New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-01
RESENT MURPHY'S METHODS
Many Delegates Disguised
Slate-Making Conference.
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Rarhester Sept 30-ExpresSions OF re-
r-et. not to say Of disgust. az the alleged
h,,. bogus open convention methods IF
Charles T. Murphy, boss" Of Tan1msny
Hall and obvious dictator of the Demo
cratic Organization n the state were heard
On all sides In the corridors of the hotels
to-day. These expressions came not only
from the independents. such Is members OF
Che Democratic League, but from the old
nne machine men in many of the upstate
counties This is the first time in the his
,rrv of the organization, they say, that the
Leader OK Tslnuany Hall has ever had I'M
Disputed control Of G. Democratic State Con-
sentsnn. They have chefed under the Tam
many methods. although Murphy has said
that he wished 10 consider the wishes OF
"a. upstate delegates
The conference OF Mr. Murphy with some
rf the other leaders. after being adjourned
ct r-ao O'Clock this morning. was resumed
,oou after O'Clock With Mr. Murphy
we're Daniel r. Cohalan and J. Sergeant
Gram. his chief iieutenants: John II. Nc
Coosy the Kings County leader; Judge
Morgan J. O'Brien. Norman E. Mack. OF
F5.- and state Chairman Dix. Others
passed n and out 1T various times They
were completely ar sea as to the nominee
for Governor.
The reports SIS TO the line Of discussion
IA the conference were varied and at times
contradictory.
From the best information obtainable
Things went something like this:
When MIR. Murphy reconvened the con
sArence he and other leaders were strong
A the belief that State Chairman Dix
,hould take the nomination TO head the
sio,et To this Mr.. DIX replied, as he had
fefore that he was not a candidate ana
would not accept the nomination After
more persuasion he said that he had peen
building up the organization and that 1t
would manifestly be unfair for him 10
take the hes: place on the ticket He
smoke If the candidates. of Edward NJ.
Shepard, Thomas NJ. Osborne. Congress
man Havens and Congressman Sulzer, say
ing that he certainly would not think OF
running unless these men came to nm
and asked him TO DO so. thereby withdraw
ing voluntarily in MS favor. Even then
ne said. he would take the nomination only
al the urgent demand Of the party and be-
cause he would believe 81 a party service.
An effort was then made TO get these
men 10 urge Mr.. Dix to take the nomina-
,ior. Mr.. sbepard did urge him. Mr.. Os-
borne told him that if he ran he would
gladly and enthusiastically support him.
hut he did not feel he should take the re-
sponsibility Of urging him 20 run. Con-
gresham Sllzer replied that he long ago
said he was in the race 10 stay and he
rroposed 10 stand by that. The managers
81 the Ravens boom are said 10 have taken
much the same position.
Then the conference went back 80 the
Shepard proposition. suggestion cofn-
ing from Judge O'Brien. It is understood
that II might be a good idea to put Cath
oric at the head OF the ticket was then
taken ups The argument was used that
Theodore Roosevelt had led q large body or
Catholic voters away from the Democratic
marty and that the nomination OF one or
that faith would bring them back 1t was
reported that the names Of Justice Martin
= KeoEh. Of westchester; Herman Riooer'
of New York County, and Martin H.
ofvnn, Of Albany, were under discussion
The sudden appearance Of a number OF
Ysoeh badges for the first time lent color
20 the rurnor that he might be the noni-
nee. From his friends. however, came the
declaration that he would not accept the
nomination under any circumstances
Al this time many OF the upstate leaders
and independents were grunbling
''rt IS certainly a crime" said one Of
.he-,- s-fhaa this year when The Democracy
Of New York State has such q good chance
70 win, things should have been tangled up
.n such mess
Ore Of she upstate members of the DEM
ocrstic League, the leader OF the regular
organization in his own district, said that
Mr.. Murphy had made q mistake in not
seeking the sentiment OF the big upstate
men.
II venture TO say, without fear OF contra
dfction," he said, that Mr.. Murphy has
not sought seriously TO confer with and
has not even sent for any OF the follow
ing men: Mayor John K Sague OF Pough-
keepsie, Thomas N. Osborne. ex-Mayor Of
Auburn; Mayor Daniel Sheehan OF Elnnira
Samuel Beardsiey ana ex-senator William
s. Townsend. of Oneida: Judge Henry Pur-
cell or John ~. Carlisle. OF WATERFOWL. or
Mayor Kessinger OF Rome. These are men
who have shown their strength and adj
nlinistrative capacity By serving as mayors
of cities or in other conspicuous places, but
SO FAR as know Mr. Murphy has ignored
them and men Of the same stamp in other
districts"
Mr.. Osborne said he did not care TO COM
rnent on the way in which he had been
ignored b. Nj Murphy, but he was willing
70 say: IF anybody ever doubted the re-
cessity OF direct nominations. he had bet
Ger study carefully the proceedings OF the
Saratoga and Rochester conventions. Both
REPRESENT the absolute breakdown Of the
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