The sun., 1902-05-23
A other otlal,i.. admired

and a. Murphy had other qualities admired
by district leaders he was soon enrolled
"a "A WORKING 'n"mlcr of IN" IainmanN
Hall organizat lou IA the district. Senator
Eddie Hagan was th" district leader 'h"'i
and h" recognized the Nalu" ~ the -srNir~-
of Murphy 10y making him his night hand
man IN many fshts.
With political power came opportunities
to extend the saloon bu-lns-- Murphy
oJssn.d another place IN Avenue \ near
Twrnty--econd street. and this Increased
hts receipts his power and his opportuni-
tirs In few wears h" op"ncd another
~alooL. this a larger on" than any ~ the
O'h"rs. in firs, avenue near Iwenty-ihirt
sir,s"t and this wa- followed hy another.
larger AMI l-'ttcr appointed than any 81 ~"
Others Every uir uf Ties saloons va. "A
money maker and. What wd- nor" 20 the
point for Murphy was ambitious 10 hr "i
~nu" aC~uunt In politicr each oi them
was a fri-nd-nakeT. for Murphy vas good
To- men m difficulties
when Edii. IiaRan died Murphy Wa
looked on n hts TplitIcal heir and entered
ON hi- inheritance nj once. NiiI,~ thrh
he has never h.-'u defeated in hi district ,
a ra,~pri that few Tamnany men can show
for ~ m" -l' ven years that hav" passed rin'"
h. brcan" he leader thor" hav" b'"'n great
many changes ia pnlitics For a show
time he was a PoliC- Commissioner and when
the Van Wyck administrator went INTO
power he Wa appointed fn.mb"r oi ih"
Dock Commit sion, along with j S"rg'ai'
Cram and Peter = Never Mr. croker :
business partner The chief thing that 10"
did ~ a neinb-r Of the Dock Cun,mi--l"n
was To- look uut for hlS friends and ~ the
same Tin. 10 tell Mr. Meyer that he wouldn
H. los-.'d by Meyer Their" wss a famous
fight iu the board and Mr Murphy N"p' ~
end up Mr. Croker would not interfere
and - II was prari T. ally a ~taud-oh
Three wears aga Mr. Murphy -pld all ~
IN. saloons. having found thai y" could
F.aFu "a 80
real estate business He B,ught snd = ~
hou-.'- IN his own dist rict. and - no kue"
the ground hettei than auv nu" "l-r. NNwn-
ahl" 20 g"' IN" lest oi all ~" bargains 'lai
ho drove, ana h" incr"a ~ssi hi- capital
rapidly Now he II ia the r"al "-ia'" hG~i
mes, hi- old manag GER ar" 'hr Vn"r- y
ne saloons thai hc started. ana are sad
to have go' them f"r very low pricr WI
Murphy goes down into Wall street Otto"
in a while and makes a ltfle npu-v there.
n. owns -nnlr ~ 'he stock oi th" lee Trust
aud be- owns -pmr o'hci .tuck- We l-
-S,h To- h" worth $40 .OSp m quick n--"
Hc - u temperate man hui b" takes
drink when ~" wants To. ant b" smoke. a.
much a. he oau He II a fighter Ni"u
tho Raine- law went into effect b" throw
ut.cn the doors of all ~ hl- saloons, and
treated all hands tn l"n"nld" and Other
sp.t drinks Cap smith ~ ''"
P,lirc Depart uent arrested him for 'hi~.
A. a Dock Commissioners Murphy lad IN"
captain transferred tn ia" Steamboat
sp,Iad, Nher. he could watch him.
Discipline IL the watchword ~ The rol,i-
oal -. ~ NJ Murphy His headquar'"rS
IA n" ti,'I.C' i IN the Anawnuda luh a.
Tvruti.th street and First avenue. AMI
the m.nt.r- ~ tho orga nization haV" ="
IT, here ~ ulee'inga on tim" u they ar"
NOT On hand they catch y, and II they d.
good work they are rewarded
Mr. Murphy viii h.' ~ venr~ old On Jun" ~
He i not married he lives a. 40 ta~'
with The children bt