The Washington times., 1912-09-30
TAMMANY TO RULE
At SYRACUSE IN
SPITE OF WILSON
Nothing to Say Snaps
Murphy, of Challenge.
Holds Balance of Power.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. so.--Gov.
Woodrow Wilson's ultimatum from
Seagirt that the Democratic State
convention which goes into session
tomorrow must be absolutely "un-
bossed" caused little excitement here
today. 1t had been expected. and the
political wiseacres say wilson's warn
Ing to Tammany is useless In view Of
the fact that Tammany this year Is
as strong as ever before and will
S%S,mIimS,e %,I.ne ths convention regardless Of
Senator O'Gorman said concernlng
the Wilson statement:
am heartily In favor OF his stand
And And shall Dc oil In my power to make
Charles +. Murphy, Tammany leader.
when told Of the Wilson challenge.
snorted. then snapped.
Nothing to say"
consressman william sulser. the Pro-
gressive leader. raid:
"The progressive element In tbs
Democratic party OF this State will use
every effort to make this a convention
OF tho people and not of party bosses"
r seGs ,s, man wss sssns ~, r.:
governorship is the man who will be
chosen by Murphy. "The platform that
the convention will adopt will be die
tated by Murphy" the politicians say.
" u
Of the State ticket and the selection OF
chairmen. temporary and permanent"
Murphy Holds the Power.
Despite the fact that the delegates
were elected by direct vote Of the
people, instead OF chosen by county COM
mittees, AZ In former years, and the fact
that q dosen snti- -Tammany factions
many, Murphy and his supporters are
declared TO be In o position where they
can get just what they want.
Murphy has not under his immediate
control q sufficient number of delegates
to put things across" unaided, but he
has enough to block any move that ID
Objectionable to him, and with this as a
club he can force the trading OF his
support to "favorites" for places on the
votes to carry through his candidacy
Governor Dix is still Murphy's candi-
date for standard bearer this fall.
Murphy's scout, who has been feeling
Of the State. reported to him last night
and the report was not In Dix's favor.
but the Tammany leader 10 said to
think that the split in the old Repub-
iican party has made Democratic vic; vic:
that the party can go through to VIC
tory no matter who heads the ticket.
Supreme Court Justice Dowiing 10 said
to be second choice for the governor
ship.
Progtessives Want Sulssr.
A night on the floor OF the convention
hall between Tammany and anti-Tam-
many factors In certain. Congressman
william J. ,suiser 10 out for tho gov
ernorship. and ~ . leader Of the pro-
gressive Democrats. will have the back
Ing of all the progressive and anti
Tammany factions in the State.
Sulzer and his followers are for an
open convention, for a progressive plat
form and for the obliteration Of Tam.
many. Home rule. direct election OF
United States Senators, good roads,
workmen's compensation and better
child and womans labor laws are among
the planks they want inserted in the
platform. .
However. there seems little possibility
Of q big night on the platform. Murphy
and his lieutenants held conferences
until almost daylight today and were
early out of bed this morning mapping
out the anal details OF their campaign.
They were working out the personnel
OF the State ticket and the platform.