New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
MURPHY MUST GO,
IS 0'DWYER'S IDEA
End Faults of Leadership,
He Tells National DEM
OcratiC Club.
SHOULD WOO DOVE
OF PEACE, HE SAYS
Fielder Tells of Gerar Law at
Meeting Where New Pri-
mary Law Is Ratified.

Intended as a demonstration in favor
Of the passage Of the direct primary
law of Governor Glynn, the meeting
Yesterday afternoon Of the National
Democratic Club. at its clubhouse, No.
1917 Fifth avenue. was turned into a
ratification OF its passage. message
Of congratulation was sent to the Gov
crnor.
Judge f.. +. O'Dwycr. of the city
Court. the new president Of the CLUB
gave an indication Of the unrest in ne
party over the leadership Of Charles
+. Murphy when he said:
Now We must get together and bring
the warning faCti rs into camp. We
must eradicate II faults. whether thef
he of leadership. of incompetency or II
dishonesty in the organization
II is the general belief that those in
power in the club at the present tim"
will throw their influence toward the
elimination Of Murphy from the coun-
ellis Of Tammany Hall.
Fielder Talks Of Gerar Law.
James r. Fielder. Govcrnor-clect Of
! New Jersey. addressed the members on
the Geran direct primary 'aw, when
| has been in operation i'm his state since
1911. He was unable to compare II
| with the Glynn law. which he had no
! time 10 study. Ie said. however. IN"
people of New Jersey were so satisfied
with their law that they would not go
! back 10 the old order Of things. sena-
tor James +. Foley was o nave eN-
planned the New York state law but
was detained in Albany.
| Not single Tammany leader was
present. although most Of them are on
/ the rolls Of the organization. Justice
O'Dwyer. at the end OF the meetihE'
appointed a committee unocr the terms
of a resolution TO disseminate inforna-
ton in regard 10 the new measure 10
see that It was honestly carried ont
and to urge people to take advantage
Of it's provisions.
on this committee were a number Of
men who have been active IN opposi-
ton to Tammany Hall and are Inter
ested in the reconstruction Of a ueN
Democratic party Among them were
James J. Martin. former district
leader: County Clerk William r.
Schneider and Martin ". Littleton.
Alexander Konte was made chairman,
and among other members were VIII
lam B. Ellison, Senator O'Gorman. for
mer Congressman Charles V. Fornes.
Judge David Leventritt. former United
States Senator William \. Clark. Will
lam f. McCombs. chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee, and
Herman Ridder.
Judge O'Dwyer said he had put off
the despondency Of fortnight ago
and had taken hope for the future Of
the Democratic party.
"For the events Of the week arc such
as every Democrat should feel proud
of" he declared. THE Legislature
would have done good work even II II
had done no more than pass the direct
primary law. But It did more; 1t
passed the Massachusetts ballot law.
And when it passed the "orkmen's
compcnsation law II did the greatest
act of legislation in the history OF this
state, in my humble opinion. ! think
it will bring down upon our party the
blessings of every workingmans
family"
Party Must Get Together.
After saying that the party must
got together to take advantage Of the
oood record made by the Legislature,
oradicating all faults in it's organiza-
tion Judge O'Dwyer spoke of the vote
on a constitutional convention To he
held in May, saying such convention
uould almost assuredly be called.
"It IS OF the greatest importance he
added. that the constitutional con-
vention be presided over by Demo-
Graf and that II be controlled by II
Democratjc majority. Then we must
send another Democratic Senator TO
Washington and must elect Demo-
cratic Governor and state officials
Mr.. Fielder said that evolution had
reached politics, which fact was re-
snonsible for the demand for direct
,yav Of nominating candidates for Of
fee.
1--WE who have been interested In
nolitics." he declared, should be the
frat 10 meet this demand. ! have no
use for a politician who says he must
folIow his constituents. lie should
lead them. The direct primary law
ras hound TO come in our state ana
hound 10 come in yours. ] am glad
we recognized the demand so early.
The only way you can satisfy peo-
plc who want something is TO give IL
TO Them. We have been operating un-
der our law now for three years and
found IL eminently satisfactory IN the
main. The people are beginning TO
realize the power II gives to them and
are coming out each time in increas-
ing numbers
Mr.. Fielder spoke OF one serious de-
feet In that the law did not provide
for a checking up Of the count OF the
election officials, who were not always
OF the highest degree of intelligence.