The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
''BOSS'' MURPHY
is IN CONTROL
OF CONVENTION
Has Not Said FinalW
as to Candidate for
Governor.
HEARST FACTOR
In SITUA TION
Leaders Looking for Man Who
Can Run Even Race With
Roosevelt's Man Stirnson,
and Win Over Support
Of Ind ependence
League.

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League.
Rochester. N. Y. September 2s--
The first session of the Democratic
convention to-day was brief inter-
mission in the serious business that
has brought togetherh here the delegated
Of the sixty-one counties OF New YORK.
State. This business was the selectloE
of a candidate for the head of thS
ticket and it promised to keep tho
leaders out OF bed nearly all night.
The convention came to order az
1907 p. NJ, perfected temporary orr
ganization, listened to bitter arraignS
ment by the temporary chairman, Ar-
ton Parker. of the Republican adS
ministration in general and the polite
cal ascendancy Of Theodore Roosevelt
at Saratoga in particular, and then adj
journed to wait on the Judgment Of th<
leaders.
Tomorrow at o'clock the conven.
ton will meet again In the hope Of
agreeing on candidate selected In
the meantime.
Directly or Indirectly. all question:
of availability and fitness come ulti-
mately before the tsiumvirate, OF
which Charles r. Murphy. leader OF
Tammary Hall, Is the dominating per.
/ sonality, Daniel cohalan. the mouth.
| piece, and j. Sergeant Cram. the ad.
| viser-in-chiet.
Murphy In Control.
1t is the admission of Norman Mack
| chairman of the National Democratic
Committee. that Murphy controls tna
situation. Out of 45O delegates he
| controls, with Kings county. led by
John H McCooey. of Brooklyn, and
/ Erie, led by William Fitzpatrick, of
tButfalo, more than 200. Upstate lead,
/ ers recognized tonight the hopeless.
ness of effecting any coalition strona
/ enough to oppose him with any show
\ of success.
| The problem that Mr.. Murphy faces
\ is one that needs all his caution en-
| perience and Judgment. He must ma
a candidate who will be strong g enough
to run at least an even race with
Henry L. Stimson, backed by Theodore
Roosevelt; who will command the sup
port of Democrats of all shades OF
opinion, and who can win over the
support OF William Randolph Hearst
The leaders all feel that with Mayor
Gaynor eliminated from considera-
ton as candidate Mr.. Hearst be-
comes at once factor with whom 10
reckon. The editorial utterances OF
his morning newspaper to-day were
holding himself uncommitted. I'm
doubtedly there will be a9strong effort
made to win his co-operation
Important meetings that may last
until long after midnight are on the
committees of resolutions and per,
manent organization There was
parade, in which Charles F. Murphy
and other Tammany braves marched
at the head Of the camp followers. All
,,lyszsf "a nd
conference began again late to-nishts d
1t seemed more than possoble that the
slate would not be written until to-
morrow morning.
The candidates themselves are puH-
zled and tired. Representative WIZ
liam Sulzer says that he is losing no
strength. Representative lanes 2
Havens is still sure that he cannot lose.
His managers said tonight that he
with the delegates to elect him safely
pledged Edward NJ. Shepard said
eyerything he had heard to-day con-
tinued to encourage him.
But laying aside all speculat tion. the
situation In short comes back to this
what will MarJhy do?
1t was generally believed that ne 81
would try his best TO make GOOD ms
promise of conciliating upstate senti-
:.
sible to consolidate that sentiment 10
would Jam through his own preference.
In the event a manSfrom New YORK
City Is the gubernatorial nominee, tho
name of Thomas NJ. Osborne. of Au-
burn, is most prominently mentioned
for second place, In ssaccordance Wit
me-honored custom. as an upstate
man Mr.. osborne.s hackers. however.
are still conducting his fight for first @
place. Except for the address of Alton
B. Parker to- day. the opening session
OF the convention was purely routine,
Mr. Parker read his address from
in measured tones s. He was
he delivered a telling phrase, Mention
Of the old-time lead aders. especially Till
den. Cleveland and Hill brought cheers.
his criticism Of the tariff, Of his refer
ences to the Increased cost OF, living,
and particularly his charges that the
national administration had been mex
cusably eNtrayagant.
6 Attacks Roosevelt. I$
But the real enthusiasm of the day
came when he laid aside his set speech
attack on executive. interference In leg Il
islative and judicial public business
and the ascendancy Of theodore Roose
velt In the late convention at SARATOGA,
which. he declared, had been achieved
by the aid OF Federal office-holders In
the face Of nsincere dennnciation Of
machine rule and the bosses. ssy3 y
AT the conclusion OF the key-notei
speech the committee on permanent orr
was named, and adjourn
ment WAS taken until 4 O'clock to-nlor-I
row afternoon. The deliberations on
platform We're lntrusted 10 suhcom-s X
mittee, which included Seymour " AM
of II Rensselaer,, chairman of n
the full committee: Morgan ]. o. Brlen
New York: John B. Stanehfleld, Che
mung. and Norman f. Mack. Erie.
The consideration of the direct pri-
mary plank was nagun8as soon az the