New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
STRANGERS CAPTURE !
EMPIRE DEMOCRACY
Faction Unknown to Founders
of Organization Controls
Manhattan Meeting.
J. H. COHEN IS CHAIRMAN
T. L. Reynolds Defeats Os.
borne's Choice for Temporary
Chairman, but Yields to Him
as Permanent Head.

Men who have been prominent in form
ing the Empire State Democracy. which
is to be an anti-Tammany organization,
were not altogether sure last night when
they left the meeting at the Hotel Astor
whether the Manhattan organization was
to be dominated by the proper interests or
not.
The meeting, which was held for the
organization in Manhattan, was clearly
packed with men who had not been
known I'm such movements before and
were not known to those who had started
this one.
1t had been arranged by Thomas Mott
Osborne and Senator Roosevelt, the state
leaders Of the movement, that julius
Henry Cohen should be the head OF the
local organization. lie was nominated for
temporary chairman Of the meeting when
it was called TO order by Major Robert
Wldenman, secretary Of the state or.
ganization. Immediately a man who Il
was learned later was John II. Peters, a
labor leader, placed In nomination
Thomas L. Reynolds.
who is this man Reynolds" asked
one Of the Cohen group. We want to be
careful that this organization is not dom.
mated by Tammany"
"Who is Mr.. Cohen?" asked a Young
mo- In h. g
come in together. and in regard to whom
# had been asked whether or not they
had not come from Hoboken.
When it came To vote Mr.. Reynolds
won by a small margin Then he went
down and tried to get Mr.. Cohen to take
his place but. of course the latter de-
cliHed. Then it was decided to appoint a.
committee Of five, including the temporary
chairman to draw up rules for organlza-
ton. Mr.. Reynolds named Mr.. Cohen,
Isaac H. Klein. John r. Peters and r. ].
Noble, jr, TO serve with himself
u was arranged by this committee that
Mr.. Cohen should be chosen as perma-
ncnt chairman OF the meeting and that
Mr.. Reynolds should bo chairman II
committee of six 10 select member OF
the state committee from each of the
thirty Assembly districts I'm Manhattan.
These members are important as each one
is leader of his Assembly district and to-
sethcr constitute the executive committee
OF the borough.
After his selection as permanent char
man of the meeting. which was NOT u.,-
posed by the REYNOLDS group Nh Cohen
said that the organization must 30 uots-
ing % imDpril the success OF wilson amt
Marshall But" he added. we must
save our state ana city-and tue Lord
knows the city needs saving just now"
The leader of the Reynolds following
was ANNOYED because ha did not under
stand Just why Nr Reynolds had r,.u-
pushed his place 10 Mr.. Cohen. lie 80 u.s.
perod 10 Mr. Reynolds You got DIS 20
vote for YOU; Why did you r.>igu Ike
this
one Of this group then suggested uat
'thc committee that made Tie, rules tor
organization be- retained with thc addl-
ton of one member. 90 choose the m.ia-
beers Of the state committee. This was
passed.
\ resolution Of Mr.. Klein that the state
committee when chosen, be asked 10 meet
as soon as possible 10 devise ways and
means for the placing i'm the field Of a
separate state ticket was referred 10 tho
executive committee.
one OF the Reynolds group suggested
that members Of the state committee De
chosen AT once. which resulted in a quick
motion on the part Of Cohen man TO
adjourn
After the meeting Mr. Cohen said that.
although me- had never seen or heard of
Mr. Reynolds before. he believed he would
work faithfully for the best interests OF
the movement
Mr.. Reynolds himself asserted that re
was dyed-in-the-w ant-Tammany
man and had fought the regular orglnl-
cation in the 9th District for many years.