New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Independent Democrats
Want Him to Head Anti
Tammany Slate.
M'ADOO PICKED
AS SECOND CHOICE
Washington Nay Lend Hand in
Selecting Ticket in Revolt
on Murphy.

An independen, Democratic ticket,
headed py either John \. Hennes ty.
Sulzrr's investigator. or william G..
McAdo0, Secretary Of the Treasury.
and President Wilson's son-ir-.aw. r''ll
be pu, N the field this fall by the ami
Tammany Democrats. or Wilson Demo
Gratis. q they are known this rea'.
Ths vas the story told here yesrer-
day b. politicians who have been iu
Washington. and. according 20 one Of
them who was interviewed i'm the Wal
dorf-Aetoria yesterday. franklin u.
Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary o. the
Navy. and one Of tho leading upstate
-Tammany Democrats. said that he
would back Hcnnessy for the place md
that the second choice OF independent
Democrats was Secretary McAdoo.
Color was lent to the story by the
automobile trip started yesterday
morninr by Ir. Hcnnessy, who ~.li
make a personal canvass o. the st"'c.
o. av much Of IT as he can cov"r ht
machinc in IN, nex' four weeks Mr.
Hennessy TOOK along secretary. and
the results o. his canvass will he
Transcribed and report made Of H.. It
is beliav, d. 20 Washington.
Hcnnessy Tours State.
/, vas reported here. and generally
believed. that Mr.. Hcnncssy's sole OBJ
ject IN making the tour is 20 learn
what an'i-Tammany sentiment actually
exists. 20 sound Democratic leaders as
20 the likelihood OF their joining "a
revolt and 70 stir m what feeling he
car against Mr. Murphy and his a.
sOciates.
II will be more 'han mere fight
against Mr. Murphy that these Wilson
Democrats will wage this fall. ono of
them said Yesterday. This man char
acterizcd il as fight against all the
corrupt influences that have made New
York's Democratic machine Tammany
a thing o. scorn the country over.
The first indications o. real split
, in the organization itself came Satur-
day. when il was reported that Cor
) poration Counsel Frank Polk. Frederic
r. Coudert. John s. de Saullcs. Mont
gomery Hare and other independent
Democrats were on the point Of ten
dering their designations 20 william
Church Osborn ~ member Of the
Democratic Executive Committee
Tho. men all Wilson Democrats
belize that their names are being
used merely to give an element OF re
spectabiity 20 NJ. Murphy's plans for
uplifting the party. and they have
grown tired Of being Mr. Murphy's
catspaws. AS one Of them put L..
Dudley Field Malone. Judge ODwy-
er, president OF the National Demo-
cratic Club. and other avowed Murphy
foes in the organization here. will help
the fight in this city.
Wilson keenly Interested
Tina, Presider, Wilson is Eccnly i'm
tCrcstcd in the fight here and backing
he anti-Nurphy element was indicated
val - III MS 'Ail l.44N ~ q itl bA lIt dD-
Dointment OF anti-Tammany Democrats
70 Fat Offices.
Chairman Osborn arrived at his home
IN Garrison last night after brief
trip. nut refused 20 talk politics. orc
story told yesterday was that Nr. Os-
born G-cw that several OF his com
mttcencn were about 10 resign. and
that he would Try 90 smoott matters
! over end urge thcm 10 stay
Democrats Near Split
In the event Of serious spl' IN
Democra'c ranks politicians are Won
dering whether Mr.. Osborn win Join
he revolt against Mr Murphy. This
question is likely 20 be answered be
iCrc tho summer j. over.
Independent Democrats who believe
John A. Hennessy will be put in the
field against Governor Glynn or any
other candidate Mr.. Murphy may name
reason that il would be better 10 nave
Il Republican elected Governor than 20
rcrmit Mr. Murphy and the Tamm my
machine 10 gain control Of the stat"
for another two years.
Their argument - that il Mr.. Muir
phy and his political aids are starved
out by defeat OF their ticket a disln-
tcgrqtion Of the Tammany machine viii
naturally follow. The Wilson Demo
Gratis. they hold. would be taken car
o. by federal patronage and q stronl
a:ti-Tammany machine would be
luIlt up.