New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-13
E. MURPHY FOR CHAIRMAN
HILL-P4RKER PLANS.
Re7card for er-SeRatOr'S Break 7cith
T'ammdny.

Ex-senator Edward Murphy, of Troy. who
lately broke a longtime alliance with Tammany
Hall and Joined his forces with those of ex-
Senator Hill, is TO be the chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee. This is the tentative
arrangement made by Hill. Judge Parker and
Murphy. 1t is understood that it was the prom
Use OF the craftsmanship of the State Commit
tee that led Mr.. Murphy to break with Tam
many.
1t said last night at the Hoffman House
that Judge Parser spent Monday night in town,
returning TO Esopus yesterday noon. 1t is I'M
derstoOd that n was part of the time with the
officers Of the Manhattan Club, Of which he is
member, and which is arranging dinner with
the judge as the star feature. The State Com
mittee Craftsmanship discussed. il said.
The present chairman. Frank Campbell, OF
Bath, IS not regarded a successful money
raiser. His home is in small country village.
and it is not as easy for him to get into touch
with corporate interests as it is for Mr.. Murphy.
Ex-senator Murphy is the head OF the gas and
electric lighting trust OF Troy, and is friendly
terms with corporate interests in Wall Street.
With August Belmont the fnancier Of the
national admiuistra ton and ex-senator Murphy
the handler of the funds for the State admins
tration ex-senator Hill is confident that salts
factory assurances can be made TO all the trust
masnates that if the Democrats win they will at
least have friends at court
Ex-senator Murphy has been under a political
cloud in Troy for number OF years. His down.
fall began a the time of the murder OF Robert
Ross. Republican business man of Lansing
burg, by the Bat Shea gang of ballot box
suffers and Tepeaters. Shea was executed for
the murder Of Ross, after d bitter prosecution
conducted by Frank S. Black and others. Then
Murphys power Waned. and the Conway Demo-
cratic faction, 10y allyiuS with the Republicans
drove Murphy from power. and kept him out for
SIX or eight years. At the last mayoralty cleo
uon the Murphy ticket won, but the ex-Senator's
Mayor, Mr.. Hogan, broke with him, and has
opposed him tooth and nail ever since then
Mr.. Murphy has vowed that ne Will stay in
politics long enough TO drive Hogan out Of Of
nee. There is a bill pending in the legislature
designed 10 put the control of the municipal
commission, which is TO spend about $1,000 900
Tor improvements. into tn. hands of the Hogan
Democrats and Republicans. The Murphy men
now have control of this commission. With the
passage OF a special bill this week. the control
VIII pass TO the Republicans and Mayor Hogan.
when this bill its passage in the Sen
ate. there were Just enough Tammany men who
voted for IL 10 pass il.
Charles r Murphy has not been consulted
about the elevation Of ex-senator Murphy to
the state committee Chgirmauship. In fact he
is not being consulted about much of anything
connected with the stat committee. The
breach between the Hill-PaTEer- MCCarren men
ana Nr. Murphy Is growing wider. The Tam
many men are getting uElier ali the time and
the indications now are that Murphy will fight
the Hill crowd every inch Of the way in the
State convention.