The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-01
POLITICS FROM hot SPRINGS
MURPHY BAcK, HAVING BEEN
TOLD THAT HIRMON'S THE MAN
Fer che democrats In BOB3 10 Fse Wina
Again On OhlO- west lnqulrIDg ADoaa
s:ayner IN Case Of Accidents In Ohlo
DemOrrats Are ENpertlnG vIeaory

soluof ~ ~ use % AeCouruta ~ Walao
DemOcrats ARE ENpectinE vIeaSry
Charles =. Murphy. leader OF Tam
many Hall. returned yesterday from
Hot Springs. Ark. accompanied by
Philip Donahue. treasurer % Tammany.
and Eugene y. Wood Of Albany. While
at Hot Springs Mr.. Murphy met Norman
y. Mack. Democratic national committee
man for New York: Roger &. Sullivan.
national committeeman for Illinois: Dick
OConnor. the real Democratic leader OF
Minnesota. and ex-Mayor Daniel W.
Iawlcr of ~. Paul. and dropping in from
time 20 time from New York city and
slssw here were James Gaffney and Arthur
Murphy Of The Bronx. the latter nomi-
mated last fall for President Of that bor-
ough by Charles +. Murphy and beaten
by Cyrus &. Miller. Republican. with the
help az HAfen, independent Mr.. Murphy
expressed qualification last night at
Mayor Gaynor'a recent appointments Of
Tammany men Co once. but told HE
friends that " was absurd To suppose that
the gathering at Hot Springs was q con
ference looking to ths selection % n
Democratic candidate Tor President for
1912
MIR Mack MIR. Wood and others gave
dinners a, Hot springs and the especial
occasion for fcsiivity was 81. Patrtck's
night, March n. National Committeeman
Mack. IN" returned pilgrims report, had
many kind word to -ay Of Mayor OiaynOr
a. possible candidate for the Presidency
IA 1912. and al~o spoke kindly Of Cav:
Harmon Of Ohio. Roger q. Sullivan and
Dick O'Connor we're inclined toward
Harmon who they b~lisved stood a
very great chance 20 reelection next fail
for the reason that the Republican party
Of the Bucksye STAT. had n.en split by
the so-callsd interference % President
Taft and the in lection ~ Wade Ellis .ato
the Republican organization. According
10 MIR Murphy and his friends Harmon
has the best chance of getting the nomnR-
ton for President provided he is rs.slected
Governor.
What II Harmon should lie deteatsd'-
was asked.
That would pnt an entirely different
light On the NATTER was the reply.
Gov. Harmon. Il WAS stated while
AntagOnizins the D,,inocrAtic Organi1a-
ton OF his State. is very strong with
/ great many independent Republicans.
and the friends of former senator Foraker
are not ut all disinclined to view with
conplar-ncy his support by Republicans.
Sullivan and OCOnnor and ex-Nayor
Iawler were very greatly Interested In
Mayor Gaynor They wanted to know NIL
about him and they asked many ques-
tons. and they put these QUESTIONS on the
ground that Il Gov. Harmon fails Of re-
election me- IT fall in Ohio the national party
would be compelled to hook elsewhere.
Mr.. Murphy told Mr.. sullivan and Mr..
OCOnnor that Mayor Onynor would not
/ b~ q candidate for Governor this fall and
then followed the general statement that
/ the friends Of Mayor 0aynOr believed that
he could easily. provided his adninistra-
7 iiOn Of the city Of New York was a great
success. step from the City Hall ct New
/ York 20 the White House
sullivan and OConnor were not in
clined 10 accept this view % the case
They believed. WA. ascertained. that
| the Cleveland precedent should De re-
established. Mayor, Governor and candi-
date for the Presidency. Gov. Harmon.
q was added. has not onlv the support
II the old Cleveland Democrats nut
Bryan. Bryan IN 1919, when Harmon
was elected Governor Of Ohio. manifested
his friendship for Harmon. and this IN
considered to he quite political asset.
Gov. Marshall 81 Indiana was not dis
GUESSED at all except in this way: Norman
y. Mack. who has been through Indiana.
assured the Hot Springs Democratic
coterIe that from his invest igntions in
the Hoosier state not n single Republican,
candidate for Congress will he rs-elected
next fall and that without the slightest
doubt senator B@veridge will fail Of re-
election.
The present Legislature of Indiana 10
sixteen Democratic on Joint ballot The
present Congress delegation from Indiana
consists 81 twelve Democrats and one
Republican Gov Marchall's term eS-
pir-s an January /. 1919. long after the
Democratic national cORventio A a
matter Il fact Mr. Sullivan and Mr.
OCODnor l.elievs thai Gov Harmon will
he r~e.ls.cts.d next fall and that IA that
event Mayor GaynOr will not he Rvails bile
as a Presidential possibility in 1872. With
something lik. ordinary caution On the
part ~ lb~uloCratS. MIR sullivan and Mr.
O'Cunnur told MIR Murphy AZ Hot springs.
the next Governor of New York will be
a Democrat and the newt House 81 Repre-
-.ntatiy-- will he DEMOCRATIC, and they
wound up nv telling Mr.. Murphy that
Gov Harmon Il reelected ia Ohio next
fail could laat anv Republican candidate
for the Presidency net evc~ptinK Theo-
dsTss tt,., .-s.V s.lt