New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-11
DIVIDING THE SPOILS.
MURPHY. JR. REACHES FOR THE
SENATORSHIP.
HIS FRIENDS ANNOUNCE THAT HE is A CAhDI
DATE-CARRYING OUT THE VICTORIA
HOTEL BARGAIN-wHERE DOES
HILL COME IN I

HOTEL BARGAIN-wHERE DOES
HILL COME M
The important and authoritative announcement
was made in this city last evening that EDWARD
Murphy. r. Of Troy. chairman OF tie Democratic
State Committee, was candidate Tor uhieu
States Senator to succeed Frank IIiscock, and
that his name will be presented to the Democratic
Legislative caucus which will meet in Albany in
January. The mlnnec of the announcement IN
dcates that the men who ran the Democratic
campaign from State headquarters, and who con-
troll the Democratic machinery of the State, do
not intend that there shall be any interference
with their plans Of dividing up the epoils OF
victory on the part Of the iSnappers,7 or any
of the original Cleveland men, who started the
May movement which made Mr.. Ceveland's nomi-
naticn possible.
Charles K. De Freest, secretary Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee was deputed TO enter Mr.
Murphy in the Senatorial race in exactly the hame
way that William +. Sheehan, now Lieutenant
Governor, shed David b. Hills castor into the
Senatorial ring years ago Mr.. De Freest went
into the Hoffman House corridor, beckoned a few
newspaper mcr of hi4 acquaintance who happened
to be there toward him, and said to them:
Ed. Murphy will be IA candidate for United
States senator when the Legislature meets. This
is official, and he has no objection TO having
il known that he means to be Senator Hills
colleague if he can get there, and he thinks he
can"
A few minutes after Mr.. De Freest had made
this statement, Mr. Sheehan was seen walking
through the cafe toward the annex. lie was
approached Immediately, of course, and was asked
if he could confirm or deny Mr. DE treests an
nouncement.
NJ
r.c,." was the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS response
Mr. Murphy is a candidate for the Senate, ara
7 thinl, that he deserves the place. lie mas
civcn his time and labor TO the Democracy o'
tlis STATE for twenty Years without asking re-
ward Of any kind" Mr. Shcchan expreSSed III
entire confidence in Mr. MurphyS success.
Mr. Shochan had scarcely finished speaking when
cy-Chamberlain Richard Croker, the chiei OF lam
many Hall. hustled in at the lweh'y-hi'"-'"
entrance. IIc looked as innocent ana demure aS
. net kitten which had just devoured the la"'iis
canary. But he was quickly surrounded ana was
prouptlv asked as TO his knowledge Of the news
Iot loo-n by Secretary De Frcest and conlrnie' o'
Iirutonant-Governor Sheehan.
"Ob. YES replied the Tammsny poterta'e
"that's true enough Mr. Murphy is candidate
Then he added as though it was matter OF naruS
enoicion, CONSEQUENCE 10 mention lie will have
ma opposition from this city
I, Ian. otep been said during the campa'en just
cl,s.d that /. was W BoIrka Cockran'r arn"l'lVn
IN rpprc,cut the State OF New-l ork III the lHle
States Senate but this remark SEEMS 10 set'Ie III
that he is not to aspire this time for such ho"o'
A 70 Licutcnant-G governor Sheehan, poHicai so'-
s,nncrs quickly took care OF him py making hih
Governor of the State, as successor OF hos"eh
! Flower translated 10 a seat IN MT. OrFei'"'
tba TrpaS = ~,
Cabinet probably a secretary OF 'he ileaSuis
sncb an Arrangement would, of course, make Mr.
Cleveland party to the entire plin' '"' IL
,.os aid with great po>itivencss that Mr.
Cleveland promised at the uHe "'
Lis vic,,rio Hotel dinner, when Murphy, oheenah
Crokor and Whitney were his sole and sP'cIa
orcs,s to carry out his share OF the compact %
,aLir,, ,ara of Governor Flower. The mpetuo'l'y
with which oil concerned in the bargain eh'eic'
-, orc, into the Cleveland campaign lends con-
| n~,,otio, N the report II some time ait'r
,bi. dinnee before senator Hill could be indlce'
, t,l,, much interest in the fate of ~" NatiohaI
! ,;cl,.. bnt he was finally brought around, ana
! Nurnbv Shechan an, Croker were earnest au"
/ rn-iripq in securing the Senator's actlVe aiu'
!, ,vos a frcuuent question with the 'nilous
last nioht Is Hugh Mclaughlin also party
/ - This deal? Mr. Mclaughlin has solid array
/ ~ seventeen As,emhlymcn and two Senators ol
/ kim, County. and he j. in a position TO nu!l'y
,hcs. nicely laid plans His lieutenant, william
/ G Dewitt. IS another ambitious aspirant Tor the
limited States senate. Has he, TOO, been turhPi
dawn a. elsily a, has W. Bourke Cochran
The congress which tho snapper clement
has already manifested for its prey not waiting
q single day after the result of the election l.
known. and while the decision OF many state
It'll hangs in the balance. may uncover the wholt
pan Of spoils distribution within lew dayS
The Republicans who turned their backs Oh TIC
~corruptions" of their party and went over /,
! ,h. nnr. and holy MuCwump Democracy, are
| Iil,cIr to have the whole plot revealed to th"il
gnze before tley are through shouting over 'hen
| victory.