The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
DIX AND MURPHY
FACE HARD BATTLE
Campaign Against Both / S Bcing
Made by Five Organiza-
tons.
GOVERNOR STORM CENTRE
Edict Goes Forth That He Must
BE Defeated for Re
nomination.

Now York. August 25-rhere are
five separate Democratic political or
carnations in the state WORKING hard
to forestail the denomination Of Gov
ernor Dix this fall In fact. the one
thing that is worrying the Democratic
organization. both In the state ana ma
ton. in year when conditions for
success never looked So bright Is tina,
/ there ls so much anti-Dix sentiment
Governor Din mas insisted upon a
denomination. and Leader Charles =
Murphy. OF Tammany Hall has told
intimate friends that he sees no way
oct Of it, Murphy's attitude has united
all the anti-Dix element I'm the state
ana as the FIVE different ORGANIZATIONS
are actively in the field. Niurphy's
present plans may be upset before the
/ Democratic state Convention meets If
Is even said that the forced with
drawal of Dix would be welcomed In
Fourteenth Street
! The anti Dix sentiment is howover
/ also anti-Murphy. and one or two Of
/ tho opposing organizations are makinr,
their hght on the Tammany leader
more than upon the Governor.
Democratic leaders are wondering
/ Just nov whether the opposition to
/ i''N VIII De strong enough to leopard
ne the chances of the Democratic state
ticket TINS fall The Republicans nat
uraIlN are Jubilant at the many evil
/ aences Of sirifs and disarection and
/ are quietly doing all they can to fan
/ tho flames OF discomfort at this time
when the Republican machine is fac
/ ins the most desperate year of it's
I history.
ne iiNe Democratic anti-Dix orgaui-
/ cations are the Democratic or Rochns
ter Conference. so called because of a
meeting IN Rochester. at which plans
Tor fight on Murphy were formu-
lated; the Empire State Democracy
( which may put ticket OF its own in
! the Held this fall: the Democratic Stotn
! League. which has done valiant amt
Murphy work in other campaigns the
progressive Democrats Of New yorls
"hich recently organized in Albany.
I and the New Democracy Club OF IL
hany County which was famous oirh,
years ago for its activity In opposing
the gubernatorial ambition OF l. Cady
/ IIerrick
The Rochester Conference represents
more than anything a revolt against
/ Murphy's domination OF the Democra-
TIC state machine by upstate Demo
: Gratis The denomination OF Governor
{ DIN Is opposed more because he is
Mnrph
/ tnan anything concerning the Governor
himself. Tho conference is made nm
/ OF Democrats who are determined 10
break Murphy's control OF the state
machine. The fight on the Tammany
boss is 10 be made in every county
| IN the state. Delegates from every.
county viii be sent to the State Con
/ veni!on to oppose the further dicta-
lion and domination OF Murphy Four
state Committeeman are among the
| lenders OF the movement. so that
/ Murphy viii have to fight disafrection
! right within his camp These four
are Charles T. Rattigan, of Cayuga.
/ Henry +. Keith, OF Nassau stephen
Ryan, OF Chenango. and William Il.
| Buckley. OF Monroe. Two other lead
/ ers are JACOB l.. Ten Eyck, Of Albany,
and Albert Earl. of Herkimer
The Empire state Democracy is the
| most ambitious Of the organizations
that arc making war on Murphy. and.
( Incidentally on Governor Dix II is
Intended TO he Il permanent organlza-
ton. The two men who arc most
active in IT'S affairs are Thomas Mott
| osborne, OF Auburn. and State Sena-
tor Franklin d. Roosevelt The move
/ ment is well organized throughout
/ the state. but unlike the Rochester
! Conference. 1t does not conilne its
activity TO the upstate counties alone.
| but VIII make a vigorous hght in New
York city.
The organization has opened head
quarters in Fifth Avenue, and Demo-
cratic voters are being bombarded
with ant-Murphy and anti-DiX iitera-
ture.
The Democrats State League is a
well-lntrenched organization and will
play an important part in the cam
paign. During the last city campaign
against Tammany. and later a split in
it's ranks developed William Temple
Emmett and others who refused to
stand with the league were aftcrward
appointed 10 state positions MIR. En-
met being made superintendent oc In
surance. The Empire State Democracy
/ Will probably take up a good deal of
the work OF the Democratic State Lea
que, especially in the city
The elimination of individuals who
would use the Democratic Party for
their personal advancement and II de-
/ termination To place the government
as close to the people as possible are
/ the expressed aims Of the Progressive
/ Democrats of New York. which was
organized ut the Hotel Ten Eyck. Al
/ bany, few weeks ago. William Lust
I gartcn. Il lawyer, % 6S William street
/ who has been identified with indie
/ pendent Democratic organizations FOR
years, Is chairman OF the new organi-
cation. Chester .. Platt. Of Genesee.
Henry George. Jr. OF New York,
Thomas W. Newcombc, of Monroe,
/ Raymond V. Ingersoll. Of Kings
/ Horace sasue OF Duchess: Mayor OF
Poughkcepsio y. J. Elias. OF Erie: c.
NJ. Culver. OF Albany: John Martin. of
Richmond, Edward PolaK OF New
York. and Charles J. Miller, of Niagara.
are the moving spirits w. J. Shields
/ of Bunalo sounded the Keynote of the
/ organization when he said
we must appeal TO the dccency Of
the people and 10 to the primaries and
/ clean tho rascals out. Any candidate
with the taint OF Murphy VIII be de-
featcd. New York city may have
Murphy or his Satanic majesty for
] lender. but we VIII not hnvc him IN