The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01
OF WILSON
N AT SYRACUSE
Glynn Speech and Platform of Democrats To-day to
Eulogize Observation-Disclosures Influence to Make
Untermyer Delegate-Boom Seabury for Governor.

SYRACUSE, Feb. e9-Woodrow Will
sons reelection as President is to be
urged unequivocaily in the platform to
be adopted by the Democratic state con-
ference tomorrow. following a recital Of
a score OF Federal laws enacted by a
Democratic President and Congress and
an analysis of the Presidents treatment
OF the European and Mexican situations.
In return President Wilson and his
immediate advisers are permitting the
Democratic State organization. controlled
by Tammany. to conduct the conference
without interference. aside from the sug-
gestions AS to Glynn's keynote speech In
answering Root. and that tho State plat
form he confined to national issues.
An apparent rift in the Democratic
lutte was presented in the suggestion of
Chairman William Church Osborn to-
night that in the makeup OF the dele
gates at large the western section of
the state should be represented. as we'll
as the central section and New York
and Brooklyn. The plan has been to
ia'f'N 10 SotihNN ,ih't
man George J. Meyer Of Erie. a promi-
nent Wilson German; william Church
Osborn OF Putnam. United states Sena-
tor James A.. O'Gorman and Samuel
Cntermyer of New York county.
want q Brooklya Man.
Chairman Osborn suggested tonight
that Brooklyn should get one OF the
Big Four In view of the fact that
Brooklyn's most prominent Republican,
William Berri. had been turned down
by the Whitman administration FOR dele
Gate At large 10 Chicago. Mr.. Osborn
has suggested that a Kings Dem
ocrat of the type OF william y.
Dykman. Judge Cullen's law part
ner. should be named. but friends Of
MIR. Cntermyer thought Chairman os-
born was resorting TO a subterfuge in
such "A suggestion. in view OF the fact
that MIR. Untermyer has hopes of sue
ceeding Senator O'Gorman.
II has been current gossip that Mr..
Osborn expects to retire as State Chair
man when the new State committee or
gStriLes after the spring primaries, with
the hope of being the organisation can.
didate for United States Senator at the
fall primaries. The opinion seems to be
general hat as Senator O'Gorman has
ilbN NuIl an. btNttT WIN tue ltSOn "A
ministration than he has with the Tam.
many State organization and that 1t had
been decided he could hav a renomina.
ton for Senator only because up to q
few weeks ago IL had been the opinion
or New York State Democrats that Mr.
Wilson could not be reelected and that
II would be inviting unnecessary fric.
ton to refuse Senator O'Gorman a re.
nomination because ne would 20 down
to defeat with Wilson.
For Organization senator.
But since the locking OF horns between
o whitman and William Barnes nj
the Republican conference In New York
city and the increased tension in the Eu.
ropean situation. the New York State
organization Democrats have perked UP
to such an extent that they believe VII.
son can be reelected and are DESTROYS OF
doing everything they can to further
that end In the hope that Wilson would
pull in with him an organization State
ticket.
This IS where Samuel Cntermyer
comes in from the viewpoint Of the State
organization. Mr.. Untermyer 10 a close
friend OF Louis u. Rrandeis. nominated
by President Wilson for the United
States Supreme Court. and Washington
influences are seen, lin the suggestion thai
Mr., Cntermyer be a delegate at large
AS f%orerunner to other party honors later
With Brandeis upon the Supreme Cour,
bench and Untermyer in the United
States Senate. friends OF President vii.
son pointed out tonight that the pro
gress.ves OF he country In both partie:
readily could appreciate that Presiden'
Wilson was certainly progressive. II no
radical.
Despite the objections Of Chairman
Osborn. D-Cady Herrick. ex-senator
Blauvelt and others II seemed to b
settled tonight. however, that Mr.. Tn
termyer would be one Of the Big Four
mainly for the reason. II was said. tina
his selection vas suggested from Wash
ington and that II any change is mad,
II would be lone only at the instance
Of President Wilson's friends.
Not In years has there been swcl
harmony at a gathering Of New Yorl
State Democrats. This Ia perhaps tn,
most noticeable feature OF the presan
gathering. An attempt had been mad
by q few followers Of Sulzer to organic
an opposition conference of "Wilsol
Democrats" with a view to breaking tn,
State organizations slate for delegate
at large. But such Democrats as Sec
rotary Of state Robert Lansing. Counse
to the state Department Frank l.. Polk
Collector Dudley Field Malone and job
X. Sague promptly sauelched the at
tempt OF Secretary Of the Treasury VIII
lam McAdoo and Assistant Secretary q
the Navy Franklin ID. Roosevelt to Civ
aid 10 the effort to organize n Wilso,
anti-State organization conference her
to-day.
To Rack state Ticket.
This situation naturally is exceed
ingly pleasing to the State organisation
leaders, who have been assured that tn
President and many OF his advisers, lik
Secretary Lansing. Counsel Polk an
Collectors Malone and Sague. have de
termined that not only would they pu
no obstacle in the way of a harnioniou
state conference but would reciprocal
by putting tho full strength of tho ma
tional Administration behind the organ
zation's State ticket next fall.
To this end. II is understood, the Fed
craI Administration would be perfect
satisfied IL the coming Presidential an
state campaigns were MANAGED b
Edwin :. Harris OF Saratoga, and 1t
expected he will be elected chairman q
the new State committee chosen at tn
April primaries. Also no oppositiO
from a Federal source II anticipated I
the reelection OF Norman u. Mack a
New York's member of the Nationa
Committee, the place he has held "a
sixteen years
Efforts Of friends of Sulzer to brea
into tho harmonious proceedings her
have been without successful result