The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-21
.CONNERS SAYS HE
WILL NOT RESIGN
Democratic Chairman Declares
He VIII Fight to Last
Ditch.
DEMOCRAT FIRST, LAST
AND ALL OF THE TIME
Hearst Casts His Shadow
Strongly Across New YOrk's
Political Map.

NEW YORK. Feb. sO.-.I'yc lust
got one thing to say" declared William
j, Corners, chairman of the Democratic
State committee tonight. ON not re-
sign and | shall be a Democrat what
ever happens. -
Mr. Conners had Just returned from
Palm Beach and had canvasscd the sit
oation with his supporters. He had
burned north 10 entrench his position
before the special meeting of the state
committee TO be held in Albany Thurs
day when his opponents hope to oust
him. He Will remain until Wednesday
when he will 90 10 Albanv In the in
terval he expects 20 sec everyone of the
state committee men individually.
Shall YOU see Charles +. Murphy7'
| be was asked
~ don know whether he II call
on me or not answered Mr. Conners.
How many votes have you got
against YOU in the state commttee!''
They We got less than they think
| they have--hew many will be shown
| Thursday.'
Quarrel at Wrong Time.
| "We Democrats - be went on. "sl-
ways mix il at The wrong time The
| organlZation is in better shape than T.
! have seen n in twenty wears. and /
claim | IN the man who bad some ot
the honor OF doing II. | spent my mon
| ey and my time, and ] never meddled
in Brooklyn or New York. I'm in ia
vor of calling meeting of the state
committee II this meeting but ] m
not in favor OF party row If they
want to put mc out, whv didn Z thew
wait until the regular meeting of the
committcc?'
Ccnners was asked If he would retro
If his failure TO do so meant the dis
ruption of the party.
"I1l not disrupt the party an
swercd Mr.. Couners. "'It's Murphy
! that is doing that. I've made good all
along the linc.''
There are two phases Of the situa-
ton that Mr.. Conncrs would not dis
| cuss toDight--the reason why his smnpl-
derlne Quarrel with Charles F; Muir
ply. leader of Tammauy Hall. has re-
ccntly burst into 0amc and the atti-
tude of William Il, Hearst, whose shud-
ow also lies across tho political map
Murphy Must Move or Die
One Of Copners s advisors said that
Murphy moves now because he must
either move or die of nanitiou; moth
lug else is moving IN T3mmanv Hall.
Navor Gaynor's administration goes on
topping branches oil the plum tree ana
no fruit falls in the Tammuny basket.
Murphy has 10 he stirring or lose bls
leadership nj home. If he wins against
Councrs, be may regain another lease
OF power to tide him over the shallow
wears of The Gavnor administration.
But if he loses, he loses not only AZ
Albany. but also nj home
Persons close 10 Mr. Hearst in lis
last campaign believe that. although he
has been twice defeated for mayor Oh
New York, and once for governor. he
stands stronger with the people than
ever, These persons point out that 1t
was through Mr.. Hearst s candidacy
that TammanY was defeated and tho
reform ticket elected and after that he
received public praise in quarters where
he had reason 10 believe he had hereto
fore been held lightly, Thc greater
the disruption in the two established
parties. they say. the stronger viii he
= third ticket. should Hearst care to
nut ono IN the Gcld