The Washington herald., 1914-07-23
IAMMANY FOES
in HOUSE PEEVED
Fitzgerald Issues Statement
Explaining New Workers
Alternative.
HOLD coNFAB MONDAY
Stuns by Charges. Lawmakers Of the
Empire State Open Fight on Ma
lone-McAdoo Faction.


from New York City have determined to
force the Presidents hand in the New
York situation. Next Monday they will
throw up to the White House the aitern-
ative OF discmiming sympathy with at
'tacks on them by Dudley Field Malone,
collector Of the port OF New York, who
claims to be the administrations per-
sonal representative in the New York
field, or Of openly declaring war on the
so-caIled Tammany group in Congress.
This was announced In q bitter state
ment given out yesterday by Represent
ative John ]. Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn.
who heads the New York delegation In
Congress. The statement follows:
II have, invited the Democratic Rep
resentatives in Congress from the City
Of New York, to meet in my ONCE con
Monday, July n. to take some decisive
action regarding the situation in New
York. have been urged to have this
gathering for some time, but have re-
Trained in the hope that matters might
be otherwise adjusted.
Foes Ignored Fscts.
The purpose OF the gathering is to ar
range for presepting to the President GER
tain facts which have been ignored by
those processing his confidence.
"The city OF. New York has twenty
Democratic Representatives in Congress.
Only one State has as large a Democratic
delegation. Most of them will be candi-
dates for reelection. They have sup
ported the administration since its ad-
vent into power. They have not pestered
either the President or his advisers with
demands for patronage. They have con-
tributed to whatever success the party
has had in legislation. Their success in
ha ha tfat
to the-eontrol of the House by the Demo-
cratic party.
They have been pictured as the rep
resentatives Of crooks and grafters and
political buccaneers, and their slanderers
profess to be the authorized spokesman
Of the administration. We are confident
such action has not had the Presidents $
approval The people represented by these
men resent these charges and the mem
bers OF Congress have endured them with
patience and as long as their sef-respect
will permit.
Hopeful of Peace.
They are unanimously Of the belief
that IL they meet the President in per-
son and go over matters Of Importance
to the welfare of the party he will sd-
Just the situation with that Justice and
fairness and wisdom which have char
dCltTlLGO MS ACTION HlnCt ne mas Dccn III
public life. The twenty Democrats from
the city of New York will go to the Presi-
dent as friends: they are confident that
they will be received in the spirit In
which they go
While the phrasing of the statement
paves the way for a gracious reception
on the part OF the President. and for a
declaration OF peace. the members in
volyed have little anticipation that Mr..
Wilson will offer any great amount of
balm for their wounded feelings. The
faction at which the statement ostensi-
bly, is aimed is headed by Secretary Nc
Adoo, Collector of the Port Dudley Field
Malone. Mayor John Purroy Mitchell. and
several upstate Democrats little known
outside Of New York.
McCombs Secs President.
Just about the time that Mr.. Fitz-
gerald gave out his statement announL-
ibg that it was time for the New York
Democrats to take stock Of the situation
By a conference with the President,
William p. McCombs. chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee, was
talking with Mr.. Wilson at the White
House. Mr.. McCombs strongly urged the
President to keep hands on in New
York He pictured a dolefuI outcome IL
the present factionalism was permitted
to continue.
MIR Fitzgerald's get-together movement
was not started under the most favorable
circumstances. His statement that or
genization Democrats had been pictured
as buccaneers" and that other opprobi-
Gus terms had been applied to them
prompted two members of the delegation
to enter disclaimers
'I object to Mr.. Fitzgerald's assertions
that New York Democrats have been
depicted as undesirable citizens" said
Representative Cantor. 81 have not been
pictured as a buccaneer or a crook Nor
do 1 believe in emphasizing questions OF
patronage in any meeting that the New
York Democrats may hold"
Representative Levy expressed similar
sentiments.