Evening star., 1905-10-22
NEW YORK POLITICS.
Continued From First Paseo 2

be a man of more than ordinary ability,
and. wfnle formerly barkeeper. had. like
Murphy. relinquished that vocation years
ago. Cuilkin, moreover. was the strictest
kind of temperance man. Fuller was su-
perseded by Culkin, but Fullerawas, kept
In a prominent place In the court and MS
salary was reduced 800 year.
Investigation proved that Jerome had
spoken hastily in the matter. that Fullsr
was a relative of one OF the minor OH
cials in District Attorney Jerome's officn
and that the trouble was far more per-
sonal in its character than political ---'
Mr.. Murphy was annoyed that Mr.. Je-
rome should speak of him in such sneer-
ing words. Mr.. Murphy's friends went on
tc point cut that the Judges of the court
themselves had made the change In the
clerks ONCE. and even II they had not Mr..
Jerome himself It Is claimed had set q
precedent by his own conduct four years
ago in deposing Clerk McKenna.
Something About Osborne.
1t was late In August that James W. Os-
borne began to be spoken OF as Tammany's
candidate for district attorney. He is the
son-in4iaw OF Augustus Van Wyck. New
York'ss democratic candidate for governor
in 1888, and therefore related by marriage
to ex-Mayor Robert A. Van wyck, brother
Of Augustus. John f. Carroll. deputy
leader of Tammany under Richard Croker
sence In Europe. Is the close friend of the
Van Wycks.
The Van Wycks and Mr.. Carroll and
their friends have not been friendly to Mr
Murphy since Mr.. Murphy's elevation to
be leader of Tammany. It was faction
ate dispute Of moment, and politicians ia
miliar with the situation declare that after
Mr. Jerome's personal and. In their tudg-
ment, unwarranted, attack on Murphy ear
iy In August the Van Wycks and Carroll
saw an opportunity to drive hard bar
gain with Murphy. -
AS the price Of reconciliation between
them and Murphy they demanded the NOM
ination of Osborne for district attorney.
There have been statements to the effect
that Jerome was not nominated by Tam
many and the republican organization OF
the county because Of a bargain with Odell
and Murphy. Mr.. OdIfs friends have ad-
mitted that they had attempted to make a
bargain with Murphy on these lines, but
that 1t was unsuccessful. 1t wasn't nee
-essary for Murphy to make such a bar
gain, because after Jerome's attack upon
him which led to the amicable arrange
ment in favor Of the Van Wyck-Carroll
faction of Tammany Osborne had been Sc
lected as the candidate for district attor-
ney. 1t was clearly the duty Of the re
publican organization of the county to fol-
low the lead Of the Citizens Union and
nominate jerome this year just as 1t had
four years ago, 1t is claimed by politt-
clans.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Jerome was
well aware that Mayor Mcclellan had re-
peatedly urged Jerome's nomination by
-Tammany the comment is made by even
Mr.. Jerome's fntimates that he played bad
politics in attacking Murphy as he did.
These close friends Of Mr.. Jerome say that
he owed it to himself and to his friends
who have stood by him for four years and
to the voters of New York city not to
have given Murphy the slightest excuse
for refusing him Tammanys nomination
for district attorney. The majority OF
IiCfr inf lnaA lore yUq Jerome
nominated, and yet they could not justify
Mr.. Jeromes personal attacks on their
leader Murphy felt Jerome's epithet OF
bartender" very keenly, for the reason that
since Murphy has become leader of Tam
many his environment is far different from
the old days when he was merely a. dis
trict leader. Now Murphy is frequently a
guest at the Union Club and the Metro
politan Club, two of the topnotch and
wealthiest clubs of New York city.
n. O. M.