New-York tribune., 1910-02-19
CONNERS LET'S FLY
SAYS T4MM1NT SOLD
JCDGESHTPS.
Issues Typical Statement, and
HM Come On to Fight
Mag Get Injunction.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 1S-Saying
that he was going up TO New York to
fight out his difficulties with the New
York State Democratic Committee, Of
which he is chairman, William ]. Con-
ners left here tonight and will arrive in
New York on Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Conners. who. it is rumored. is TO be de-
posed at special meeting called for
February "a in Albany. issued z state
rent before he departed in which he
said that since he had always made
good and had never done anything to his
discredit, he intended TO maintain his
power and not to take any dictauons
from Charles F. Murphy, OF Tammany
Hall His statement follows:
In reply TO your inquiry with regard
to the meeting of the state COMMITTEES
TO be called next week and that they
have ttirty-six members who have
signed the call:
Murphy. Gaffney and company are
very anxious to get control OF the state
organization. TO use the same policy with
the State Of New York as in the city Of
New York to auctioneer the same, as has
been done with judges in the cit. OF New
York. The man that pays the highest
price is the man that will be nominated.
That is going 10 bring reform TO the
Democratic party.
The Senate and Assembly committee
should have an investigation, and they
will find that the judges that have been
nominated for the last three or four
years will be amazed at how much their
friends and themselves paid for the
nominations Of the Supreme Court
Judges. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Attorney General will be auc-
toned off in the same way. handing con
troll over to the same gang. This viii
give dignity TO the party. l shall at
tend the meeting.
The Democratic party would be wise
TO so slowly and be careful if they want
10 be successful. As things look good
now. the Democrats are always very IN
fortunate in mixing II up at the right
time.
With every man who was ever re-
moved from office there was always
some reason for doing il. He either did
something discreditable or did not make
good. Neither one Of those cases apples
10 me. I made good in my city ana
county and upstate. where I had charge.
-Jn the Hearst campaign We were sold
out in greater New York and by some OF
the upstate opticians that would be
leaders to-day In the Bryan and Chan-
Ter campaign we were sold out for the
municipality OF New York City being the
same gang that wants to run the state
to-day.
.sIt's I'D to the level headed Democrats
Of the State of New York 10 move, ana
move right. was elected for two years
as state chairman, and will not be dc
tated TO by the Contractors Ring-Mur-
ply. Gaffney and Company.
Friends of William J. Conners here
Yesterday said he was prepared to get
oIt an Injunction restraining the DeIllo-
cratic STATE Committee from deposlns
him as chairman at the special meeting
in Albany on Thursday Before ne IeLI
for Palm Beach, it was stated, he sought
rho advice of former Supreme Court
7usrfce. who expressed the opinion tha1
such an injunction would be maze
permanent
According TO the plans justice IN
RrffaIo will be asked to issue tenn
norsrv Injunction. which must be done
as q matter of right, and at least forty
eight hours must be granted for prepara-
ton for argument It will be contended
ON behalf of the state chairman that he
was elected for a full term OF one year
and that the committee possesses no
right to cut short his term of office
So the action Of the committee will be
DELAYED in any case Should the courts
refuse TO make the injunction permanent
Chairman Conners has other ammunition
that he is prepared to fire. He is said
IN he ready to reveal 4 number Of secrets
of Tan7many Hall which he gained when
he and Charles 7. Murphy were political
comrades.
Friends of Mr. Conners have been busy
gathering together their forces. stephen
Rvan. of Chenango, who is perhaps closer
To him than any other man on the COM
nittee was in town last night. John
Naher. private secretary to Mr.. Conners.
was busy preparing for conference that
will be held here after the arrival OF the
state chairman to- morrow.