The Washington herald., 1910-02-20

of the Democratic State committee be-
tween Chairman william ]. Corners. Of
Buffalo, and Charles F. Murphy, leader
of Tammany Hail. will be begun In
earnest tomorrow, when Mr.. Corners is
to arrive at the WaldOrf-Astoria from
Palm Beach
Chairman Corners secretary, John T.
Maher, came down from Albany to-day.
and was Joined at the hotel by State
Committeeman Stephen Ryan. OF Norwich;
George w. Batten, Of Dockport, and
Henry p. Burgard, Of Buffalo Mayor
Fuhrmann, of Buffalo also a State COM
mitteeman, will join Mr.. Corners tO-mor-
row. Mr.. Maher received kilograms this
evening from numerous State committee
men that they would be either on hand
tomorrow or Monday. Some Of those
who sent kilograms were Thomas P.
Henernan, of Dunkirk: William F. Raj
ferty. of Syracuse and W. J. Sprlngstead,
Of Haverstraw.
Between tomorrow and Tuesday even
ing Chairman Corners and his friends
are To devise ways and means by which
to defeat the effort OF Charles F. Muir
ply and his friends TO unseat Corners
hands are TO move on TO Albany, where
Corners headquarters and Murphy head
quarters are TO be established. and from
all that was learned to-day there is TO
be a great pulling and hauling on this
occasion in the City OF Hills.
Think Stand VIII BE Wsak.
Mr.. Maher said tonight: ''Mr. Murphy
and his friends have not the votes they
claim. They are putting up a big bluff
in the hope of catching wavering COM
mitteemen, If there be such. and l have
not found them. Naturally I am preju-
diced in Mr.. Corners favor. but, lesv-
Ing that aside Mr.. Murphy can never
hope to get the twenty-six votes neces-
sary TO retire Mr.. Corners. Mr.. Corners
is TO have talks with his friends who
are to come here from all parts Of the
State from this time until Wednesday
morning"
Speaking OF Chairman Conners' state
meut. in which he declared against what
he described as THE contractors ring.
Murphy, Gaffney. and company" James
GafTney said to-day that he had no in
terest in politics. and Daniel F. Cohalan.
Charles F. Murphy's close adviser. said:
We have thirty-fve out OF ffty-one
votes IN the State committee safely lined
Up against Mr.. Corners"
While Mayor Thurman, OF Buffalo, is
to be spokesman for Corners in the State
committee meeting at Buffalo, Mr.. Co
halan is 20 do the talking for Mr.. Muir
ply. Very influential Democrats in the
party. men who seldom appear IN IT'S
councils. but who have been hoping for
Democratic victory in the State for near
~ score of years, and who are neither
for nor against Corners or Murphy. said
to-day. with more than usual arnestness,
that they deprecated the bringing of this
contest between Mr.. Murphy and Mr.
Corners at this time. and one OF them
added:
''Our friends (the Republican, in Al
bany are in a great muddle, and IL they
continue to lift the Id. don't know what
viii become Of them Everything looks
bright for us next fall unless we stir up
an unnecessary conflict among our
selves"
Would Effect Bride Probe.
These Democrats went on TO say that
the bringing of this contest at this time
was likely TO divert attention from the
Republican situation at Albany and null
lily. possibly. to a great extent the effect
of the disclosures in the Republican or
ganization Of the State. Then, too. these
Democrats were fearful that the contro-
versy between Chairman Corners and
Mr.. Murphy may become so personal and
so acute that much Of the solled Linen
Of the Democratic organization may be
washed at the gathering In Albany.
The Corners men declared that they
knew who received $4,000 10 be used in
defeating the race-track bills at Albany.
They declared further that they knew
how business was done by lawyers close
to Mr.. Murphy. and with many other
tales they wound up by stoutly proclaim
ing that Chairman Corners would fight
every inch of the way, that he would not
resign, and that before the battle was
over good many scars would be left
and Murphy would know that he had
been in a fight
Fight Would Aid Hearst.
Several OF the Democrats who said they
deprecated the breaking out Of this quar-
rel at this time intimated that the con
troversy might extend to the legislative
halls at Albany. and was bound 10 be of
very great value 10 William R. Hearst
and his civil alliance organization, for It
was known that Mr.. Hearst intends to
fight Mr.. Murphy at the primaries IN
New York County next fall; furthermore.
he is TO nominate candidates for Con-
gTess in all districts where the present
incumbent had voted last winter to SUD-
port the Cannon rules in the House of
Representatives, and they were well
aware that Mr.. Hearst. if necessary, will
run a third ticket for State officers. There
were Democrats familiar with the situa-
ton who said that they feared that Mr..
Murphy's fight on Mr.. Corners might. II
successful, precipitate Mr.. Corners and
his friends In the State organization into