New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-15
THE HILL-MURPHY FIGHT
THE FORMER APPARENTLY TRYING To
GUST THE LATTER IN HIS
OWN DISTRICT
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Albany, Sept. 14--One of the leading poIiti-
clans of the State recently said. "E,r-Senator
David r. Hill has no belief. in nv opinion. -nat
the democratic party will elect its candidates
for State officers this year His sole hope II
my Judgment. is that he will be able to get con-
troll of the machinery of the Democratic party
for his personal use in 1904"
NJ Hill certainly appears to have a devouring
anxiety TO elect his personal friend, Patrick z.
McCabe. as d member of the Democratic State
Committee from the Albany Senate district the
X3IXth, and there are signs also that he has
designs the seat in the Democratic State
Committee held by ex-Mayor Francis J. MoI1oy
Of Troy, who represents the XXXth Senate Dis
trict. Mr. MoIloy IS the political lieutenant of
ex-senator Edward Murphy, jr. The XXXth
Senate District comprises the county of Rensse-
1aer. All over Rensselaer, the Hill Democrats.
acting with the Progressive Democrats of
Troy. said be trying to bring about the
election OF State committeeman who will be
partisan Of Mr. Hin. 1t thus would appear that
Mr. Hill is trying to oust ex-senator Murphy
from the place of leader of Rensselaer, County.
as we'll as from State leadership.
The quarrel between the Democratic factions
IN Rensselaer, led TO court proceedings yester-
day before Justice D. Cady Herrick IN the ST.
preme Court in this city. They were in rela-
ton to certain alleged "colonizers' in ex-senator
N1urphys ward. in Troy. Mr. Nurphy's lieu
tenant, ex-Assemblyman John T. Norton, asked
Justice Herrick 10 strike from the primary rolls
the names of twenty-four alleged colonizers.
Justice Herrick struck off the rolls nearly
twenty names.
Ex-senator Murphy has just returned to Troy
from his summer home, at Long Branch. and
must have been greatly panied when he learned
that there were "co!onizers names on the
II
also pleased when he heard last night that
Democratic judge Of the Supreme Court had pu-
rified the rolls by striking off the names OF men
believed not to be entitled 10 vote. Mr. Murphy
can he relied on defend with vigor his politi-
cal principality from the attacks OF the Hill
mon Mr. Murphy. also, under the circum-
stances may be tempted to take part in the
conflict between HerricI1 Democrats and the Hill
Democrats in Albany. He was in Albany to-day.
In Albany Nr HilTs harmony programme
is being carried out by fierce tussle all over
the county between Mr.. Hills followers and
those Of Justice HerriCk over delegates TO the
Democratic State Convention The Democrat tic
primaries here on Tuesday, therefore, promise
to he stubbornIv contested Mr.. HiFs followers
are declaring that Amasa j Parker would nave
been elected Mayor OF Albany year ago except
for the treaChery of HerriCk Democrats The
renI,, Is that had II been for the treachery
of Mr. Hilrs followers Thomas j. Ndh AlSlyhe
v-ouId have been elected Mayor three years ago
As Mt Hill Is BY general consent the leader
of rho Democratic party in the State this year
u can be suspected that ne viii u.s. MS power
to increase the number OF his triellos ttolL oe
rural Senate districts IN the Dethocrdtc 0tdr t,I
committee The COMMITTEES. therefore: VII VII
do,,htIess contain many new faces ~heh " nrst
aesa,nbiee after II has been chosen BY the
Democratic State Convention II NouId hdl1iy ~:
he agraeab bic to ex-senator Murphy 20 oSr MS
;rrar0ncfIsbIe Democratic opponent IN 1IoN'
MAYOR conway, succeed Francs i. MIltoy yas,t a. .
t,laI,bar of the committee. One Of the recent
sienifcant developments OF the Dem0crauo
,.an1tass v-7s the report from orleans county
80 IN Der,ocrats there had not only eA-
pressed themselves as favoring the no4llao III
~ Ejrd : Coler for Governor. but also IN IsVor
of tha nomination of ,Iohn Cunneen OF Bunalo.
for Attorney General NJ: CuIlnegn go S.e,oI LII
,,1a,lx law. partner Of William r ~ ~oheehah.
and their friendship has not grown less s,nGe
that day. Mr. SheehaH, J, fr,Ia+a NJ friends
The bitterness of the conflict aone me
r,a1!C.rats OF Albany County makes IInPosslpIe H
~ ,or,ination of Justice D CadE ieIrich h ior
Governor by the Democrats ina - 1T P-
oo F ra If the most prominent Herrlck Demo-
OIL OF on 81 " tbe county Besides: M Hi shows
no disposition 10 accept Jus'ie7 ~
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