The New York herald., 1921-06-10
MURPHY Wins POINT
IN FIGHT FOR Smith
Iammany Leader Dictates
Van Nance, APs Aid, for
State Chairman.
UP-STATERS DISAGREE
Ex-Governor Ready to Ga
Into Campaign as Demo-
Gratis Only Hope.
OSBORNE FOR SENATOR
Syracuse Conference Speaker
Praises Miller's Admins
tration at Albany.
UP-STATERS DISAGREE
OSBORNE FOR SENATOR

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
SYRACUSE, June 9.-Charles f. Muir.
ply, Tammany leader, to-day won the
srst round in the fight within the
Democratic State organization. He in
sisted upon the selection of George r
Van Nance of Watertown for chair
man Of the Democratic State Com
mittee and upstate leaders who are
dead set against allowing Murphy tc
hand-pick the State Committee failed
to put forward a candidate of theil
own. AS result the gathering OF
State leaders adjourned with Var
Nance well in the lead and the op-
position running around In circles.
This is Tammany's first move to-
ward the nomination Of Alfred e
Smith for Governor in 1922. The up
State democracy, which opposes Muir
phys complete domination Of the party,
does not oppose Smith. 1t was ac-
cepted generally that the popular New
York man could have the nomination
for the asking.
Mr. Smith Is known to be willing. He
Is said to be even more than receptive
he Is ready to go into fight to win the
nomination. Democrats believe he
is their one hope for beating Gov. Miller
William w. Farley announced he was
through as State Chairman. This is
probably because of his failure to ge,
along with Mr. Smith when the latter
was Governor and due to the fact that
If "AP' is to head the State ticket agar
he is to have his own State committee.
William Church Orborn of Dutchess
Is regarded as the leading candidate foi
the nomination for United States Senator
to oppose William NJ. Calder. Mr.. Os.
born was the floor leader to-day at the
meeting Of State leaders and for the
first time In many years was fighting or
the Tammany side.
Not word was said officially on the
floor regarding the selection of a State
chairman, but the leaders, formed into
a steering committee, spent hours il
secret conference trying for a pro.
gramme which all sections would swal
low. Several leaders spoke out in meet
ing, saying there wakhard work aheat
to convince the State that Gov. Miller
is not about the best executive 1t eve
had.
The upshot of the days meeting wa
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organization of the State committee
One provides for the creation of an ad
visory committee, to be made up o
one man and one woman from each Con
gress district AS proposed by Mr.
Osborn, the scheme was to have on,
man from each of the Senate district:
and seventeen women-the division be-
ing three to one.
This raised howl, the up-Sts tc mer
saying women voters would be insulted
After many plans had been suggested
the newspapermen, who were growing
weary In the hot room, suggested tn,
Congress district scheme and It wa.
adopted
Probably the new State chairman vii
name the executive committee. and 4
Mr. Van Nance wins the post II Is re
garded as a sure thing that Tamman1
will have things entirely its own way.
Ben wiles of Syracuse, who presided
assailed the national and State admin.
istrations as reactionary. The danger tC
the Democratic party in this State liei
in the fact, he said. that because of tn,
we'll known tremendous mental capa
bilities of Gov. Miller" and the further
fact that his work is being generally
commended throughout the State almos
every one In beginning TO think that hi!
administration is without flaw. It 1,
time for the Democrats to begin finding
flaws. he said. II they are going to tn
to win the state again