New-York tribune., 1906-08-23
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FOR the present.
Charles II. Arurphy-marooned Murphy. they
can him now-went away to Good Ground,
where his Great Danes have been taught 70 nip
the peaceful legs Of inquiring newspaper men,
and he had nothing more 90 say for the present
And Fire Commissioner oBrien. Mayor Nc
clenan's consulting engineer. the young political
general who let his chief go away for the sum-
gner with the assurance that by the time he got
hack both Murphy and Hearst and the other
soul troublers would be suing for peace-Mr.
O'Brien took a ride iE his automobile and said
nothing for publication. He went through the
civil list and. checked up the names Of men who'
sn the aggregate, draw about S25OO0O IN salaries
every month and wondered whether 1t would
he safe 10 nut the screws on them and make
them come out against Murphy at the primaries
With the Titans resting. the political sltuaIloh
was without form and void Mr.. Murphy's case
was particularly void. 1t was void OF onence
OF defence Murphy was marooned. The leader
OF Tammany Hall, the only virile fighting Demo-
cratic organization in the Empire State-no one
wanted him. il was the first time in the history
OF Tammany Hail that a proffer made in ap-
parent good faith by its leader had been spurned
Jerome won't have Murphy, Mcclellan won't
have him. and Hearst rubs 1t in by saying tha'
Murphy may be for him. but he is not for Muir
AGr. Murphy that he has a fat bank account
anG that the profits of the New York Contract
ing and Trucking Company show no signs OF
diminishing. THE Daily News" Mr. Murphy's
personal organ rubs witch hazel on the sore
spot by saying:
It takes a great deal of strength of character
Cor a who is the leader Of an organization
20 favor a man he always fought. because he
knows and feels that the candidacy Of that man
IS the best thing for the organization, the party
and the people at large The man VINO so sos acts sI,
tn the very teeth OF a personal attack on him by
the man whom the people want rises above par
tisanship above his opportunity to wreak petty
vengeance. and becomes the true leader.
over in Kings Senator McCarren is making a
brave struggle with a somewhat uncertain
Gaynor boom. Mr. McCarren is on the black
list OF Hearst. Jerome, Murphy and Mcclellan.
With things in such a highly mutable condi-
tlon. Long Pat is quietly organizing a boom
for Justice Gaynor. Justice Gaynor has way
OF never disturbing boom organized in his in
terest until after the delegates get to the state
convention. at which time he invariably does
what they do not want him to do. But Senator
McCarren does not care. If the judge sets him
down hard on the pavement, it will be only one
more shock. and he's used TO them. Mr.. Nc
Carren is said TO he Of the opinion that Mr..
Hearst will voluntarily retire from the field as
soon as Justice Gaynor's boom reaches Buff
falo He never has taken the trouble to ask
Hearst about it or he would know better.
The days calendar rounded out yester-
day by a signed statement" from Borough Pres
ident Coler. AS Mr.. Coler the only promi-
nent Democrat who would talk. his statement
was received with languid thanks. He said:
have bsen asked so often as to what is my
attitude in the present confused political situa-
fion that feel il only just make clear state
ment- have always been in favor of united.
aggressive and free Democratic party and this
year 1 think that the party should go to the
polls cleansed of all suspicion OF corporation
control, with either Judge CiaynOr Mr.. Hearst
as its candidate. Personally, 1 have not always
agreed with Mr. Hearst's policies. Personally,
] have felt that some Of the men surrounding
him make il very hard 10 support him. Not
withstanding all this Notwithstanding that my
personal preference might lie IN another direc-
tiOn, l am convinced that there is underlying
the entire situation issue so important to the
people that any little personal feeling of mine
or Of any of those who think / do must be
petty in comparison with the question which
the people will have TO decide.