The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-18
DEMOCRAT POWWOW
OPENS HERE TO-DAY
161 state Leaders TO Plan Cam
paign in Session Of
Two Days.
PRIMARIES BOTHER THEM
Osborn, Backing Glynn. Says
lie Expects Inflamma-
tory Oratory.
PRIMARIES BOTHER THEM

How shall the Democrats make an ef-
fective campaign under the changed con-
ditions presented by the primary law?
That Is the big question for which an an
swer will be sought In the conference OF
State and executive committeeman and
county chairmen--in all 16i leaders
which will begin at the Hotel Knicker-
booker at noon to-day.
Chairman William Church Osborn says
It's going to be free meeting. Anybody
who wishes to speak will be heard. Many
OF the delegates were up late last night
preparing oratons Because the AFFAIR
will be run without a muller IL Will last
two days The whole crowd will go to
Coney Island tonight TO recuperate
against to-morrow's renewed debate.
The central point to be determined Is
whether or not there shall be an unofficial
State convention. such as the Republi-
cans have already scheduled for August
Is at Saratoga. MIR. Osborn wants no
convention. He will be seconded In his
opposition by National Chairman William
L. McCombs and Lieut.-Gov. Robert r.
Wagner. The independents generally
stand with the STATE chairman.
Tammany doesn't care mucA one way
or the other. Charles f. Murphy VIII
attend the conference, but expects to do
nothing except vote when his name Is
called The majority Of his advisers
WntU LntS nave ulstusStu lit 1T
all. have favored "A convention, because
they don't see ans other way OF get
ting the party's business done. They are
alive, however, to the danger of being
accused of trying to get around the pri-
mary law, which a Democratic Governo;
sponsored and signed
If Mr.. Osborn can prevent Il by his
counsel there will be no anti-Tammany
outbreak In the conference. Harmony Is
the word. A slight suspicion that some
up Slater may not hear the cue and may
upset the proceedings with blast against
the city organization worried the paeifi-
cists last night. Mr.. Osborn went so far
a. to say:
III I'm not mistaken there will be some
infiammatory oratory."
IL the conferees vote against "A State
convention the next matter to be consid-
cred is the best way OF obtaining prop
erly balanced ticket without u convention.
Mr.. Osborn's plan Is that three tickets be
designated-one by the State committee.
another by the executive committee and
the third by the county chairman. He
would have each of these tickets laid be-
fore the Democratic voters In the primary.
The theory is that the State committees
selection would be looked upon as "organi
xatlon." that the county chairmans choice
would reflect the wishes OF the voters In
each county and that the ticket to be
chosen anti-Tammany executive committee
could be rated as independent"
In addition TO these problems the con-
ferees hope TO ind "A way of preparing a
party platform and having II adopted and
OF recommending a plan for the nomins-
tion of delegates at large to the constitu-
tional convention.
Officially there will be no discussion OF
candidates for office to-day or tomorrow
Mr.. Osborn indicated yesterday that he
favors the denomination Of Gov. Glynn
who. he said. had made record for pro-
gressive legislation.
An argument for n State convention
which will advocate woman suffrage will
be made to the confsrees to-day by Mrs
Harriet stanton Batch
a letter demanding that the conference,
take "a stand against Tammany was sent
10 the members Of the State executive
committee last night by Bert Hanson
organizer OF the Jefrersonian Alliance
He said that II plain issue is evaded OF
postponed neither prophet nor seer is re-
CURED to foretell the result that awaits III
at the polls"