New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-19
MURPHY is NOT SURE OF 1T
POWERFUL INFLUENCES RISING TO THwARr
HIS AMBITI ONS.
Mr.. wHITNEY'S FRIENDS ARE ASKING TROUBLE
SOME oUEsTIONs-MR. CocKRAN's FRIENDS
WANT TO KNOW WHY HE is TO BE
Observation-Disclosures FIGURES
on THE VALUE OF HIS VOTES
AND CROKER is THIEK.

on THE VALUE OF HIS VOTES
AND CROKER is THINK.
Albany Nov IS-There are indications THAI
Ed" Murphy is not yet seized Of the United
States Senatorship. Ills lien of course is strong.
Not so strong as it was Immediately after tho
impetuous Mr. Shcchan announced Murphy's cam
didacy, but strong enough TO deter any other
would-be and heretofore expcctant candidate from
stepping boldly into the field There several
Democratic leaders who had an idea, more or
less definitely formed, of stepping into Mr.. HIS
cocks place in the event of the election OF a
Democratic legislature. The most important OF
these is Mr. Whitney Mr.. Whitney is not
cheap man. and having stood out before the coun-
try during the recent campaign as the Demo.
cratic candidates chosen mentor and friend, as
the power behind IIarrty, the money -getter-il-
chief, and, indeed, as the ultimate authority IN
all veXed questions of party management he -
not likely now TO put himself in any posltion
where such as Murphy will he preferred to such
AZ he He says therefore, little, and that little
is a disclaimer Of the notion that he could be
candidate He intlmates that he could not afford
IT, that his great business interests, and 50 forth,
and so forth, in the usual style. His friends
though, and he has many, are remarking that 1t
is odd that Mr.. Murphy's candidacy Should have
been sprung upon the party without full con-
sultaton, leaving factors that ought TO be con-
sidcred important in Democratic councils where
they must either openly oppose Murphy or under
constraint support him. They are saying thau
this is not fair that it is bound TO make feeling,
that Mr.. Sheehan was altogether bumptious and
previous, Mr. Hill altogether too arbitrary and
over-reaching, and that Mr.. Croker, in giving his
assent TO the programme, displayed strange
want Of that judicial quality which is in general
the distinguishing feature of his leadership. And
into these and similar remarks they inject the
suggestion that Mr. Whitney, although very
busy man. and one who does not seek political
honors, might have been willing, had the mat
tor been presented to him, 10 make the necessary
sacrifices. and TO lend his great services 10 the
party in the Senate
The friends of the other candidates have added
their voice 10 this chorus Of complaint Among
the Tammany Hall leaders subservent as they
are - the will of their august boss there are sev-
eraI who say that they always understood that the
next Democratic Senator from New-fork was 10
be Mr.. Bourke Cochran, and certainly this was
q familiar idea to the public generally. Mr.. COCK
ran, like Mr. Whitney, does not admit that he is
or at any time has been candidate. lie saws
lower House, but his friends in the organization
are wondering what the considerations were, which
induced Mr. Croker to turn down man who had
| attained distinguished position not merely .
party orator. but as q leader in debate on tho
floor Of Congress, and who, notably in the silver
debates had displayed great strategic ability, and
had led the party, the event proved, 10 lt Sig
nal advantage. They are saying that Mr.. Cochran
is Tammany Halls natural candidate, and that
az n time when Tammany Is endeavorng TO ap-
pear before the country something else than
an organized conspiracy for plumber it would
be the height of wisdom To insist on the ecction
Of diStinctvcly Tammany Senator who should
have the qualities of a stateInan and the ability
TO demonstrate that ont of the Nazareth of Tam
many politics something really admirable can
come. There is large and questioning body in
Tammary Hall who asking Mr.. Croker why
he should drop Mr.. Cochran from consideration
In favor of a man 10 whom he owes morr, at
least .han TO Mr.. Cochran whose party loyalty
is no greater, and whose fitness for the place,
Judged even by Democratic standards. is a subject
for nothing but jest.
Meanwhile the position of the great boss on tho
other side of the East River becomes more and
more mcnacng. He was not corsuted before
Shcchan broke out into print. and the occasion
affords him the opportunity of remarking that
II Croker and Murphy are altogether too fond
Of announcing their plans as settled Democratic
rolicies without first inquirng 10 his views and
wishes. Mr.. Mclaughlin will speak in the next
Democratic legislative caucus with the tongues Of
two Senators and seventeen Asscmblymen, a sufi-
cient number make quite a clamor if he likes
TO set them g0rg. IL is said that he docs not
know why the next United States Senator should
rot be obtaired from the populOus and important
city of Brooklyn, and the angular figure of Mr..
Chaplin is shadowcd forth in this gentle ntma-
tion. OF course Mr.. Mclaughlin is krown to 10
man careful o: his resources and little disposed
to Give for nothing that which is worthy of q
price. He rates high the votes of two Senators
and seventeen ASscmblymcn. and knows that they
are good in the matter of the election of United
States Senator for IA considerable quantity of legs
laton useful to his business rhc boss Of Brook
lyn. The prevailing judgment is that he will hold
himself and his forces in group by themselves
waiting until the strength of the Murphy combina-
ton has been developed AID tested He will ex-
press sympathy with the views of the friends OF
Mr. Whitney and Mr. Cochran, and if they can
succeed either in raising force OF their own by
piclirg I'D adhercnts lere and there throughout
the State. or in dctaching Mr.. Croker from the
combination, he will hold himself in readiness to
lend helping hand.
The strength as we'll the weakness Of the
Murphy outfit is STator Hill. Hill is rot gen.
orally liked even by those who have so devotedly
followed his flag, His motive in deserving Murphy
as his colleague is perfectly understood He wants
Junior Senator who will be by moral tendencies
fac:ional fecli"g and intellectual limitations nat
urally his follower. lie wants no one who can
challenge his prestige as Whitney would or eclipse
him in debate as Cochran would, or feel indie
pendent Of his authority as Chaplin would. l!o
has stood ont in this campaign clearly and avow.
edly as Cleveland's personal eremy. lie has re-
fused to meet Cleveland or TO have anything to
do with him. lie has supported the ticket only
because of his belief in the sanctity of q regular
nomiration. 1t is perfectly known TO every Demo-