New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-19
MURPHY SHOWS HIS SWAY
Democratic State Committee
Meets and Does His Bidding.
OBJECTIONS PIQUE PARTY
Mack Is Elected in Huppuch's
Place and Putnam Leaders
Are Read Out.


defsctions from the party Il the local
organization of the Democratic League and
Of the possibility of losing the Assembly
this fan. stuck out all over yesterday at
the meeting of the Democratic state COM
nittee AZ the Hotel -Knickerbocker
Charles f. Murphy never showed moro
clearly his absolute domination OF the STATE
organization. During the morning he con-
ferred in an upper room with Nihiela
Adelbert Huppuch. the retiring CHAIRMAN
Of the committee: Norman y. Mack VINO
later was elected 20 fill Mr.. Huppucn
place. and several other leaders. When ne
was ready to put through in the open what
had been done In secret, John a. Mason
secretary Of the committee, called II 10
order.
Mr.. Huppuch did not attend the meet
ing. nor were resolutions passed praislns
him for his record as chairman. In noml-
mating Mr. Mack George z. Van henhah
said he thought IT was fitting 10 offer the
thanks of the committee 10 tho renrlng
chairman, but the suggestion vas not foi-
lowed
II developed that the state leaders were
all worked up over the fact that the Demo
cratic organization in Putnam County
had not nominated candidate for the AS
scmbly. BOSS" Murphy practically d.
rected that the Democratic leaders in that
county he read out of the party wneh ne
personally offered the following resolution
which was passed unanimously:
Resolved. That we condemn and re.
pudiate the action Of the Democrats OF
Putnam County, who, TO secure, as they
say. the election Of members or the bodtu
Of Supervisors of that county, nave en-
tered into an agreement whereby they re
fused to nominate Dems0,c .iit caiiuiUa'7
for Assembly from that district. -
After years OF effort such alliances nave
been broken in every other section or the
state, and we cannot too strongly, protest
against and denounce SUCH methoqs.
/ Resolved That the chairman of this COM
F, nittee appoint committee OF five TO take
/ the necessary steps 70 reorsanize tns
a Democratic basis.
The committee to DO the work was
named as follows: George f. Van Nalken'
bergh. of Catskill; Michael J. Walsh Of
Yonkers; Charles T. Norris, of Carthage
John a. Mason the secretary, and Mt
Mack
IF a county committee has BETRAYED th'
interests of the party" said Mr.. Macl
later, II believe that we have the riSh
to organize another that will do its duty
Asbury c. Townsend. OF Kent Cliffs, /:
chairman Of the Putnam County Commit
tee. According to the allegations OF Ger
tain members Of the State Committee, lht
Putnam Democrats were led to understand
that Mr. Townsend would not be opposed
for reelection as supervisor in case the
Democrats did not nominate any one Is
run against Assemblyman John Y. Yale
The latter won by only about 30 votes las
year. Leonard c. JaycoX, of Cold Springs
an independent Republican. is running iol
the Assembly against Assemblyman Yale
The first reference to Thomas Mott Os
borne and the Democratic League wa
made in the speech accepting the chairman
ship Of the State Committee which wa
read By Mr.. Mack.
we must put down the trouble makers
and the dissensionists." he said, "an'
strive with all our might in this prelim
mary skrmish OF 1912 to keep New Yorl
in the Democratic column. 1t is Essential
to Democratic triumph in the nation tina
We carry the Assembly this year. and Z
90 this We must meet and triumph owe
not alone the open enemy who assails Il
from the ranks but the secret foe an
factionist who raises his feeble voice within
the party to break our ranks and assai
cur leaders in the face Of the enemy"
And again, by way Of showing how Keen
~ the organization had been hit by tn
detection Of the Democratic League, Nj
Murphy had George L. Van KEENAN, intro
Guce the following resolution:
Resolved That this committee take thi
occasion to urge upon every Democrat il
the state the duty and necessity of unitin
in the support OF all legislative candidate
of his party I'm order To aid, sustain AM
! encourage the executive OF the state in hi
struggle for further progressive legislation
and the Improvement OF administrative con
! ditions. and
Be Ii Further Resolved, That, any move
ment, combination or alliance anywhere II
this state designed to promote the election
\ of Republican candidates is a palpabe be
i travail Of the interests Of our party. an
a scheme TO give partisan advantage to on
common enemy.
i Charles f. Rattgan. Mr.. Osoorne's mem
her of the State Committee, was not pres
ent The following new members Of TIL
take the place of Justice Daniel f. Cohalan
| Daniel f. Conway, in place OF Francis J
i Molloy. In the Rensselaer, district and Johl
s Burke. in place Of James II. Glavin, fl
| the Saratoga-W Washington district
| William II. Fitzpatrick. the Erie Count!
header was absent and Congressman Dris
: coll, representing him, said that Erie dit
] not want to name a man for the place o
William J. Corners at this time. The trutl
. IS that any attempt 10 select such a mai
I would rip Democratic affairs there wild
open.