New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-14
Charles F. Murphy De
clineS Post in Interests
of Harmony.
NORMAN f. MACK
AGAIN COMMITTEEMAN
Fight for National Budget and
Pension Planks Opened at
Conference.
lFrorn star Correspondent Of Tbs Trihuns.l

rFrorn , star Corr.spondsnt o. Tbs Trihune.l
St Louis. June 13.-Edwin A. Harris,
chairman of the Democratic State COM
mittee, was selected as the head of the
New York delegation at a caucus OF
the delegates here tonight, after
Charles +. Murphy had declined to
take the position himself. The confer
ence was so harmonious that II spoiled
what looked like q reasonably good
fight story which percolated through
the hotel Hobbies soon after the ar
rival Of the Tammsny delegation.
Mr. Harris was not delegate to the
convention, so a scheme was Matched
by which Winfield Huppuch, delegate
from the Goth District, and his alter
nate were to be absent, so that the
state chairman could be elected to the
place. "Joe" Murphy, Of Troy, and
several others began TO breathe fire
when they heard Of il, and there were
all kinds of threats as to what was
going 70 happen at the meeting.
The Murphy steam roller apparently
got in its work before the delegates
got together, however, for there wasn't
a whimper from "Joe" Murphy or his
friends. Mr.. Harris's election was
unanimous. Il was said that Murphy
insisted on Harris's selection because
of his friendship with the Washington
Administration. He is reported to have
said to Harris: "It's your job, so take
care of it"-apparently having in mind
the denomination of President Wilson.
Norman Mack Reelected
Norman L. Mack was unanimously re-
elected national committeeman after q
eulogistic speech by W. Caryl Ely, of
Buffalo, who has an eye TO the wind
ward for the Democratic nomination
for Governor this fall. This starts Mr..
Mack's fifth term as national commit
teeman, and he solemnly declared that
1t would be his last If he had anything
10 say about il.
The Tammany men had their ar1or
for the denomination of President Will
son dampened by the announcement
that they would have to give up SIS
before they could get their delegate
badges and tickets. Ex-senator Heely,
T.
and there were murmurs that I'VE
might have TO walk home" and similar
sentiments when he offered his resolu-
ton providing for the assessment. Mr..
Harris, however, declared the motion
carried, although there were quite O
number Of "Noes!"
J. Untermyer were absent from the city
NO fkr.c
ness engagements" keeping them away.
Mr.. Untermyer in statement tonight
declared that he was forced to be pres
ent at the Guggenheim trial, in Nine
ola.
Fitzgerald Has Fight.
Representative John J. Fitzgerald, Of
Brooklyn, was elected 10 the resolu-
lions committee, and a first class bat
tie was laid out for him at once. The
delegates unanimously adopted the mo-
tion of William J. Kelly, Of Brooklyn,
that Mr.. Fitzgerald fight for the in
clusion in the platform of a plank pro-
viding for a national budget. Then
Senator Bob Wagner came along with
u similar request for plank providing
for the erection and maintenance of
national tuberculosis hospital, under a
department of welfare to be estab-
lished This had barely been adopted,
when Sheriff Al Smith breezed along
with a plank providing for equitable
pensions for Federal Civil Service en-
ployes.
When ex-senator Harvey ]. Ferris
introduced a resolution providing for
the unit rule in the delegation there
were signs of trouble, because William
{ nuk l.
ed that the resolution be in writing
and that its effect be thoroughly e1-
planned TO him. After listening TO
five minute speech by Mr. Ferris the
former state chairman appeared salts
fed.
Delegation Selections.
George r. Van Nance was elected
secretary of the delegation and the
following selections were made;
Nice-president OF the convention,
Ralph Pulitzer.
Resolutions committee, Representa-
tive John J. Fitzgerald.
Credentials committee, ex-senator
John +. Healy, Of Westchester.
Rules committee, ex-senator 7. Har-
vev Ferris, of Oneida.
Permanent organization, Thomas c.
Meacham, of Syracuse.
Committee TO notify President, W.
Caryl Ely, of Erie.
Committee TO notify vice-president,
Philip s. Schaefer, of Buffalo.
Charles f. Murphy, John II. McCooey
and other Tammany satellites were in
terested spectators of the proceedings,
and smiled perceptibly as, after the
caucus adjourned, the delegates lined
up in front of the treasurer Of the
state committee and handed him S25
for the precious badges and convention