New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
MURPHY'S PANIC CRY.
Says Hemst's Election WOutd Make
City Bonds WOrthteSs.

Murphy & Co. as stated in The Tribune Sun
| day, sent word all along the line yesterday for
| a quick opening of mad dog campaign
| Hearst is to be the mad dog" and the Tam
| many orators will do their best to stampede
| Republicans into the camp of honest graft"
| Hearst stands for the red flag and anarchy
while Mcclellan stands for the Stars and Stripes
and good government" said all the Murphy and
| Mcclellan men yesterday. Just rub that into
| the people and see If we can't flag this fellow
! Hearst"
Another scare manufactured by the Mcclellan
managers is the cry that il Hearst is elected the
wheels of government will stop. as the cfty's
bonds in the general panic. Will go below par.
| and cannot be sold at all.
| Tammany Moral-vote for Murphy Cog
pany, and let honest grating" go on undis-
turbed
The Tammany argument is that under the
charter city corporate stock cannot be sold for
less than par. At times within the last two
years city stock has sold for as low as 100 and
fraction If Hearst is elected say the Murphy
men, Wall Street will repudate the Hearst adj
ministration. refuse to buy city stock, and then
everything will stop with jolt and all the
statesmen drawing city salaries will starve to
DEATH or words to that effect
Tammany Moral No. 2-AH good Republicans
should vote the Murphy ticket, and make sure
of saving a few things out of the wreck.
The Murphy theory seems to be thatsbecause
times are good and grating has been reduced
to an exact and polished science it is better to
keep the present administration in than to
run the risk of having men who might do things
differently.
Hearst is cutting deep into Tammany Hall
deep enough to elect WINS by a plurality OF
5000 if the Republicans Will get out and vote
their ticket. The revolt in Tammany is owing
to the fact that thousands OF the little fellows
who believe in honest graft thought that If
they voted for Mcclellan two years ago they
would get their share of it. Ninety per cent Of
the graft went to the big fellows, and that is
where the shoe pinches. Now the little fellows
are ready to try another leader, to see If they
can't get in on the ground floor" the floor oc-
cuped by Charles F. Murphy. the New-York
Contracting and Trucking Company and the
McCarrea men in Kings.
Tammany continues stunned and dazed by the
defections from it's rank and file. Over in
Brooklyn Major Ebsten is likely to have the
support Of 10000 independent Democrats. This
is another blow to the Tiger" Murphy and
McCarren partners for the campaign, and
what hurts hurts the other.
For the aforesaid reasons the cry of Hearst!
and Mad dogw will be tried all this week.
One of the Tammany organs began the cam
paign yesterday with q picture of Hearst q
bomb thrower, while in another picture Hearst
was portrayed the viper that had been
warmed by Father Knickerbocker and now is
attacking his host.
The straw votes taken in saloons at the in
stance of the Tammany district leaders show
that Hearst is going to get the most of the
liquor vote. One OF Mayor McClellan's friends
told him yesterday that IN straw vote, taken
Saturday night in a saloon at Fulton-st. and
Myrtle-ave.. Brooklyn. the vote stood Hearst, !
8; Mcclellan 8: WINS. g. This the normal
WINS vote but it showed that Hearst had cap |
tured more than half of the regular Democratic |
vote.
With things going to the bad in Tammany |
Hail. Mr.. Murphy tried yesterday to whistle up /
the courage Of his friends. He said that Hearst |
would be buried out OF sight and that the !
Democrats would carry all five boroughs. Asked |
about the stampede of Tammany to Hearst, |
Mr.. Murphy said
Hearst has as much chance of being elected
as have"
do you mean of being elected personality"
Mr. Murphy smiled. and said Yes"
Mr. Murphy was next asked what reports he
had received from Brooklyn, and he replied
II have received very favorable reports from
Brooklyn"
do the reports come from McCarren?"
yes, and from other sources" said Mr.. Muir
ply.
When asked what he thought of the general
situation the leader of Tammany Hall paused
a minute and then said. with elaboration:
I'VE will elect the city and county tickets and
carry the five boroughs" /
His attention was drawn to the fact that two
years ago President Cromwell OF the Borough
of Richmond carried his borough by more than
200.
I'VE will overcome that easily" replied Mr.
Murphy.
'Is Tammany making poll?"
The reply to the question was in tho affirma-
tive He said also that the poll showed salts
factory results, and that III certain districts IN
Manhattan particularly very satisfactory re-
ports had come in. But Mr.. Murphy would not
give any figures He would not do that Just
yet he said
When he was asked what he had to say in re-
gard to the Hearst campaign charge OF fraud
ulent registration in Mr.. Murphy's district the
18th Assembly District. he replied:
Il can best answer that by referring you to a
letter have received"
Mr.. Murphy then exhibited letter addressed
to him. The letter signed Mike and read
as follows:
1 am authorized to communicate with you
and advise you that there couple of hun
dred OF my friends registered in your district !
whom I deliver for either ticket. 1 am :
ready to talk business with you your repre-
sentative and you can arrange meeting by
inserting in the Personal column OF THE
Herald" addressed to Mike" the time and |
place to meet your party
The Hearst men made merry over the Mike
letter
Hot air. hot air." said the Hearst manager.
Written by Murphys hired men in the execu- !
i've committee room in Tammany Hall" {
John C. Sheehan. leader of the greater New ,