Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-30

session oil the democratic convention
today was a brief intermission in the
SERIOUS business that has brought to-
Gether here the delegates of the 81
coutnies in New York state. This bus
mess was the selection of a candidate
for the head of the ticket, and it prom
ised to keep the leaders out of bed
nearly all night.
Adjourned to This Afternoon.
The convention came to order at
1.07 p. M, perfected a temporary or
ganization listened to a bitter ar
raignment by the temporary chairman
Alton B. Parker, of the republican ad-
1ninistration in general and the pol1t-
cal ascendancy of Theodore Roosevelt
at Sara toga, in particular, and then
adjourned to await the judgment of
the leaders. Tomorrow at one O'Clock
the convention will meet again, in the
hope of agreeing on a candidate Sc
lccted in the meantime.
Murphy Controls the Situation.
Directly or indirectly, all questions
of availability and fitness come uIti
mately before the triumvirate of which
Charles +. Murphy, leader of Tamma-
ny hall Is the dominating personality:
Daniel Coholan, the mouthpiece, and
j. Sergeant Cram, the adviser in chief.
1t is the admission iof Norman e.
Mack, chairman of the national dem
ocratic committee, that Murphy con-
trolls the situation. Out of four hum
dred and fifty delegates he controls,
with Kings county, led by John II.
NcCooey of Brooklyn, and Erie. led
by William Fitzpatrick of Buffalo,
more than 200. Upstate leaders rec
ognized tonight the hopeiessness of eff
Iecting any coalition strong enough to
oppose him with any show of sue
cess.
Murphy Faces a Problem.
IS one that needs all his caution, ex-
perience and judgment. He must find
candidate who viii be strong enough
to run at least an even race with
Henry l.. Stimson backed by Theodore
Roosevelt; who will command the sup
opinion; and one who can win over the
support of William Randolph Hearst.
Leaders Want More Time.
The fact that the convention was
adjourned until one o'clock tomorrow
instead of the usual hour, noon, shows
the position of the leaders. They want
more time. - enemy has deployed
and they know now exactly what
strength they must confront.
March of Tammany Braves.
Important meetings that may last
until long after midnight are in prog
ress by the committee on resolutions
ana Inc committee OH peTEudA0Hl or
IA anization. There was parade in
which Charles f. Murphy and the 9TH
er Tammany braves marched at the
head of the camp followers. All these
things took time and when the con-
ferences began again late tonight it
seemed more than possible that the
slate would not be written until to-
morrow.
Puzzled and Tired Candidates.
ba daf 1haI1o Sal4-aS vr1J
zled and tired. They ask the news
paper men eageBs- for the latest in
forInat ation and merely reiterate formal
estimates of strength. Representative
William Sulzer says sthat he is losing
no strength. Representative James 8.
lIavens is still sure that he cannot
lose. His managers said tonight that
he would enter the convention to-
morrow with the delegates to elect
him safely pledged. Edward NJ. Shep-
ard said that everything he had heard
today continued to encourage him.
Shepard Hardly Dares to Open Head
quarters.
Mr. Shepard's friends are urging him
to open headquarters. Hitherto his
candidacy has been wholly a matter Of
private representation. He replied
that he had asked John Fl. McCooey
Of Brooklyn what ought TO be done
and that word had not yet been forth
coming. 1t might be thought, he ex-
pIained, that to open headquarters at
this late date would be tantamount to
a confession of failing strength and
wear the appearance of hasty action.
His candidacy sprang originally, he
told a friend, from the counsel of the
late Senator Patrick III. McCarren, and
had been carried forward by McCar-
ren's successor, McCooey.
All Eyes on Murphy.
But. laying aside all spec,sation. the
situation in short comes back to this
what win Murphy do?
II was generally believed that he
ould try his best to make good his
promise of conciliating upstate senti-
nlent but that If he found it impossi-
BILE to consolidate that sentiment, he
would resort to his own preference.
Effort to Interfere With Murphy's
Domination.
An effort to interfere with Murphy's
domination of the situation occurred
to night, when representatives of
Shepard, Selzer. Havens and Osborne
held a brief meeting. The first conclu-
sion the conference reached was that
there should be no discussion of can
didates except in a negative way. The
meeting sent word to the Tammany
leaders protesting against the selection
of any of the New York candidates he
is supposed to favor, not on the ground
tndt their Tammany backing was OBJ
jectionable, but that none of them
was strong enough to win
one of Murphys heutenants said
later that Mr.. Murphy told everyone of
the upstate leaders he talked with
that if the state interests could
agree on a candidate he would gladly
accept him. The answers he received
convinced him that it was hopeless to
look for any up-State agreement of this
kind.
The only possible inference from this
was that Murphy found himself forced
TO name the candida te, himself. Thus
the situation resolved ! itself into the
principles already laid down: Tam
many would select the man most
egreea Bile to the New York organiza.
tiDn unless Ii concluded that it could
not afford 10 dispense with the support
of Mr.. Hearst. In the latter event one
or the two or three men favored by Mr..
Hearst would he chosen.
Night Parade Through Business Streets
Tne Tar1nan. organize tian got q