Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-04
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
New York Election Makes Murphy a
National Leader.


ply has become in night democrat
ic leader of national Importance. Al
tho only IS years old. his bold man
agement OF the Tammany campaign,
his apparently reckless invasion Of
Brooklyn, and the fulfillment Of his
prophecy OF democratic victory when
to nearly every other democratic lea
der in the city the prospects seemed
periious, have made him absolute mas
ter of the party machinery in all the
five boroughs OF the city.
Mr. Murphy's victory means the
eclipse OF Hugh Mclaughlin. who for
nearly fifty years has been the dicta-
tor Of the Brooklyn democratic organ
ization. 1t probably means also the
retirement of David B. Hill from the
democratic leadership Of the state. thus
placing Mr.. Murphy in control Of the
New York state delegation to the next
democratic national convention.
With twenty members of the demo-
cratic state committee from the twenty
senate districts in New York City at
his command Mr.. Murphy will need to
gain only six more to give him the up
per hand in the state COMMITTEES. That
he will use 1t without regard to the
wishes of Mr.. Hill is known to no one
better than to Mr.. Hill himself. AL
bany, Rensselaer,, Clin,on, and possibly
Erie counties stand ready to transfer
the domination of the state democratic
politics In rural Districts TO tbs hands
OF Tammany hall
Mr. Murphy's successful invasion of
Brooklyn, which no Tammany leader
before him ever dared to do more than
threaten, is nor the least of his triumph.
1t means that the democratic organ
ization of Kings county must yield TO
his authority. as the democratic or
ganization in Kings and Richmond al
ready have yielded.
Hugh Mclaughlin decided to stand
or fall by the result Of the election, and
he has gone down. It is not likely that
he will ever attempt to regain his
foothold. His age prevents him from
entering upon new battle with any
to do SO. Tammany will distribute the
patronage, and 1t is safe to predict
tina Mr.. Mclaughlin would not be able
to hold his lines against this seductive
influence.
In the state legislature there viii be
a democratic delegation from New York
City obedient to Mr. Murphy's word.
This representation will make him mas
ter of the democratic caucus in both
the state and the assembly, and will
place the direction Of democratic policy
in Albany In his hands.
In New York City itself the young
leader, for he is young aD Tammany
leaders 60 will dictate to a large extent
how the s1o6.00o.0Oo of the budget for
1904 shall be spent. Half as much
more is to be expended from bond ac-
counts for permanent improvements.
He will have thousands Of offices at his
disposal with which to reward his
friends and strengthen his control.
District Attorney Jerome will be the
only thorn In Mr.. Murphy's side for the
next two years. The district attorneys $
term OF ONCE lasts until the end of Mr..
McClelian's term as mayor. He was
the most bitter Of all the fusion speak
ers during the campaign.
Mr.. Murphy fought his way up from
the ranks, acquiring experience and
fortune as he advanced He knows
Tammany, Its leaders, and it's methods
thru and thru In the wider field of
state and national politics he Is yet
untried, but in the face Of his victory
of yesterday his friends are predicting
that he viii become dominant figure
there, as he has within the city linn