The sun., 1910-02-21
CONNERS HERE, FACES DEFEAT
HEARS THAT MURPHY HAS
GOT THE KINGS DELEGATES.
n COnners Can't Get Them Away HIS
Hopes Are sIender-He DeprecAtes .
. "walkOut'' n He ID Beaten-JOhn A.
DIX Murphy Candidate for Chairman.

the Waldorf-Astoria last night. rubicund
and jolly. just as though Charles F.
Murphy, leader OF Tammany Hall. had
not decreed that he should be ousted from
his place at the meeting Of the committee
TO be held at the Hotel Ten Eyck in
Albany on Thursday. Mr.. Conners had
just arrived from Palm Beach. His train
was five hours late. Awaiting him at the
hotel were the following State committee
men. most OF whom had been there all
day: Michael J. Walsh, Yonkers; Wesley
J. Springstead. Haverstrsw; George B.
Van Walk enburg. Lexington; William s.
Cameron. Glens Falls; Stephen Ryan.
Norwich; William F. Rafferty,, Syracuse;
Warren NJ. Sweet. Fillmore; George w.
Batten. Lockport; Mayor Louis p. Fuhr-
man and Henry P. Burgsrd OF Buffalo,
and Thomas M. Hassett, formerly secre-
tary OF the Catsk i'll water board. Chair
man Conners had a conference with these
committeeman. and then he said:
isYes, returned from Palm Beach some
what earlier than I expected l guess
you know why
Has Mr.. Murphy got you beatenl'
Il don't know replied Mr.. Conners.
4 won't know until Thursday
If Mr.. Murphy has you beaten will you
resign before a vote is taken at Albany2'
Under no circumstances. rejoined
Mr.. Conners, will resign. may be
overthrown. but don't know. I'll tell
you a story about that. A friend OF mine
for lifetime always said that politics
was different from, business. In business
you might be sure to close a deal. but IL
never was closed in politics until 1t was
closed up. You see a politician to-day.
and you have got to see him tomorrow
to find out il he is in the place where
you left him
@Do you expect TO see Mr.. Murphyf'
Il do not know whether he win call on
me or not replied Chairman Conners.
Il know that have talked with lot of
my friends and that / arm To talk with
more OF them tomorrow and Tuesday.
and on Wednesday shall probably 60 to
Albany. I have not sent for anybody
Have you anything in addition to say
to your Palm Beach statement wherein
you declared that the proposition was TO
turn the party over to contractors like
Murphy and Gaffney a Co.. and that re-
cent Supreme Court Justice nominations
had been put up at auction?"
Il shall not add to that statement to-
night" replied Mr.. Conners, ~but l stand
by my Palm Beach statement in every
particular l may issue an additional
statement tomorrow or Tuesday"
in view OF the Conger-Allds develop
ments at Albany and the Republican situ-
alton in the State do you think the Demo
Gratis have a chance. a good one. Of elect
ing their State ticket next fall?'
Il think it looks better for the Demo-
cratic party than at any time within the
last fifteen years.
How"
Well Mr.. Conaers hesitated,
yes
In the next half moment Mr.. Corners
added: The Democrats are very success
full in mixing things up always at the
wrong time. / was elected chairman
for two years and IL Mr.. Murphy wanted
to put me out at the ed Of my term. all
well and good. he could go ahead and do
1t, and my successor would run the oam-
paign. But there was no sense in split
ting the party at this time. don't know
whether l would want to be chairman
again. Some OF the State committee
men who signed the petition for the call
for the meeting at Albany were not aware
that MIR. Murphy contemplated an effort
to supersede me. Those who did sign
it with this knowledge will without
doubt hear from their constituents.
was a good enough chairman up to six
months ago. so they all said. and these
constituents will want to know what
committeeman"
Are you certain. MIR. Conners. that
at the meeting on Thursday Mr.. Murphy
will make the attempt TO throw you out3'
1T don't say so in the CALL answered
Mr.. Conners. "but from what have
been reading and from what has been
told me it looks as though he were going
to try and do It,"
Former Mayor Walsh OF Yonksrs at
tended the conference OF Chairman Con-
ners's friends last night as the personal
friend Of Mr.. Murphy and friend Of Mr..
Conners too. Mr.. Walsh did not hesi-
tate to tell Mr.. Conners and his associate
State committeeman that Mr.. Murphy had
anywhere from thirty to thirty-nve votes
with which to unseat Mr.. Conners, and
moreover that It would be wise for Mr..
Conners to resign and prevent further
friction In tho party. Mr.. Walsh told
Chairman Conners that 1t has been fire.
Quently stated In the inner circles Of the
Democratic party Of the State that Mr..
Murphy has the signatures Of twenty
eight State committoemen TO Q request
to Chairman Connors 70 resign. It came
out also that shortiy before Mr.. Conners
left for Palm Beach he and Mr.. Murphy
had . talk in which Mr.. Murphy in
formed Mr.. Copners that q majority
OF the committee desired him TO resign
and that Mr.. Conners had refused to do
90, asking:
why don't you resign yourself,
Murphy You haven't made much Of q
showing here in New York county
Il will resign" replied Murphy. If q
majority OF the Tammany Hall leaders