New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-17
"SENATORn MURPHY'S PLOT.
STRIKING A BLOW AT D. CADY HERRICK.
IN REALITY, THOUGH. 1T is AIMED AT MR.
CLEyELAND-A TEMPEST IN THE ALBANY
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
rny rr,rcR.ru TO TIE TRIBUYE.1

Albany. Jan l6-Edward Murphy. jr., to-mor-
row will be elected United States Senator by
the votes OF the Democratic members OF the
LEGISLATURE but it is remarkable fact that at the
very moment when Richard Croker was whisper
ing to Prcsident-elect Cleveland that Mr. Murphy
is his friend, Mr.. Murphy was in Albany doing
his utmost to punish leading Cleveland Demo-
crat for supporting Mr.. Cleveland for President
This leading Cleveland Democrat is ID. Cady Her.
rick. the chief of the Albany Democratic organ
izaton.
Mr. Herrick for many years has been the leader
Of the Albany Democrats. Mr.. Murphy came to
Albany to-day and attempted to wrench away Mr.
IIcrricks power and thus deprive him OF his
leadership Meanwhile Mr. Hill in Washington
was protesting his profound love for Mr. Cleve-
land But one reason for Murphy's attack upon
Mr. IerriclS was to make room for Mr.. Hill IN
Albany County, which is now his residence anu
TO push him into the place Of its leader lnStead OIL
Mr.. Ilerrick.
Mr. Murphy assailed Mr. IIerrck through the
Board of Aldermen of Albany. This board up 10
to-day has been controlled by Mr.. Herrlcks ad-
herents Mr. Murphy through the aid OF Anthony
Brady. an Albany Democratic capitalist, who is in
tercstcd with him in the street railways OF Troy,
managed, by promises Of patronage in the State
mcrlv devoted TO Mr.. Cleveland and Mr. Her
rick Tic Board of Aldermen met tonight,
and Mr. Murphy resolved TO show his new power
by having them elect an ant-Cleveland man
named Arthur Grant as Alderman in place OF the
late Philip Russ. The Board of Aldermen met
and Alderman Mulberry, now Murphy Demo-
crat. offered n resolution providing for the elec-
tIon of Grant as Alderman. The Cleveland Demo
crafts moved TO lay the motion on the table ana
were defeated by vote of ten to seven. The
majority consisted Of six Murphy Democrats and
four Republicans
The Cleveland Democrats. seeing that they
were beaten. moved that tho Board should take
A recess. This motion they carried. Then they
called n caucus Of the Democratic Aldermen
Tie caucus WAS one Of an,ry dlssension. Ioui
| Of the Murphy Democrats finally left the caucus
! leaving two of their mGnbrrs behind. Inc
| Cleveland Democrats managed 10 persuade twl
! of the Democrats who had conc over to MURPHY
| 10 return to tIem. This gave them vot" IN ti'
Board of Aldermen of six, and they hastiy au
| ourncd thu board. -, ,,u.I,
| if he had thus triumphcd over Mr.. lierrick ~
| this apparently trivial matter, to claim that le
mn longer conrolIed the Democratic 0rganlza-
tion of Albany County, and 10 ask fre-ihcilt
elect Cleveland To give all the offices TO senator
! IJll But the plot failed as described -
| 1t il interesting 10 not" that hcnaru UT. NJ
sent word TO Murphys followers to-day that Mt
| cleveland had promised him that some MAJ ma
| agreeable to Mr.. Murphy and Mr. I'M shoulo
90 into the Cabinet and that Danlel ,. Liiinoh' on
was to be the other New-lori member oi 'h'
Cabinet