The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-11
for A WILSON
DEMOCRACY
President to War on the
Old Party Ma
chimes
WOULD BUILD
UP HIS OWN
First Attack Is to Be Made
on Tammany-Glynn
Favorable

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE movement
to establis real Wilson Democracy in
the state of New York will be put I'M
der way at once. The preliminary bat
tie will be for the removal OF George M
Palmer, the present state chairman, and
the substitution in his place OF William
Church Osborn, a Wilson Democrat. Pal
mer is one of Charles +. Murphy's crea.
lures. Under the general direction OF
President Wilson the campaign will have
for its purpose the establishment OF a
Democratic party in the state that will
appeal to the people rather than an on
slaught on Tammany. Apparently the
presidents view is that it is construe-
tive work that counts; that an organ
ization like Tammany cannot long exist
when opposed by an organization that
really has the interests of the people
of the state at heart; that the right
sort of Democratic organization in the
| state will gather into its folds the best
| in Tammany and thus make that organ
ization impotent as a political power.
| Democrats of national prominence were
pointing out yesterday that the plan
the chief executive, as the titular head
of his party has laid down for the
| progressive Democrats OF New York
state is of national interest, or is at
least of interest in several states where
situations not unlike that in New York
state exist. For good many years the
work of pounding Tammany has gone
on, and in spite Of this constant ham
mering the organization of which Charles
+. Murphy is the head, has continued to
- 20 "a ~
only in control of the Democratic organ
ization in New York City, but has
thorough grip on the state organization.
The experience OF the past, according to
the views of the men who are to under
take the campaign in the Empire state,
shows that little if anything could be
accomplished through mere denuncation.
So the effort now is to be along con-
structive lines. Something in the place
of Tammany is to be offered the people
of the state. The offering win have be-
hind it the backing of the national adj
ministration, The men who are to I'M
dertake the reorganization work, it was
said yesterday, confidently believe that
it win be possible to establish in the
state a Wilson Democracy that will
cause Tammany to release it's hold on
the organization in New York City and
throughout the state. The expectation
is that this movement win have the
support very generally of the independ-
emit voters in the state. The mere an
nouncement that behind it is the infiu-
ence of the president of the United
States will, it is believed, have desir-
able effect. Now that the president has
pointed the way he will, it was said yes
terday, refrain from taking any conspic-
uous part in the reorganization task.
This task is to be entrusted to William
Church Osborn. Between now and Sep
TENDER next, the date of the primaries,
the work of perfecting the Wilson De-
mocracy organization will be undertaken
in every county in the state.
Governor Glynn, before he left Wash
ington Monday evening, assured the
president that he would lend the new
movement his support. 1t is assumed
here that if the governor keeps his prom
Use to help establish Wilson Democracy
in the state he will be renominated for
governor. 1t was said yesterday on ex-
cellent authority that the president did
not pledge Governor Glynn his support
for denomination. The chief executive,
so it is stated, will continue to main
tain an open mind with respect to
Glynn's administration. If he makes
good-if he shows that he is sincerely
in favor of the establishment of a Will
son organization as a substitute for the
Tammany organization-well and good.
In other words, he will be under observa-
ton by the titular leader of the national
Democracy until he shows that he is
genuinely in sympathy with the new
movement.
1t is very generally believed here that
the steps the national administration has
taken, or, to put it another way, the
steps that have been taken with the APP
prevail of the national administration.
to put a Wilson Democratic party in
New York state, will tend to encourage
Wilson Bryan Democrats in other states,
notably Indiana and Illinois, where eff
forts are now under way to substitute
a Wilson Bryan organization for the ex-
isting machine domination. The feeling
seems to be growing that if the Tam
many organization in New York state
can be dislodged it ought to be compare
lively easy to GUST old-fashioned Demo-
cratic machines in other states. I'm
questionably the steps that have been
taken with respect to New York fore
shadow a broad movement to get the
Democratic party throughout the nation
in first-clsss condition for the presiden-
tial campaign of 1916. The president
wants nation wide party
that is thinking of something besides
boss rule and office-getting. Under the |
the movement that has
been set on foot in New York state will
be keenly watched everywhere.
Governor Glynn returned. confident of |
the support OF President Wilson in his |
plans to recognize the Democratic party |
in New York state. 81 think" said Gov |
ernor Glynn. summing up the little he
had to say about his conference in Wash |
ington Monday with the president and |
Chairman McCombs of the Democratic !
national committee. that from politi- |
cal viewpoint the state administration |
at Albany and the national administra- |
ton at Washington will be found in full |
The governor declined to discuss the |
fight against Charles +. Murphy and /
Tammany hall. II had a very satisfac-