The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-07

ference terminated with Murphy's abb
rupt departure, in high dudSeon and
with the threat that the battle on his
brooklyn rival should be prosecuted
with renewed and relentless energy.
Murphys meeting with Messers.
Sheehan, Nicoll and Ryan was the re-
suit of conference at the office Of
Chairman Sheehan, on the sixth floor
of the Mutual Life building, in Nassau
street.
Parker is Annoyed.
The MurphyMcCarren quarrel has
annoyed Judge Parker and his mama
gers much and Sheehan and Nicoll
hoped within the first twenty-four
hours after they had been officially ap-
prised of their appointment to hiring
about truce If not an absolute
settlement.
During yesterday morning Messrs.
Sheehan and Nicoll read the exclusive
and defiant interview with Senator Nc
Carren in the American" asserting
that he had Murphy defeated in Kings
by from sixteen to eighteen of the
twenty-one districts.
Later and after luncheon, they saw
in the afternoon papers an angry re-
tort from Murphy. reading: so Shee-
han says McCarren is chairman of the
Democratic State executive Committee
Well. I cannot dispute that. Shall 7
recognize him as such? AS to that. I
can only say that. If McCarren is to be
chairman Bill Devery ought To- be
treasurer They are both in the same
business"
Chairman sheehan had hardly Pc
rused this sneering observation from
the Tammany Chief than he dashed to
the telephone. called up Tammany
Hall and asked for Mr.. Murphy.
Gone for the day. was the response.
where can I find him." asked Shee-
han. anXiously.
Gone downtown somewhere" was
the only satisfaction to be secured.
Found with Cram.
After wiring here, there, and every
where without discovering Murphy,
SneeHan beInought himself of the Office
OF Chairman J. Sergeant Cram, OF the
Tammany Hall General Committee. on
the fifteenth floor of the same build
ing in which his own office is situated
Passing up the telephone Sheehan took
the elevator and soon found the OBJ
Ject of his quest in consultation
with secretary Thomas +. Smith
and Treasurer Philip J. Donohue. OF
Iammany Hall.
Come down stairs at once. some
friend desire to see you" said Shee-
han to Murphy as he seized his hand.
Murphy assented and the two joined
Nicoll and Ryan within few minutes
So reticent were all the parties to what
then happened that the exact CONVEX
sation could only be extracted by piece
meal.
According TO the hest information
obtainable Chairman Sheehan broke the
ice with an impassloned :<appeal to
Murphy to give an earnest Of his 10y
atty to Judge Parker by quitting his
warfare uon Senator MCCarren. at least
until after the November election.
Murphy listened with closely drawn
lips, first to Sheehan. then to NicoIl
and finally to Ryan.
Then he asked; And if 1 agree to
stop Will you guarantee that McCarren
is not made chairman of the State Exc
cutive Committee?'
Sheehun Refused to Yield.
OF course we cannot do that: he Is
already chairman. you know" replied
Chairman Sheehan.
"Oh, no he isn't. He has yet to be-
elected by the Executive Committee"
persisted Murphy.
No election is required He is al
ready chairman by virtue OF his hav-
Ing been named first on the committee
by State Chairman Meyer" answered
Shechan
well, then, am opposed to him. 1
am opposed TO any man who first be-
trayed me and then the organization
l representa- man who has been ac-
cused of trying to deliver the police
Of Brooklyn over to the gamblers
Such a man is not fit to manage Judge
Parker's or any other campaign" re-
torted Murphy. his niger incrcastng as
he sought to remember tho details Of
his open quarrel with McCarren, one
result of which WIS the i'emoval Of
Deputy Police Commissioner Henry
Haggerty
"Rut," pleaded sheehan and Nico,l
practically in the same breath. You arc
aware that fractional differences viii
ticket this Fall?"
Tnmmnuy Loyal to Parker.
You need have no anxiety about
Tamm1nv doing hor full duty nv tho
nemocr1tic nominees. Our organize