New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
MURPHY WHIPS HILL.
cFTS -FOUR OF HIS MEN.
Tu Be ir Control at albany Meet
;rg-Talk for Mcclellan.

--,s r Murphy last night fortified his con-
.aa Democratic State Committee and
~ .,r,. --.-ao himself the state Democratic
- ~, ,~rtgr.lg four supposed Hiil members
81, e.a-r committee. thus getting fun and
--+-1r a. ..e body which on Saturday next
.-.,-,.. .o.l raG che meeting OF the state con-
,srtlon
-, c,-ye-s are John II. Calvin. jeremiah
r--,t of GIars Fails: Clinton Beckwith. Of
.,..ti--e-. and Charles IT. Lux. of clyde. In
,,,,so, 10 these ar Murphy received assur-
r.o-- tro th-ee members rrom Erie that
- mould la With him as against David b.
~ r-e three buffalo men are William II
--.-,.t-i.t chairman ~ the Erie Democratic
-, committee. 7. J. Kennedy and Henry
- Tho Brooklyn men We're wavering
-. ~ was said last night that Deputy
-. commissioner William A. Doyle. James
-...,n and Edward Glernon would all swing
~ from NcCarren and Join hands with the
.,-,sv r1er on saturday
- Mummy and his immediate friends had q
- NJ felG day yesterday at the waldorf-As-
"a which had the appearance last night OF a
-.-oorati, headquarters Mr. Murphy was II
-s.-snce several times yesterday with Will
- l'orners. the Erie County leader; Con-
.-.s.nar-elect ". Bourke COCHRAN. J. Sergeant
Borough
- commissioner ODonnen. Mr.. Conners has
de sort Of offensive and defensive alliance
-, Tarmauy. As a result of 81. Buffalo may
h,r. me naming Of the candidate for Governor
ths faA
noteworthy Development of the situation
.,.,s-asv was the growth of the Mcclellan
t,.- mss was particularly noticeable last
Ia. &, the waldorf where Mr. Murphy met
--ha- % Western men and had chance to
,.vrs them concerning Democratic sentiment
colonel Edward Brown. Of ST louis who has
Wall Street interests. said that the Democrats
NJ a. Louis had been greatly impressed by the
growing popularity Of Mcclellan. and that the
:, Louis delegation would rather see him noTni-
mated than any other candidate from this State
FxCoueressman Benjamin Lefevre, OF Ohio.
who managed Calvin S. Brices campaign for
she senatorshp years ago. said: IF Mcclellan
keens on making good as Mayor OF thsa city
nothing can prevent his nomination at st.
Louis" Henry ". Davis. Missouri Democrat,
ea'd that his money would go on Mcclellan for
the nomination.
Colonel 'Bfr" McCres- OF this city, who is just
back from Chicago where he looked over the
political situation. said:
The Harrison machine IN Chicago is figuring
or the best way 70 Go up the Hearst boom.
They nave aholt reacne0 the CONCLUSION that
The best thing TO DO is TO help nominate Mayor
Mcclellan"
It is understood that Immediately after the
meeting Of the State Committee on Saturday
there wiz be cessation OF Cleveland talk on
the part q Ar. Murphy and his friends. and the
Mcclellan boom viii be formally launched.
Deputy Fire Commissioner Doyle said yester-
cay regarding llis resolution at a meeting OF the
Al2ss County Democratic General Committee
on tuesday evening that II was the sense OF the
committee that the delegates TO the Democratic
state Convention should go unpledged that he
vas prompted by no one IN Manhattan TO intro
euoe the resolution He declared he did It on his
own responsibility. He was under the ir.1pres-
sion that a resolution would be offered pledg-
ing the Kings County delegates 10 Chief Judge
Parker. lie was led 20 believe this by reason of
various reports in newspapers. and thought they
were true.
Commissioner Doyle added that he did not
oppose Judge Parker. He considered him 20 ha
q good man, and had not the slightest thing
against him, but he favored the old rule which
hsd always been IN force. that the delegates
could attend the State convention free.