New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-16
WILSON NOTE BARES
CLYNN'S WEAKNESS
Presidents Endorsement
Forced by Democratic
Fear of Defeat.
"SIGN OF PANIC"
ASSERTS TANNER
Malone and Other Independents
Follow Mitchell in Helping
Governors Campaign.

Expressing the hope that "the voters
| OF the state will return you TO your
post as Governor by an emphatic ma
jorty," President Wilson wrote to COY
ernor Glynn yesterday indorsing MS
candidacy for reelection.
"As a general thing whenever the ma
tiona administration takes mana III
state affairs when there is no national
| election. the result IL the same, sara
| Chairman Tanner of the Republican
! State Committee, commenting on the
/ Endorsement of the President. 1T is a
/ sign of panic and is resented by the
voters of the state, who object TO out
side interference
The letter from the President was
not unexpected. IL was reported I'M
mediately after the primaries that he
would throw his influence in favor OF
the election of Governor Glynn ana
| Ambassador Gerard in spite OF the TACT
that he was silently back OF the move.
ment that opposed the selection OF
these men at the Democratic primaries;
President Wilson is vitality Interested
! in having the Democratic party retain
control of the United States Senate and
House of Representatives this fall.
William +. McCombs, chairman OF the
! it is understood, that unless he sup
ported the ticket in this state the
/ Democrats would have little chance OF
electing the Senator and would lose
heavily in the Congress districts.
The Presidents letter, which was
made public in Washington, follows:
/ am very glad to hear Of the hopeful
prospects of the campaign IN New YORK
! I feel a most cordial Interest ia II, az
need hardly say. and want TO give myseli
the pleasure Of expressing TO YOU person
ally NY earnest hone that the voters OF
the state will return YOU to your post as
Governor with an emphatic majority
Your record IS open and 10 be Judged tot
itself You have not kept anything back
but have acted with candor ana directness
The Democratic voters Of the state nave
given YOU their decisive approval al the
primaries. / hope that every man VINO
goes 10 the polls next month VIII look
upon your candidacy as embodying me
cause Of progressive legislation and the
advancement al every point Of the inter
You have my cordial best wishes
Following Mayor Mitchell. Collector
Dudley Field Malone and other indie
pendent Democrats, who have been
guided largely in their course by the
attitude of President McAneny of the
Board of Aldermen and Frank l.. Polk,
Corporation Counsel, came out openly
for Governor Glynn.
"As a Democrat | am more than glad
to have the chance 10 support for re-
election Democratic Governor who
has made good" said President Nc
Aneny.
Outside the affairs Of the city gov
eminent we are accustomed to act on
party lines and the candidates now in
the field are party candidates purely.
"That being the case, and with the
assurance of continued good admins
tration of upstate affairs that Governor
Glynn's record and promises give,
cannot see how any Democrat can fail
TO vote to keep him where he is. 1t
has been said that the Governor has
made some mistakes. If he has, no
doubt he will profit by them"
President McAneny said that New
York City's part Of the "S11,OO0,o0O
saving" brought about by the Gov
errors vetoes and recommendations
would be 100000.