The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-07
MURPHY and SHEYLIE TALK.
VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL SIT.
UATION IN THIS CITY.
Murphy says the Field Tor tbe Maysrsity
Nomination u IN Open Oae--SHeviln
Fa,op Q Brooklyn Man. hat Sass
Any Good Democrat Can FSeat Low.

FAS0rs q Brooklyn MAN, mat SAys
Any Good Democrat Can neat Low.
SARATOGA, Sept. 8-Charles F. Murphy
the leader Of Tammany Hall, and James
; Shevlin, second to Hugh Mclaughlin in
! command Of the Democrats of Kings
county. had something to say this after
noon about the political situation in the
| city Of New York. Mr.. Murphy made his
| remarks on the porch Of the Grand Union
Hotel, Mr. Shevlins statement was made
| In the library of his cottage in South Broad
way.
Mr.. Murphy was asked what he thought
! of the statement given out in New York
| yesterday by his predecessor in the leader
ship Of Tammany Hall. Lewis Nixon. He
was also asked what he thought Of Mr.,
Cookers reported preference for Arthur
Pue German of Maryland as the Democratic
nominee for the Presidency. In reply 10
| these and other questions Mr.. Murphy
said:
Il have not word Of comment to make
on Mr.. Nixon's statement. He has per-
feet right to express views on any question
at any time. l have just as much to say
about the reported remark of Mr.. Croker,
man. However it MAJ seem to others, it
| is altogether too ear FOR lie to talk about
Presidential candidates.
AS to the Democratic Mayor situation.
] have this to say; No candidate has yet
been chosen and none will be chosen until
| the meeting of the Democratic City Con-
| vention, which has been called for Oct. L.
As 70 Col.McClellan, all have to say is that
T.! he is an available candidate, as availa ble
perhaps. as any whose name mas been mem
| toned thus far. The names Of other men
will be mentioned, however, and the names
| OF all available candidates will be carefully
| considered before any nomination is made:
| The field so far as ! know is open, and !
| have no doubt that the best man will win.
Mr.. Shevlin said A notion seems to
| have gone abroad that Mr. Murphy came
here TO have conference with me about
] something. Such il not the case. | know
| Of nothing about which we have to confer,
| saw him at the meeting Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee in Albany yester-
| day and mot him for moment here last
evening have nothing Of political
| nature to say to him and know Of nothing
| that he has to say to me.
AS to the Democratic candidate for
Mayor, | understand that Tammany Hall
insists that the nominee shall come from
the Manhattan side of tho river They
d
ton possible, so there is little for the Brook
lyn Democrats to do, / will not say that
do not think it wise to name Manhattan
man for the Office, but do say that if the
candidate were taken from Brooklyn it
would make the job of carrying that bor-
ough for the ticket much easier and would
be great help to the local situation there.
As o the personality of the Democratic
candidate for Mayor. I am not in postion
to speak by the card, since he is to come
from the Manhattan end Of the Bridge
may say. however. that my underst and
ing is that the possibilities have been mar
rowed down to not more than three, and
that one Of these will be the nominee
However. II Mayor Low Is renominated,
as hope he will be- l do not think the Demo-
Gratis have much fear. If the Mayor is
renominated do net think any ordinarily
good Democrat will have much trouble in
beating him. Low seems 10 be the boss
OF the fusion campaign just now, and il
he is nominated don't think it makes
much difference whether our candidate
comes from our side Of the Bridge or the
other.
Mayor Low is up to his old tricks He
Is pretending that somebody has got to
urge him to accept the nomination. while,
as a matter OF fact. he Is pulling all the
wires he knows to get it He pretends TO
be the candidate of all parties, but he s
really the candidate Of only the Republican
party, and he would do all in his power,
If elected, TO assist the Republicans in
city. State and nation The voters know
this, and to that knowledge the Mayor
will owe his defeat"
The substance Of Mr. Shevlin's statement
was taken to Mr. Murphy and he was asked
to comment on it, He listened attentivcly
and then said he had no comment Of any
kind to make,
A delegation of Saratoga Democrats.
headed by former Senator John Foley,
called to pay their respects to Mr. Murphy
this afternoon, but he and Mrs. Murphy
had gone out for drive Some significance
was attached tho call. since Mr. Foley is
said to have been out Of touch with Tam
many Democrats for several wears.