New-York tribune., 1906-12-17
PLUMS ARE RIPENlNG.
JUICY, DEMOCRATIC KIND.
Boys Wait for Murphy and Conners
to Shake the Tree.

Before the end of this week Charles F. Murphy
and William J. Conners, together with the newly
elected Democratic state officials hope to have the
state patronage question disposed of. The men
who elected to state Offices the Democratic
ticket had good 6eal to say the stump about
the evils of the boss system. 1t looks as IL
they were going to try a two-year experiment Of
1t under Murphy and Conners just to see if what
they said true. Whenever William Schuyler
Jackson to town he makes it his business
to see either Charles F. Murphy or William ]. Con-
ners, if the latter is here. before he says
anything. Messrs. Murphy and Conners are
waiting for the return Saturday from Eu-
rope of Martin H. GIynn. the Controller-elect.
before making promises to their district lead
ers. The Attorney General has few good things
to give out in the shape of patronage plums. but
as puns they not so large juicy as the
kind that will grow on Mr.. Glynn's tree.
There five offices worth $4,000 a year in the
New York branch of the Transfer Tax Bureau con-
nected with the Controllers office, to say nothing
of two three good paying places in the Albany
office. Those In the New York Bureau, at No 257
Broadway, filed by the following we'll known
Republicans:
Charles X. Lexow, ex-Assemblyman Robert
Mazet ex-Assemblyman Hal Bell James Yereance
and Moses NJ. Mckee ]. d. Frost is the appraiser
in Brooklyn. with Office at No 40 Court street
Murphy is looking with longing eyes on these hve
places in the New York Bureau. With Mcclellan
appointing nti-Murphy men TO local offices, Mr.
Murphy's machine is decidedly out of repair these
days II ne can get tneS6 SiUuO JOOS ne can ease
things Up good deal. But Mr.. Glynn has num-
ber OF Albany lawyer friends, who think they can
they have told MIR Giynn that they will move down
to New York If he will appoint them Paeky aSL.
places and nd Mr. ' Murphy will be lucky if he gets
Attorney General jackson will have about thir-
teen places to fill. Few of his appointees will come
branch bran ofice here. but there only three good
places in It These are Med at pgesent, 90 by ~ Alex
Ernest H. Wallace, 2.4O0 1t is understood that
Mr. jackson will appoint Charles Dolsen, Of Buf,
falo: William A. Deford and James A Donnelly, OK
New York Charles p Williams, Of Wayne cGunty' ~at
Of MS to his na Ths aa viii M
with about eight less important places to fill. and
'hfEs hs bes 'sn aes & ss
are held at present by the following q d
second deputy, Horace Mcclure. Rochester. s4oeo;
Mayye GSr e so; S agricultural fpGS law deputy g o
Pratt. Cambridge, 5000; taxation deputy; E G; F.
sandy Creek $1,000; managing deputy. ]. s Rosal-
sky New York 500 assistant 70 Court Of Claims ls inns
assistant to taxation deputy, James j. Barrett
The State Controller has q large number Of clerks
covered by the Civil Service rules, and if removed
their successors must be taken from the compet.
on getting Controller Glynn to appoint an
held by j D. Frost as transfer tax appraiser GIynn
and McCarren are personal friends, but as Mct'ar-
Hearst Messrs MurpRy and c0nners are re eondent
that Glynn win not affront the organization by
naming a McCarren man.
Thus far the friends of William r. Hearst have
had little to say about the patronage: Mr.. Hearst
will be back from the Southwest this week, and
doubtless. will take part in the patronage confer
William A. Deford. on Mr.. Hearsts CAM
paign staff. is the only simon pure Hearst man
who IS looking for state job. II Is likely that ne
will be made a Deputy Attorney General The
Hearst men are likely to put in claim for one or
two of the places in the transfer tax bureau.
The significant thing about the later develop
ments is that Murphy and Conners have assumed
sort OF propretorship of the patronage. Applicants
for Jobs under the new Democratic state officials
go first Murphy and Conners, and afterward to
the newly elected officials