New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
BRACKET TURNS
ON TANIMANY
Charges Deal Between
"Wigwam" and Fed
erals" on Short Ballot.
LASHES WAGNER,
SMITH AND ROOT
Old Guard Leader Says Con-
yention's Slogan Should Be ITO
He'll with the People"
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IRON 8 star Correspondent o. The Tribun.l
Albany. Aug Defeated, but un-
willing TO surrender, the last Of the
old Guard made a feeble effort TO hurl
back the victorious short ballot dele
gates on the floor Of the Constitutional
Convention to-day.
At the head Of the old guard was
Edgar Truman Bracket, OF Saratoga.
S~artinC ever since the beginning of
che convention because Of the refusal
OF its leaders 20 make him judiciary
chairman and floor leader, Bracket
hurled yelled charges at Elihu Root
sn5 the rest of the so-called Federal
crowd. Months ago his followers
boas.ed that they had made deal with
Tammany Hall 10 beat the short ballot.
To-day Bracket turned on Tammany
Hall and charged the "wigwam' dele
gates with being I'm a deal with Presi-
dent Root, Frederick { Tanner, Henry
l. St;usor. George W. Wickersham and
their followers 20 force through the
short ballot
Like Lemuel Ely QuiCg. his most dis
t:7CuIshed supporter, who has spoken
acairs. the short ballot several times,
Bracket also talked about invisible
government lowering around the Capt.
tol corridors. hobnobblnC with dele
gates. he mentioned no names. Like
OuicC. he Contentcd himself with talk
ing A. the height Of his speech. his
face flushed with anger at the Tam
many men who deserted his cause, he
tore loose al the two Democratic lead
e~r. Senator Robert F. Wagner and
Assemb,yman "Al' Smith.
"To Hell with The People"
81 would suggest that Bob Wagner
and Ar Smith go back to their chief,
Charles =. Murphy. so this convention
can give any political organization IN
fh- country cards and spades on how
% say. To he'll with the people for
tho roNt twenty years
7, was no longer Bracket Of old,
Bracket. the insurgont and lndepen-
dent. who was talking. l. was Bracket
the defeated.
"I have been an active politician for
many wears" he said. "and l have
closely observed the way things are
done by the so-called machine. But let
me tell YOU that more invisible lntiu-
ences have been a. work right here for
this short ballot proposition than have
ever been eXerted in leCis latlve and po-
E-cal history IN this state IN fifteen
years
"The open influence Of the president
% such a body as this, and especially
when he is such a distinguished man as
EEhu Root. is certain 10 be great
among the delegates in the distribution
of shall say bouquets, IN order not
70 use q stronger term. But In tins
struggle the men behind the movement
have been too practical to rely on that
alone They have gone further They
had dickered with certain interested
parties and thus gained support. BY
pleasing Controller Travis and permit
ing his Office not 10 be stripped OF Its
functions they have gained the sup
port Of the fourteen Brooklyn Repub-
lcaHs. BY permitting the Tax Depart
mcnt to remain a department instead
Of a subsidiary bureau. as at first
planned. they have gained the vote Of
Tax Commissioner SAKE and those he
can swing into line.
Bracket. Censured, Apologies.
A. this point Commissioner SAKE,
who presided. reminded the delegate
from Saratoga that he was violating
parliamentary rules in intulging in
personalities.
Bracket bowed his apology. but he
did NOT stop. Although knowing that
the Judiciary article provides for a
continuance Of an elective judiciary, he
said the short ballot was only the fore
runner of an anpointive judiciary. He
declared that if the short ballot was
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