New-York tribune., 1872-08-13
LOCAL POLITICS.
THE MURPHY TWEED -O'BRIEN COMBINA-
TION.
SOME QUESTIONS WHICH DEMAND SPECIFIC
ANSWERS


TION.
SOME or7rsrroys WHICH DEMAND SPECIFIC
ANSWERS.
The Ne,r- York Times of yesterday, after o
suspicious delay, makes show Of denying the report OF
THE TRIBUNE of saturday that OBrien and Murphy had
made bargain by which the former had agreed 10 sen
what could not deliver. II says "We desire 10 make
the denial as broad language can mako III pu' t'
good care 70 do nothing Of the sort. 1t also says 10
authorized" but mentions by whom Now II me
Times Is really authorized by anybody It can nnme The
TRIBUNE would like 10 make specific answers OF these
things which it has specifically charged:
J. That The Times proprietor was q close ally OF James
Ben that he obtained the stolen figures or me lam
many frauds from that person without cost ana hat e
Lshlsaisre TO pay the man who aostracted them IOr
H. That OBrien and Murphy and The Tines's legal
Trend Judge McCunn, were coseted In Murphys Once
No. Finest, the day before McCunn convicted
aud that then and there Murphy gave OBren orders on
the Coleetor Tor places for his men. ,-,..,
III. That OBIen, with Murphys Endorsement, visited
ihe hayyyard ana obtained places for his friends In the
Federal service.
". That o'Breu and Tweed have promised Murphy
70 ma iptan Democratic organization in this State TO
be used by the Grant Republicans
wththe money sl4soo0 with which he carried his eec
ton as Senator last year.
vi That OBrien boosted here and at Saratoga that he
had put william Z. Wlckham at tine head OF the Apollo
Han Committee, and could control him IN Murphy's n
VII That Decoy Bliss Of The Times and Gen. Arthur
Murphy's Collector, had approached Mr.. Wickhan, aud
told him what OBricn had promised TO DO.
Will That Murphy's private secretary, John J.
OBfen running about the With Assembly District,
claiming that he Is TO control the election Inspectors and
police IN Grants and Judge Johnny ScOts interests
Now here plain, specific charges When The Times
answers them in the manner by any respectable
authority outside It's office, TIE TRIBUNE will deal with
its generaues.
HAVE TwEED's SUITS BEEN COMPROMISED BY
ATTORNEY-GEN. BARLOW
T,y1 The Ne,r.I York WOrld aug. u.
The course of Mr. Wickham and the refusal
OF the best men In Apollo Hall TO countenance the
scheme 10 turn that organization over to the support OF
pIny. William Oron, one OF Grants workers, has an
nOunced that they have entirely abandoned the plot
and Will not again entertain the idea The fact 49,
though they think they nave been successful In another
arrangement, which Is with Tweed, and which they
imagine will do them service than any arrange
menjs they could make with O'Bren To show now lar
they have entered into bargain with Tweed, it Is only
necessary 10 state tnat they haye given several
OF TWeeds men whom he designated, important
significant, but there Is more still TO this bar
gam. There suits pending in the courts at Albany
against Tweed which brought under the auspices
OF the AtorneyGencra These are Tor the recovery Of
several millions dollars from Tweed for the people OF
this city Tweed is perfectly confident that he Will win
in these in the end but 10 viii require two or three
years OF expensive litigation to do The Attorney
General being Grant man, formerly partner OF Bliss,
aud an agent Of the Murphy crowd the arrangements
are to perfect The report Is current III all
political circles this city that bargain has been
that he viii throw MS influence for Grant, ana pay
half million OF dollars toward campaign fund to be
used Grants election. In quarters, the sum
stated at million, but the former is believed by those
best likely know 10 be the truth In return
Tor this the suits at Albany TO be allowed to slumDer
until after election and tnen wlhdrawn Dy tne AttOr-
ucy-GencTa leaving Tweed with perfect title 10 all MS
property In tine time such OF Tweeds friends as
lie ueslgnates are TO have places as already stated