New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-30
Tells Four Audiences Boss Has
Found His Biggest Error Was
in Assuming That Governor
Would Be PIiabIe Tool.
ATTACKS M'C0OEY ALSO
Crowds in Kings and Queens
Cheer Onslaught on Tammany
Leaders-Mitchells APP
pointment Will Stand,
He Declares.


Governor Sulzer featured his second
night touring campaign for his direct
primary bill in New York City by
pounding Charles F. Murphy. boss OF
Tammany Hall. at three meetings IN
Queens and one in Brooklyn.
His audiences were small but enthu-
siastic. and applauded all his thrusts
at Murphy After dropping in at three
dinners in Manhattan, the Governor 5
schedule took him to Flaherty's Casino
in Long Island City, where he spoke TO
about eight hundred people; then to
St. Mary's Lyceum, in Jamaica, where
there was q crowd Of about seven hun
dred Public School -. in RidgewOod
with about eight hundred people. and
Arion Hall. in the Eastern District
Brooklyn. with about one thousand in
the audience. made up the nights tour.
Sulzer denounced Murphy and Nc
Cooey as bosses who are afraid TO
trust the people 10 nominate and then
built UP the argument that Murphy
should be distrusted around the John
Mitchell appointment incident.
Murphy says we're wrong" said the
Governor: che says through Mr. Wag
ner. who is his echo, that my bill is
good in part; that the people ought 70
nominate a justice Of the peace, but
not a Supreme Court justice. He might
concede 10 the million and a half voters
Of New York State the right TO NOM
mate an Assemblyman, but under no
circumstances will he ever permit them
to nominate a Governor
Murphy Might Make Mistake.
He's afraid you might make a mis-
take like he did
The crowds enjoyed that reference TO
the Sulzer- Murphy situation, and the
Governor gave it TO each meeting in
turn.
He spoke Of his appointment Of John
Mitchell as Commissioner of Labor,
and asserted Murphy had said Mitchell
should never be Commissioner. 1t
wasn't that Mitchell wasn't qualified
for the job, said the Governor, but
simply that according TO Murphys def
milton he was not a Democrat.
Let me tell you right here" he said,
that Pm a Democrat, always have
been a Democrat and III die in the old
party of Jefferson. and Mitchell is as
good a Democrat as 1 am. l will not
make the comparison of the Democracy
Of John Mitchell with the Democracy
Of Charles F. Murphy.
Well, at any rate, Mitchell is the
Labor Commissioner now, and he'll be
. the Labor Commissioner mark we'll
Ilwhat I say during my entire term of
y Office"
Connolly with Sulzer.
Summing up the direct primary
question in a few words at the end
of his address in each meeting, the
Governor said it came down to this:
Do you think the million and a half
voters of this state are capable Of
nominating their candidates. If YOU do,
then you're with US. If YOU don't. then
you're with Mr.. Murphy. He says you
haven't time to attend to it. He has
that's his business
Borough President Connolly Of
Queens accompanied the Governor as
far as the Ridgewood meeting. where
he remained TO address the gathering
after Sulzer went on TO Brooklyn. The
Long Island City audience passed a
resolution registering approval of the
direct primary bills advocated by Sui
ger. and the Ridgewood gathering Sc
Iected a committee which was directed
10 walt upon Senator Patten and urge
him 10 support the bills at the extra
session.
The Governor told his audiences. both
in Queens and Kings counties. that ne
had all the borough presidents of the
greater city with him.
But we haven't got the leaders,
he added. and as for McCooey and his
statement that there is no sentiment
for direct primaries in Kings ! leave
that 10 your judgment in the face Of
the meetings We have held
MeCooey Answers Back.
McCooey did not lei the day so by
without contradicting Sulzer on this
reference 10 him. which was a repeti-
ton OF a remark the Governor made at
. his first meeting on Wednesday night.
in Prospect Hall, Brooklyn. The Brook
Iyn leader said Sulzer had either mis-
understood or misinterpreted his state
ment, and that what he had really said
was that. while there was a sentiment
for direct primaries in Kings there