New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
NEW YORK'S ATTITUDE
PUZZLES DEMOCRATS
Mayor Gaynor Certain to Get
States 90 Votes on First
Ballot at Baltimore.
MURPHY SILENT ON PLANS
Empire State Holds Key to Stu
ation-Whoever Her Delegates
Favor, 1t Is Believed, Will
Be Nominated for President.
[Rv Telegraph to The Tribune.


Baltimore Tune 15.-New York is going 10
play an important part in the NOMINATION.
OF candidate at Baltimore and some OF
the Democratic leaders go so far as 10 say
that New York holds the key TO the sltua-
ton. The Empire States ninety votes VIII
60 to Mayor Gaynor on the first ballot as
a compliment to Gothams chief executive
but after that there is much speculation.
IL Is further understood that Murphy
holds the key TO the New York delegation
and that they will probably vote as unit
and as New York leads after the first pal
lot. New England will follow. But the
question agitating the minds of the various
candidates and their friends is, who will
Murphy be for?
So far as is known by the public, no inti-
nation has been made as to who the New
York chief favors and in what direction
he will turn after he has complimented
New York's favOrite son. He has been in
dustriously saving wood and is just about
as communicative as the Washington
Monument Political corkscrews in the
hand of expert pulers have been fruitless
In their frantic efforts to get a line on
Murphy.
When New York takes a positive stand
for some candidate il is said that II Will be
q signal for general break for that can
didate, and whoever he may be, his nomi-
nation will be almost certain
It is significant that no candidate claims
New York: each manager has been en-
gagged in the unremunerative pastime of
ogng Murphy and his ninety votes, APP
preciating the full power and influence OF
their support, but to all appearances that
astute politician continues away out on
the Ice" and INDUCES In profound and
impressive silence.
New York for Underwood.
Senator Bankhead, whenever New York
is mentioned, simply smiles, and says
New York will be for Underwood at the
proper time. Much will depend on the
action of the Chicago convention. The
course adopted IN Chicago will have its
influence in Baltimore, but I can safely
and positively state that Underwood's pros
poets are brighter at this moment than
ever in the campaign.
Mr.. Underwood himself seems to be very
confident that he is going to receive the
support OF New York and the New England
States. and II is conceded by representa-
tives from those states that he is the
strongest man In the party in that section.
The question of who will nominate Mr.
Underwood and who will second his NOM
ination has been the one topic Of converse
ton here for the last two days. 1t has
not vet been decided. Among those Cis-
cussed for the honor are Representative
CLAYTON, j. Thomas Heflin, Governor
ONeal Will Bankhead and others of equal
prominence and ability.
Much depends on this nominating speech
as il will be the first one made. and II Is
being given serious consideration at the
hands of Mr.. Underwood and his advisers
Will Oppose Unit Rule.
Harvey Gsrber, national committeeman
from Ohio, stopped off in Baltimore to-day
and gave out the information that during
the Baltimore convention fight would be
made against the casting Of the Ohio dele
cations vote as unit.
The recent emocratic state convention in
Ohio. which elected the six delegates at
large. instructed the whole delegation to
vote for Governor Harmon as unit. Mr..
CARRIER told several national committeeman
here that the Congress delegates were elect
d under new stat primary law, and de-
clared in consequence that the state con-
vention had no authority to bind them by a
unit rule Mr.. CARRIER said the state con-
vention only had the right to bind the dele
gates-at-large. which il had chosen.
II cannot say now said Mr.. CARRIER
whether the fight against the application
Of ten unit rule in the case Of Ohio will be
made first on the convention floor, or in the
national committee. but Mayor Newton
Baker of Cleveland. will lead the fight"
John T. McGraw. of West Virginia, says
the sixteen delegates from West Virginia
would vote as a unit.
Secretary Trey WoodsoD. to-day received
notice from Congressman II. T. Rainey, Of
Illinois, that the seating Of two delegates
and alternates from the nth Congress Dis
trict of Illinois, would be contested. Mr.
Rainey did not give the reasons for the
proposed contest