New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-26
DEMOCRATS FORM
WHITMAN LEAGUE
Independents, Headed by
N. D. Jacoby, Can't
Stand Murphy.

The Whitman Democratic League
an anti-Murphy organization with
! branches in every Assembly district II
! New York City, has now taken the field
! for District Attorney Whitman. The
chairman of the league, Nathan D
Jacoby, Supervisor of the Naturaliza-
/ tion Bureau Of New York County, is a
| lifelong Democrat. He is also chair
man Of the plan and scope committee
of the Democratic Association of New
York County, an snti-Murphy organi-
cation.
Mr.. Jacoby and John J. Poth, for
mer member OF Assembly, have written
20 Governor Glynn that they, like many
other independent Democrats, are un-
able 10 support his candidacy because
Of the Murphyized ticket on which h.
is running.
In the letter TO Governor Glynn OK
planning why the league IS against him
the two men assert that the Democracy
Of this state is far from united and
never will be so long as the indepen-
dent Democrats feet that Mr. Murphy
is the dominant force and sis recog
nizcd as such by the Chief Executive Of
this state" The letter in part reads:
Every iudcpendent Democrat IN tho
90 defeat the Tammany leader, Muir
phy--whlch object Is nearest the
heart Of this voter re do not know
but We feel that the price the Demo
cratic party would have 20 pay Tor
YOUR defeat would be cheap n Muir
phys defeat could be accomplished IN
no other way TO defeat Murphy q r.
necessary TO defeat Sohm"r and Ben
rel. for II these two candidates wiu
az tho polls Murphy's strength Will be
greater than ever.
Although you have been Governor
FOR about one year you have only re-
Gently stated that you will 10 the
state leader if elected and that Muir
ply will be recognized by you only O..
fore. Murphy would get from you his
pro rata patronage. b sed on the Dem
ocratic vote IN Ny York County.
compared with oths' counties This
means that Murphy trould get big
ger amount Of patronage than YOU viii
have ~ your own dispoHsl. for Nur-
ply would also get I'll OF the patron
ago - the di5posal Of Controller SON
mer and state Engineer Beusel
which is az least thrte times as large
a. tho Governor can bestow. with
would be the bigger force IN this
state, you OF the present Tsmmany
leader?
Mr.. Murphy could us. this immense
amount Of patronage as 2 club 20 beat
into eubmissicn every Democratic
leader in each county in this state
that ig now represented 60 any extent
ON the state payroll.
II seems 20 US that a strong WORD
from you, promise n rii the state
service OF the Murphy satellites. Of
the cE-conrlcts aud grafters general
ly q hOm the Murphy Influence cher
iehes and protects. = promise TO con-
tinue TO tho end the Investigations be-
gun By Governor Sulzer and 20 make
the results public. would have been OF
great service In winning for you the
support OF Independent Democrats
Your failure 20 do this has resulted in
the arrangement Of that largo body
OF Independent Democrats who wish
20 see the party purged OF all graft
and corruption.
Ia addition 10 these res sons the fol
loving considerations have tmpelled
Ne @ support Charles :. whitman for
Governor: First, your failure 10 veto
the me- he-shift direct primary Law ana
20 insist upon tho passage OF one
which would guarantee tho Demo
cratic voters fsircr expression OF
their will at primary elections; sec
oud, your appointment Of such DYED
in-the-wool Murphy men - Darling
ton, Wood, Bowling, Spencer and Rich
ards and your dlsiuclnation 20 re-
pudiate Sohmer and Benscl.
In apprising District Attorney Whit
man of the formation of the league. its
chairman announced the league would
cooperate with him in his fight for
clean government.