The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-07
NEWYORK'SSENATORSHIP
CROKER TALKS OF CLEvELAND's
OPPOSITION TO MURPHY.

Fhe Tsmmsny Boss Says he Does
Not Think the Election OF Murphy
Will Make Cleveland Inimical to
Tammany-He Denies That Murphy
Will Be an Opponent OF Cleveland
in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Senator Hill left
for Albany to-day and is not expected to
return until after the election of Edward
Murphy by the democratic caucus Tuesday
10 be his associate in the Senate. Senator
Hill said before leaving today that there
Was no question whatever OF Mr.. Murphy's
slaction as the successor of Mr.. Hiscock, and
he added significantly: "And there never
has been any question about it" Senator
Hill denies the report that Senator Murphy
and he will oppose the confirmation OF any
of Mr. Cleveland's cabinet. his was
part Of the story that Senator Hill
had said that while he and his
colleague would make no factious opposition
to nominations of democrats sent to the
Senate by Nr, Cleveland that they would
see to it that no mugwumps nominated to
office were confirmed il they could help it.
The possibility that Mr.. Fairchiid or some
other "anti-snepper, regarded as a mugs
wump by the regular democrats in New
York, might be appointed TO Mr.. Cleve-
lands cabinet suggested the report that the
New York senators would begin war on the
administration at the very on tset.
CROKER TALKS OF THE FIGHT.
NEW York, Jan. 6-Since President
elect Cleveland has come out openly against
Edward Murphy, Jr., as Senator Hiscock'n
successor in the Senate, Richard Croker,
the boss of Temmany Hall, has been asked
q dozen times a day il he thought it would
array the President elect and his policy
Hall NJ
steadily declined 90 answer this question.
To-day he spoke about it for the first time.
He was asked: "Do YOU think that If Mr..
Murphy is elected senator that Mr.. Cleve-
land in return for it will take up position
hostile to Tammany HallF'
MIR. Croker hesitated for a moment and
then said he did not think that Mr. Cleve-
land would do so. He spoke slowly.
"No," he said; ''our friendship for Mr..
Murphy will not make Mr.. Cleveland hos
tile to the regular democracy of the state.
Mr.. Cleveland Is, | think, a man of toe
broad ideas, a man Of too high ideals Of po-
iitical Justice to allow himself to take such
step. That is my first reaIon for think
ing 80.
ACQUISITION OF GRATITUDE.
MY my SECOND second, reason .u is as
to Chicago opposed to Mr.. CIeve.
land. We fought every inch Of the ground
until he was nominated. Then we came
out in his support and stood by him to a
man until he was elected. Now Mr.. Cleve-
land Is opposed to US in the person Of our
candidate for senator. MIR. Murphy. The
wishes of the regular democracy will be re-
spected by the assembly and Mr.. Murphy
will be elected. MIR. Cleveland is not the
sort of man to turn on US because our
candidate is elected. Common gratitude
would be enough, for we did not turn or
him when he was victorious. There was
much" continued MIR. Croker, that IL
misunderstood about the contest for senator.
We are not hostile to Mr.. Cleveland
because Mr.. Murphy, our candidate, is not
Mr.. Clsveland's choice. nor will MIR. Murphy
oppose Cleveland If he is elected, which, OF
course, goes without saying. Mr.. Cleve-
land does not know Mr. Murphy's strong
points If he knew him as we'll as l do il
Justice TO MIR. Cleveland, must say thinE
he would consider Mr.. Murphy an able
man and one fitted to represent the great
state of New York in Washington
Mr.. Murphy is not an orator, but he has
wonderful executive ability. This, together
with his other admirable qualifications will
make him a senator TO be proud Of. Mr..
Cleveland will never have cause to regret
the fact that the organized democracy OF
New York put up Mr.. Murphy. His cleo
tiou is certain. think he will get every
democratic vote In the Assembly"