New-York tribune., 1905-11-02
SEE MURPHY'S WATERLOO.
Democrats Realise McCleuan's De
feat Means Dounfa all of Leader.

Mayor McCiellan's defeat on Tuesday ne1t
means tho probable resignation OF Charles n.
Murphy leader OF Taumany Hall not iasef
than January /, next The key to Murphy
power as leader OF the organization u oontroi OK
the patronage through the City Hail. With Mo
Clsllan At the City Hall ono positiveiy dis
tAsteful to Murphy has been allowed 10 reMaaa
1T the head cr department This meant IN
enforced harmony IN the organization me 90
feat OF the Mayor, when SO much depends on IL
win do moro to retire Murphy from tho leader
ship than any other thing.
II Rearst should run even with Mcclellan NJ
now seems probable, he Will bs powerfui iAo'o1
in the next State and National conventions
In fact, II Hearst gets more than loo.oVV vo's''
It means that he Will be able to practically ooin-
mate tho Democratic political situation IN eniS
State
The corporate interests IN Wall street. WHICH
have bean backing Mcclellan and Murphy ZOE
the last two years will hold Murphy responsible
for the result on Tuesday next II that result ~
disastrous to the so-called Gold Democratic
wing OF the national organization Murphy VIII
not be supported any longer by that clement
Murphy has anassed fortune In the short
ttyns he has been leader. In that respect he has
bssn like John +. Carroll who ran tho machine
for a year or two while Croker was In Europe.
and retired millionaire.
Opposition to Murphy's leadership is oeVeiop-
ing rapidly and, If Mcclellan should lose, there
Il every reason to believe that several OF inc
leaders would fight Murphy IN the open
Senator James J. FraWiey is regarded by many
q lhe successor of Murphy. At Tammany Hail
yesterday the small fry discussed the early re-
tire1nent OF Murphy. and predicted that either
Senator Frawley Congressman Timothy II.
Sullivan would succeed him at an early day
Some queer figures are being passed around
by the Tamrnany men, to cheer UP the faithful
during the red flag period of the wigwam's his
tory Battery Dan" Finn told Mr.. Murphy
yesterday that the Hearst vote IA the LIST AS
ssnbIy District will be only 45o. There are about
four thousand votes in the district. and the Re-
publicans concede Hearst ! 200 votes.
City Chamberlain Patrick keenan, has raised
his estimate Of the Hearst vote In his district
from 1500 to 900. There 1000 votes In
the district The Hearst men are claiming the
district by 200 over both the Republicans ano
Tammany.
James ]. Martin told the Mcclellan managers
yesterday that the 9th District would not give
Hearst more than 800 votes There are 5000
votes in the district. The Republicans estimate
that Hearst will get LOO votes in the district
splitting the Tammany vote in half
The meeting in Carnegie Hall tomorrow night
at which Judge Alton B. Parker will make his
first appearance in the campaign WliI pe pre-.
ceded by big parade led by the Ith Regiment
band, including 100 men. The marcn OF the
parade will be from the armory to Madison ave.
TO 23d-st. TO 5th-ave, and through that thor
oughfare to 57tfl-st. to the hail.
Clifford W. Hartridge and some lawyers or
ganized the meeting. Mr.. Hartridge will call 1T
10 order and introduce Judge Parker. who is ex-
pected TO make interesting address on the
campaign issues. The other speakers include
Albert Stickney, Edward M. Shepard. John u.
Carlisle and Mayor Mcclellan.
Asked yesterday about the Hearst estimate OF
"a 600 votes for Mcclellan in New-York County,
Charles T. Murphy said:
.'If YOU turn that estimate around and make
it 44000 for Hearst you will be nearer cor
rect
Asked about Bird S. Colers prophecy
that the Municipal Ownership ticket would re-
ceive 900 votes, Mr.. Murphy inquired with
sarcasm
''N, nat is Bird S. going to get?'
Mr. Murphy declared that there was nothing
in the report that Senator Patrick McCarrerl
Democratic leader in Kings is not supporting
the city ticket but is devotng all his efforts to
his county ticket Il have contrary informa-
tion,' he said
The last gun of the campaign" aside from
the Hippodrome meeting on Sunday night viii
be the usual last Sunday night meeting prior
to an election, at Miners Bowery Theatre con-
Quoted by the Sullivan faction Congressman
Tim D. Sullivan viii speak