The sun., 1903-11-04
MURPHY AGRIM, SILENT VICTOR
TAMMANY CHIEFTAIN HEARS
THE NEWS WITHOUT ELATION.
Declines to Make Even q Little Speech to
the waiting, Cheering ThrOng-Other
Folks Happy In Fourteenth Street
Jubilant MESSAGES From Leaders.

| In the executive committee room o
Tammany Hall Charles F. Murphy hear
| the returns read by Senator Thomas +
! Grady. Early figures, indicating McClel
lans election. had exhlarated the littl
company in the private chamber to pleas
ant state Of mind when at 7sO o'clock tn
outer guard swung the door open and MIR
Murphy walked in.
| He was alone and had come alone from
| the Anawanda Club, where he had beel
told that the district had given 1900 10
| Mcclellan, just the estimate that MIR
Murphy had made for it in THE SUN las
week.
Mr.. Murphy wore his black cutawa,
suit and black tie and derby and blacl
overcoat There was a suggestion OF
fiush when he came in and the gathering
centred about him to congratulate him.
Don't congratulate me. Congratulate
the Mayor I'm not running, said he.
Thereupon every one reminded him that
he had been running the campaign,
Mr. Murphy took seat in the shadows
against the west wall where in comfort
able armchair he listened to the reports
being interrupted constantly by new.
comers who shook hands with him and
told him he was the greatest chief Tammany
ever had.
He made an inoonspicuous figure there
under crude portrait OF George Washing
ton which frescoer had painted in the
days Of John Kelly. Nearby were Senator
Grady, Secretary Thomas F. Smith, Willis
Holly, George Kraus, who is Big Tim Sui
livan's partner in the Dewey Theatre
Charles H. Knox. Judge Warren W. Foster
Justice Edward E. Mccall, r. C.. 7. Grain
and DR.. W. j. O'Sullivan
One Of the early reports that came by
telephone was read with much glee by
Secretary Smith. who lives in the Ninth.
Here's Devery's home district, the Nine
teenth of the Ninth" said Mr.. Smith: Low,
1870; Mcclellan 1873; Devery. 81"
The whooping only stopped when Sena-
tor Patrick Henry MoCarren called up on
the telephone a minute later to tell Mr..
Murphy that he had carried Kings.
At that hour the tidings were so meagre
that the Tiger was hopeful but not certain
about Brooklyn.
The next inspiring message to Murphy
from m McCarren said that both Nc Carren y
and Sheriff Mciody's district had exc >eded
the Coler vote for Mcclellan.
For full hour the summary Of the vote
in Brooklyn, as 1t was read off. gave Devery
IL.
'One Of the votes for Devery in Brooklyn
was cast in Hugh McLaughlins election
district" came the announcement over the
telephone. A tidal wave Of smiles rose on
Mr. Murlhy's face and broke into dis
NH rif. han
Nov where is the sainted old walrusf"
"Littleton canoni1ed him too eoon.' said
one of the listeners.
-MoCarren pulverized him just in time"
said one Of Little Tim Sullivans attendants.
Then tho Eighth came in, not vote for
Devery being reported,
None for him in the Sixth either said
Col Mike Padden, who came in with a
record Of soe to 10 in his own district.
Big Tim Sullivan had the wire next.
Say, Commissioner. said the Congressman
sthe vote for Mcclellan down our way is 30
overwhelming begin to suspect myself"
"Do you suppose those 10000 foaters
got here in time?- asked Col. Padden,
.Devery's got about 1900 votes in all
New York said Senator Grady
that's more than he ought to get.' said
Mr.. Murphy, one of the few expressions he
uttered during the evening
John F. Ahealn came in for congratula-
tions. He hadn't paid any attention TO
his vote. but properly estimated that the
Mcclellan vote in Manhattan had carried
him into office.
The next of the candidates 10 show up
at Mr.. Nurphys court wal Mitchell l..
Erlanger, the newly elected Sheriff. Ex-
Comptroller Theodore W, VI !,'ers was fol-
owed by Alderman James 4. GGifney, who
said he had defeated r. Fulton Cutting by
over 1000.
Tony Pastor joined in the congratulations
to Murphy and gave way to the Hon. Will
liam Hep, who shook Mr.. Murphy's hand
long and vigorously.
Meanwhile Secieoary Smith had gone
up to the big hall where the common people
were awaiting the returns. He gave the
news to them in large doses This was
constantly changing audience of men and
women made up from the congestion of
Fourteenth street. As one stream travelled
upstairs another passed down.
John L. Sullivan succeeded in getting
upstairs He edged up toward the plat
form, took Off his hat and said: Fellow
gents, this is" And that's about all
he did say John had begun his celehra-
ton before sundown. Friends took him
down to the ground floor, where he fell
asleep in chair.
The upstairs crowd kept clamoring for
Murphy, and notes were sent down to him
asking him if he'd come up and say few
words Mr.. Murphy doesn't like that end
of the political game, and he declined,
There isn't much for me to say" said
Mr.. Murphy. Il was confident all along
that we would win. and we have won by
ample pluralities.
Mcclellan will make good Mayor.
The people felt sure of that when they
voted for him
Mr. Murphy and party Of the Tammany
leaders will go away for a rest the latter
part of the week probably to Mount Glenn
ems, Mich Mr.. Croker used 10 retire to
Lakewood after elections,
TWO MEN VOTE on ONE NAME.
Ero,L vohnsOn Had to Get a MAndamus