New-York tribune., 1910-02-21
CUNNERS TO FIGHT
WANTS HARNONY BUT
NOT rs MUCH rs JOB.
Seems Certain No7c That He
Cannot Count on Brooklyn
Stands by Mterrl;e7c.

Democratic State Committee is strong
~ IN favor of war Not a war to the
| death, perhaps, but a good stiff fight
provided his opponents start it.
Mr.. Corners came TO the Waldorf last
/ night some three or four hours later
than he had intended to arrive, and
though ten of the faithful upstate COM
! nitteemen for the most part. and none
of them local men. were on hand. what
talking he did last night was simply his
own idea of the way things line up for
that meeting in Albany next Thursday.
when Tammany goes after his scalp, and
not any definite news of what the So
called doubtful members from Kings
will do when the time comes for show
down.
viii you stick as state chairman, even
if it splits the party?' he was asked.
Conners didn't like the intimation that
he would split the party. He spent time
and money in his own city and county.
he said. and made good there.
They're trying to split tie party" he
said THE party upstate is in better.
shape than it's been in fifteen years, an
L done it,
Further he declared that one Murphy,
of New York. was claiming d lot more
than he really had. and as for the Demo
cratic Leagu7 he asserted that he had
some of them.
From the justly famous Mount Glenn
ems letters, the chairman said, it was
evident TO him that Osborne of the
league and Murphy were Joined together
against him.
NOT THE RIGHT TINE.
I'm in favor of a meeting of the state
committee most any time" he went on:
that is. under ordinary circumstances,
hut not now This is no time for meet
ing. with all the scandal going on at
Albany. | was elected for two years,
and if they want to get some one else IN
SO had. why don't they wait until the
right time?''
He parried the question as to whether
he really wanted to hold the troublesome
job with a characteristic reply.
Politics is a funny game" he said
sometimes you think you want to have
the little red flag all to yourself ana
then again you don't know whether you
do or not.
Rut when il came to the direct ques-
1ion. DO you think they're going TO
oust you?" he replied candidly, L don
know.
He would stick though. he said ne
would stick to the finish and never thlflk
of such thing as resigning
AS to the Allds-Conger investigation
in Albany. he thought that the dlssen-
sion in the Republican ranks, tosether
with the condition of the upstate Deiiio-
Gratis. put the latter upon the pest 1901
ing thev had enjoyed for fifteen years
THE Democrats are in better shape
NOW than ever before was the way
C-onners EXPRESSED it. and he emphasized
the now strongly.
do YOU think they won't be IN such
eood shane very long," he was asked
I'm just hoping they won go anu
mix things up. that's all, ne replleu'
For the Democratic League the sIa'e
chairman wasn't overenthuslasuc. II
WAS simply another method OF lam
p1anyizing the state, league 10 neip
,,,,r.r,b,. oct control of the state. and the
,nstate men couldn't see that. he SAID
SPLIT OR NO SPLIT
"Tu stick. though; stick even IL
there's a split he asserted; but want
party harmony
.part from the men who came down
from outside districts to meet the chalr-
man on his return from Florida ConnerS
bad seen none Of the local committeeman
1az+ night None of the Kings County
men was on hand to greet the STATE
leader and their absence was comment
ed on.
..1 haven't seen any of them" the
chairman replied to question about
McCooey and the Kings committeeman
but I will see them all before leaNe
town
Van valkenburgh. of Greene; Ryan or
Norwich. Sweet, of Warren; Mayor
E,,hrmann and Burgard. of Buffaio' ana
Batten. of Niagara, were among the men
u-ho met him and who were Win hiih
last night. and though he seemed nope
f,,l about the Brooklyn delegation there
cor,e from A reliable source IN the NC
cooev ranks yesterday statement
It'll, would seem to lessen his chances
Of counting tliei
Thursday
Six of the eight members of the Brook
l,,r delegation. it was stated. nave peeh
either personal or close political friends
&c charles F. Murphy for some time
rr,,a,, were not selected in the regular
-,,a,,nar-hv the Senatorial district dele
gates after the close OF the state con-
,.ertion-but pra ctically owe their places
"a tba dominant force in the state con-
,-antion held in Carnegie Hall in March.
1905
RRookLYN WITH MURPHY.
Their selection was approved by Con-
rers hut il is to Murphy they really owe
their membership in the state committee,
and though Leader McCooey when seen
last night refused to make any predic-
tio, as 10 what the Brooklyn delegation
would do on Thursday, it was pretty well
Understood that they would vote as a
un,t for Murphy's candidate and against
Corners.
couners was inclined to fight shy of
ar,. reference to his Palm Beach inter-
view of last week, in which ne threat
ared 70 reveal some Tammany methods
of selling nominal tions.
..Anv more quotations on Supreme
(-ourt Justices" he was asked.
..NIothin' later than last week" he re-