New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-09
THREE REMARKABLE INTERVIEWS.


SENATOR HENRY c. MURPHY DECLINES 70 RUN AS
RING CANDIDATE AGAIN-BENJAMIN 4. TRACY
APOLOGIES FOR THE RING ENTHUSIASTICALLY
MANvAN COLT DEPRECATEs POPULAR UPRISING
The rapidly growing sentiment of the peO-
pie of Brooklyn IN favor OF independent. non-par
fisan movement in city politics at the coming elecuOn
has caused great uneasncss among the politicians OF
both parties They just beginning TO pull their
wires for the coming campaign, and were busy
making up their Estates" for the various offices TO be
filled at the November election. when the earthquake,
AS the Democratic Ring organ styles it, came and upset
all their calculations They have now turned their at
tenOn the task OF trying to convince the people haV
sucn indie pendent movement is unnecessary and I'M
practcabe that the only sensible thing the people can
do is TO support the nominees OF the regular political
parties-the leaders Of each assuring them that
their party at least, will put nomination
this FAN none but frst-class men, who command
the entire confidence Of the public. Bat tins method
has been 80 often tried without any good result that me
politicians have hard work TO convince those who have
been robbed by "hrsclass" politicians to repeat the
experiment and the prospect is that the peoples
movement, of which leading citizens have expressed
their approval through the columns OF The TRIBUNE
will be carried out Independently Of both the old
political parties In order TO get the views OF politicians
on the subject. reporter of The TRIBUNE yesterday
called upon several Of those who have been heretofore
recognized as party leaders and he found them all as
he expected, 1nimcal 10 such moN'mohV a"u 'nVi-
ourhy convinced in their minds that it could never
succeed.
SENATOR HENRY C. MURPHY DECLINES.
This gentleman was FIRST visited and in answer
10 undergraduates he remarked that he had OF late PAID
very little attention to politics. and the condition Of his
health was that he thought he should not take an
active part in political movements this Fall
O Do Won not intend 10 90 back 10 the Senate, Mr..
Murphy? A. No, decidedly not. am not candidate
and.win not accept nomination under any ercum
Stances have in the Senate ~ successive years,
which is longer than man has held the office
since the foundation OF the state, ana nave no desire
o. Who do you think will be your successor Mr.;
MURPHY A. am sure oc Go and 6as desired it Tor
some time, but he has never spoken "oru 10 me
o. What do you think Of the proposition that is being
rncotod independent movement OF the people out
she of political Organizations2 NOud IL be likely 10
succeed? A. Well that would depend on what KIND OF
men were nominated by the regular parties II they
nut good men nomination. don't think an independ
emf movement would stand chance OF success most
| people have fixed political opinions or pr'ju-
igioGs opinions, and. other things being equal
they Will vote with the party that represents taese
ton by the Democratic party there woud probably be
sufficient number of voters who would refuse to abide
by The nominations defeat them; and in that case the
oppostOn party, perhaps the independent 0rganzl-
ncrd MS F1I-lnore than usua-upOn The kind Of
that are nominated for office There great deal of
oiire holders in both parties, and the people Will
TIME the put forward by either party this
Q. What have ysu TO say about the exposures that
have recently been made OF Official lne
| there will be full investigation wherever there IS
to believe that fraud or corTupI9n Exists aha
| full penalty of their misconduct.
| Mr. Mnrpby here excused himself from protracting
the interview any further account OF an engage
men and promised II the reporter would call again In
| AssEMBLYMAS VAN COLT DIscOURAGEs THE PEOPLE
| This gentleman is a law partner OF Is. +. Tracy,
Republican in politics. and represented one Of the Kings
| Connty districts in the Assembly last Winter. In
answer to question as TO what eject he thought the
OF the Brooklyn frauds was going to have Oh
noitieal parties this Fal he said that the matter had
not gone far enough yet to indicate what the effect
| would he He heard leading Democrat say the other
aov presumed 10 be Senator Murphy that he would Mt
run for office this Fall what had happened SO far
o the recent defalcations Brooklyn concerned
! tbey affected as yet, none but Democrats.
| O. What about the Republican sheriff. A. on! don't
tlnk that Investigation will amount 10 anything The
cbarcea against him, believe are nsugatediby pure
| malice and think Mr. Williams Will come out with
O. How about the new Charter you passed last Win
teri The Republicans are responsive Tor mat ana IL
Sont seem 10 suit anybOdyi A The Republican party
had the power last Winter 20 pass strictly partisan
Gbarter hui n had the TO pass measure which
ss God even though to extent, 1t favorable
10 Democratic interests The Charter was passed In all
essential particulars drawn by the Committee OF One
hundred except that the Republicans would MT consent
10 egsate their friends out OF oce' and Thus the
o. no drop the subject OF the Charter. what do you
think of the prospect OF success Tor an independent
movement IN city politics this fall-a movement OF th9
people outside OF both political organzatonsf A. |
think there is any chance for such movement or
that apy movement OF the kind IL needed IL would re-
suit In my Opinlon a regular Democratic victory, for
Il would be made up mostly OF keIuDeans whenever
the people as they called, take b0ud IN pOnucal
movements outside OF the regular party ORGANIZATIONS IL
| always inures 10 the benefit OF the Democracy. .
O. Didn't the Committee of seventy control the cleo
ton ia Newly ork after the exposure OF the Iainany
frauds A. Yes but they did II by going with the Re-
publican party don't think movement of the people
of city outside of tie regular PARTIES could make
ndepC ndout nominations and elect them hut 10y select
ing tho nOmine es OF the Two parties
think they viii be- able 10 elect Oh dcrut whom ihey