The evening world., 1903-09-21
MCCLELLAN KEEPS
HIMSELF HIDDEN
All the Callers at the Murray
Hotel Are Told that the Con-
Congressman and Probable
Nominee for Mayor Is Out

George B. Mcclellan was reported
out" to callers at the Murray Hill
Hotel to-day. He did not appear az
Tammany Hall. as IL his custom in
campaign times, and Leader Charles 7.
Murphy. arriving an hour earlier than
usual, declared he had not seen him.
The leader was smilingly uncom-
municative. He said nothing OF In
terest'' was discussed when he met Nc
Clellan Saturday, and when asked II
1t was true that he had Offered the
nomination for Mayor to Justice Leon
ard A. Giegerich of the Supreme Court"
replied:
'If that is SO, I didn't know it,"
Leader Murphy professed to know
nothing of the Metropolitan Democratic
Club movement for Lewis Nixon for
Mayor and asked who the leaders in the
observation-disclosures. c. c.. Hughes, Thorn
as A. Fieldes and B. B. valentine-were.
Murphy Says Nothing.
1.-THE reports all say that four boroushs
strenuously opposed the nomination Of
Mcclellan at the meeting OF the City
Committee at the Democratic Club Fri
day night. n you have not expressed
yourself on the subject. VIII You do
SOP an Evening World reporter asked.
and got his characteristic reply:
81 have nothing to say"
In short, MI. Murphy seemed from his
own words to be little informed on the
political situation.
When an Evening World reporter
called his attention to DR.. Parkhurst's
remark that IF Tammany nominated
an angel OF light he would still be Tam
many's candidate" the man on the driv-
er's seat in Tammany smiled and re-
piled:
IT agree with the Doctor unreserv-
edly."
One by m the district leaders dropped
in and conferred with the master
spirit, but 1t was as impossible to get
any Information from them as from him.
Leaders Mcmahon. Punhtt, Hart.
Donohue. Goodman. Ealton. o'Neill.
Scannell. Featherson. Frawiey. Hart
and Oakley; Henry W. Unger. Asa Bird
Gardiner. Edward c. Sheehy. Alder
man Michael T. Kennedy. Deputy At
torney General Blumenthal. ex-Cham-
berlain T. C. T. Grain. O'Grady. of
Richmond; ex-Alderman wund. ex-
Commissioner VI. T. DAILY and nifty
other big and little Tammanyitee sat
in turn In the armchair at the corner
OF Murphy's desk and talked nj were
talked to in undertones.
All In the Dark.
II Murphy is "set on nominating Con-
gresham Mcclellan" the vast majority
OF them did not seem to know It.. II
hY isn't. they are equally In the dark
about 1t.
Murphy alone knows; He holds Tam
and not one of the thirty-seven district
leaders has a candidate "for publlca-
ton" other sshan the man "up MUIR
Ta,rmany has a majority of h dele,
gates in the city convention. They will
nominate the man suggested by Muir
Murphy has the strength OF a
tyrant; will he use 1t Ill g tyrant7'
was the question OF one of the men
who, in parlors ID and Il. at the Holt
nan House. are trying 10 poon LEWIS
Murphy Evades an Answer.
staten Islands anti-Muller men, rep
builder, and ex-Councilman Joseph
O'Grady, wanting to know just where
Learer Murphy stands on the nomina-
ers mt Tammany Hall. They were clos
eted with the chief for a long time.
The Muller men have declared their
opposition to the nomination Of Nc
CieIlan, and want q Democrat who Is
less prominent in Wigwam circles. Bur
lee and O'Grady asc.:red Mr.. Murphy
that they were for him first. last and all
times. and then they put forth a feeler.
"Just where do you stand on the nom
~ination OF Mcclellan. Mr.. Murphy"
Burlee asked.
hfs opinion once and did not
care to repeat what he q said.
Just what did you ssy?" the visitor
Again Mr.. Murphy evaded a direct an
swer. and when the Staten Islanders
left his sanctum they did not know who
was to be backed for the nomination by
Outside Of Mr.. Murphy's room there
was shown a decided opposition to the
who represented this opposition were
not telling about i so h 1t could be
heard by the chief. Neither were they
speaking for publication. Mr.. Murphy Is
for Mcclellan, so they Judge. and they
don't want HIN TO know that they do
mt a9rQa with hfm.