The sun., 1912-07-01

and there were calls for the New York
delegation to get to their seats. For this
reason there are members Of the New
York delegation who say that the vote
as reported was not accurate, not that
there was any intention to deceive any
one but because there was 80 much ex-
citement at the moment that the count
went astray.
that he had the backing OF Murphy.
Wilson got twenty five. and there were
four votes for Clark at the start. Patrick
f.. McCabe Of Albany voted for Clark.
In addition to Senator OGorman these
are some of the men who were for Wilson
at the start and who are still for him:
Secretary Of State Lazansky, John B.
Stanchfield. j. Sergeant Cram and Abram
Many Of the upstate delegates are for
Wilson and his known strength in the
New York delegation to-day 10 thirty-nve
Of the ninety votes. According to the
Wilson men there are delegates favorably
disposed toward Wilson who have not
expressed an opinion ON the subject,
waiting to get some inkling Of what the
Murphy majority intends to do.
II was decided to cast the ninety votes
for Harmon on the first ten ballots il
he was not nominated before then. and
this plan was followed out. Then the
New York vote was thrown TO Clark. and
u was agreed that hs should be the New
York candidate on ten ballots at least.
II 1t was impossible to pul Clark over.
however. the New York delegation was
to switch to Underwood.
But Bryan spoiled this arrangement
when he made his second attack on
Murphy and the New York delegation
vf,a arAnN, Tho vrnInrrAaI al
not anxious to have the New York dele
cations support in the Bryan crisis and
there was nothing for New York hut to
keep on voting for Clark or appear to
have been scared by Bryan.
Many members OF the New York dele
that sss him sy syyay Ts
in New York city. When the delegates
to this convention were selected at the
state convention 1t was pointed out that
there could be no objection from any one
against New York's representation. 1t
was representative body of men. There
are only two Tammany district leaders in
the bunch, Big Tim Sullivan and John
+. Ahearn. It is explained that the New
York delegation consists Of statesmen,
merchants, lawyers and bankers.
II 1t was the intention to make an
impression on the delegates here II has
ONeh oaAA ''V't toOh uPOu titt- ANCW 1OTh
delegation as highbrows who consider
themselves in class a grade at least
above the average delegate Whether or
not there is ground for 1t. II ia evident
that the New York delegation il not
popular here.
Among the Tammany men there are
protests that the organization should be
blamed for the presence OF August Bel
mont in the delegation. MIR Belmont was
elected from Nassau county. Henry p
Keith. State committeeman from that
district made a fight on Charles F.
Murphy at the State convention and Mr..
Belmont is MIR. keith's representative in
this convention.
There is no question that many of the
Tammany district leaders are dissatisfied
with the way things have turned out.
Iammany sent down about l.SU men,
but there are very few Of them here
now. Most Of them went home Saturday
night. Here and there you may spot
district leader, but they are not happy.
Their complaint ia that az they have to do
he political work all the year round
they should get some consideration when
It comes to national conventions Be- |
cause Of what has happened here it is
.aid that Murphy has decided that here
after there shall be only small delega-
lion OF shouters from New York IL ne has
to say about it.