The sun., 1910-02-12
CONNERS READY TO FIGHT
WON'T QUIT STATE COMMITTEE
WITHOUT A QUARREL.
Doesn't Think That Even 10 Members
Have Joined In q plan 60 Dust HIM
Little Talk Of CanIlidates for Cover
nor UntIl This Question ls settled.

Chairman William j. Conners Of the
Democratic State committee Of New York
is in a defiant mood over the proposition
of Charles # Murphy Of Tammany Patrick
T.. McCabe of Albany and other up-State
Democrats to retire him as head OF the
| committee. Chairman Conners. Il was
furthermore learned, may return to New
York within the next forty-eight hours
and then again he may postpone his re-
turn until March Is. the day set by him
| when he journeyed South three weeks
| ago.
Mr.. Corners sent word through his
friends that he did not believe that thirty,
thirty-three or thirty-five State commit
teemen had signed any petition to him
to call q meeting Of the State commit
tee such as Mr.. Murphy's friends an
nounced on Wednesday, and Mr.. Con-
ners's friends added that he had twenty
eight of the committeeman at his back.
and any proposition of Mr.. Murphy and
Mr. Murphy's friends to retire him before
the next State convention assemblies will
prove futile.
Chairman Conners. these friends OF his
who were empowered to speak for him
said, has two Democratic newspapers in
Buffalo, which may be Of service in the
approaching state compaign. and several
of Mr. Murphy's friends did not hesitate
to say that IL Mr. Conners was turned out
precipitately within the next two weeks
or within the next two months these two
newspapers may be found either on the
Republican side or joining hands with
William r Hearst in attacking the Demo-
-,
was learned. had several talks with Mr..
Hearst before the latter's departure for
] Europe. and most Democrats who talked
about the situation said that IL was an
exceedingly ticklish one. "a situation which
called for political foresight and more or
| less wisdom
MFR. Murphy. it was learned. cannot
| turn out MIR. Conners unless he gains
over a number OF up-country State oom-
mitteemen. and while Mr.. Murphy s
| friends reiterate that they havo the 80
or 80 or rs votes to turn out Mr.. Conners.
: the ConneIs men were still sceptical and
declared thab their man had the solid
support OF vast majority OF the up
country State committeeman. The con
clusion was reached on this feature OF
the situation that either Mr.. Conners or
Mr.. Murphy, and perhaps both. were de-
ceived as 70 the actual state Of Affairs.
and that only a meeting of the State
committee could determine the actual
facts IL a majority of the COMMITTEES
sign petition to Mr.. Corners to call a
meeting of the committee he would be
compelled to do so. and falling, the petit
ton could he forwarded TO tho clerk of
the committee, John 4. Mason, who
would have full power to call the COM
mittee together.
There Is no talk among Democrats
at the moment. up State or down State,
of candidates for Governor, although
il is frequently heard in Democratic
circles that D-Cady Herrick OF Albany,
W. Caryl Ely OF Buffalo. Edward NJ. Shep-
ard Of Brooklyn and Supreme Court
Justice Martin j. keogh Of Westchester
have been tentatively under discussion,
but all hands agree that the essential
feature at the moment is to determine
the actual situation pertaining to the
State chairmanship.