New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
MURPHY'S FIGHT FOR LIFE
FACTIONS GROW BITTER.
Tommany Leader Trying to Vhip
Parker and SaUe Himself.

his present fight against the HiIi-Belmont- Nc
Carren combination over Parker for President
is a fight for his political leadership. and that
If he goes down, his personal friends will go
with him. Murphy now is fighting almost A
national campaign against Parker. He is do
ing IT on the advice of some OF the shrewdest
political generals in the country. The lines OF
opposition sharp, and factional bitterness
Is rapidly developing. The Murphy men are
convinced that Hill is determined TO leorganize
Tammany Hall !f he nominates and elects Par
ker and they know full we'll that If Murphy
goes down in defeat at ST. Louis. McCarren will
be recognized by the Hill crowd as the real
leader and dispenser OF the funds for the
paign.
Realizing that the tide IS against him. Muir
ply has broadened his campaign and is fight
inS the Parker boom all along the line This
week interest will centre IN the Georgia State
convention on Wednesday. August Belmont
has undertaken to have the Georgia convention.
instruct for Parker. If he can accomplish this.
IL is pretty generally conceded that Parker VIII
be nominated.
William Harman Black. Commissioner ot Ao-
counts started for Georgia yesterday TO confer
with Governor Terrell. his knsman. Mr. Black
is native OF Georgia, where his relatives arc
prominent in social and political circles There
is a rather strong Parker sentiment in Georgia,
and MI Belmont IS trying 10 get a natfooted
resolution Of instructions adopted by the
Vention. Commissioner Black will tell the Gov
eTnor and others at the convention that things
are nearing a breaking point, and that it VIII be
unwise to commit the Georgia delegation to Par
ker. He viii try to get a favorable mention for
Mayor Mcclellan If any mention at all is TO be
made of Parker. and IL his plans carry there
will be more Mcclellan than Parker hurrahing
at the convention
The anti-Cleveland men I'm Atlanta. assum-
ing that Parker had the lead. went ahead and
organized Parker Club No l. Then the friends
OF Hoke Smith. anxious. like the others to
get on the Parker band wagon. organized Parker
Club No. A Now these factions. it IS under
stood. wish they hadn't" They have discov-
cred signs Of sagging in the Parker boom. and
they are uncomfortable because they are COM
mitted 10 Parker. wednesday win tell the
story. The prospect is. politicians here say
that the Parker men VIII putrthrough resolu-
ton indorsing Parker. but not instructing the
delegates to vote for him. The friends Of Muir
ply and Mcclellan Will not objec. TO this. be-
heVing that anything less than positive instruc-
tions will mean moral victory for them In
View Of the fact that the plans had all been
made for instructing the delegation for Parker
WORKING IN TEXAS. TOO.
The leader Of Tammany Hall is working IN
Texas as well as in Georgia. The Democrats
OF the Lone Star State are being assured by Mr
Murphy's friends that Tammany will be loyal to
the ticket, no matter who is nominated but that
the nomination Of David p. Hll's choice for
President would be fatal I'm the Empire state
The great meeting in Texas addressed Iy Will
lam J. Bryan on Friday tended to blanket the
Parker BOOM and it is understood that Charles
F. Murphy and Senator Bailey are Of one mind
with r1ra
Texas Unnstructed.
James NJ. Guney. national committeeman I'm
Pennsylvania. is giving Charles +. Murphy
heap Of trouble. Mr.. Murphy thought he had
an understanding with Mr.. Guffey who comes
to New-York often, and who likes to talk with
the Tammany men at the Democratic Club Mr.
Guffey prevented the passage Of a resolution in
structing for Parker at his State convention.
but at the same time the Tammany men hear
that Guffey is flirting with Belmont and HILL
Mr.. Murphy has been told that Mr.. Guffey has
intimated to the Parker boomers that if they
VIII agree TO make him chairman OK the Demo
cratic National Committee he will that the
Pennsylvania delegates are delivered to Parker
This is exceedingly disquieting to Mr.. Murphy
at Atlantic City. Mr. Guffey is largely inter
ested in Texas oil. Some prominent oil men in
Wall Street told Mr.. Guney few days ago that
they did not like the way Angus. Belmont was
running the financial end Of the Parker boom
They said that it looked as if Mr.. Belmont.
whose bank represents the Rothschilds in this
city, wanted 10 take credit for organizing a
Democratic victory, should there be one. and
work It 10 the advantage Of the Rothschids
afterward. III the light Of the quarter billion
dollar bond sales in the last Cleveland admin
istration, Mr. Gufey was told that the Roth
schilds certainly would have the inside track
II Mr. belmont had his way and for that reason
he would better see to it that the Pennsylvania !
delegates said and did nothing for Parker at |
present. Mr.. Gufey attended To the commits |
sion. This vas pleasing enough to Mr.. Murphy. |
but the Tammany leader is fearful that Mr. |
Guffey viii not stay put"
PLAN FOR MURPHYS EXILE.
OF the certainty that Hill, McCarren and Bel |
mont mean TO relegate Murphy to the in case
OF their success there is longer any doubt |
1t learned yesterday that at the State con |
yentiOn Murphy sent word to Hill that he could |
keep peace in the family by not insisting on in
structions for Parker, and that Tammany would |
II Parker developed great strength in the ma
tional convention. fail in line and support the |
Parker men. This. Mr.. Murphy said would |
Save his face" and il would make no difference |
TO Parker in the long run. Hill at first con- |
senfed 10 the proposition. il is said. and then |
changed his mind. Again. Mr.. Hill told Mr. |
Murphy that the state committee would not be |
until after the ST. Louis conven- |
ton. Murphy came away from Albany after |
his defeat in the state convention thinking Hill |
sof,Ld not rub II in" lie surprised "A few |
davs afterward TO be informed that the Hill |
men were going 10 reoTganlZe the State commit |
tee and make Cord Meyer chairman. Murphy |
was moi consulted about the craftsmanship. Mr. |
Mever's name was proposed 10 Hill by William |
r Sheehan Mr. Meyer is n vice-presdent OF |
l.. Mf ted