to Control the sit-
 uation in the Gathering
 at Rochester
PROBLEM IS A KNOTTY ONE

Rochester, September 29-The final con ference to decide what candidates name: shall be laid before the democratic con vention began at midnight in the room: of Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam many hall. The two hours before this
 MT. Murphy had spent in Tammany head. quarters at the Whitcomb house. taking evidence" One after the other he re- ceived the candidates still in the field, ol their representatives and heard theii claims.
 When he left the whitcomb for his room at the Hotel Seneca, he was ac- companied by Daniel J. Cohanlan, J. Sar. gent Cram and National Committeeman
 Norman F. Mack. The word went around that the quartette with the possible later addition of other leaders. would continue the discussion of candidates and reach g decision if it took them all night
 l Before the doors of his quarters closed behind him. the Tammany leader said:
 The situation is as I stated 1t to you at noon. There has been no concentration on any candidate or any two or three | candidates
 The inference from MT. Murphys as- surance that the other leaders had failed to agree on a candidate was that at last he felt free to select his own. This might be Justice Victor Bowling, Her man A. Metz. James W. Gerard, Justice Martin L. Keogh, Alton B. Parker or Ed ward M. Shepard. The news that Judge Parkers name was being considered and that Shepard was still in the running was the surprise of the night.
 Resolutions Commfttee | The subcommittee on resolutions de- cided at a late hour tonight to refer | all matters to a smaller subcommittee composed of Chairman Van Sant voord, lCongressman Fitzgerald and John Quinn, which Is to report tomorrow morning al Il o'clock to the subcommittee the result of their deliberations and at noon the platform will be presented to the entire committee on resolutions
 1 It was stated that the platform will provide for statewide direct primaries, but with no specific plank; direct nomin- | alton Of United States senators, equal and uniform taxation, an employers liability plank and an income tax. The platform will contain an attack upon Theodore Roosevelt for his arraignment of the su- preme court and will also denounce the administration Of Governor Hughes, for alleged extravaganza.
 | The wording of the direct nomination plank was still unsettled when the sub committee suspended work for the night. | Directly or indirectly all questions of | availability and fitness come ultima tely | before the triumvirate of which Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, is l the dominating personality Daniel c. Co., | halan, the mouthpiece and J. Sargent Cram the adviser-in-c chief. It is the ad- mission of Norman E. Mack, chairman of I the national democratic committee, that | Murphy controls the situation.
 Out of 450 delegates he controls, with | Kings county, led by John McCooey oi Brooklyn, and Erie, led by William Fitz- patrick of Buffalo. more than 200. Up. state leaders recognized tonight the hope lessness of effecting any coalition strong enough to oppose him with any show oi l success.
 Problem for Murphy
 1 The problem that MT. Murphy faces Is | one that needs all his caution experience and judgment He must find a candidate who will be strong enough to run al least an even race with Henry L. Stim- 1 son, backed by Theodore Roosevelt; who will command the support of democrats | of all shades of opinion, and who car win the support of William Randolph Hearst.
 | The leaders all feel that with Mayor l Gaynor eliminated from consideration as candidate, MT. Hearst becomes once more factor with whom to reckon The l editorial utterances of his morning news paper today were interpreted here tc mean that he is holding himself uncom.
 mtted. Undoubtedly there will be a strong effort made to win his co-opera- tion.
 Except for the address of Alton B Parker today the opening session of tn, | convention was purely routine. Mir. Par | ker read his address from manuscrip I in measured tones. He was greeted b, scattered applause when he delivered ( telling phrase. Mention of the old-tim, | leaders, especially Tilden, Cleveland ant | Hill, brought cheers, and the delegate,
 showed interest in his criticism of tn, l tariff, of his references to the increased cost of living and particularly his charges that the national administration hat
 been inexcusably extravagant.
 But the real enthusiasm of the da, came when he laid aside his set speecl and launched with energy into a bitte attack on executive interference in leg
 islative and judicial public business ant the ascendancy of Theodore Roosevelt | in the late convention at Saratoga. whicl he declared had been achieved by th aid of federal officeholders In the fac of insincere denuncation of machin rule and bosses. | Parker's Attack
 '"That convention he said, "has passe from the hands of an old organization into the hands of a new one. It wa passed by the assistance of federal of
 ficeholders Nearly 200 of them contrib
 uted to that majority. In vain was al
 appeal made to President Taft. The ap peal was not needed. Think of the dis grace of 1t. Free men not daring t
 vote according to their judgment an their conscience because If they did ther
 stood behind them the federal govern
 ment. saying your political life Is a stake, and 1t must not be forgotte
 that he who was responsible for thi
 only a few years ago ostentatiously re
 moved federal officeholder for darin
 to participate in a political fight.
 Referring to Colonel Roosevelt's speec pleading for direct nominations. Judg Parker continued:
 And yet the temporary chairman who made that speech. listened withou I protest to a resolution taking away fror the delegates a right which they ha exercised for 50 years, namely. the pow I CT to name their own representatives | I..-I U Az I- "----