New-York tribune., 1904-08-05

MURPHY REFUSES TO GET INTO LINE UNLESS
MCABREN IS DROPPED AS CH1lIRJI4N.
Tammany Boss Tells W f. Shean That Brooklyn Senator Represents
Dice Keeping and Gambling Interests.

long as Judge Parker's friends recognized a nan
who had betrayed Tammany. NcCaTren re-
fuses retire from the executive committee
If he is removed it will have to
be by the nock-dOwn-and- drag out method
Neither Judge Parker nor ex-senator HiH is
prepared to put through programme involving
such bruta. and uniustihab!e ingratttude as this.
They realize that il would be the end OF Nc
Carren and his elan III Brooklyn. and that
Charles f. Murphy would be than the boss
Of New-YOrk City the minute they assented
The Murphy meE privately assert that IL Parker
should win with McCarTen and Sheehan as his
managers, McCarren would be proclaimed the
dispenser Of State and federal patronage in this
city. and that Murphy would lose his leader
ship.
FRACTIONAL PROBLEM FOR THE DEMO
Gratis.
The Democratic managers are confronted with
a factionaI problem the dimensions Of which
are rapidly increasing but the Importance OF
which was not realized at st. Louis. II is a
fight to the death between Murphy and McCar-
ren with prospect that McCarTen will be sac
rifced or compromised. to appease Murphy
Murphy's distinguishing characteristics is hts
tenaciousness. Having proof il Is said, that
McCarren Is determined to break down the Nc
CIelIan administration and restore the open dom
nation of the gamblers and divekeepers. he has
decided TO keep after McCarren till ne gets him
/ out His temper can be judged by fling that
he made at McCarren yesterday. The invitation
sent to Big B;iT' Devery by Judge ParSers
/ secretary to call on him at Esopus and the an
nouncement that McCarren was to be state ex-
| ecutfve chairman made him belligerert. a
/ score Of leaders were waiting for him at Tam
many Hall when ne appeared at 12a0 Wnen
! McCarren's prospects were mentioned Mr.. Mur-
I ply bIurted out:
/ Il will say ;his: If McCarren Is maoe cnai'-
man OF the committee Devery ought to he treas
/ Urer They are lust alike; they are two or a
kind
/ When asked last night at. Tammany Hall II he
had the same opinion of McCarren ana DeVe'S
= said they're two Of a kind. and that's what
viii Tammany contribute this year to the
national Democratic campaign fund.-? MI
| Murphy was asked
'Now wnat do you think o that" he ej7cu
| lated as he turned 10 Secretary smith ana
| phil Donohue who laughed outright
TANMASY WILL. NOT CONTRIBUTE
In former Presidential campaigns Tammany
has contributed 81 O0O or $1,000 TO the national
committee. as an evidence q good will They
will do nothing of that sort this year tS-
Treasurer O'DonueI says TammaHy Is too poor
this wear 70 assist Mr. Sheehans committee
National Chairman Thomas Tagsart wiz -
here tomorrow from Indianapolis. and aHothes
attempt VIII he made to placate Murphy with
our sacrificing McCarTen- The Hfh-Shsebih
men fear that Murphy will Keep on caS'ilf
sIu-s on NCCarTen the campaign adVafte@,
and mighty efforts viii he made this week AMI
next To stop the NUTphy-McCaTTen fsht Ine
big fund raised by the trusts now az the dlS-
posaI of William F. Sheehan viii not be disbUrS't q
TIN Tammany falls into line in support Of the
observation-disclosures combination
AXE AT WORK IN BROOKLYN.
That every public office IN Brooklyn over
which Tammany Hall has any control is TO he
used simply to further the political aim OF
Charles F. Murphy. which IS to accomplish the
downfall Of Senator McCarreu. clearly
shown yesterday when ri1kering with the tax
Office, regardless OF the public welfare. was be-
gun General James McLeer. a Republican,
who through many administrations has been
I the deputy commissioner IN charge OF the
u Brooklyn office and is thoroughly familiar with
/ all the details Of the work. was SuDplanted by
Deputy Thomas F. Larkin, who has consented
| 20 conduct the fight at the primaries against
/ Deputy Public Works Commissioner James S
/ Regan. a McCarrenite and the leader OF the
/ XVIth Assembly District. General McI>eer has
been placed deputy in charge Of the per-
( sonal department He succeeds Robert Z. Lee
I uty. Mr.. Howe is a follower OF James Kane
the McCarren leader in the lid District
George G. Cregin. a friend OF Sheriff Henry
/ Hesterberg the McCarren leader of the
XVIIIth Assembly District, was also reduced "a
/ a district deputyship. Deputy T. A MOOrhead
has been sent to Staten Island and TheOdore
, A Madden a Brooklyn deputy. who has been
doing duty in Staten Island has been brOugh'
back TO Brooklyn