New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-23
WILSON CHEER FOR
mitchell AND AIDS
Federal Places Promised
for Men Here Demo-
Gratis at Odds Over Slate.

Mayor Mitchell. Dudley Field Malone
Collector of the Port, and Frank Folk'
CORPORATION Counsel, returned 10 TINS
city yesterday after their Nashihe'o"
conferences.
Al bokcd jubilant, but none would
talk of the results of thor conferences
with the President and Secretary Nc
Adoo.
Their friends. however, SAID ina;
they had assurances that there Woul'
be some federal appointments maze w.
the way of postmastershlps IN tflS
state within the next two or threG
DAYS that would show Mr.. Murphy ana
Tamma0v Hall that the Washington
administration was with the anti
Tammaav element.
This statement was repeated by one
Wilson Democrat when told OF the re
mort from Washington that the admin
istration would keep its hands of the
fight in this state.
The Wilson Democrats. under TIE
leadership Of Mayor Mitchc! and Col .
lcctor Malone. are now planning, y
WAS said last night. to put Franklin
d. Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary Of
the NAVY, in the Democratic primarlci
for Governor and John A. Hennessy
for Contl oller.
They admitted frankly that they had
little hope Of carrying the primaries
against Nr. Murphy.
But the Wilson Democrats are deter
mined 10 die game, if die they must,
this fall. From one OF the most prom
inent among them last night IL was
learned that John 4. Hennessya trip
IN state is being made solely IN their
interest and also with view TO deter
mining the fitness and general q9all-
fcations Of candidates tor postmasterS.
In this connection one Tammany Hall
Democrat said last night that what
made the organization angry was the
latter, Postmaster-G General Burleson IS
alleged TO have written to Democratic
Congressmen concerning their ,ndorse-
ments OF candidates for Congress.
One of these letters, it was said
was written to Congressman John l..
Clancy. Of Syracuse, and IN II MI
Burlcson is said TO have written III
substance: "What assurance nave
that YOU are not Tammany man
Said this Tammany man:
"We'rc plainly at SKIES and scVens
this wear No ono knows where We
stand, BY We mean the Democrats,
and that applies to Mr.. Malon Mr..
Mitchell and Mir Polk and other anti
organization Democrats, for they are
pulling away from each other Just as
strongly as they are pulling away
from Us.
The Wilson Democrats who believe
they have no chance IN the Democratic
primaries Of beating Mr.. Murphy !.
candidate will swing TO the support OF
the Republican candidate rather than
perpctuatc Mr.. Murphy's control OF the
state government. ,
This was indicated by one wilson
Democrat last night. when he said:
There is no use OF our putting up
an Independent Democrat, for that
would be "A sheer waste OF time and
energy. Well probably do as We did
last fall join fusion movement. .,
When Dudley Field Malone was asked
by a reporter yesterday, as between
Governor Glynn and Harvey ID. Him
man. which man he would support, he
said:
you have not exhausted all the
alternatives, have your
There are said TO be several othcr
members of the state committee who
are ready to follow the lead of Edward
r. Perkins. Of Poughkeepsie. who re-
signed because candidates Tor post
masters indorsed by the state commit
tee and Senator O'Gorman were ignored
by Washington.