The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-25
is APOLOGY MADE BY CHAIRMAN
CONNORS TO TAMMANY
LEADER MURPHY.
New York Democratic State Commit
tee Urge the Necessity Of a Fed
eraI Income Tax Law
Being Passed.

Albany y. Y. Feb 24.-Wnliam J.
Connors made good his prediction
that he would stil be chairman Of
the democratic state committee after
it's meeting today In saving his po-
litical scalp however, he lost most Of
his hair
Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
chieltain whose complete mastery of
the situation was realized by no one
better than Connors himself, granted
the Buffalo leader a brief political re-
prieye in the interest Of party har-
mony
After Connors had agreed to resign
in April and to repudiate his recent
harsh statements concerning Mr.. Mur
ply and the alleged auctioning of
iudgeshps in New York. which he
declared we're the result of his "in-
irmites Of temper" and were un-
justified in fact
Chairman Connors was reelected
for a two years term on April II.
1908 He announced at the meeting
today that under no conceivable cir
cumstances would he bea candidate
for reelection"
The office Of chairman, he said "is
a thankless and difficult job and he
desired 10 give more time and atten.
ton TO his family and to his business.
He promised. however, to work harl
to uphold the hands of his successor
and TO aid in restoring the democratic
party to power The state committee
viii meet in April to elect a new
chairman.
Today's meeting lasted less than
fifteen minutes
After the compromise, which was
arranged at a personal conference be-
tween Chairman Connors and Leader
Murphy, all fear of a clash at the
meeting wished
Chairman Connors was smiling right
and left as he ended and elbowed his
way through the crowd waiting in the
lobby of the Hotel Ten Eyck.
Murphy red-faced and looking
straight ahead followed Counors into
the meeting place, the parlor. which
was quickly iammed to the doors
Chairman Connors banged the gavel.
Gentlemen, the meeting will please
come to order he said as he handed
a typewriter statement 10 the clerk
1t was the chairman's announcement
of mis- intended resignation. dictated
after his final word with Murphy and
as the clerk read it, Conncrs gazed
stolidly into the faces Of those before
him. It's reading brought only com
ments IN mdertones ana was quickly
followed by the call Of the meeting.
Four resolutions had been proposed
for Introduction. They were quickly
adopted without dissent and the meet
ing adjourned The first resolution
was In favor Of federal income tax
and urged Our representatives in the
legislature to press for passage AMI
vote for the amendment to the fed
eral constitution, giving to the con
gress Of the United States power to
impose tax upon incomes"
The second placed the committee
on record as favoring the direct pri-
mary bills introduced by Senator Ora
dy and Assemblyman Frisbie in the
presen legislature. measures which
were drafted by the executive com-
mittee of the democratic league.
The committee then took a fling
az republican misrule ami the "inl-
quitous tari6 law" by adopting a res.
oluton declaring the republican party
won the last national election u90w
tho platform pledging Il specifically
% revise fbe tariff downward. but that
iu pte Of thar pledge. "the recent re.
vision has 20 40 way removed from
The shoulders 81 the crest masses of
ere people the hnaden n indireei tax.