New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
Murphy a Courted Leader.

In the figures given. Champ Clark has
the greatest number Of votes, some four
hundred odd. but more than six hundred
are needed 10 nominate. The Clark sup
pD:ters, are very active. but not more -
| than the wilson boomers, and the pro-
motors OF the Other candidates Vpy
few delegates are in the city as ys', and
good many Of the leaders will apt hc
in until Saturday night or Sunday rIpIi-
ing. one leader who is assiduously
| courted is Charles T. Murphy who is
commonly reputcd 10 hold the votes of
New York State i'm the hollow ~ his
hand. The Mayor Gaynor boomers shout
stridently that Murphy is for Gaynor
and that that settles 1t, pointing out. also.
that Gaynor Is Bryan's friend However.
Mr.. Murphy is not committing himself
so early n the game
He has an ace In the hole. as the saw
| ing is, and he knows ii. Natural difH-
| dent and modest. Mi. MURPHY stin main
| tains about him very shrewd eve for
the main chance. and he has that eve
| pce,"f dry and night. He has n very
ra!uabIc commodity with him, I'm the
| shape Of those New York votes qrd he
will undoubtedly emerge from the smoke
| or the battle with some very substantial
advantage for. New York, and incident
ally, for Charles r. Murphy.
| The men who will settle this nomina-
! ton will be Murphy and his hand picked
New Workers and the men from the
South, although there will soon appear
| on the scene various New York Demo
Gratis including Senator Roosevelt and
| Thomas NJ Osborne. who will seek TO
place some of their own brand Of stigma
| on Murphy and Tsmmany Hall. They
say they have large quantity of stigma
on hand, and that they are expert sttg-
matizers
Pending the attempt to make Mr.
Bryan denatured bystander In lieu Of
Mr.. Bryan's attempt TO captain general
| the gathering, one mans guess as TO the
! name 81 the forthcoming nominee ~ AS
| good as a..other's, and no mans guess
Is any good. Almost anything can come
out Of the hopper, for all sorts OF material
will be thrown In.
. All Kinds OF Candidates.
However, there is this about 1t: The
| number Of Democrats who are standing
| prominently I'm the foreground and
awaiting the clarion call to lead the
Democratic hosts TO victory has not been
equalled at any convention I'm MANY
years. They are avowed candidates. I'M
avowed candidates, receptive candidates
| deceptive candidates, Bartises without
number and fair sprinkIing Of earnest
| gentlemen upon whom the fate Of the
party and the nation depend, and who
! only need chance to prove Il.
The game is wide open. and the play
ers are 80 numerous 1t is difficult TO
avoid humping into them on the street
| corners. Many a Democrat aged more
| than thirty-five and OF good moral char
acter secretly cherlshes the thought that
the lightning may strike him, and all
are ready TO lead, provided they can get
any one to follow them. And at that
some one of these ambitious gentlemen
In place OF some one Of the avowed can
didates may land. 1t is well to be polite
to all Democrats you meet. Almost any
one may be the candidate.
But not until that little matter re-
lating to William Jennings Bryan has
been attended TO, or until Mr. Bryan has
attended to ii himself. Until Mr.. BRYAN
is shown to be either a power or a nrrno
all proceedings looking to the selection
Of standard bearer may be considered
at a standstl.