Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-19
TAMMANY HALL ISS0RE
MURPHY SECURES A DELEGATE
AT-1ARaE WITHOUT COMPROMISE
Cockran's Eloquence Falls Upon Heed
less Ears-Hill in Absolute
Control.

Hill, Inen given sugar PAuhi, 1AiA ASA~1~
to be good, and sulks in a corner!
Tammany Hall ia unreconciled to Judge
| Parker and will hurt him yet, II the oc-
casion arises. There are open wounds On
| the democratic body polite which will do
considerable bleeding between now and
election day Yesterdays conflict left some
scars.
The advice which Senator Bacon OF Geor-
gia and other southern democrats who are
intent upon squelching the Hearst move
ment in the south gave to the New York
democrats was accepted, notwithstanding
the protests Of Tammany, and by practl-
cally two-thirds vote the convention IN
structed for Judge Parker. 1t Is the unanl-
nous opinion Of all prominent democrats
here that the action of last nights conven-
tfon practically assures Judge Parker the
nomination at St. Louis.
Tammany Hall stood out to the last
against instructions. 1t would. perhaps
seem that Boss Murphy was unrea-
sonable, but it was the only way he had
to express his disagreement with Mr. Hlii
and to insist upon Tammanys rights In the
state organization. 1t would be petter, ne
argued, to make the fight and be whipped
than to Weld, compromise or otherwise traf-
fic with Mr.. Hill.
Parker Gets Into the Game.
It was Judge Parker who finally got into
the game and brought about the handing
of the sugar plum to Boss Murphy. The
latter took it without so much as thank
you." still consistent in his contention that
it belonged to him by right, and refusing to
the last to give anything in return.
During yesterday prominent democrats
who called upon Judge Parker on the long
distance phone at his home in Esopus told
him that Mr. Hill was running things with
too high hand at Albany. Some people
got mad and spoke right out in meeting
that they believed Hill was merely using
Judge Parker's boom to strengthen his own
grasp on the state machine. Judge Parker
was advised to call off Mr.. Hill and not
let him ride rough shod over Tammany
Hail.
Judge Parker intimated to Mr.. Hill that
a little more consideration might be de-
sirable, and last evening, just before dusk,
Boss Murphy was notified that he might
have his delegate-at-large from Tammany
Hall, and that he would not be asked to
move to make the instructions for Judge
Parker unanimous.
He accepted the offer, and named George
Ehret, the wealthy brewer, saying he did
not desire to go as delegate himself. But
he wanted it distinctly understood that he
would not abate his opposition to instruc-
tions for Judge Parker.
Mr.. Hill accepted, smilingly, this ulti
matum He did not want to let Murphy go
away from Albany posing as martyr, his
friends say, and concluded finally that Muir
ply already had given the democrats of
the nation an object lesson in Tammany's
ability to rustic for itself, so he passed the
word along to wind up the business and let
the convention get away.
Cockran's Eloquence.
He and Murphy will settle their little af
fair hereafter. The fight in the conven-
ton against instruction was made in rather
a perfunctory and spiritless manner
Bourke Cochran made one of his thrilling
speeches, but he was talking to set of
fixed and obstinate men and his arguments
and persuasionS fell upon ears that heard
not nor needed.
Every man present was doubtless think
ing of the same thing, what is Tammany
going to do to the ticke next fall? Upon
whose head. besides David B. Hills. will
Murphys vengeance fall?
Now Mr. Murphy'S friends are saying to-
day that the fight is over and that Tam
many will Loyalty support Judge Parker at
II.
good care to enforce the unit rule for the
guidance of the delegates and Tammany
will have to stand by Judge Parker at St.
Louis.
him at st. Louis. Wha. secret cabals Tam
many may indulge in, however is ques-
ton to which the instructions do not apply
Hill in Absolute Control.
Mr. Hill remains in absolute control of the
state machinery and is the boss with the
mailed hand. Mr.. Hill, however, does not
control Judge Parker and cannot. Mr.. Hill
may run his machine to suit himself, but he
will not run Judge Parker.
1t can be stated with the utmost positive
ness that Judge Parker. far from being in
different to his political fortunes as some of
the southern and western democrats have
argued from his silence on national issues
is keenly alive to the situation and has his
eye on the gun all the time. He is In COM
munication with the lee ding democrats of
all the states and knows what Is going on
He wants to be nominated now and the day
that he is nominated he will resign from the
bench and announce himself upon the issues
of the times.
Judge Parker's attitude toward other fac
tions of the party, and l am speaking by
the card In these observations, is concilia-
tory. He is in favor of letting Bryan state
the Bryan case at ST. Louis. He thinks,
with Senator Dubois, that Bryan will be
1ority.
Parker's Opinion Of Bryan.
Judge Parker does not share the view
that Bryan will bolt the democratic con-
vention. He thinks that when Bryan has
made his appeal to the national conven-
ton and sees that he Is in the minority
he will not lay himself open to the same
charge he so fercely has made against
those who followed Palmer and Buckner
The fizzle of the Hearst boom was really
pathetic. 1t was merely ignored by the
politicians. They would not recognize its
existence The town was literally deluged
with Hearst literature Wagon load after
wagon load was dumped ON the pavement
in front OF the Ten Eyck Hotel, and the
pamphlets. leaflets and eulogistic docu-
ments subsequently showered upon the
streets.
Mr. Hearst's name was not mentioned In
the convention and he had no represen-
tation there that was of Official record
Today Mr.. Hill II very much pleased