Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23

publican side there is situation develop
ing among the democratic ranks which
will so split up the party that there will
not be the faintest prospect of the demo-
cratic party having even decent show
at the election next November unless the
differing clements of the party are drawn
together.
Murphy's Ambition.
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, is aspiring to become the state
leader of the party. In the last Two
weeks Mr.. Murphy has had daily confer
ences with leading democrats from every
part of the state, and it is frankly an
nounced at Tammany Hall that from now
until the democratic state convention as
senbles to elect four dclegatcs-a large
and their alternatcs Mr.. Murphy is to be
in close communication with democrats
from every section of the state and l.
IS just as openly Acknowledged that Mr..
Murphy Is confident that he will be able
10 dictate the makeup of the delegates
at-large and the a1ternates and to carry
out his plan of sending an uninstructed
delegation to the national convention at
ioenVer. The fact that large numbers of
the upstate leaders are RESPONDING to
his invitation to come down to New York
and confer with him shows that Murphy
has become an important factor in the
councils of the democratic party of the
state. and if lie gets away with his
schemes 1t VIII be practical recognition of
his coWcr, and also it will be the first
time that Tammany chieftain has ever
b5en recognized as the democratic leader
of the state.
Chanler for Second Place,
Friends of Mr.. Murphy say that he is
not so anxious that the deIega ton from
this state shall have any particular say
in the naming of the democratic candi-
date for President. except. of course. that
he will do all he can to oppose the nomi-
nation of Bryan. as he is that the New
York delegation shall play an important
part IN the naming of the candidate for
Vice President. 1t is said by men who
are In Mr.. Murphy's confidence that his
choice for the vice presidential nominal
ton is Lieut.. Gov. CHAMBER and that fall
Ing the selection of Mr.. Chanler at Denver
Chanler shall be agreed upon as the demo-
cratic candidate for governor.
1t is this very fact of Murphy sticking
to Lieut.. Gov. Chanler which points to
an even wider split among the democrats
than now exists. Since William r. Hearst
was defeated in 1906 for governor he has
not been in such close relations with
Murphy and William J. Corners, chair
man of the democratic state committee
as he was when Tammany Endorsed
Hearst for the gubernatorial nomination.
but there has never been any actual
breach between them. Hearst and MUIR
ply simply parted company. but if Muir
ply attempts to bring about an under
standing that the democratic delegation
must fight for the nomination of Chanler
for Vice President or for governor there
are going to be ructions between the regu-
lar democratic party and the Hearst In
dependence League.
Jackson Hearst's Choice.
Men who are in position to speak for
Mr.. Hearst say that he would like to see
Attorney General Jackson named for Vice
President at the Denver convention. but
that should it be found to be impossible
he will certainly insist on the nomination
of Jackson for governor. Mr.. Hearst and
his followers think that they are strong
enough in the state to first hold their
state convention and nominate Jackson
for governor and that the democratic
state convention will not dare to refuse
to follow their lead This would be a
repetition OF what happened in 1906, when
the Independence League nominated Mr..
Hearst for governor and when the demo-
cratic state convention at Buffalo lndorS-
ed that nomination.
Mr.. Murphy has let it be known that he
will not support Jackson for either Vice
President or governor. and the Hearstftes
say that they will not for a moment con-
slider the nomination of Chanler for one
or other of those two offices. That briefly
is the situation which is developing. and ii
means clash between the regular demo-
cratic party and the Hearst organization,
and without harmony between the two
factions there can be no chance whatever
Of preventing the republicans carrying
the state.
Odell Going to Fight.
There are also troubles brewing in the
republican organization of this city. b.
3. Odell jr., intends TO make a fight at
the March primaries for the capturing
Of the control Of the republican organiza-
ton of New York county. He has fully
recovered from his long illness and is as
vigorous as ever He is occupying his old
quarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel He
Newburg and has announced that he in
tends to stay here until after the primary
elections on March ii. He does not hest
tate to say that his purpose is to make
fight agant Representative Herbert
Parsons the recent chairman of the
county committee. i'm the hope that he
will he able to Wrest the control of the
local republican organization from Par
sons From existing Indications there
will be contests in at least twenty out Of
the ,hirty-tive assembly districts. AS there
are already about ten Odell men now in
the committee he would need only to
win about half of the contests to regain
command of the local organization.
National Committeeman William NJ
Ward, who has for several years been at
odds with Odell and acting. ii was sad
today. under directions received from
Washington. called on OdeIl today for the
purpose of persuading the former boss to
cease his hostilities and to do nothing
which might tend to disrupt the repub-
ican party in the state worse than it is
now. The two had a long conference