New-York tribune., 1906-11-04
MURPHY SILENT AGAIN.
Chief Not Even Sure of 10000 IN
City NOzc.

William r. Hearst said yesterday thar he
would carry New York City by a plurality az
100000 The canvass by the district leaders OF
Tammany Hall turned in at a special meeting
or the executive committee indicates a plurality
Of about 10000 in New York and The Bronx
After getting the figures which We're in sealed
envelopes. and hearing verbal reports from tho
district leaders, Charles F. Murphy refused to
predict that Hearst would carry New York
County by from SO0OO to 1G0GOG
Mr. Murphy made this prediction two or three
times last week before the arrival OF the figures
covering the precincts with fair degree of ac-
curacy- He was asked last night at Tammany
Hall whether his previous prediction held good.
Mr. Murphy's hat was tilted down close over
his nose, and he looked like a young man who
had lost his last dollar on a horse race
I'm not making any predictions tonight"
said Mr. Murphy Il guess III do as some OF
the other fellows do and say. Wait till Wednes-
day"
do you feel that Hearst is going TO VIM"
"Well-if the upstate forecasts are fulfilled
I still think he will win"
do you think your county ticket is going
to VIM"
You're fooiing, amt you?' said Mr Murphy
From some OF the reports flying around thas
is reasonable question: said the reporter
Il guess there isn't an oficeseeker In New
York that would not feel good to be on thu
county ticket" said Mr.. Murphy
When it was suggested that some Of the dis
tricts indicated a Hearst plurality OF only
10000, Mr. Murphy "scrooched' further down
into his chair. as he replied:
THE figures are sealed and win not be opened
until after election. II the upstate Democrats
do what they think they will be able TO do
Hearst will be elected all right"
Mr.. Murphy was asked If William r. Hearst
had contributed in any amount to the Tammany
Hall campaign fund.
HE has not" said Mr.. Murphy enphatically.
mot one cent. We have not asked him for
money and would not accept # from him
had he offered II. Neither has Mr.. Chanier nor
any other Of the candidates on the state ticket
contributed anything 10 the Tammany Hall
sand
Explaining further. Mr. Murphy said that IL
was not the custom for state candidates to con-
tribute TO the Tammany Hall fund They are
not" he said. called upon usually for aid for
local candidates in any measure. Usually the
state candidates have all the expenses they care
to bear. and instead of the candidates helping
out the local fund it is a common thing for
Tammany Hall to contribute to the state cam-
paign fund"
Mr. Murphy did not say whether Tammany
Hall had turned to and helped out the Hearst
finances.
Asked how the Tammany local fund was get
ting on. Mr.. Murphy said they "ltsn't havs
millions"
Some OF the district leaders whose bailiwicS
include large day lanOrer vote viii make
supplemental canvass to-day when the men a -
at home They hope that the showing will
improved compared with yesterday
II said at Tammany Hall last night that
the canvass OF the Assembly districts in tao
Grady Senate district indicated that Thonlss
Rock would beat Senator Grady. The falling
of in the regular machine vote is something
startling. On some blocks every labOFing ms
said that because OF what Hearst did to Tom
Rock he was going to vote the entire Republican
ticket.
The Generalization which set in Friday.
when the voters read Secretary Roots speech
with Richard Cookers repudatiOn OF Hearst. has
kept up until II looks as il the Hearst campaign
we're going TO end in a rout The Tom" Rock
issus also Is particularly potential on the lower
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