New-York tribune., 1906-10-04
HEARST BOSSES BOSS"
BOOMERANG FOR MURPHY.
VII Nominate By Petition Men to
Suit Himself.

William ]. Conners. chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. the go-between for
Charles F. Murphy on the one hand and William
r. Hearst on the other. yesterday informed Mr..
Murphy that Mr.. Hearst is going TO nominate a
candidate in every district in New York for
every office on the ticket. The Hearst men will
nominate last-that IS petition-after the work
Of the Tammany convention is all out of the way.
If the candidates placed IN nomination by Tam
many suit Mr. Hearst. he will nominate them
by petition II not, he will name some one else.
The Independence League executive committee
met last night at the Gilsey House and formally
decided this plan Of campaign
The practical effect OF this step is to give
Hearst poised club over the head OF Tammany
Hall. 1t is designed to compel Murphy TO take
whatever the Independence League gives it in
the shape of Il judiciary slate
AS result of this ultimatum the Tammany
men are in condition of mind bordering on
word went around that Hearst would bolt the
nomination OF any one that did not suit him.
Eyery one i'm the organization Is sore because
Murphy went into coalition with Hearst with
out knowing what the terms would be.
Mr.. Conners took the information TO Mr.. Muir
ply slat none of the Senators who voted against
the S0-cent gas bill at Albany last winter would
De at all certain or election. as hearst would run
a candidate against them If they are nominated
Senator Daniel j. Riordan was nominated for
Congress Tuesday night in the lower district
He voted against the gas bill. and Hearst is
going TO run some one against him. At least he
says he is
The exasperatng thing to Murphy is that Max
Ihmsen. sitting q. the Gilsey House. can. with
out the formality Of holding a convention name
candidate in any district. circulate a few peti-
tions and put him in the running with the GER
tainty that the Tammany candidate will be
beaten. In the regular organization. conven-
tion has to be held to nominate. any one
The Hearst and Murphy men are as far apart
as ever over the judiciary nominations. Hearst
wants six. Mr. Corners has so informed Charles
F. Murphy. The Tammany leaders yesterday
told Mr.. Corners in about many words that
Hearst would not be permitted to name six of
the ten justices 1t is expected that ConneSs
will be trotting back and forth between Murphy
and Ihmsen all the rest of the week
State Chairman Ihmsen said last night that
he did not know who would be nominated by the
Independence Leagus. He intimatei that for
some of the offices Republicans would be namei
delegation Gales on Mr.. Murphy at Tam
many Hall yeste. Gay in the interest of Municipal
Justice Leon Sanders. whose friends wish to
have him nominated for the Supreme Court
bench.
The delegation which waited on Mr.. Murphy
was headed by P. s. Menken, who is the presi-
dent of the Young Mems Hebrew Association.
The other members of the committee of.which
Mr. Menken the chairman were Messrs j.
NJ. Marks. Maurice Fitzgerald. Abraham Ober-
stein and Max Greenwald
MIR. Murphy asked how long Justice Sanders
had yet 10 run, and. when told, said that he
would present the name of Justice Sanders TO
of Tammany Hall. and that It would receive
careful consideration.
Abraham Levy. the lawyer declined the Tam
many Hall nomination for the Court of General
Sessions One Of the two places on the bench of
that court was offered Mr.. Levy on "Wednesday
morning by Mr. Murphy but Mr. Levy begged
be excused.
The Tammany Hall ratification meeting will
be held October 16 Mr. Murphy said he
would be there when it came off, but did not
know whether Mr. Hearst would be there or
not but had heard that he would be
You will not have any razors or knives ON
that OCCASION will you?" was asked
No" smilingly answered Mr., Murphy. IT
hardly thing So"
When asked about the prospective nominees
for the Senate Mr.. Murphy professed to know
nothing about them When asked about the sit
nation in the 18th Congressional District. which
adjourned on last Tuesday night without NAM
ing a candidate. Mr.. Murphy said he did not
know who would get the nomination. When in
formed that the people of Queens. in which ter
r,torv a mart of the district lies, wanted a man
from that county chosen, Mr. Murphy said:
We'll. in that case. perhaps. they may get him.
We are not in the position of inviting trouble
and see no reason why the nomination should
not go there If they get the delegates"
The rumor was persistent around Tammany
that big Tim" Sullivan had retired from,
office seeking and would not be candidate for
State Senatorial honors. Mr.. Murphy would not
discuss the matter. and the other leaders. while
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