The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-09
EDWARD MURPHY RETIRE? NO.
HILL SAYS HE CAN'T BE DELE-
GATE.AT.IARGE AGAIN.
"Oh, Can't IT,: Says the Old Gentleman ana
Things Begin to Look stormy In tne
Rensselaer, COuntry-Maybe1 There" he
Results Again in Next state campaign

A story was printed in New York news
paper the other day TO the effect that former
Senator Edward Murphy, Jr. of Troy hao
decided to retire from Democratic STATE
politics. One of Mr.. Murphy's personal
friends said last night at the Waldorf:
THAT story was printed at the request
Of certain members of MIR, Murphy's family
who thought it might induce the old gem
tleman to quit, but it has had the contrary
effect. Mr. Murphy is 70 years old or
thereahouts. and he is not out of Demo
cratic State politics, and he will not be until
he /. dead He was never more in Demo-
cratic state politics than he ia at this mo-
ment. He spends some Of his time in New
York. a little time at Elberon, and recently
he has been spending more OF his time III
Trov. gathering about him the young men
of Rensselaer, county
Mr. Murphys friend went on to say
that Mr.. Hill had declared that Mr. Murphy
should not go next year as Delesa'e-at
Large from the State Of New York TO lhe
Democratic National Convention. lhul
Mr.. Murphy learned of the utteranc' OF
Mr.. Hill, he was inclined to he qmesceh'
and to take things easy. Since then. no"
ever. acc, rding TO Mr.. Murphy's friend
the old Democratic war horse OF Renssela
county has decided to ascertain whether
Mr.. Hill is able to keep him out of the next
Democratic National Convention as a
Dele gate at Large.
There has been bad blood between MIR
Hill and Mr.. Murphy since the Democratic
National Convention held at Kansas CITY
in 1900, when Mr.. Murphy. as chairman
of the New York State delegation, threw
his strength to Augustus Van "yck Tor
New York States member of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, place MIR hiil
had held for fifteen years and more. With
the support of Richard Croker Mr.. Van
WICK was selected. According to those
who were present in Kansas City, this
was one of the severest blows that Mr.,
Hill had received in his long career as a
Democrat
Now. according to Mr.. Murphy's friends
and others who are acquainted with Mr.
Hills movements, it is the determinatlo OF
Mr.. Hill TO defeat Mr.. Murphy as one of the
four delegates at large next year. and the
machinery has already been put in motion
by Mr.. Hill and his friends in Rensselaer,
10 bring this about. 1t seems there mas
been an overturn in Rensselaer, county
politics. Mayor Conway now being allied
with Mr.. Hill, who turned Conway out OF
office as County Clerk in 1891 at the behest
of Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Conway in recent years has been
associated with Frank S. Black in the man
ipulation of the county, Mr.. Murphy
understands the game all the way through:
and is now working to make some sort OF
alliance with what may be called the Platt
Republicans of Rensselaer, county: and some
thought last night that Frank S. Black S
friends were not unfriendly.
ANYWAY, politicians were CONVINCED last
night that the fight between Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Murphy in Rensselaer, may have
something to do eventually with results in
the state. Mr.. Hills friends say very
bitterly that it was Mr.. Weed of Clinton
county, Mr.. Murphy of Rensselaer, county
and Mr.. Herrick of Albany county who
defeated Mr.. Hills candidate for Governor,
Bird 8. Coler, last fall.
All this, however, may be considered as
little or nothing compared with the state
ment of Mr.. Hills friends asst night, that he
(Mr. HID would prevent Mr.. Murphy from
going as a delegate at large to the next
Democratic National Convention, and the
declaration of Mr.. Murphys friends that
Mr.. Hill can't do it.