New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-23
Polk Sent as EmiSsary
to Heal Breach with
Murphy.
mitchell TO BE
LEFT IN LURCH
With Fusion Deserted,
Tiger Leaders Begin
Work for President.

The national Administration took
steps yesterday TO placate Iammany
and the Democratic state organization
That placation, it is understood, VIII
include the withdrawal of all Washing
ton support, moral and material, OF
Mayor Mitchell and the fusion city ad-
ministration.
The growing indifference of the Muir
ply organization and its upstate allies
was said almost TO have reached point
Of open disafection. Just how well the
Wilson forces succeeded is best known
TO Frank L. Polk, counsellor Of the
State Department, who came here from
Washington and held series OF con-
ferences with Vance Mccormick, chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee. and Edwin s. Harris, chairman
Of the Democratic State Committee.
Mr.. Polk is peculiarly fitted to be the
Presidents emissary, as he was the
leading force among the Wilson Demo-
Gratis in this city when Corporation
Counsel. 1t was learned that harmony
had been restored temporarily and that
Tammany had promised to be good, on
certain conditions.
Mitchell Deserted.
Assurances, it was said, mad peeh
given that the local Wilson Democrats
who had a good deal to do with eiecting
the present Mitchell fusion administra-
tion. would have nothing to do with any
fusion movement at the Mayoralty cleo
ton next wear. This would mean, IL
was claimed. that Charles +. Murphy
leader of Tammany Hall, would be very
likely TO elect a Tammany Mayor ana
full city list Of Tammany othciais'
Murphy's big cat has been pacing her
cage for four lean years, without much
nourishment, either from the Wlisoh
Administration or the local ONCE hold,
ers. Murphy and his associates ieel
that they must win locally next year or
Tammany Hall might as well 20 out
of business. -,
After MIR. Polk arrived, Chairman
Harris and gave him verbal spank
inr Harris had reflected the organl-
zation feeling toward President wilson
when he stated Thursday that sea
bury was 100000 stronger in the state
than wilson
"What on earth ever made you say
that" was the substance OF ME-
McCormick's complaint to the state
chairman.
Spellbinders Offered.
The assistance OF multitude OF
campaign speakers from the nationai
bureau was offered, and the ldea was
driven hard into Harris's head that u
,yonld he a good thing for everybody to
get together for the good oil the ha-
tion. the state and the city.
The atmosphere about state head
Quarters changed materially after the
confercnces at national headquarters.
Chairman Harris issued statement
in which he said that 1t was lVo 70
! shot that Wilson, Seabury ana
NcCombs would get 80 per cent OF the
ZOO. 600 Democrats OF all xmas "ho
vote in this state. He declared that nc
md chairman Mccormick had been 40
;ro, some teamwork from the beginning
and were going to speed up.
Mr. Mccormick announced tnat ms
conference with Chairman Harris mao
boen nleasant and gratifying. lie DE,
cIared that any intimation OF lack oI
coonc ration by the local Democrats was
unfounded. Daniel c. Roper iorheii
Assistant Postmaster Deheral au
chairman of the committee on organ
ization at Democratic natlonaI ne"
quarters, and Homer . CullI" 10,
IL.
in the conference.
Tiger Gets Busy.
The Tammany change oil near va I.,
sbown after the conferences OF the uay
uere ali over. Word went out LOT lhe
Tsmmsnv leaders here and their al
lies upstate TO get busy AS ma"
close to Murphy put II; nm,
Eve haven't got TO overcome any
disaffection now. but Whoie ios
apathy. There has not been muoh %
FAR 10 arouse Democratic enthusiast
in the campaign. The boys got tne 80
that President Wilson was 70 eonnm
his speechmaking TO Shadow Lawn an
~. III, op,oe over in this territory to help
ms But | understand now that ne may
snesk in New York. Then there mas
Ia no big state issue 10 help arouse
~ interest. We will make things mum
a, the Manhattan end of the line from
now on. and we expect our upstate
friends TO do the same
I, was said that as part OF lhe
Ioca, Tammany campaign hundreds OF
taYicsbs would fit about the city pa
earded with such inscriptions as wi NJ
s"n pesce and Prosperity Seabury
d Sane State Government. ne
m. sn viii also be used to rush spell
hsnders n "a the many rallies and street
meetings which will be planned. ..u.
william r. McCombs. Democratic
,,;noo for United States Senator, has
oO%'~fe oOsned personal nH headquarters at ESQ
Madison Avenue. It vas, was announce = ncSl
there yesterday that Robert G's ,h..s,i~c r, DGw,
Compsny, would be treasurer OF Mr.;
McComb,'s campaign committee, and
Thomas F. Conway, his recent rival IN
the Democratic primaries for the SEN
s,orIal nomination, would be member
Of the committee.