New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-16
0'GORMAN OFFERS
. TAMMANY'S LIST
Tells Burleson Who Would
Be Acceptable as Post
master Here.
Tron Tie Tnbun. Bar,,s J

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator O'Gor-
nan submitted to-day to Postmaster
General Burleson a list Of Democrats
friendly to Tammany Hall. any one Of
whom would be acceptable to the Sen
stor for Postmaster Of New York.
Reports that the administration had
decided to appoint John y. Lowe, jr.'
caused considerable amusement in Tam
r.say circles here Mr.. Lowe was sp-
roirted collector Of internal revenue az
the instance Of Steward J. Gi6boney,
who bears much the same relation 70
Secretary of the Treasury NcAdoo that
Colonel House does to President Will
son. he has always been, leaders here
sag, "rabid anti-Tammsny" man, and
his appointment would be extremely
distasteful TO the Tiger, not so much
because il would mean q bigger JOB
and larger salary for one Of its OPP
ponents as because it would be virtu-
ally serving notice by the administrs-
ton that the war on Tammany was TO
be continued by the President.
In submitting list Of names which
he would approve FOR postmaster, Mr..
O'Gorman, his friends believe. did more
than merely take part in conference
On filing this particular place. 1t is
believed that the Senator has demanded
T. statement Of intentions toward Tam
many Hall by the administration. He
wants 10 know whether President Will
con is 10 continue appointing men
known TO be hostile to Tammany or
whether he is going to recognize the
organization.
President Wilson has four courses
open to him on the New York postmas-
tcrship. He can appoint a Tammany
man, thus pleasing O'Gorman and the
organization, but carrying with it the
understanding that ne will recognize
the organization from now on In max
ing appointments in New York. he can
appoint man like Lowe, recognized as
an anti-Tammany man. He can appoint
a neutral. lie can let Morgan remain.
ANY Of the four courses except the first
probably will mean that Tammany
leaders will not remember there is a
campaign under way next summer and
fall. and may even forget to send word
down the line on Election Day, which.
the Tammany leaders think, would DC
equivalent 10 handing over the forty-
five electoral votes of New York TO the
Republican nominee.
Tammany leaders are not fearful that
the administration will be able to place
some man in the postmsstership who is
not pleasing 10 them. Senator O'Gor-
man, merely by stating that any par
ticular man is Objectionable TO him
can prevent confirmation by the Senate
The only result OF that would be that
Postmaster Morgan would remain in
office. But the Tammany leaders wish
very much 70 have an understanding
with the administration in regard 20
the various other Offices which are TO
be filed in New York.
The contest over the appointment Of
postmaster at Brooklyn was laid be-
fore President Wilson to-day by Post
master General Burleson. Representa-
tive Fitzgerald and other Representa-
tives from Brooklyn districts have
united IN recommending Peter i.
Cleary. The Brooklyn delegation has
beer given 10 understand that the Post
master General is against Cleary ard
for Walter {. Burton, now in the post
Office.