New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
TWO ElG r9sSrs' HEADS TOGETHER
MURPHY ASD CROKER nI>crss THE sITrNTloN
WHAT THEY SAID NrrEEWARD

scr,,or Edward Murphy IT,. had number Of
caller, nj tho Hoffman Ilousr yesterday. til" most
con sucuous one being Richard Croker, Gar OF i"'i
many Hall. Others who sent ih'iF 'ar's nP III" "'
admitted to the senator's apartments were 'ongf'S'-
man Daniel y. Lockwood. Of Buffalo who WAS 'hi''u
states District Attorney for tho western h'fc, VI
yew.,ork In NJ Ccyclanfs first Administration
surrogate stern Il Ell" County cs-Judr" Green %
Orange County: Congrc, ,mnn John X. Eel "nu
ueccr,n. Coke If this city. who woali Ike 10 sue
cced United stats Di,;scihtioenry Edward Mrc"'I'
MI croker callcl before 10 A. m. ana h"d an
hours talk with senator Murphy Then 'afriae'
was ordered ard Mc'sr'. Murphy and Croker drove
II ,cg,thci uptown. When the Senator returned n
coupe II hours later l. srld that h. AID the TAN
MANY chief had been 10 took at som" horses wh'ch
were fr ralc.
You and Mr.. Croker had general conference In
rc:aid 20 The political situation and III, prospects for
the New Yorh appointments. 4, Is understood" said
reporter to Mr.. Muphy
VS. We talked matters = ncra'iy," iep led
lie Senator, trying TO assume an appearance Of frank
ness
What al y0i decide to be the chances CT the snap
pcr, for securing recognition from The President -
the senator next asked.
That f. something | cannot speak OF. lave
nothing whatever to say abolt politics. II Mr.
Croker chooses talk have objections. but can
say nothing"
The senator WIS asked II 1t was ira that h. had
been making application, for the appointment Of friends
4 his-machlmc and antiCleveinnd mcn--to fourth
class p,sinas,crshpN rs had been asserted In some
Washington dispachCs.
CERTAINLY II H. trac." answered Mr.. Murphy
lnn,ly. why not: am ASKING for such appoint
n,n,s. and have got one Of my men appointed.
too" The senator sloac with the air 81 n man who
Is ont for whatever he could set ana oil not care
who hncw It. Mos; of his recommendations 50 far
l.. l.ou far N R,r he
proposes to spread himself cut over the state here
after As chairman Gf the Democratic state Commit
tee and ,ennor from New York TO pcnt-np county OF
Congress dislrci will limit his powers % rccommena-
iiOn.
Mr. Croker asked Yesterday afternoon to give
nj, oplnlon OF the result Of last weeks mission OF
Lieutenant Governor sh"chan and senator Murphy "a
the White House. but he politely declined to dc
anything OF the kind.
You have heard all about tie visit 10 the Prcs
dent from senator Murphy today, Mr.. Croker. Do
you think tina, the snappcrS have II better chance
for getting some 81 tho Offices than tecy did thi,
Tim" last week.
Yom must mo-" replied the Wigwam boss
smiling chccrfully. =" cannot Sly what think Just
now"
Didn't you get message from tho President on
the subject! ?"
Mr. Crokcrs answer was not int"lllgible.
When DO YOU expect the New Yorl; appointment,
viii be made -
Il have no expectations about them" was the dc
murc response
senator Murphy Will go To his home In Troy to-day
A Ncw-York politician who waS In Washington dur
ing the Murphy ShcchaL visit 10 the Executive Man
sion returned to the city Yesterday.
had il from excellent authority" he said that
those mcn received no encouragement at all from
Cleveland. ON the contrary, he reviewed the treat
m,nt which his DE- mocrntc and Mugwnmp friends hnv,
been getting from the snrppcrS Of the Legislature aud
t;ovcrnor Flowers Administration, and told them
plainly that so long this course pursued Mr.
shcchan and Mr. Murphy had nothing 10 expect from
him IN Tho way OF Federal patronage"
Ex- Mayor wlllilm Il. Grace was asked yesterday
II II was true that John J. Qunan the Anti-snapprl
lender OF tho XXIId District was the candidate of
the original Cleveland men for superintendent OF
immigration on the list submitted by them TO the
President.
.Yes- returned Mr.. Grace, Mr.. QuInlan was or
man Int the President selected DR.. Senner for tn
place and we nre perfectly satisfied with his choice
Iut what all III Quinlan Was he slIlsned too ?"
"Thats all right" was the cXMayors cheerful
repy ave have recommended him for another
place" This. II Is understood. IS that OF Assistant
Superintendent, now held by General James r
O'Beirne.