New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-21
MURPHY WOULD NOT RETIRE
MR.. CLEVELAND ASKED HIM TO GIVE UP
The SENATORSIuP.
lie REFUSED TO DO so-TROUBLOCS TIMES
AHEAD FOR THE DEMoCRACY-w. C.
WHITNEY FAVORED by THE
PRESIDFNT-ELEC1

pRESIDTNTELECT
Whle Edward Murphy, ir., was in New-York
| last week Mr Cleveland sent for him and re-
quested him to Withdraw a candidate for United
states senator 1t may not asronish anybody who
| IL conversant with the situation to learn that
Mr. Murphy declined TO grant Mr. Ceveland's
request, and that the atmosphere of the room in
which they conversed went down several degrees
before tho Snapper" chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee took leave of the Ant-Snapper'
Presdcnt-eect.
Mr. Clevclands positive choice for Mr. Hills
colleague in the United States Senate is known
10 lew persons, but Il prominent New-York Demo-
crat who is believed to have specially good means
Of getting his Information said yesterday that
among his select circle of intimate friends the
PrcsGcnt-elcct made secret Of his desire to have
William c. Whitney there He il quoted az say
ing that Ncw-YorlI City and its great commercial
and business interests were entitled to representa-
tion in the senate A broad-mnded high-toned
experienced man, one thoroughly conversant with
the city Of N"wYork and its multifarious needs
and aspirations and personally associated with its
great interests, was the kind Of a Senator, Mr.
Cleveland thought. who should be sent by the
Democrats Of the Empire State. By all means,
TOO, he should be- citizen Of tho metropolis One
from the interior could never command tho at
tcntion and respect at Washington which he
ought " have in voicng the demands and wishes
of Ncw-Yorl City
Other reasons have been suggested "a having
possibly some weight with Mr. Cleveland in his
Discrimination TO accept Mr. Murphy az Mr. Ills
cocks successor and Mr.. Hills colleague All Of
the Presidents appointments must be- confirmed
10y the United state Senate. and the unwritton
law which enforcos Senatorial courtesy" is by
no means dead letter in that body The Sow
ators, II Of the same political faith with the
appointing power, are supposed TO have advised
the appointments for thcir own States. which
the Executive sends g. the Senate. and when
they come mp for consideration TO move their
confirmation. With Mr. Hill and Mr.. Murphy
as the Senators from the State of Ncw-Yorll what
would RE reception Of Mr.. Clevcland's romna-
tions be- il they happened 10 contain names of
Democrats who have been known as Senator
Hills bttcrcst opponents in this State? Mr..
Cleveland has undoubtedly been revolving these
urplca-ant possibilities H. Lis mind
When he was President before no such con-
diiion confronted him. Both the Senators from
Now-York were Rcpubcans. and hc was not
hound "a consult their preferences With two
Democrats il the senate the situation l. so
wholly different that II j. not 20 be wondered at
that not only Nr. Cleveland. but the entire
lodv Of Anti Snappers," who expect 10 benefit
bv his accession 10 power much perturled.
n Nr Cleveland can have one SEN
ator from this State with whom ne can act
in harmony the opposition from Senator I'M 10 ,'
selections might be ncutraliZcd; but WIN hlN
and Murphy there aud backed by senatorial
courtcsy7 il Us hardly probable that neither ol
them would ever consent 10 the appointment Oh
Dronounccd Muqwnmps and Anti-SnappcrS 10
t'accs of prominence AMI power.
Mr. Clcvcland'- effort to take Mr.. Murphy out
Of the race f.r the Senate shows that the break
which -hrewd political Observers have foresecf
between the Ili aud anti-Hili forces in this state
will come over the Scnatorship. Mr. CIevc@nd'S
cl,s. friends have been loudly asserting that ne
made no compromises with I'LL and Tamm1ny h-
fore the election. and Mr. Clcvcland's Manhattan
club speech on Saturday was interpreted by them
Yesterday az confirming thcsc declarations ana aS
serving notice upon Mr. Croker and his Wigwam ad-
efcn.s that there should be no distribution OF the
spoil, i'm accordance with their expectations IL
las dawned upon the incoming president ana ms
nd wiser, that with two uncompronlsh- poH'l'I
.u.u,i.. I'm the senate the t,isA of apportlonlhs
the Offices in Ncw-lork will BE- a most unpleasant
undertaking. A.
Cleveland has n Lrap of trouble on his mind.
Those who remained to the close OF th" chtrr,'il-
mont givcn NJ thr Manhattan club. which did not
come until two three hour, OF sunday had
passed We're laughing yesterday over speech tiat
t'nrtcr Harrison, of Chicago, made about a. m
TO a larcc and interested crowd. The p)rters
were aQ gone. but th" refreshments ana
thc iouidcntion continued. II a stcnoeraphlc re-
nort Of Mr. Iiarrisons remarks could be- had II
would. from all accounts. make interesting real
ing lie is said 10 have paid his respects to
Ben" r. able and Adlai l.. Stevenson IN way
,L,t conyulSc1 his hearers, and 10 have made
o.tonishingly uncomplimcntary remarks even about
Mr. Cleveland Mr.. Harrison gave notice OF Il
Urmncr1tic war Of fine dimensions which Is 20
break out in Illinois.