New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-28
please Muzzle Malone,
McAdOO, Mitchell, Polk,
or Well Surely Sink"
FITZGERALD'S LITTLE
BAND TO MAKE PLEA
Meets and Decides to Ask Presi.
dent Not for "Pie," but to
Save 1t at Polls.


Washington. July 81. With gloomy
! forebodings over the outlook. fifteen
Democratic membe.s of the New YORK
City delegation in the House met IN
Representative Fitzgerald's ONCE to-
day and resolved 10 ask the President
for an early conference on the polltl-
cal situation in New York State. The
New York members unanimously as
sert that they shall not talk patronage
with the President. but are going TO
the White House hoping the President
will answer this question:
What are you going to do 10 help
US get reelected and can't stop be
put to these anti-Tammany outbursts
by the so-called younger Democrats ~
The conference in Mr.. Fitzgerald's
Office to-day demonstrated that Dudley
Field Malone, Collector of the Port and
patronage distributor. is not popular
with the New York City delegation and
is blamed largely for the criticism
which the Tammanyites say have been
heaped upon their heads TO the general
detriment of the party Following the
conference. Representative Fitzgerald
issued this statement:
THE delegation decided 10 request
the President to meet the Democratic
members Of Congress from the City
Of New York to discuss matters for
the advancement of the welfare Of the
Democratic party in the city and state
of New York"
After issuing this statement. Mr..
Fitzgerald sought TO make an engage
ment with the President through Secre-
tary Tumulty. He did not find Mr..
Tumulty in and the engagement Will
be made tomorrow. probably for we'd
nesday There is little doubt that the
President will consent to the confer
ence. as he has asserted he is willing
to see the New York City Democrats.
Mr.. Fitzgerald rather falteringly ex-
planned the object Of the meeting. but
he started of so modestly that Tam
manyite from the far end Of the table
seid; Speak up, Fitz; let's hear
about it,
Then Mr.. Fitzgerald observed that
il was shame that the New York De-
mocracy was being shot 20 pieces; that
Dudley Field Malone had started a
great deal OF abuse which has now be
como more less a habit with the anti
Tammary contingent and he ought TO
be stopped. and that unless the admin
istration did something 20 patch up me
row the entire ticket might lose this
fall. The President. Mr.. Fitzgerald
and the others thought. should not per-
NIT the jeopardizing of the ticket and
the possible loss of many seats in the
House through family row.
One Of the Tammany members is
said to have said he was for ignoring
Dudley Field Malone and his attacks.
They oughtn't to be dignitied By the
notice Of the delegation, he suggested,
and this White House conference
ought to be minus any talk of patron
/ age or Dudley. II vas agreed that the
! New Workers would go TO the White
House as patriotic Democrats seeking
party solidarity and success instead of
pie" and the scalps Of the opposition.
What we've got 10 do is 20 look out
for the ticket and get back here 20
Congress, not fuss over patronage. a
mcr,bcr Of the delegation said after
tho conference. There's no use talk
;ng about lighting the White House
What have we got TO fight with ?"
The President is TO be told that the
outlook. is none too rosy in New York
and that il is unwise to risk losing
good Democratic members in the next
/ House 1t will be intimated that the
administration should call Off the at
lacks Of the McAdoo- Malone Mitchell
Polk contingent and devote itself to
/ building up political fences. rather
/ than to encouraging, By silence or
otherwise. the running off the reserva-
/ ton of the organization voters, who
save the party.
! Representatives George, Cantor and
/ Loft did not attend the conference
/ being absent from the city. Repre-
/ sentative Levy was absent because he
disapproved Of the tone Of the Fitz-
/ gerald call, and Representative OLeary
/ kept a hands OFF" attitude because he
regarded the affair as essentially a
/ Tammany controversy, and he's not OF
/ Tammany