New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-27
BRYAN And MALONE
TALK MURPHY WAR
cscretary,lHere for ASiatic
Dinner, Has Long Talk
with Collector.
Roth SPHINXLIKE
AFTER CONFERENCE
Mitchell Will lake No Part in Re-
orOanization Conference, Lest
Action Be MiSconStrued.

IL, Field Shlone. Collector OF the
vino Is leadhg a movement for the
,i,ation 1.-The Democratic party
ma over his plans with William
ervan. secretary Of the State
..'.,,,,ont M tie Hotel Biltmore late
-, afternoon. The Secretary is in
,,,,h accord With the EFFORT TO depose
.s r Murph from the leadership
~, orcsnizati,n. having had some
encus O hts w,hthe CHIEF al nauohS'
conventions.
r talk was SHIRT. as the Secretary
90 attend the dinner Of the Asiauc
s,,iety which val the purpose OF his
,ist TO the city. Elrher in the afternoon
NJ. secretary called at the Custom
sc hut had ben unable to find Mr..
Malone
Did YOU talk owe the reorganization
..,ss marty here?" Nr. Malone was asked
.s,,r he had left the.Bryan apartment.
I'VE talked over many things, was the
,,ly "I came TO getinspiration.'
asked what he meant. the Collector
said.
.ror sixteen years Mr.. Bryan was the
,.,5er Of the Democratic party in this ma
~, and nc was alwS's able to keep the
.s,tv free from the Influences Of gentle
~er N high finance AID low politics. He
has IDEAS and ideals which are peculiarly
,,inable 10 all working in a common en-
tsrprise.
DO you care TO say anything about
he reorganization Of the Democratic
wrtv here?" Mr.. Bryan was asked just
,ter Mr.. Malone arrived and before their
talk
II do not think that my interest in
hing OF that kind car be measured by
What I may say" nc replied Il have not
discussed for publication the Democratic
poltics Of individual states since l was
frst nominated for the Presidency
well. then. we can assume that the
visit OF Nj Malone ha, no significance
politically?
Yes. Mr. Malone is one OF my boys,
but he deserted me. when I looked at
ne splendor Of the Collectors office
wondered il IL was not that magnifcence
nat took him away from cur humble sur
loundings in Washington
Bryan called also on Major Mitchell; he
said it q purely social vist- He said he
had the habit Of calling on Mayor Gaynor
when he was in the city.
The Mayor was good enough TO say he
took advantage Of his opportunity to talk
to you about Colonel Gpethals, Mr.
BRAN. a reporter said When he saw the
Secretary at his hotel.
well. then, will have &c leave 1t to
he Mayor 10 report what l said TO him.
declared the Secretary.
Did YOU bring over any message from
President Wilson on the Goethals mat
ter
No: it was not known there that l vas
TO call ON any one"
Mr. Bryan said he felt it his duty, as
Secretary OF State, to attend the dinner OF
The Asiauc Society.
II have been here to attend only four
ether dinners since I became Secretary Of
state" said Mr.. Bryan, as if answering
The criticisms levelled at him because he
had not remained in Washington to at
tend the conference last night They
we're the Pan-American, the Peace So
ceiy and the Canadian Club dinners and
the dinner to Dr. Muller. Secretary Of
/ State for Brazil ! felt that my Office re-
CURED my presence at all these dinners"
Mr. Mitchell was asked yesterday
whether he would participate in the con-
ference Of Democratic reorganizers, which
being arranged by Mr.. Malone. The
Mayor did not think he would. but said
twas not because he was not in SYM
Iathy with the movement, but because he
I'D not want any action OF his to be con-
Hrued as indicating a desire to drag the
/ city administration into politics.
J am too busy here to attend to such
matters said the Mayor. Collector Ma
one has the time, and, apparently, the
tsDosition to carry such things out.
wish him luck"
Mr Malone was asked If the develop
nents in the graft investigation of Dis
rict Attorney Whitman had had anything
% do with bringing the plans for the
Democratc reorganization TO a head.
i No. he said. They have been gradu-
4 nly developing since election. 1t is Just
oneidence that they should have reached
ne present stage just as the evidences OF
raft have become more positive"