The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-11
VHATLL THEY FIGHT Low ON?
,r,DER MURPHY HAS A SORT or
PLATFORM STILL TO MAKE.
r,per, Political Carpenters at II Now
Meantime TAmmany's Chief Is Say.
INK Nothing About Platform or Candi.
dates Till the Primaries Are Over.

Leader Charles F. Murphy OF Tammany
.,id Yesterday that he did not care to dis
miss the proposed denominations of Mayor
low. Comptroller Grout and President
rornes Mr.. Murphy said, furthermore,
that he did not believe anything definite
would he known about the candidates OF
the Democratic City Convention, which is
"a aseembe on Oct 1, until after the pri-
mshes are held on Tuesday.
All sorts OF questions were fired at Mr..
Murphy but he remained sphnx-nke.
In this matter Of silence he is a good deal
like John Kelly, Richard Croker and John
F Carroll II is true that Mr., Croker,
within the last few years, did considerable
talking. On one occasion he frankly ad-
mitted that his frequent interviews during
the Gubernatorial campaign Of 1898, to-
pether with his refusal to renominate Su-
preme Court Justice DAILY, had much to
do with he defeat of Augustus Van Wyck.
Mr.. Murphy's political friends who talk
with him oonfdentially reiterated that
Mr. Murphy personally favored the nomi-
nation for Mayor of George b. Mcclellan.
nle OF the Democrats who talked
with Dir. Murphy came away and said they
believed Mr. Mcclellan was rs good as
nominated by the Democratic City Con-
ven'ion; that Mr.. Murphy did not believe
there was any sound opposition which could
be ad vanced against Representative McClel-
Ian, either as a Democrat. as citizen OF
New York city or as faithful and intelli-
gent Congressman, and that Mr.. Murphy
wit la ~
the criticisms as to Mr.. McClellan's vote
getting abilities.
Mr., Murphy often points out how Mr.
Mcclellan beat Charles A. Hess for Con-
gress and ran ahead of the Democratic
CITY ticket in doing SO. Anyway, II was
observed yesterday that Democrats who
have all along believed that at the last
moment Mr.. Murphy might swing his in
fuence to some other candidate than Mr..
leve that Mr.. Mcclellan will be the candi-
date for Mayor against Mr.. Low.
In that case, of course, the candidate for
Comptroller would go to Brooklyn. Hugh
Mclaughlin, James Shevlin and Senator
McCarren and their friends have not even
by whisper let II be known who was the
favored Democrat to be advanced by Mr..
Mclaughlin for this highly important
All the Democrats, from Mr.. Murphy
down, are playing. waiting game, az 1t
was called yesterday. They are waiting
to see just how much Of row the fusion
forces will get into before tina convention
of the fusion people on Sept. 81; and, more
over, they are waiting any developments
the ndepen dent Democratic organizations
"j.,ich have not yet signffied their willing
Ness to accept Mayor Low again as tho
hndidate Of the fusion forces.
Mas matter OF fact. mpst o. Mr. Muir
'pHy's lab0rp for some time have been
Is hs An in' e he q. @ s
Tue day for control OF the Ninth district.
Devery 10 fighting for all he 10 worth, and
he has the aid and support OF John G.
Sheehan. When Devery won at the pri-
maries year ago he and his delegates were
admitted to all the Democratic conven-
tons in New York county
Should he win again he and his delegates
would necessarily, unless legal proceedings
we're begun, be admitted to the city con-
vention which is to name the candidate for
Mayor and here the Democrats would meet
with an anomaly, inasmueh as Devery
Is 10 be nominated by petition az an in
dependent Democratic candidate for Mayor.
So while the Republicans and Citizens
Union folks are having trouble of their
own with the independent Democratic
organizations in their camp, Tammany
and its friends, including the Kings county
people, are not without imbroglios which
may cut some figure at the last moment
in the nominations for Mayor. Comptroller,
President Of the Aldermen, and the Borough
Presidents and also the Assembly and Al
dermanic nominations.
II should be said now that the Demo-
Gratis who hope to beat Mayor Low are not
so much concerned about the candidates
at this moment as they are about the issues
they are to present against the Low adj
minisraion You cannot go into political
fight it was urged to Mr.. Murphy by the
Democrats who visited him yesterday
without having a set OF issues OF some
sort, and this matter has been impressed
upon Mr.. Murphy by the Democrats from
all the boroughs.
So the great question yesterday was not
rs Mr. Mcclellan to be nominated?" but
rather: What will be the platform of the
Democratic city convention on which Mr..
Mcclellan or the candidate to oppose Mayor
Low is to stand?"
That is the colored gentleman in the
Democratic woodpile, and it has been so
considered for some time. Il was said
Yesterday that the most expert platform
builders have been called into conference
to prepare the document for the Demo-
cratic city convention.