New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-30
81 RPHT ADMITS 1T.
Says He Once Ozcned Borough
Hotel. But Sold 1t Year Ago.


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Charles F. Murphy vas in AZ accommodating
frame of mind Yesterday. He admitted the truth
~ tho story published In the newspapers yes
terday making him the former owner Of the
Borough Hotel Also when an enthusiae site
loolater Of the Tammany leader came along and
suggested that things were running strongly
Tammary's way and that the plurality for Nc
Clellan ought 10 he 1rooo0 Mr. Murphy said
sure. Nike" and at once the story was ex-
plotted that the cf7cial prediction Of the Tam
many leader vas S,i,~N1 for Nev-York County
and 1etepn for the entire city.
Borough President Haffen Of The Bronx sent
euissaIies 10 Murphy. telling him that he would
have - whip the Tamnanv aldermen into line
for the New-York and Port Chester Railroad
Franchise At the special meeting Of the board
to-day. or there would he trouble
To-day Murphy viii claim the election by
about 10000 plurality
We are grow ing stronger every day. he
said. Il think $1,000 il a very conservative es-
Inmate for Manhattan and The Bronx. and that
viii win by n least 100000 in Greater New
York
How many votes Do you think pevery Vin
Ee1." 10 VAS asked
'I~Deyery running" n replied
Do YOU think he nil poll 1000 votes"
a thousand or less" vas NJ. Murphys re-
ply.
Have you found any Republicans in the list
II Tammany inspectors? he was asked
4 have found 2 lot Of Republicans who are
going 10 vote the Democratic ticket
Asked regarding the work Of the State Super
inteudent Of Elections Mr Murphy said:
Morgan Is concentrating his work II Demo
cratic districts. and is LoinC into Republican
districts al all. ] have n number Of cases of in
limitation i'm my on d strict. know Of FIVE
men = 10 have been called MorEan's Office
Eve times. IF that is not Intmida ton Ia like to
know why. Morgan is leaving fifteen or twenty
suhpuras AZ lodging houses without serving any
% them. one woman. eighty-six years old. had
70 20 dow z 10 his Office and wait there until 10
o'clock At night. There are hundreds of cases in
which subposuas nave beer thrown At the door.
and We are going to advise no man TO down
unless he has teen personally served. We have
written a letter to every district leader TO that
e~eCt~
Regarding Commissioner Greene's statement
that even If Mcclellan Is elected he cannot be
removed from the head Of ;he Police Depart
rnent. Nj. Murphy said.
That's another concession Of their defeat
But 7 think Greene viii md that the Mayor can
remove an app ointee at any tine. am in
formed that Greene intends to transfer every
policeman in the city as far from his home as
before
or Impossible for the policemen 20 vote.
Nj Murphy ass asked regarding the dis
closures in connection with the suit brought h.
:. p Franklin for SIG and interest for Eve
years fo- drawing the plans Of the Borough
Hotel ~ r.exington-ave and Tveuty-seventh-st
4 did own the hotel" n admitted
DO sou oVu il nov he Tas asked
No sir" he replied
Is l. -rye as M. Franklin SAYS. that after
MAYOR Van wvck's election. when You Vouio
have no trouble 70 get improper plans throygh
ne Building Department. you told MIN 70 DIS
regard the plans for rhe freproof ouldlns- as
The 1zu. required. and told him 10 prepare othsr
rlsrs7~ he VAS asked
You wouldn't want me 70 testify nov. "ouip
--o5I- T-a got ~ 20 20 court" ne answered
You 60 70 the architects. Snyder q HAr'eF'
THEY'LL tell YOU s+l-s bout it-
N~ Murphy showed up the Ta07manN plur8l'e
another notch last night. When Seen II The
Ananauda Club ne said
From What hear tonight II K sure lsnd.
slide for NcCle1lsn- His plurality VII sqIaI
tbpr gi--er % Coler year ago l-Z"'t u me
-. % - POSTPONED for another week Lows
5. 75 - sro,,t ecrla1 Devery's Cireene's
saving he's going 20 stick. snd Bruoes cry 81
colonization is evidence that it's al over win
~, HF,rnl,- VAS suddenly silent 7yheu asked
= he Gould say that Devery's charges against
him with reference 70 the Borough H"'@' '''p
80 Empire reeor- ~ Tve7t y-njnth hist 1fe
45e .o47cfai- Tauwary estimates. made NJ
an r. s,jhu-irted - N;urphv rms afternoon in
sealed envelopes - Tamr0anE HaH- ne men
-o 1--an sHei- nlu-a litieS closest &" fhelr est
mates viii claim rhe biggest plumS II Mcclellan
al ~l.---4 1f,~rl7- +o~fnorrov night. VIII 90
-l7-our- the fns old TamnsuE farce OF SleCiihz
- Tz-r-0auv candidate On SATURDAY bSIore
election This Is exastlr Tha- croker ID Two
--,.-e 400 TE5e Official estimate of the S1eparo
rltrsltv ir Nen-York County vas 49,"
Tar,ee She-iin carried kings ne aTne @ft@r
---.- A-- a., rIu-z Iffz - 1000 Nicholas Muller
r- 2Dn. and Joe cassidy. Queens
- 640 The returns on Tuesday night gaze
? -. ~-a-,.- york Count ny more than '''h.
1-s,,-e D., "a bout PC 0sn and Richmond r. n bout
= "a ,,,5Ie SbApard carried Queens br about