The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15

Edwin $. Harris Of Saratoga. former
chairman of the new Democratic State
committee at its meeting at the Hotel
knickerbockcr yesterday. August Mer-
rill. former Deputy Attorney-General
and now Corporation Counsel Of Utica.
was an opposing candidate nominated
10y several committeemen FROM up the
state who wished to voice a protest
against the domination OF the committee
by the New York city delegation, but
the opposition was feeble. The vote was
I2i for Mr.. Harris. II for Mr.. Merrill.
with twelve members either absent or
not voting.
Resolutions indorslns the administra-
ton Of President Wilson IND condemning
that Of Gov. whitman were adopted.
Tn. committee also named Albert +.
IIoyt OF Albany. former chief clerk of
the Conservation Commission and nov
clerk to Minority Leader Callahan. TO
he clerk of the state committee. This
is a new office and the purpose In Gre
ating II was to relieve Secretary Van
Name ~ some Of the burdens likely To
fall upon him during this Presidential
year.
Joseph Murphy Of Troy. william ".
Manning of Sar.voga ana Charles Will
Jams Of Wayne county got behind the
movement to elect Mr.. Merrill as chair
man. They called a conference of sew
erai upstate committeeman before the
meeting and we're appointed II delega-
ton to wait upon Charles +. Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy arrived at the hotel about
II 80 o'clock and held an impromptu re-
ccption In the lobby. william IL. Fitz-
patrick OF Buffalo. Patrick T. McCabe Of
Albany. John II. McCooey OF Brooklyn
and other leaders had been at work early
and MIR Murphy was o informed of
the situation.
After he had conferred with his lieu
tenants the reporters asked him what he
thought OF tho charge Of those opposed
10 Mr.. Harris that he IA a disturber
and not likely TO get the best work
out of the state committee.
"1 always found him all right" was
the Tdnmany leaders comment.
Wr. NurVhY's Answer.
Half an hour later the committee
representing the opposition asked Sec
fetaiy Thomas +. Smith of Tammany
Hall 10 request Mr.. Murphy TO meet the
committeemen who were opposed To Mr..
Harris. Mr.. Murphy Informed Mr.. smith
that he saw no reason why he. being just
an ordinary member OF the state commit
tee. should confer with those who were "'-
posing his candidate. So the meeting
opened without any representations hav-
ing been made to MIR, Murphy.
Former Excise Commissioner W w.
Farley nominated Mr. Harris. and a
number OF committeeman seconded the
nomination. several OF them eXrress-
ing the wish ,hst William Church
Osborn had not decided not to sue
coed himself. David r. Lee Of chenango
| county nominated Mr.. Merrill and
County Clerk william +. Schneider, who
Eat AS "A proxy for Frank j. Henkle Of
Oneida county. read a speech ~seconding
the nomination. lie said that he can
didacy of Mr.. Merrill ought to appeal
to every independent member Of the
committee from New York city. Every
one Of the six'y-three members from
the city voted for Mr.. Harris.
The seventeen votes for Mr. Merrill
came from Chenango.' Clinton. Cortland.
Fulton milton. Herkimer. Nassau,
Oneida, Putnam. Rensselaer,. Saratoga.
Ulster. Warren. Washington and Wayne.
He also obtained one of the votes in
putchess county William Church Os-
born. the retiring chairman. voted for
Mr.. Merrill. As soon a. the vote was
announced Mr.. Manning roved that the
election be made unanimous and so II
was. The other officers OF the com-
mittee were reelected George X. Van
Name, secretary: Edward f. Perkins.
treasurer, and Charles II. White, SER
! geant ~ arms.
Mr., Harris addressed the committee