New-York tribune., 1910-10-21
DEMOCRATIC TIDE EBBS
Francis c. Huntington Resigns
from Murphy's League.
WILL VOTE FOR STlMSON
Says Injection of Roosevelt Bug
aboo as State Issue Is
Perfect Nonsense.

Francis c. Huntington. chaii, ,ii''i u .llV
a,-o-,-+,,.o oo.-.-,t++ee of the Citizens Union
r1o,,o,r..t. o.r-,e announced his resigns-
ton from the latter oouy -
said that he would support he,liy -
son and the rest OF the fePuO' =,
Mr. Huntington Is the hoi O- -
pn,, Dr v-,Ifiorn P Huntington, Of Grace
Church. He is a lawyer a' NJ u
street.
THE best thing that can hdpp7"
Democratic party this ran Is 10
ed" said Mr. Huntington al Ms ~.
terday, 'and. in my opinion no =
lection could be made TOT -
r5orr,, stfnson. 1 intend TO vote Tor
him. The injection Of the HooseE7 7ie o4e
boo as a state issue In tnls c"iii ."1..
sheer nonsense. In spite OF my
N srpnort the Republican ticket VIII re-
main a Democrat
His letter of resignation from 'ie
cratic League follows:
have received your circular leIter, .dar,eG
the 10Th. asking for a conlILDu.iiUi' oF4sr IFS
the Democratic League ShoIIZ 80 -
forrnstion I did IL because II sho"eu pOJ pJ
sibiIities OF becoming an elIeclLEV C-+-o1
against the spread Of IarnIndny 80 tIcb ~
cIeCLl aTnears not 20 have been provldeu,
arG I am convinced that the DeSC .. lLI.n1
tIat can happen TO the Deiiipc ~ s,Ir4be-
his wear IS 20 he defeated / am IuIlI.eL u
Convinced that for Governor a better ma ma
than Henry l. St!mson could not De louiiu'
and 7 intend to vote for MIN. -
II strikes me that the tuJecton OF tHe
poosay-aI+ bura boo into state issues or Iills
"a uu7ign is perfect nonsense NItHOut NIt
tak king space 10 state my reasons aTJ5 IL
at length the result is that an cor IpDe'
n ~asipu from the Democratic League,
witch I hereby do. I merely add thaI L
consider myself still Democrat
Senator George H. Cobb. OF Waterfowl
and Senator George A Davis. OF BuHalo'
were among the callers at state headquar-
tors Yesterday. Both brought encouraging
ranorts from their sections Of the state. ana
said thev had no doubt Mr.. Stimson would
roll rp the regular majority all through the
upstate sections.
state Committeeman Philip Elting OF u
ster County. came in 70 see Mr.. FreI'tlce'
and will wait over until this morning Whei
the state chairman will he back al MS ueSh-
At the county headquarters yesterday
par7phIet- entitled Lest We Forget whlch
enumerated thirtv-three notable achieve
,nants OF the Roosevelt administration ana
policies recommended by Mr.. Roosevelt was
received from the printers. and VIII De sent
throughout the state
Francis c. Huntington sent a hr1er le'ter
to the Stimson headquarters advising those
in charge directly Of his intention 10 vote
for the Republican candidate.
The Republican party has some sense
arter ALL he wrote. 1T looks as II poor
miserable. try-to-be Democrat VIII vote
for one more Republican. and WIN the
greatest of pleasure
William Hepburn Russell, Tor Jhe last
thirty years a prominent Democrat mas
also ioined the ranks OF those Democrats
,,bo cannot bring themselves 70 vote the
-iclze1 nominated by Murphy and Tammany
Hall.
The announcement from Mr. Russell came
in the publication Of his letter Of resigna-
ton TO John Fox. president Of the National
Democratic Club. of which he had been
member for many years