New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-21
FINDS DEMOCRATIC
TIMBER IS SCARCE
Chairman Osborn Fails
to Uncover Right Men
in Tour Upstate.
SOME DISSATISFIED
AT WILSON POLICY
Resent Failure to Turn over
PostOftice-Balk at Tam
many Domination.

Upstate Democrats are dissatisfied
with the domination o. their local po-
htical affairs by Tammany Hall and re-
>entful toward the Wilson administra-
ton Tor failure to give them postof-
fees. This sentiment against the Wii-
,on administrator was intensified IN
tAc case Of many VINO find business
conditions bad and lay the blame on
Washington. according 20 william
Church Osborn.
Mr. Osborn. VINO had Just returned
10 his oalcc. AZ II Broadway yesterday
afternoon from an automobile tour Of
the state in search OF candidate for
state Offices. whom ne did not find. first
told IN a general way o. the results o.
his trip and then answered al CUES
,ions nut 20 him. He heard three men
talked OF pretty generally for the once
&C Governor. They were Glynn' 81
rer and HenneSsy. In TWO piacsS ne
heard tho name Of Presiden. NeAneny
Of the Board Of Aldermen mentioned
finds Sulzer Busy.
"Sulzer has substantial petitions oe-
hind his candidacy sad Mr.. osborn
and nc is now having petitions circu-
lated among Prcgrcsslves ana nae
Veudcnts.' c.,.r
I'm the even. of Ex-Governor Sulzer
winning in tho Democratic primaries
would YOU and the state committee
SUPPORT him for the Office ne was
ked
- he state chairman after the pri-
,,or;oe was tho reply. II took the po-
si.ion % help make the primary Id"
elective
The. N reply TO y hat lawyers would
call leading question. he said:
~ don: think / would consider the
question o. taking the chairmanshlT ~
the state committee was dictated an"
forced over"
Thinking that tho state chairman
might have felt as some members OF
zinc committee feel that he wss beng
rscd As a hallmark Of respectablllty by
Charles f. Murphy this question was
uu' 10 him:
Have YOU felt any evidences Of Nr.
Murphy control in the state commit
too since YOU have been chairman
Not q bit" came the ready answer
tie ~siIO nc Nat t.ifN NteiN N+tNN " 20
through tho newspapers. Of any resig-
nation. from the state Commttee By
Wilson Democrats such as Corporation
Counsel Polk. Frederic Coudert. Mont
comery Hare and John l.. DO Ssuiies.
When q was suggested that some Of
thee dissatisfied members OF the state
committee were thinking OF reslgnlng
because they felt their names were
being used b. Mr.. Murphy merely TO
lend tone Of rc>pectabihty TO the
-;oto .owmittC. which. they 2ddeu'
was controlled b. Nr. Murphy, Ny.
Osborn's only comment was that nc
had not heard OF II save through the
rcvspapcr-. lie told OF dinner that
.ir. Coudert gave last week 20 the law
committee and of letter recently
written to him by Mn. Polk asking him
90 make an appointment 10 talk over
the platform.
ter. Utica. Syracuse and every othor
large city except Albany and New
Yart aid many % the rural centre
Buffalo had g suggestion Tor candi
date for Lieutenant Governor ana
syracuse came forward with n Dropo-
sal for the nomination OF state reas,
uror. because the two mon mentioned
might IUN uIA 'iI - ~AfN''-
reveal their name.
Had Two Big Meetings.
lie had two big meetings one m
Locho-.cr. whore nc met tho leaders o.
the 9TH Judicial District. and the see
ond i'm Syracuse. where he met inc
county chairman Of tho 9TH Judicial
District.
.Wacrc ] found that men represented
counties where there was an adyers2
ecnublican majority" said Mr. Osborn,
II told them / thought the best way
az getting out = ticket was 10 call a
General conference OF Democrats, say
u, somc picric or some clambake. and
.bou nominate tho ticket. This ] sug-
costeJ A. a better plan than the old
wsy OF laSsoinC prospective csndl-
date and tying him 70 a post TO make
him run. For this is the way they
have to do in tho strong Republican
counties.
Mr..Osborn said tho suggestion me.
with two obstacles. First. there "er"
10 candidate in light. and. secondly
,hcy considered il useless 20 bring out
candidate because thcv feared the
New York city organization would
swamp them with the city vote. he
added:
Il found genera rcsentmen
throughout tho -'atc aGains: control
b.. TIC New York CITY organization Of
rrstato organization AND interference
with local autonomy. There was also
resentment shown toward the Wilson
administration FOR It's failure 70 give
ont ncstoaicc.. tpnh this will ar
feet The Congressional vote in thl'
tate"
The Clyun administration. hc said
has been -ub .tantial ono. and he
hoped Amen 'rc convention net TO soc
x platform OF vigorous principles sub
mittcd 20 &c or adoption. lie said h"
would probably issue 4 call Tor tho
convention fhis week. Present intcn
tous arc 70 hold ~ IN Saratoga hu-
- gust -.
~ PUT BLAME ON TARIFF
Philadelphia Textile Men Tel
of Dull Pucinesc