New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-20
NO HOPE FOR MURPHY.
Has orch Enemy to Remain at Head
of EaecutiUe Committee.

senator McCarTen SAID yesterday thdt tners
had been no demand on the Democratic Ma
tional or State committee for his retirement
chairman Of the State executive COMMITTEES.
and he declared that he would not retire State
Chairman Meyer assured the newspaper men
that Mr.. McCarren would remain at the head
of the executive committee, and National Chair
man Thomas Taggart said that he had not
mixed In the fight between Murphy and Nc
Carren and did not intend 10 interfere
Judge Parker's friends at national COMMITTEES
headquarters said that the worst thing that
could happen TO the Parker canvass now would
be for them 10 go back on McCarren. IL is
understood that Judge Parker has told his
friends to stand by McCarren-
Chairman Meyer and Senator McCarren said
yesterday that the Democratic State committss
would not be called TO meet until after the pri-
maries en- August 80. Probably the COMMITTEES
will meet at the Hoffman House on Wednesday.
August 81. and the State convention doubtless
will he ordered for September 20. at Saratoga.
six days after the Republican convention.
There is nothing in the report that am going
to get out" said Mr.. McCarren That story
about a midnight conference and demand on
the leaders that retire made out of whole
cloth"
There is no proposition pending for any
change I'm the State organization said Mr..
Meyer. The reports current that any change
likely 20 be made are incorrect. The so-callsd
conference at the Hoffman House last night was
one OF the ordinary talks between the leaders
but there was discussion OF any changes tI
the State organize tfon-" "
II was learned yesterday that Charles F. MUr-
ply was invited to talk things over with Messr>.
Meyer. Taggart Mack, Victor J. Bowling and
Thomas F. Smith the Hoffman House ON
Thursday night. Mr. Murphy. however, started
for oh nh hs is h
ton. before the invitation reached him. He
would not have gone to the conference If Sena-
tor McCarrer had been there. The talk did not
result in healing the breach between the leaders
Murphy will go right throwing out dark
hints about McCarren. and the Parker mer viii
have to make the best Of II.
Senator McCarrel's position is regarded il Is
said. as fmpregnable. for two reasons-frst. be-
cause the organization for this campaign. meas
ured By all precedents. is closed incident. and.
second the service! the real hard and indispen-
sable work accomplished by Senator McCarren
in Kings County before the State convention.
made possible the Instructions for Judge
Parker without which he would never have
been nominated for President II is inconceiv-
able that the part he played would be rewarded
by his removal from his place at the head OF
the executive committee at the behest of the
leader of Tammany Hail. who had opposed the
nomination OF the candidate Opposed 20 this
view is the opinion that Senator McCarren
should subordinate his own ambitions at this
time 10 the political fortunes OF the national
candidate.
John 3. Stanch1eld. of ElmEa, came down
from Chemung County yesterday to look after
his GOyernOrship boom. When asked about the
probable choice OF the State convention he said:
1t all depends on what the Republicans do
The Republican State convention comes first
II looks now If Root Is out of IL. With him
out, the Democratic nomination is likely to go
up the State. If the Republicans nominate a
New-York City man. We might have to do the
same thing. / don't believe any can tell
what the ticket will be like until the RepubIi-
cans nominate their ticket
Democratic politicians yesterday discussed the
possibility OF eleCting a successor 10 Senator
Depew. whose term expires next year res
olution adopted year ago stipulating that
the State convention this year should agree upon
a candidate for United States Senator Among
the possibilities discussed yesterday were Will
lam F. Sheehar. Controller Grout, Edward NJ
Shepard George Rafnes. of Rochester and Nor
man E Mack. or Buffalo
One of the solutions for settlement Of the
Murphy -McCarren fight discussed yesterday was
the feasibility of promising McCarren the col
leCtOrShip of the port of New-YOrk in case OF
Parker's election. and thus inducing him 10 re-
tire from the State Executive Committee as
soon as the State committee meets II is ~ar-
tain that McCarren will get a handsome reward
at the hands of Judge Parker II the Democrats
win