The Washington herald., 1914-06-20
'GLYlVy Will TRY
TO Keep HIS JOB
New York's Governor to
Head State Ticket, 1t
Is Learned.
REPUBLICANS NOT AFRAID
Despite Sisni6eanee Attached to Ex-
ecutive's Recent White House
Call. G. o. P. Is Hopeful.
By FRANCTs y. GEssNEF

BY FRANCIS u. GEssNER.
Special TO The Washington Herald.
New York. June Is Eminent politicians
| including Representatives from othei
States who happened in New York during
the convocation of State Democratic
| leaders this week pondered some over the
continued grip of Tammany Chief MUIR
| ply and wondered more how many Demo
Gratis now representing Gotham districts
| In Congress would be accorded renomina-
| ton by the grand sachem of the wig
wan. Really II Is distressing to witness
the tremor of some ambitious House
members when 1t Is intimated that pos
| sibly they may not have the Murphy per-
mission to make the run for another term
| and the Tammany method OF picking out
and throwing out according to the whim
of the chief mogul has given New York
City less powerful place In Congress than
In the old days even OF Croker. Who knew
the wisdom Of keeping a reason able num-
Der Of able men at the Washington end
until they had achieved the actual power
and House leadership that can only come
with veteran service.
DiscIoscs Great Names.
Going as far back as 1854 the New
York City list discloses the names OF
Flower. later the governor. of Amos J.
Cummings. John r. Fellows. Bourke
Cochran, Francis Spinola. all nationally
famous. and especially eminent in State
affairs Gen. Sickles came in two years
later with Ashbel Fitch. Sunset Cox
was long a noted figure in the House
from a New York City district. but he
had won fame In both politics and
Journalism while in Ohio
In more recent years men big enough
and eager enough to achieve high place
in Congressional affairs, have been sent
to Washington. but were hardly started
on the upward way when denied re-
nomination by the bosses or else grew
tired Of the domination and dropped out
themselves rather than suffer a distress
ing personal humiliation. And so the
Manhattan delegation has failed to have
the hold on things at Washington that
would happen IL there was assurance OF
long continued service, and more liberty
in the building up OF a personal organi-
zation in the districts.
The personal reach and touch is denied
the excuse being that II is not necessary
so long as Tammany is dispensing
nominations and demanding fealty or a
relegation TO the ''once was list. II
orders are ignored. Sulzer, of lamentable
of his own and defied Tammany. holding
his compact, densely populated district
with real political skill. Then Tammany
made him governor, impeached him, and
threw him on the political scrapheap
with satisfaction and also the consolation
that the episode" would teach a lesson
to others who assumed to acclaim them
selves as the whole thing.
Conferred One BLESSING.
The going OF SuIzer to Albany conferred
one blessing on Gotham by sending
Jefferson NJ. Levy to Congress from the
Sulzer district after he had been denied
third term by the sachems. The Levy
ability and actual devotion to business
at Washington has caused even the
Tammany managers to appreciate his
value, and II he is not aIlured by any
dream of the Senatorship. he ought to
keep on the House roll several terms
longer.
During the conferences of the faithful
with the Murphy cohorts late H. the
week. the suggestion was mildly given
that Tammany would bolster up its own
organization and grip on the voters who
really read. think and vote with discern
ment, II something Of a parade were
made Of the promise to continue good
men in Congress and give them a chance
to rival the members of long service
from other States. The Murphy circle
may act on this suggestion and take care
to send back the ambitious and able
ones this year. demanding also that from
now on all shall really give attention to
Washington duties.
Gov. Glynn has been a Congressman
himself and his voice has long been for
a building up of the Manhattan dele
cation. usually Democratic in majority,
SO that the grip on things at Washing
ton may not be held year after year by
members from upstate.
GIynn to Head Ticket.
Speaking of the even-tempered Gov
Glynn, who was Originally elected lieu
tenant governor, and came TO the chief
executive honor by reason of the Sulzer
impeachment. there is a general conces-
sion since the latest convocation OF the
mighty that he will be made the head
of the ticket this year. and ii is evident
that since assuming executive functions
at Albany he has kept from entangling
alliances and edged into a very clever
position with the political contingent
without losing a hold upon citizens who
really expect a good deal from a COVER
nor.
1t is hardly the habit to nominate
succeeding governors in the States, but
the naming and election of Roosevelt
in 1904 disturbed all precedents.
They tried 1t out in Ohio in 1905 when
Gen. Harris. a fine old soldier, chosen to
second place in 1906 when Herrick failed
to reach, served over two years as COVER
nor, following the death Of Pattison, a
Democrat. The organization named Har-
ris for first place in 1908 and he went
down.
Some New York Democrats cite the
Harris case as a precedent and argument
against the naming of Glynn but pos
sibly the same conditions do not prevail
and besides Glynn is a much more artful
politician than the brave old general.
Nor is 1t overlooked by the thoughtful
ones that Glynn was in Washington ear
lier in the week prior to the gathering
of the faithful at this end on Thursday