New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-07
Democrats Select State
Chairman and Other
Committee Aids.
MURPHY WATCHES
WHEELS GO ROUND
Glynn Benevolently Extends Ap-
probation to Wilson, /.
and Davenport.
LIrom q $40 corre.pondcnll

we'll fabricated and each cog propcriy
adjusted, the Democratic machine put
through the programme Determined
upon last night, and reelected Mllilah'
Church Osborn chairman. b. r. PERKINS,
treasurer and "Charlcy' White ser
gcant-at-arms, and elected William van
Nance secretary.
This done, Governor Glynn. accord
ing TO programme, was escorted Into
the room, and received rouslng "eI-
come from the state committeeman
Then. while Charles L. Murphy aud ms
upstate lieutenant, Patrick T.. McCapc'
Of Albany. sat together, with faces OF
which there was not a trace oi humor;
the Governor repeated what he sara
last spring that he was the state
leader and stood for county autonomy,
At this everybody applauded, lnciud
ing Mr. Murphy, Mr.. NcCabe, Deputy
Controller Michael }. Walsh, the leader
Of the Wcstchester wing of Tammany
Hall: John H. McCooey. Murphy's
brooklyn viccroy, and other Murphy
iicutcuautS.
Governor Glynn, behind whose
head stood Big Autograph OF himself
iiankcd by two portraits OF President
Wilson, began his address with praise
Tor the President and the nationql adj
miDistration, and said his aim was 10
try to keep up TO the high standards
of the Wilson administration.
Much he said about the Wilson ad-
ministratiCn, which fought hum tooth
and nail IN the primaries and held on.
the olive branch TO all who fought the
Tammany Tiger before September 2o'
from John A. Hennessy down. lie cyl
IDENTIFY regarded the Bull Moose as the
ally Of the Tiger, for, while he at
tackled District Attorney Whitman, he
had nothing unkind to say about Colo
Eel Roosevelt or about Colonel R0Ose-
velts candidate, Mr. Davenport.
The way Governor Glynn feels tow
ard Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. Davcn-
port was shown in this afternoon
issue of his newspaper, The Albany
Times-D Mon which printed IA big two
column portrait of the Colonel on the
first page and alongside il a column
telling that he would be in Albany to-
night and on another page two columns
Of the Colonels attack on District At
torney Whitman. BY actua measure
mcnt he gave less space TO the meeting
of the Democratic State Committee and
the European war tnan TO Colonel
Roosevelt.
The meeting Of the state committee
was called to order at noon. I'M
after organization, George
Van KEENAN,, of St Lawrence, NOM
mated Mr. Osborn for reelection.
Although Mr. Osborn had not been
Governor Glynn's first choice, for he
wanted William 7. NcCombs, there
was nothing to show, by the enthusi-
aSm with which the state committee
men reelected Mr.. Osborn, that he
Was not first in their hearts.
- realize said Mr.. Osborn IN &C
cepting. that this is a job in which
il will be necessary for me to do hard
work 10 keep the wheels revolving, and {
to get out and get under the car, II
necessary to burn my fingers, ac-
cept'
New rules for the guidance of the
committee were adopted. Permanent
executive. law, finance and rules com
mittees were provided for by the rules,
md power was given the chairman
20 appoint special committees for the
conduct Of the psrty's affairs. The
first Of these special committees Mr.
Osborn will appoint to manage Gov
crnor Gyms campaign. VI. 4. HavcnS,
Of Syracuse, will be its chairman. and
William :. lIackctt, a banker, Of Al
bany, its treasurer.
W. Carroll Ely, OF Buffalo, viii head
the committee on finance. One Of tho
men chosen to help gather In the
sincws for the Tammany fight Is
Charles u. Sabin, New York banker.
All committees, cave the executive,
which works under the rules of the
state committee and which may act
for il, may be composed of Democrats
who arc not state committeeman. The
executive committee must always have
a majority Of state committeeman. It's
chairman will be Mr.. Osborn. Thirty
live in all were selected to-day, but
more will be added when the eXCcu-
tive comSittec meets on Thursday al
ternoon at o'clock in the Waldorf-As-
toria. Among the thirty-dvc were
Michael J. Walsh, Martin w. Little
ton, George McAneny, William i. Nc
Combs and Senator Blauyelt.
After the meeting adjourned, rs be.
fore it convened, MIR. Murphy held
court in room POI of the Ten Eyck.
Every leader in the state paid his re-
spects to the leader of Tammany Hall.