The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-23
POLITICAL POINTS

turn, and not an invitation to break fast with Judge Parker. that caused MT Murphy to pack his trunks and hasten toward the wigwam. MT. Mur- pry is very much and very justifably disturbed. for he has ruled Tammany Hall for about two years by simply saying: "Croker is with me, and he's not coming back Both statements have had the tacit acquiescence of Mir. Croker. Now. 1t appears. MT Croker has decided to come back and has ceased to imply that he is with Murphy" when holding confidential communications with his friends.
 Mir. Murphy fears that there is about to be a change in the leader ship of Tammany HaE-
 Others do not fear 1t, but con- cede it
 There is. in fact. very general sat- pect that the ex-chief will soon be here. As an organization Tammany Is nearer to ruin than 1t has been since William M. Tweed led it --- O really important leaders say. can save 1t so effectually and quickly as the man who rose to It's leadership in Tilden's time and who led it success voluntarily retired in 1901. Tammany sees the rocks ahead and believes MT. Croker is the best pilot
 None of the good politicians of Tammany is blind 10 the fact that Mir. Murphy.s leadership has tailed. The only district leader who is consulted J. Hayes. the head of the fire depart ment. who is the official chief of Will liam A. Doyle. MT. Doyle is the only Tammany district leader in Brooklyn who has made good" in the Murphy fight on Patrick Henry McCarren. All the other leaders must perferce, while MT. Murphy continues to be leader, content themselves with hearing Bourke Cochran at Sands Point ard Bird Sims Coler. late of Brooklyn, say that MT. Murphy is the greatest cam paign manager living, since New York went Democratic by 122.000 in 1902 and by 62,000 in 1903.
 They have made up their minds, how ever, that the city would have gone Democratic in the years named if MT. Murphy had exerted. as formerly, me one thirty y-seventh of Tammany pow CT allotted to the Eighteenth Assem- bly, district. And what is more to the point. .Aey> are tired to death by the usurpations of Cochran and Coler. neither of whom could in Croker's time exert as much influence on the policy of the organization as the One of the leaders. asked the other day where Murphy was. replied: T don't know; Cochran told us he is at Mount Clemens, but Coler IS keeping 1t quiet" The men who carry the districts once liked to go down to Tammany Hall and talk over the sit uation with the boss
 Thirty-six of the thirty-seven dis trict leaders do no thesitate to say that Murphy overstepped the limit when he failed to send Judge Parker telegram of congratulation after the nomination. Grumbling considera- bly,, but still accepting Murphys leadership, they went through defeat he ,,,,,tt iv, uary, the State committee in March, the State convention in April and the National convention In July. They all knew that Murphy could no more Parker than he could prove that white was black: That's enough: we're for Parker" .Cockran and Coler flew af ter the band wagon. Murphy sulked, and he now seemsl to think he can Aeep up the fight on Parker in the conven- tion to nominate State candidates, and in Brooklyn. too. where Parker enthusiasm is at it's maximum height.
 In this situation lies the reason for Croker's return and the certainty that he will come. All Tammany. except Murphy, wants him to come. but the leaders are divided on the question whether he should come immediately or after the electionx Half of them present dangers by divesting Murphy of his power of malicious injury to the National ticket. Others say that Tammany, if 1t watches him, can att ca campaign. The faction s'es.S desires oi Mr' se Croker to delay his return until Mo- vember. Returning then, he can ad- organization which will mature at the annual meeting of the executive committee ia December,
 It may be stated on the authority of half a dozen of MT. Croker's life long friends that he will never him self resume the titular leadership of Tammany. On the same authority it may be added, however, that he IS ready to assume the role of responsi- ble adviser of the Tammany organi- him to do so
 Dangers of an eelingly serious description threaten TamnIany if Q change of leadership is not effected. organization before the Presidential election. but there will be one imme- diately afterward if Murphy con- tinues to be the Tammany leader. So independent voters of Manhattan and the Bronx by MurphY's malevolent opposition to Parker. which is with out substance or reason, that the in future city, State or national politics. The city Democracy i5 in no humor to submit to the rldicule of intelligent Democrats because Murphy misrepre- sents its sentiments. aims and intelli- gence.
 Several times rerantly Eagle news has referred to the Likelihood of new Democratic organization. The Tammany leaders w1o oppose Murphy's continuance in authority know that this news is accurate They have re- ceived their information from the well known, influential and wealthy Dem ocrats who purpose to establish it. For the protection of Tammany they desire to bring about. readjustment of its affairs which will satisfy the independents and prevent split in the party. Such split will of course make difficult, if not impossi- ble, the election of a Tammany mayor to succeed Colonel Mcclellan.
 A new leader-Ahearn, FeatherSon. Hopper. Keenan or Martin-wou!d be able. in the judgmenr of the Manhat- tan politicians, to hold the Demo- crats together. MT Croker's coming will precipitate a change, these Dem ocrats believe, and repair the dam ages done to local Democratic proS~