New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
N. Y. Democrats Resent
Wreckiug of Party Or
ganization by President.
STATE COMMITTEE
WAR IN PROSPECT
Murphy Will Control Meeting
Selection of McAdoo as Dele
gate-at-Large Unlikely.


Albany. Jan. 23.-"lf President VIII
son thinks he is the Democratic leader
Of This country he certainly Is not IN
formed as 10 the views of the Demo
cratic organization in this state. NO
man who tries TO wreck his party
organization as Mr.. Wilson has done
,s worthy 10 he known as the leader OF
his party. The President Will ma TINS
out on Election Day. So far as the
Democratic organization is concerned
we might just as well have a kepup-
ucan President. and l don't think ! am
mistaken when l say that a kepuo'''"N
will be elected next fall
These views on the leadership Oh
President Wilson were given to Inc
Tribune correspondent by Democratic
Senator in close touch with the senii-
mont among organization Democrats III
New York City and throughout the
state. They represent the 1eei'hb
toward the President Of the men who
,oto of their coats on Election Day
and work their heads of to get out as
r,o,v democratic votes as possible
And they don't conceal their resent
mort toward President Wilson, either
for they say. il makes little dlneIehSe
IN them. So far as the fresiuenV -
Concerned. they might just as wei De
Republicans. Socialists or AN! '"'"s
else.
democratic Leaders Worried.
Tho Democratic leaders are somewhat
worried over the resentment asa'"o'
the President by the organl1a,liOn
democrats. Privately they sympa'hl1c
with il. but for the sake oil sPpeaIanJJes.
.bov ave keeping their feelings uhoer
cover They fear that some OF Sr,S inc.
sentiment Will crop out at the hee.lns
~ the state committee here on lhufS-
Sav and they are eXertlng themselves
TO prevent II. .;.4oo
The meeting Of the state committee
q. Gtolv 10 prove interesting, TOT the
,'ornr+s received here indicate thaI
there is no great amount OF entn assn
Tor the plan TO hold an unomciaI con. con,
yertion. Technically TINS cohN9,IIlllo
would be 20 agree on the big rOu.
- the ST Louis convention put JUS
actual purpose would ne 20 l'"0' 'e WV
Wilson admin strauon.
The straight goods" Democrats are
e,d;nq j. hard 10 swallow any such
nlan. and IL is not unlikely that IL viii
csuse a fight al Thursdays meeting.
charles + Murphy viii have control
of the committee and most anything ne
saws will 90. Tammanys ieeiihgS TOW,
ard the President are we'll known, anu
II there is any 'ndorsement OF Iresl-
der, Wilson or his policies 1t VIII come
bv the grace of Murphy, and no one
else.
NcAdoo Won't Be Delegate.
# is not the present intention OF the
Democratic organization 10 make sec
retarv Of the Treasury NcAdoo one oil
the dclogates-at-large. The DemocrauC
leaders frankly say that they couiq
not "rut him over even II ;hey wanted
- for the rank and file would not
stand for IL. They say. however. that
there is nothing to prevent Nh McAdoo
from running at the Democratic PR
rnaries If he wants to go TO the -.
louis convention as a delegate. III
fact. they would like 70 have HIM run.
"If Mr. NcAdoo wants 10 ind out
lou, ,onfilar he is with the Democrats
- This state" one Democratic Senator
said. gust let him run for delegate at
the primaries. What we would 90 10
him would be shame
~ Mr.. MCAlOO name Is NV Vi e-.S ".
|l the tentative states Of the "Big -Four
" tbs+ have thus far been mentioned. TX
Governor Martin Glynn is believed TO
be a certainty. with Senator O'Gorman.
Charles Trcmain, Of Ithaca is also
possibility. Il IS believed that Charles
+. Murphy viii not 90 as a delegate
at-larcc. but that some other New York
CITY Tammany man will go In his stead.
Despite M Osborn's denial that he
intends 10 retire as chairman Of the
committee, Tammany Democrats here
the April primaries and that Edwin
Harris will be chosen in his place. The
Tammany men say that practical"
Democrat is needed at the head Of the
state committee. and that while Mr. Os-
born gives certain amount Of class to
the committee he is not in close enough
touch with its real workings.