New-York tribune., 1913-06-18
At Final Primary Rally, Gov
ernor Reads SpolIsman'S
Letter to Him from
"PaCky."
SIDESTEPS AS TO CHARGES
Bourke Cochran, as Impromptu
Apologist, Says Meetings
with Murphy Were Forced
on Executive by
the System"


Albany. June 17.-Governor sulzer
addressed the final meeting of his state
wide campaign for his direct primary
bills at Harmanus Blocker Theatre
here tonight. The boxes and the or
chestra floor Of the theatre. which is
large one. were well filed. with
few hundred in the balcony and not
more than twenty in the gallery.
The concaye of the knights Tenn
plar, with its attending brass bands,
held the Albany crowds downtown, but
the gathering in the theatre made up
in noise and enthusiasm what it
lacked in numbers.
Seth Low, w. Bourke Cochran and
ex-Representative William s. Bennett,
Of New York, were among the other
speakers, and Daniel J. Dugan, who
was active with Charles H. Duell, jr.,
in the arrangements for the Carnegie
Hall meeting which the Governor fall
cd TO attend, presided.
William r. Hearst and Theodore
Roosevelt, who had been announced rs
speakers. did not attend. The colonel
sent a letter explaining his absence and
urging support for the direct primary
bills.
Governor Sulzer made a big hit with
his reading Of letter which he had
received from Patrick (. McCabe last
November, just after his election. while
he was finishing up his Congressional
work in Washington.
Expose Delights Crowd.
McCabes letter. which was given as
the Governors answer to the McCabe
attack upon him yesterday, was an out
spoken bid for the establishment of the
spoils system by the incoming Gov
ernor. and the crowd enjoyed every
word Of it as Sulzer read il.
Apparently the Albany boss did not
have Il friend in the audience, for they
welcomed each item in "Packy's"
naive plea for jobs with shouts OF
laughter As TO the McCabe accusa-
tions that Sulzer had sought and OBJ
tained fearful interviews with Murphy,
the Governor satisfied himself with the
defence that perhaps he ought to say
that there was very little truth in
them" and the crowd evidently ac-
cepted that explanation as sufficient
Bourke Cochran was unfortunate in
being placed ahead Of the Governor on
the speaking list, for Cochran, ap-
parently ignorant of the Governors
earlier denals of the Murphy inter-
views and accusations and of his pro-
spective half-denial in his speech, ex-
planned in the Governors behalf thar
Sulzer should not be blamed for calling
on Murphy. because the meetings
were forced upon him" by the present
system.
Surely we can take this statement
as true because it comes from
Murphy" said Cochran. These are
the prerogatives of royalty. Only
kings give audiences. How think you
that members of the Legislature ap-
proach this presence?
The unfortunate thing about it is
that Murphy speaks truth. Sulzer
is not TO be reproached for seeking
power where power lay. He accepted
it because he couldn't escape it. but he
is trying now 10 get law which will
make such interviews unnecessary
Back to November.
The chief feature Of the Governors
speech was his denunciation of Nc
80.
little Boss Tweed" the Governor re-
ferred briefly TO McCabes attack on
MIN To introduce the reading Of the
letter, which McCabe sent TO him last
November after his election. but while
lie was still in Washington attending
10 his Congressional business.
McCabes letter. as Mr.. Sulzer read
il, puts the Albany man in the position
of "a friendly adviser" to the incoming
Governor, and 1t demonstrates anew
what any one who knows "PaclSy"
has always accepted without question
that he believes Fundamentally 'fn
getting the jobs"
The friends of McCabe here took the
Sulzer attack on this line as somewhat
Of a Joke although McCabe himself, IL
is said, intends to get out an answer 10
it tomorrow. His supporters. how
ever, lost no time i'm looking up and
quoting Suffers own words in an dd-
dress TO the Tammany spellbinders
after the election of Governor Dix,
when Suzer, at that time a member OF
Congress. said something to the effe:t
that I'VE will give the Republicans the
sympathy and We will give the Demo-
Gratis the Jobs"
The McCabe letter, which the Gov
ernor read in full and slowly. was as
follows
"Iis Excenency William Sulzer. New
Willard Hotel. Washington. d. e.
MY Dear Governor: Again permit me
10 congratulate YOU as the Moses OF the
party and 20 say that | have not been
so much pleased with anything since cleo
ton night as | was with the information
that was conveyed to me a day or two
ago that your purpose is TO put Demo-
Gratis in where the Republicans are
"You know. | believe, the thing which
initiated most against Mr.. Dix was that
he had not changed the political situation