New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
THINK MURPHY WILL WIN.
SENATOR TIM" u. SULLIVAN FANORS
HIM FOR CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE
COMMITTEE - TIE BOWERY
LEGISLATORS AMBITION.

The factlonal fight within the moat Of Tam
many Han was expected last evening TO cuImI-
nate Thursday night in the selection Of Charles
T. Murphy as chairman Of the finance commit
tee With the choice Of Mr.. Murphy Senator
Timothy D. Sullivan will be a still greater power
In the organization. Men on the inside of the
Han say that although sullivan now processes
m, greatest admiration for Mr. Croker. the
Royery Senator hopes in this turn of the tide to
find an opportunity further 70 build up his in
nuence so "a to be able little later 10 dictate
without cable interference the destinies Of Tam
many.
Prior 10 the meeting of the executive COM
rnittee on Thursday night there will be skir-
,pishinp with the smaller guns and those OF
longer range in the meeting of the Tamnany
sachems tonight. At this time, according to
the trend OF opinion yesterday. exMayor Van
Wvck will be made grand sachem. 1t Is
known fact that Mr.. Van Wyck is dspleasing To
Charles f. Murphy well as TO some of the
latter's retainers. The Ice Trust associa tions
which stil cling TO the name of Van Wyck are
regarded bv them source of discredit To the
organization
Senator Sullivan held several conferences with
district leaders yesterday. and later, when he
was seen at the Dewey Theatre. he appeared To
he in the best of spirits. That the plans of the
Bowery Senator. who. told in The Tribune
YESTERDAY had hastened back from Hot Springs,
Ark to take a hand in the fight for the chair
manship had succeeded. seemed evident
How is the fight coming out. TIM" asked
one of the men al the window of the box office,
as the Senator walked in from Fourteenth-st.
about 10 o'clock
Cant complain, can't complain was the
CHEEKY answer
"Is Murphy going to win out?" asked another.
Not to commit himself, the Bowery legislator
took off his straw hat, which he said he had
bought at Hot Springs, and said: Cant say for
sure But you notice | amt feeling bad. And
here l want to give you tip. There Is going to
be an accumulation mean. elimination
Thursday night There won't be no postponement
of the business You don't need any dope to see
that
What do you mean ty a culminatlon?" asked
a reporter.
Il mean that there will be a leader picked
out or a committee appointed to the
ganizaton"
And which will II be-a leader or a commit
tee?'' asked the newspaper man.
Well now, you've got me pirched on that
deal,' said big Tim." he tried to stare a
fiamboyant billboard portrait opposite him out
Of countenance. "I'll tell you what kind of a
hand I've got without discarding. 1 in just
the fix that Sam McGougal was in. Sam
YOU see, was a kind of p CRATER, who lived down
IN the Second Ward Sam after all the
graft that comm to him. and you can bet
your sweet life that. too. You there
a hot hght between Jim McCarty and
Jerry Finn. Both McCarty and Finn were
rivals for the leadership and they weren't shy
with the graft, either Well, McGOugal was a
keepin company with Finn long as his graft
lasted, and then he would go over to McCarty.
lie stayed with McCarty and whooped things
up tor McCarty until the well went dry. and
theh PACK he went TO Finn. The game worked
very wen until at last McCarty happened TO
eaten the tricky buTgher with Finn. a-spendin'
OF ms cash Both leaders then turned on Nc
Nousal anu was going TO take the hide off OF