The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-24

mously.
Speeches exhortIng all to uphold the res
olutions and stand By the ticket. includ
ing Mr. Hearst. the nominee for governor
were made BY Charles F. Murphy and
Congressman W. Bowke Cochran. Dan
F. Cohallan. the attorney for Tammany
Hall before the board Of elections. also
explained 10 the leaders that the putting
/ up Of independent candidates in the va
rious districts was the work Of the dis
trict committee and that Mr.. Hearst had
As usual, the district leaders took their
medicine without complaint. They are
50 used 10 Obeying orders that it would
not seem possible for them 10 do any
thing else Never was the solidarity OF
the Tammany organization more strik-
ingly displayed than at to-day's meeting
of this committc. which is the real gov
erning body.
seal Their Own Fate.
There wasn't a break In the line or a
murmur of outward protest, yet some OF
the leaders knew that their own personal
interests were being sacrificed by the
adoption of the resolutions In many OF
the districts Hearst. through the league.
has put Up third candidates. which means
that the Tammany leaders will lose the
only patronage they could hope to get out
I Of this election.
Yes / told the grand jury that I was
willing TO pay $50 If 1 got the indie
/ pendence League Endorsement for Con-
Z Sress- The grand jury had the letter
/ wrote Shober. as one Of the managers Of
the Independence League. offering to pay
I the money.
1T was intended to compensate the can
/ vassers who would have TO get thc sigma
! lures SO petition for my nomination by
/ the lndepeudence League. One thousand
names would be needed 70 get nay name
on the ballot Of the Independence League.
/ and somebody would have to be paid FOR
going 90 residents OF the district 10 get
/ their signatures. Then, there would be
notary fees.
/ This statement was made by Congress
man Joseph a GouldeH after he emerged
/ from the grand jury room to-day
Murphy Charges Dropped.
/ Other witnesses were examined. bur
nothing was brought out to substantiate
Murphys charges. and it was announced
/ that no bills would be returned nor would
any further action be taken
Now that the grand jury has dropped
the charges made by Murphy. it looks AS
! though the clouds hanging over the sun in
/ New York County are clearing away.
Even Chairman Corners. of the Demo
cratic state committee. has at last awsk-
ened and appointed his executive COM
mitteC- and there will be something doing
every day from now on IN the Hearst
campaign. 1t is a strange union between
the two men. Hearst and Murphy who
never meet In friendly intercourse as they
pass by.
1t was only a year ago that Hearst i'm
/ his newspaper. pictured Murphy in prison
stripes. and denounced him as the greed
lest and most corrupt OF all the bosses.
Since that time they have not spoken 10
each ether, and the negotiations for the
nomination at Buffalo were all carried ON
through Corners for Murphy.
Hearst did not attend the recent rati-
fication meeting at Tammany Hall. and
Murphy was absent from the great rati-
fication held by the Independence League
in Madison Square Garden last night An
Of which seems to confirm the Old adage
that politics makes strange bed fellows.
Osborne Gusts Committee.
The capture Of the old Democratic state
headquarters. established at Albany by
David B Hill in the Coler campaign.
by the anu-Hearst Democrats. headed by
eX-Mayor Thomas Osborne, of Auburn.
has created a mild sensation in the ranks
Of the party
Senator Hin was always antagonists
10 Tammany Hail. and being in complete
control OF the organization in 1902. when
Coler was nominated for governor. moved
the headquarters of the State committee
from New York to the capital city A
fine old mansion was hired there. and
in it was installed Il corps of clerks
Il was also used in the campaign Of
l904, when Judge Parker was running
for President. but since then had fallen
into innOcuOus desuetude
The headquarters. which contained
many valuable records and a list Of the
names Of over 10000. finally moved to
the Gray Building. where affairs were
kept going by one employee. Mr.. Osborne
says he has been paying rent for some
time, and he has taken possession. The
list of $4,000 Democrats is said to have
been taken to New Jersey. where no court
order can reach il.
Politics in Brooklyn
It looks as though there is going to be (
politics in the street cleaning department /
after all. although The new commissioner. (
himself. It was for declining 10 turn the
department in Brooklyn into a political
machine that Dr. Woodbury. was forced
to resign.
His strongest supporter in keeping poll /,
tics out Of the department was Capt /
Gibson his only deputy. Now Gibson has I
resigned. and it has been announced that
a deputy fer Brooklyn. and also for the
Bronx, viii be appointed.
It Is said that McCarren. leader OF /
Kings County Democracy. who had pub
Iely denounced Hearst as a traitor To his
party. viii have the naming of the Brook /
iyn deputy, and the department over
there viii be organized to do Hearst an
the harm it can.
Mr.. Hughes is still speaking up the
STATE. 0fT- Hearst addressed three croy,d
ed meetings on the East Side tonight.
ODDS on the election remained station
AIRY today at . tn I on Hughes Fifteen
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