New-York tribune., 1911-02-13
MURPHY FOES FORMING
TO DETHRONE BOSS"
,odpnendents Say They Will
0pen Headquarters Here
Within Ten Days.
rrAR HIS HANDICAP IN 1912
,;v and Other Leaders OF Party
IN City from Albany, but ALI
Deny Senatorship
Conferences.

r1nN
.,s throughout the state TO break the
,,.,o,orship Of Charles F. Murphy and
s.,n,one the Tammany boss for good
and all
leaders in the movement recently
,.re been canvassing the state. talking
nth local district leaders. and are so
,,,cb encouraged with the strong anti
,,rrnhv sentiment found in all quarters,
200, among the strict organization men
:, Tammany. IL was said. that they de-
dared yesterday headquarters would be
onened in this city within the next ten
davs and a thorough organization con-
animated and a strong line OF attack
opened in earnest i
ONLY because Of the present formative
condition Of the movement one or two
Of the men most intimately identified
with it declined yesterday TO come into
tho open and declare the whole anti-Mur-
nhv programme. But things have ad-
yanced SO far. it was said, that a name
for the new organization has already
been considered II may he called the
The tactics Of the Murphy propaganda
IN the present senatorship deadlock at
Albany coming on. top of the Tammany
boss's displeasing methods OF handling
things at the Rochester convention.
make the time most propitious, 1t was
declared. for concerted action striking
directly at the Murphy throne. IT is ex-
pected that the Democratic insurgents
who are now fighting Murphy and his
man Sheehan will readily fall into line
In such a movement. and hundreds Of
Democrats throughout the state who
have consistently entertained organiza-
ton procivities have already pledged
their alles .ance 10 the cause. il was said.
Members Of the independent Democratic
League viii enter the lists to a man.
Aimed az Marphy's Bossisnn.
Tho undertaking is entered upon in no
spirit Of reform, it was explained. as it
is not the intention 10 seek the upheaval
and destruction Of the Tammany organ
ization, but 90 insist irrevocably on the
exit of Murphy as its dictator. The in
dependents and their sympathetic CO.
hortS believe that with the elimination
Of Murphy and the absolute bossism
which they say ha stands for, the op-
pOrtunitr now presents itself with pecul-
lar strength 10 enhance the prestige Of
the party in this state. and even tighten
the burden for the Democrats i'm the ma
tional campaign Of 1912.
Il WIS intimated that the revolt would
BE- ominontly conspicuous aud state wide
when the proper lime came for taking
action. and might wen extend 10 some
Of the faithful VINO have been close to
Governtr Dix. men whom he had ap-
pointed 10 Office Some of those from
upstate aligned with this movement have
been in this city since the Legislature
adjourned for the weekend last Friday,
10 do missionary work. il was said.
Among the men who are understood to
have taken the initiative in the new
movement are S Stanwood Menken,
William Temple Emmett and Frederic
R Coudorl Thon rs VI. Osborne came
from Albany Friday. and William
Church Osborn was in the city yester-
day Their visit at this particular time
was considered significant
With ncarly all the Democratic lead
ers IN the senatorShip contest in the city
Yesterday. everybody looked for a con-
ference Of some kind, but none devel-
oped. Nearly every ono Of the leaders
proved that he had not been guilty of
seeing any ono else Oh Sunday for pur-
poses poiiticaL
Dix % See caynor To-day.
1t was said on behalf of Governor Dix.
who IS M the Waldorf. that he had not
been ion conference with any of the lead
ers during tine day. He expected to con-
Ter With Mayor Gaynor to-day. il was
said but Tho exact time and place had
not been fixed last night. 1t would
Probably be i'm the course IF the after
Noon
William +. SlCchan was at his home.
but declined 10 say anything one way ~
the other. Daniel T. Cohalan, who was
also in town. corroborated the message
fom tho Governor. and said that there
rad been no conferences yesterday and
that every one concerned in the sena-
torship controversy was resting. Charles
l. Murphy was at his home in East 1Ith
street most Of the day. and late in the
afternoon went 90 his country seat at
Good Ground. Mr.. Murphy had not vls-
gegt ~ (tF
tne leaders yesterday. it was said.
Mayor Gaynor WAS at his summer
nome, Deepwells. St James, Long ISL
and, all day without a call from MI
Murphy or other influential men. He
returned to his Brooklyn home by auto
mobile last night. II was said.
Governor Dix was OF the opinion
Yesterday that the senatorship deadlock
az Albany had no prospect of a break IN
'he near future. The Governor received
no overtures during the last few days In
regard 10 a compromise candidate. lie
mas not changed his mind in regard to
the contest, and has not thought OF TAX
ing sides in the contest. II was said.
Governor Sees Bronx Animals.
Governor and Mrs. Dix attended ser
wees at Grace Church yesterday fore
noon. The Governor visited the Child
welfare Exhibit at the list Regiment
Hmory yesterday, and made a short Sd-
u'ess. He expressed his sympathy for
"e work being done in that direction
.nu wished its promoters every success
4He GOyeInor and Mrs. Dix later visited