New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-12
Tammany, Ignored on
Campaign Committee,
Not to Aid President.
ROGER SULLIVAN, TOO,
KEEPS HIS HANDS OFF
Party Leaders Here Pleaded in
Vain for Recognition
of Mack.
Iron star Correspondent Of Tn. r.bur. ,

ttr"tn stan correspondent ~ The Tribune
Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. 11.-If Presi-
dent Wilson's campaign managers OK
pect to place New York in the Demo-
cratic column this fall they will have
to do it without any great help from
Iammany Hall and the Democratic or
ganization upstate. This was the an
swer Of Charles +. Murphy and his
allies to the Snub administered TO them
by Vance c. Mccormick, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
who. in naming the Wilson campaign
committee yesterday, appointed no rep
resentative of the Democratic organiza-
ton. Henry Morgenthau, the New York
representative. has no particular afflia-
ton with the Democratic organization
of the state.
One of the leaders, after a confer
ence with Charles F. Murphy and other
members of his cabinet, this morning
said:
Mr.. Mccormick, by his campaign Sc
lections, has relieved the Democratic
organization of this state of all respon-
sibility in the campaign this fall. His
failure to name representative of the
Democratic organization of this state
is a direct insult to every party man,
ana II VIII no doubt be resented. The
PRESIDENT and his national chairman
al, L
ever happens here on Election Day.
Mack's Friends Angry.
Democratic leaders in this state
wanted TO see Norman f. Mack, who is
a member of the committee, get place
on the campaign committee For the
last month or more they had urged Mr..
Mccormick to name him. Edwin A.
Harris, chairman of the Democratic
state committee; Ex-Governor Glvnn
and dozen other leading Democrats
had pointed out to the national chair
man the necessity of naming Mr.. Mack
But all of the pleas apparently were in
vain. Somebody in Washington seemed
TO think that the campaign committee
must not be tainted with any man aft
lated with Tammany, and this some one
had his way. Mr.. Mack's loyalty or
his great political experience was not
questioned.
The feeling occasioned by the naming
of the campaign committee is not con-
fined to New York State Democrats,
however. Roger Sullivan, of Illinois, is
one of the conspicuous organization
men here, and the sentiments that have
radiated from him indicate that he, too,
will be found on the side lines this fall
watching the other fellows do the fight
ing. Sullivan's feelings can perhaps
best be summed up in the answer he
made to question to-day as to what
he thought of the election.
Sullivan Just Smiles.
"Well," said Sullivan, 81 think we will
without doubt elect our ticket in Cook
County and in the State Of Illinois"
A smile spread over Sullivan's face as
he made this answer, but he declined to
amplify it.
In a nutshell, Mr.. McCormick's selec-
ton of q campaign committee has
served to accentuate the pessimism
and the lack of interest in the result of
the national election which is so pro-
nounced among the Democratic leaders
here. No one seems to care. Among
the Tammany men there is one thing
uppermost, and that is the election Of
Tammany Mayor next year. That is all
they care about, and they are laying
their plans accordingly.
Wilson's reelection means nothing to
them in the patronage line, they say.
Practically every good job at the Presi-
dents disposal has been awarded TO
men who have been fighting the organi-
cation. Regular Democrats from this
state have not had a chance at Wash
ington. AS many of the Tammany men
reason, what is the use of perpetuating
these men in their jobs by rejecting
Wilson?