Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
AWAIT WORD FROM MURPHY
Tammany Leader Will Not Insist
on Unit Rule Control.
HARD BLOW IS GIVEN TO DIX
County Chairmen Adopt Resolution
Declaring They Do Not Believe
He Could Be Elected.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

BY N. o. MESSENGER.
SYRACUSE, n. ", October Boss
hIurphy is still holding them down, but
there are loud cries and protests from the
delegates who want him to take the lid
off and let them loose. If he should do
so the convention would nominate Sulzer
in jiffy. There is no danger OF their
doing 1t, however. unless the act will be
entirely acceptable to Murphy.
Nearly one-half of the 4o0 delegates
assembled are officeholders by the grace
Of Murphy and get their diet from
ate. county or city funds. They Will
listen to the voice Of reason and are
quite as familiar with their masters voice
as the phonograph dog.
Sulzer has been doing grand work for
twenty-four hours In winning strength
among the delegates. But what's the
use? In every case they said. "Sure, Billy
we know you would make the best run
of them all. and We are for your nomina-
ton If Murphy will stand for IT.. ana
Sulzer has had to be content with tnat'
which was rather poor comfort after all,
for where is the benefit of having all this
personal popularity II in the end one must
have 1t o. KID by one man In order 10
make 1t a passport to victory!
Realizing Sulzer's Gains.
Murphy awoke this morning to further
arpreciation Of the fact that Suffers S
boom is growing, and he sent out for
some of the leaders to confer with them.
Murphy drew out their views. but OF
fered not a word of comment himself.
The pro-Sulzer opinion was that ne
would run strong with the HEBREW ere
ment on account of his action In connec-
tion with the legislation to abroSate the
treaty with Russia: that ne mignt preas
even with Straus on the East Sloe anu
that undoubtedly he would run well up
state. - ,,v
|obiections to Sulzer are his Apprehension
of the influence of Hearst and certaln
lack of confidence in his caliber. the re
suit. perhaps, Of intimate assoclation
with him. 4 case. SO to 81 SPEAK: s.xa ol ID d
prophet being not without hohor save IA
| his own country.
Intent on Retaining Prestige.
Murphy may in the end decide to vote
2ls own delegation for Dix through the
Yast ballot and let the county delegations
have their try-outs with the various can
didates. He Is intent. Of course upon
maintaining hf3 own prestfge" and power
-. a leader and is careful that nothing
shall happen that would give the appear
ance of his being overrtdden. mat rs
| his first consideration and prooaoiy Ms
only one. / hae me doots ABOUT MS Deins
very much concerned In whether this Is
dubbed a bossed convention or not. MT.
Murphy is not noted for over-sensttive-
ness. So IL he should let them run alons
this way 1t will be only to fetch them up
with a round turn when he got ready
int line for the man he
wants.
which makes his enemies peevish. lie
actually refuses to put his heao on tne
block to be chopped of. and that perver-
sity of disposition cannot be understood
by the anti-Dix men. The governor mas
been advised to withdraw his name in
the interests of harmony, but up to this
writing has declined
Hard Blow Dealt Dix.
1t is believed that the finishing blow
was put to the Dix boom in the meeting
Of the county chairmen last night, forty
two out of sixty y-one drawing up reso-
luton and sending it to Murphy declaring
Z to be their sense that Dix. IL nomi-
mated, could not be elected. Somebody
was cruel enough to say that Murphy
instigated this meeting, and that It Is but
one of several plans he has to let him.
self down easy in the inevitable rejec-
ton of Dix and absolve himself of re-
sponsibility for Dix's defeat.
Murphy Relaxes a Bit.
Murphy has loosened up q little bit in
his iron. control Of the convention by an
nouncing that the unit need not be ap-
piled on the nomination for governor
that delegations may split II they wish
Thank him for nothing. since it is in the
law that delegation may upon demand
be polled individually, but Of course un-
der strict discipline no one would dare to
demand the poll IL Murphy absolutely for
bade
A big row is on over the question O,
bipartisan nominations of court Of ap-
peals judges. Boiled down to its essence
II is simply whether Murphy shall vto-
late the agreement with the republicans
TO divide the Judgeships between the two
parties or shall. by taking a contrary
course. give the democrats a majority OF
the court Of appeals.
Disclosures in Washington.
Talk Of delegates here today shows con
fidence that the disclosures at Washing
ton before the Senate committee of tn,
large sums spent to nominate Roosevelt
last spring will cause the third tern
party movement in this state to dwtndl,
more rapidly than had been expected s
few weeks ago.
Many people appear to have been de
ceived by the filing of a statement a
Albany by the treasurer of the thirt
term party of expenditures by the ma
tional organization into the belief tina
in that statement were included all tn,
expenditures. Now comes Mr. Finn q
Pittsburgh with a confession of NOR.
than one hundred thousand dollars which
he spent in Pennsylvania. The demo
Gratis propose to put these facts ant
figures up to Brother Straus in the stat,
campaign. Thus far Straus has showl
tendency to dodge the national issues
in the third term party platform ant
present himself as the logical successor
of Gov. Hughes.