New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
c. F. MURPHY HAS STEAM
ROLLER FOR CONVENTION
Will Stand at Throttle Ready
to Crush Objection to Unit
Rule or Anything Else.
MEETING HOUR ADVANCED
Keith Gets Into Committee by
Courts Aid-Upstate Dele
gates May Get 6 O'clock
Trains for Home.

many Hall and state boss IN complete
control. the Democratic State Convention
IN select delegates 10 the national conven-
ton at Baltimore will meet at 10 o'clock
this morning in the Lexington Opera House
Of Terrace Garden. There was some talk
last night of protests against having Muir
ply select all the delegates, as he prac-
tically does, by having the convention elect
them. and it was intimated that some one
might oppose the adoption of he unit rule
for national delegates
Murphy and his men, however. paid little
attention TO this talk. They have per-
.fectly good steam roller in good working
order TO run over any misguided delegate
who may attempt TO raise his voice in
protest.
The delegates-at-large will nc Mr.. Muir
ply. Senator O'Gorman, Governor Dix and
Judge Alton B. Parker. The last place was
TO so to Norman e. Mack, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee. tut ne
has been designated as a delegate from his
Congress district. and said he would be
satisfied TO so to Baltimore IN that ca
pacity.
Although it was pretty we'll Understood
Mr.. Murphy had the complete list of dis
trict delegates TO be selected by the con-
ventlon to-day in his pocket 'ast nSht, it
was said by most OF the leaders that the
delegates TO the state convention from the
various Congress districts would meet in
caucus this morning and designete men TO
recommend TO the convention.
John Fl. McCooey. the Kings County
leader, was frank enough to acknowledge
that they had chosen their men, and pro-
duced his list. 1t included himself. Edward
Lszansky, Secretary of State; Herman A.
Metz, Congressman John J. Fitzgerald aud
Borough President Steers.
Kings County will get one of the al
ternates-at-large in the person Of John w.
Weber. Nathan Straus or Samuel Inter
myer may be one of the others.
SO confident was Murphy that he could
control his convention without much in
terruption Of any kind that it was decided
TO put the time of meeting ahead, so things
might be cleaned up by 8 o'clock. This
would enable upstate delegates to take
night trains for their homes. The conven-
ton, therefore, will meet at 10 o'clock IN
stead OF noon as originally planned. Sey
mour Van Santvoord. Of Troy, lesal ad-
wiser of Governor Dix, will be temporary
chairman. Under the primary law each
one Of the 453 on rollcall must announce
lis choice for chairman.
After the speech of the temporary chair
man and the appointment Of various COM
mittees, the convention will adjourn until
the afternoon, when the reports Of these
committees probably will be ratified with
out great opposition.
The State Committee Meets.
The lobby of the Hotel Knicnerbocker
was crowded with Democrats last night,
when the state committee met for the ref-
functory business Of designating temporary
officers for the convention The temporary
secretaries are TO be John y. Mason,
Thomas T. Smith. George Young, George
Van Nance, Joseph Zenger and John A,
Pachle-.
As usual. Murphy had his private apart
mcpt upstairs away from the reach OF the
ordinary Democrat or even delegate. Th's
lime il was No. 4Oi, not 2l2, as 1T Rocl IS
ter two years ago. But the number made
no difference the business was done there
Just the same. Both before the orief Meet
Ing Of the state committee and after. until
midnight OF later, MIR Murphy. in COM
many with Nh Mack, George NJ. PallncH'
chairman Of the state committee, and a
few others. completed plans for carrying
out his will to-day.
poUu in the lobby was Charles +. Ratti-
gan. who represents in the committee
Thomas Mott Osborne. the Democratic IN
surgent There was Henry p. keith, OF
the NsSsau-S Suffolk district, who started
out bravely to fight Murphy at the last
meeting OF the committee, but had the
tables turned on him through the protesting
Of his election.
II seems that MIR. Osborne. as chairman
Of the Democratic League, sent out letters
last week 10 all the Democrats he could
reach asking them il they were going to
stand for repetition Of the Carnegie Hal
methods this year in the selection OF ma
tional delegates. and in the putting through
OF the unit rule again.
So far as could be learned Mr.. Ratti-
CAMS appeal for support in fighting such
methods gained few followers Mr.. Rattl'
gan refused to say what he would 90 To-
day You will just have to await deyel-
opments," he said
II vas suggested that some sort OF pro-
test would be made on the floor Of the con-
vention against having Murphy chose al
the delegates TO the national convention
and that the adoption Of the unit rule would
be opposed. Mr.. Keith thought that posi-
bly, some one might offer a resolution n
regard 10 the way in which New York
State should throw its support on the
question Of selecting a Presidential candi-
date, but he was not sure.
Keith May Not Start Trouble.
III they don't try to overthrow my selec-
ton Of national delegates" he said. 81 10
not think that | shall start any trouble, but
you can't tell"
Mr.. Keith attended the meeting Of the
state committee last night unG . ,ro-
lection OF the Supreme Court lie col q
temporary Injunction from Justice Van
sicklen restraining Chairman Palmer and
John y. Mason, secretary, from preventing
MN from exercising all his duties as a
member OF the committee last night lie
said that when he was getting his bond
from surety company he had heard that
Thomas +. Smith. and Senator McCleIland
had been inquiring about a bond, and he
understood they were preparing TO get out
some sort Of an injunction against him
After the order had been served. Chair
man Palmer sent for Mr.. Keith, and told
him that d truce would be arranged that
he would he recognized as a member cf
the committee and get all the badges.
tickets and other convention documents.
it was agreed by both sides that the truce
was only for the night
The general impression was however.
that hOstilities would not be resumed 10
day Keith wanted to name August Bel
mont and Frederick Scheide as national
.tfl. IL.