New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-23
TIGER ON THE CRAWL
TO LICK HEARSTpS HAND.
Murphy Openly Endorses Coler as
Candidate for Governor.

Charles F Murphy. after a consultation on
Sunday with various district leaders at the
Democratic Club came out yesterday with
semi-officiaI Endorsement Of Bird S. Coler as the
Democratic candidate for Governor next fall
He said that Coler was a good Democrat and
that he would prove TO be a strong candidate
Borough President CoIer. who ran on the
Hearst ticket in November. when seen last
night by a Tribune reporter said that he was
for Hearst for Governor.
Murphy's move IS interpreted among the poll
ticians as the first step in a plan 10 swing Tam
many Hall TO the support Of the Hearst can
didate for Governor. whether that candidate
should prove TO be Congressman Hearst or Bors
ough President Coler
Another Interpretation Of IT is that Murphy
took this way of serving notice on Thomas F.
Ryan. August Belmont and Anthony n. Brady
TO drop the idea OF antaEoniziug Tammany
Hall and resume doing business at the same
old 14th-st stand.
Probably Mr. Murphy means both these things
when he takes a stand for Coler and says that
he would make a good candidate for Governor.
Mr.. 1Iurphys comment was provoked by
report that Coler was again on friendly terms
with Tammany. having broken away from the
Hearst men TO some extent. When Mr.. Murphy
was asked about this he said:
COLER ALWAYS A WINNER.
Mr. Coler is a good man and a Democrat I
do not know whether he viii be a candidate or
not but he is a good man. and he is popular,
too. He was elected Governor in 1902, although
he was not seated. He is always elected when
he runs for office. and that is the sort Of a man
TO nominate for an office"
Have you met Mr.. Coler lately?" he was
asked
Not lately" said Mr.. Murphy
do you believe that he can be eIected?' was
asked.
Il do. IF he can only get the nomination he
VIII be the next Governor. He was elected
President Of the Borough OF Brooklyn by big
plurality, and he has always shown himself to
be a vote getter."
Are you willing to go on record for these
remarks"
'I am always willing 70 so on record for what
I say" said Mt Murphy.
win YOU support Mr.. Coler # he comes out
as a candidate2"
1T is too early TO answer that question" said
Mr.. Murphy IF 7 answered II some people
might say 1 was interfering. I only say that
Coler would be a strong candidate"
When Borough President Coler was asked
about the Murphy statement he said.
4 haven't read the statement which Nj Muir
ply Is said to have made All know about It
is from hearsay. But whatever Mr.. Murphy
may have TO say about my being a candidate.
The fact remains that an not candidate for
any Office am very busy with the duties Of
The Borough Presidency. and expect 10 be busy
Tor the next four years in this Office. What
ever preference 1 may have for a candidate for
Governor is in favor Of William r. Hearst"
DEFEAT WOULD RUIN MURPHY.
A member Of the Tammany executive COM
mittee in commenting on the Murphy. statement
last night, said:
Murphy wants TO serve notice On all Demo
cEaJS Jhat Iammany is going to try to get be
nild winner next fall Another defeat or an
other such showing as Tamnany made last
November against Hearst. would ruin NTlrrhy-
As leader and the organization would go over
70 hearst Murphy purposes 10 foresJau any
toward the Hearst men. BY standing for Coler
ne ne comes WITHIN one OF standing for Hearst, as
eoler is committed Il. Hearst. CoIer may make
q showing Of independence. but he is a Hearst
Democrat, just the same
Mcclellan and his kitchen cabinet have de-
c!ared war on Murphy and NIcCarren. and Muir
phEs boom for Coler to-day is his answer
Boiled down, IL is that Tammany is going TO 90
wouldn't DO it If he didn't have TO- He is siripIJ,
making the best Of bad situation.
Experience has taught Tammany district lead
ers the political wisdom Of getting in behind
winners. McClelan's narrow escape last fail
was virtual defeat for the organization. as
thousands OF voters believed afterward that
Hearst got the worst Of 1t on the count
The election next fall IS almost as important
TO Tammany Hall as the one last year. First
and foremost is the fact that there will be seven
supreme Court justices nominated in this
county. That means whole lot 10 Tammanv
as several well known organization LAWYERS
want 70 De nominated The Hearst people also
would Ike 10 put seven Of their LAWYERS on the
bench but they might be willing 10 give Tam
many the greater number Of the places If Tam
many Tor their part would uuCCudiriOuaIIv
support the Hearst candidate for Governor
Besides the judges, there VIII he twelve Sta 70
Senators, eleven congressman and tHfrtv-fve
AssemblyDel TO be elected IN this county, and
IL would be a good deal better for Murphy If he
could name his men IN the Democratic districts
Win the assurance that they would win titan II
would 10 have a three coTnered fight with
prospect that either the Republican or the
Hearst men would win. BY supporting FTesrsr
or Co-er for Governor Murphy might carry near-
~ al OF his normally safe Democratic districts
mat the Hearst men are going ahead with
their plans regardless Of Taumany IS certain
counties the Hearst men are telling of the COM
ing Of the political millennium that will be
ushered In by the election of Hearst as Gov
erDC~.
sons for desiring the election Of the Democratic
candidate for Governor If Murphy and Hearst
get together MCCGrrel would have 10 fall fu
Inc Tor Hearst or Coler, whether ne liked IL or
not In Kings there VIII be six or seven justices
Of the supreme Court. seven State Senator's
twenry-one AsseTnblyueu and six C0neressmen
balottec for next fall and AIcCarren is lust as
anxious 10 pick a winner as is Murphy.
In either case these machine leaders w0uId
squelch the so-caIIed Democratic reorganizers
and eE-BorougL President Littleton.