New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-01
pLUMS FOR THE BOYS"
MURPHY CHANGES MIND.
Has abandoned Plan to Haze q
"Respectable' administration.

Charles F. Murphy returned to Tammany Hall
yesterday after a three weeks sojurn at Hot
Springs Va and cheered the hearts of the Tam
many men by saying that the patronage water
melon would be carved In good old Tammany style
with heads of department slices for the district
leaders
Mr.. Murphy was not so about this when he
went away. All the talk then was about selecting
men who would give the city high class admin
istration To do this, Mr.. Niurphy's friends said
the district leaders would be relegated 10 the
rear. and that Independent Democrats would oe
put in heads of departments. When TINS an
nouncement was made three weeks ago, large
sized wink went around Three weeks Is consld-
cradle time in which TO think things over The dis
trict leaders went down to Hot Springs and calieu
Murphy. Now the boss is back and says that tlo
plums will go 20 the district leaders IL MS "ls'eS
are followed
1T is all nonsense said Mr.. Murphy yester-
day at Tammany Hail. "tc talk about keeping the
district leaders in the background when 1t comes
10 appointments The district leaders should DC
preferred when it comes to appointments. Why
should they be turned down? They are the cholce
of the people Of their districts. they showed at
the primaries. and they should be recognizeo as
such They must be strong. Respectable men or
they could not have been elected leaders 1hey
worked hard too. TO carry their districts OH ~
ton Day, and there is reason that kno" why
they should he put I'm the background when the
new administration comes IN
This announcement from the chieftain is inter
preted by many indicating that John l. OahleS
will be appointed succeed General Greene as
Police Commissioner Mr. Oakley's principal quail
fcation for the place is that he Is "a good TEL
low" He has been unfortunate in politics. from
the pecuniary poin. of view. end his friends say
that tho organization will give him something
handsome Mr. Oakley Is saloonkeeper in Sec
ond-ave and is leader of the XVIII District
MIR. Murphy followed his declaration IN behaIl
of the district with another that the DEM
ocrats would carry NeH-York State next fall.
Il see the Republicans have two State leaders
now" said Mr. Murphy. II wish they had more
The more the merrier. President Roosevelt seems
10 be greatly concerned about the situation in this
State. He is about that the Republicans
can carry il next year he that the fusion
ticket would win in New-York City on Novem-
Der 3. The Democrats will carry the State next
year both for their State and their national tick
cts The municipal election showed the DRIFT OF
Republican sentiment. The Republicans are all
split up, and Plat won't down He is not dead
politieally-far from Il. lie will be heard from
again
Have any heads Of departments been selected?'
asked
Il can't say, but I can tell you that Colonel
Mcclellan has received a lot OF applications. and
that he is at work on them now. There IS no
hurry
The Tannmany leaders think that the plums will
be distributed about as follows:
Police commissioner-JoHN T. OAKLEY OF DANIEL F.
MMAHoN.
CITY Observation-Disclosures KEENAN,
Dock CoInInissoner-J. SERGEANT CRAM or THOMAS
Fire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES J GOODWIN or JOHN T.
OAKLEY If he is not appointed Police Commissioner
Street Cleaning observation-disclosures F. MAVoY.
Commissioner OF Charisies-EDWARD c. SHEEHA.
Commissioner Of correcton--JoHN J. HAGAN-
Corporation Counsel - JOHN J. DELANY or ]. ".
Tenement House comrnssioner-MATrHEw F. DoNo-