New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-06
NIXON WARNS MURPHY CLIQUE
POLICE BLACKMAIL STILL IN ISSUE-W. j. BRYAN
NAY HAZE ADTISED EX-LEADERS STATEMENT
Tammany Bung about Loor ard JerOmefrad of Board
Prosecution By Jerome
FEARS LOW WOULD WIN
Tdmmany Trembles at Signs of HIS
denomination.


There is no longer any doubt that all the talk
emanating from Tsmmany Hall about Mayor
Low. in case Of his denomination. being an easy
TO beat. and the sly suggestions that Tam
many is afraid of Jerome are a rather cheap
bluff to induce IL possible. the nomination Of the
District Attorney.
II developed yesterday that Tammany really
fears the denomination of Low. With District
Attorney Jerome at the head Of the ticket. the
Tammany speIlbinders would ring the changes
the cowardice of the fusion leaders In not
being willing to run Low again. The next move,
provided Mr.. Jerome headed the ticket. would
be to raise howl about his remaining District
Attorney while he running for Mayor.
What Mr. Murphy particularly wants is to see
District Attorney Jerome out OF the District At
torneys Office Mayor Low out OF the City Hall.
and Dock Commissioner Hawkes. a thousand
miles away from Pier A 1. North River. Mr..
Murphy has not for a minute forgotten that the
District Attorney has begun criminal proceed
ings against the old Dock Board. Those pro-
ceedings are to be taken up again this month
But if Mr.. Jerome were running for Mayor and
still holding his office as District Attorney.
Murphy would cry Foul playr-and he would
have a lot of people with him.
The discussion Of the fusion situation in the
last two weeks reveals steady drift OF senti-
ment toward the denomination Of Mayor Low
and his colleagues Messrs- Grout and Fornes.
and the alignment of the Independent Demo-
cratic newspapers as they were in the campaign
two years ago. This is the thing that Tammany
fears most. Any change from that general
alignment. matter how slight. would be ad-
vantageOus 10 Murphy.
Singularly enough, the attack by Lewis Nixon
on the Murphy clique is in line with the most
adv OF sfc Tra 10
everywhere heard that the people got what they
voted for two years ago. and that to refrain
from renoninating the old ticket would he an
admission. less strong. of political moral
cowardice
Charles F. Murphy in his present psedca-
ment. is being advised by certain Tammany Hall
judges. Break up the old alignment is the
burden of their counsel Unless that alignment
is broken up, Tammany Hall. with Charles F..
Murphy. ]. Sergeant Cram and Peter F. Meyer
defending themselves against criminal charges.
would be on the defensive. The bombsheH
tossed into the wigwam by Lewis Nixon was
not needed to make this fact apparent. but now
that Mr. Nixon has lent his services the fact is
more than ever paipable
The voters have not as vet heard the fusion
side of the argument. They have heard it in
part. as successive showings have been made by
the heads of departments but the effect will be
more satisfactory when the full two years rec
ord is presented to their attention in compact
form No one is better able TO present that
showing than Mayor Low himself Tsmmany
doesn't want him 20 present IT, They know full
we'll that the verdict will be:
well done thou good and faithful servant.
For this reason the cheap bluff OF being glad
that Low is leading in the race for a renomina-
ton is being tried Bluffs do not always work.
The signs of the times point a unanimous de-
cision to renOminate the Mayor and his col
leagues The circulation OF reports that Mayor
Low in doubt about the wisdom of accept
ing a denomination has resulted in a flood OF
letters being sent 20 the Mayor urging him in
no circumstances 70 compromise the fusion
cause by refusing to accept a denomination The
MAYOR will return 70 the CITY Hall on Tuesday.
The fusion conference will meet on Wednesday
All the indications point TO the denomination Of
the old fusion ticket.