Show ft politicians gather at the conference that is the preliminary to fight to the finish new york dec 21 at tho conclusion of the conference called by senator today it was said by several of those present that the ben ciment of the meeting was unanimously in favor of senator election reelection re it was added that all favored harmonious methods to bring about this result and the hope was expressed that a contest could bo avoided the meeting appointed a to confer with governor odell after senator platt had stated the of the meeting the different leaders made speeches setting forth their preferences in tho matter new york dec 21 politicians gathered early today at the fifth avenue hotel for the conference called by senator platt in the interests ot chauncey Cha M candidacy for alio senate of the hundred men invited it was said that seventy five had indicated their intention to be present just who the state leaders are who will stand with platt in his fight for depew is not cnown it is felt that platts statement that it is now a fight to a finish and that every one must line up would force many leaders who have expressed themselves as friendly to both he senator and gov odell to take sides this hind of a lineup line up is what many of the prominent republicans of the state have desired to avoid for more chaa a year past many men who are on good terms with the governor and who had pleasant relations with mr platt throughout hia long term as state leader hesitate to do anything that might offend cither the contest if it comes to it it Is feared may involve the organization through the entire state about 50 or 75 of the republicans ot various sections of the state notably political friends of senators platt aad were gathered in the corridors of tho hotel lust before the conference wag begun included in the number were former lacut G ov alm otha woodruff congressman serano A john K merritt formerly of lockport now postmaster at washington congressman john W dwight james S clarkson and haniton Ha nUton fish assistant united states the meeting was called to order by senator platt col dunn of broome county presided and senator platt ex the situation portland bic dec 20 A temple of will be one of the features ot the lewis A dark centennial the temple vill be used as a general reception headquarters tor fra teina lists and a room will be set aside tor each of the ardeia taking capital deock in the corporation hospital service will be provided in the building and the united states fraternal congi will hold its sessions there in july WILL CHARGE JURY TOMORROW s arguments are made in the patterson case but a verdict is not anticipated before thursday night nan is weary but she is hopeful and confident new york dec 21 before another day nan patterson probably will know whether her cherished adne to spend the christmas holidays with her invalid mother at washington will be realized or whether she will be doomed to return to her cell a convicted murderess after more than six months of waiting she has seen the whole of her alfo with caesar young with its tragic ending laid bare before a jury and today she waited for tho worda horn them which will mean life or deatle to her that she was supremely confident ot the outcome there seemed no doubt as was apparent aiom her own words 1 I feel sure the jury believes my story she said and no matter what mr rand says in regail to it it will still be convinced of my innocence r kneir of course eliat lucli things ai awfully uncertain but I 1 feel that I 1 will be acquitted within a brief time after the jury adjourns to deliberate today there remained only the closing arguments the last word of testimony was heard at yesterdays short afternoon atter noon jesston and when court adjourned it was agreed that the closing arguments would be made today justice davis bad expressed a wish to give the case finally inta the hands of the jury before adjournment tonight these arguments will occupy six hours one halt of that time to each alde with the chain of circumstances forged by the prosecution with the charge of justice davis instructing the jurors upon alie various points of law which have arisen the case will be complete it will then boc for the end shall be known v the appearance of the court room when justice davas took his seat today was in marked contrast to that of yesterday and the day before not more than halt the seats were occupied today mr unger of counsel for the defendant renewed his motion for justice davis to order the acquittal of miss patterson without further proceedings but the court denied the motion and directed counsel lo 10 proceed alth the arguments mr levy then began the closing address to the jury for the defense mr levy impressed upon the jury the fact that miss patterson was not bei ng tried for immorality no woman becomes bad because of innate depravity he said she becomes bad because of the incentives of nan and the weakness of her naldie if a man lakes his life because of love of her why punish her it aier soul as black as the gates of hell she was nevertheless entitled under the law to as aar treatment as if she the sweetest and purest you cannot bring back the dead said mr levy but if caesar young were here today I 1 think he would speak a few words for this poor girl he has made his plaything mr levy declared that every effort of the prosecution had failed to sustain the charge that miss Pal terson pursued and threatened to separate young from ills wife all the evidence tends to prove that jiust the contrary was true showing at all times youngs persistent and unfailing referring to the part miss bat sister and brother in law have bad in the case the attorney said 1 I am not responsible for julia or her disreputable husband and I 1 would to god that I 1 could have brought them here what or may not have prompted julia to walto the letter which has appeared in this trial I 1 do not know I 1 dont now it it may not be this dendanto den dant morgan smith or his wife were attempting to black mail the deceased there Is ho evidence connecting the defendant with the letter or showing that she knew of its contents or whether or not it had been sent he argued that the whole case of the prosecution was constructed of the most flimsy irater lal and that this U nothing more should raise a doubt in the minds of the juror mr levy claimed the prosecution had tailed utterly in its attempt to show that miss patterson had any motive to take youngs life on the other band it had shown that she bad every reason to want him to hi e ha supplied her plenty ot roney that insured her a alfo of ease and affluence and she loved him at the same time all abo evidence went to show that young was a man of many moods and that be had consumed large quantities of liquor within a few hours previous to the tragedy was it not possible he asked that young with his excitable nature might have acted hastily when he learned that miss patterson had decided not to keep her promise to meet him in europe the prosecution failed at a vital point in its case he declared in not being able to prove that miss patterson bad a revolver he main it had been proved conclusively clu that ebe did not have a pistol and suggested that abo man who purchased weapon at sterns pawnshop might have been youngs broth er in law luce and that the pistol might have been given young by luce i new york dec 21 the case of nan patterson will not go to the t jury today this announcement made this afternoon by justic da vis who said the physical con of some of the jurors vas such that they could not a night session the entire jorenson Jo session today v as taken up by lawyer abram lavy leading counsel for mis in the ticking argument for the defense As assistant district attorney rand will speak three hours in closing the case for the state it was evident the chaice to the jury would be until tomorrow when he saw him just before the fatal cab ride began the testimony of expert witnesses who appeared before the jury might be dismissed with tho statement sta expert testimony Is no better than your own common senac we get experts to testify cither one way or tho other they only for the side that pays them mr levy read from the bable the story of the meeting of jesus and mary magdalene concluding with christs words to the woman go and sin no more then pointing to the defendant ha said to the jury do not send her to her doom now when the entire world is rejoicing sec she sits there abandoned by all except that old man her aged father I 1 leave her in our hands confident that ou will acquit her and restore her deleted old fat herat a flmer igei everything proclaims peace on earthy good will to aren I 1 ask that you allow aier 0 o take him hoibo to tho aged wife and mother who awaits them and give her a chance to lira a new life with them in her home |