New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-26
Graft Disclosures Mean
Chief" Must Go, Says
Port Collector.
INDEPENDENTS PLAN
STATEWIDE FIGHT
Osborne, Peabody, Tremain. Os-
born and F. d. Roosevelt EX'
pected to Aid Movement.

The recent statewide graft disclosures
In the Highway and other departments,
are Fastening the time when the move
ment TO reorganize Tammany Hall and
the Democratic party throughout the
state. will take on definite shape. accord
ing TO prominen: Independent Democrats
yesterday. The slogan Murphy must
go is expected soon to bring fruit.
A conference OF prominent independent
Democrats. as we'll as some OF the oldline
organization men who approve of a gen
eral reorganization. will be held here or
in Albany within the next two or three
weeks. at which definite plans Will be
mapped out for a hot campaign against
the present Democratic leaders.
Dudley Field Malone, Collector OF the
Port who has conferred with Governor
Glynn several times recently. said yes
terday the reorganization idea which
had its inception after the last city cleo
ton was rapidly crystallizing
The recent revelations from the graft
investigations" Mr.. Malone asserted,
have furnished corroboratiNe evidence OF
what the independent and clean thinking
Democrats have felt for a long time. that
the state leadership OF Murphy would
have to be broken and the party reor-
ganized on real Democratic lines. The
Murphys will have TO so. just as the
Smiths and Nugents went in New Jersey.
They are not representative Democrats
and merely represent their own personal
interests or the interests Of the alliance
between politics and high finance. The
reorganization OF the party will come
from the inside as well as the outside.
That means Tammany Hail. but il also
means the insidous influences which have
crept in i'm other parts OF the state. The
time is ripe for action now"
Mr. Malone declared De had talked with
MANY prominent Democrats throughout
the state since he had been in the COL
lectors office. and that he had heard no
one seriously mentioned as the next Dem
ocrauc candidate for Governor except
Governor Glynn.
IF Governor Gknn's administration
turns out to he as successful as II prom
ises." said Mr.. Malone, "he will have 10
be a candidate for reelection. lie is the
natural leader Of our party in the state,
and Independent Democrats are rallylng
TO him for another term. ! have known
Governor Glynn for many years, and
have always believed in his high integrity
and independence
Mr.. Ma one was asked if Senator O'Gor-
man would be possibility as the new
leader He replied that Senator OGor-
man would essentially be a counsellor
and adviser in the reorganization move
ment. but was not OF the temperament 10
come out and lead the fight In the same
advisory capacity the independent Demo
Gratis would look to Mayor Mitchell, 1t
was said.
George Foster Peabody, Thomas Mott
Osborne, William Church Osborn, Charles
c. Tremain. former Superintendent ot
Public Works; Lewis Burgard, Lewis \.
Anusdale and Franklin u. Roosevelt, As
sistant Secretary OF the Navy, are among
the upstate Independent DEMOCRATS who
are expected to take an active part in the
coming conference.