The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-02
TIGER ON THE CRAWL
To Lick Hearst's Hand-Murphy
Openly Indorses Coler as Candidate
for Governor.

Charles T. Murphy. after a consuita-
ton or Sunday with various district
leaders at the Democratic Club. came
lout yesterday with a semi-oficial in
democratic candidate for governor
next fall. He said that Coler was a
lgood Democrat and that he would
prove to be n strong candidate.
Borough President Coler. who ran
lin the Hearst ticket in November.
when seen asst night by a Tribune re-
Iporter "a / that he was for Hearst
for governor.
Murphy's move is interpreted among
the politicians as the first step in a plan
to swing Tanmany Hall to the support
of the Hearst candidate for governor,
whether that candidate should prove
to be Congressman Hearst or Borough
President Coler.
Another Interpretation of it is that
Murphy took thIs way Of serving no
ltice on Thomas F. Ryan, August Bel
lmont n Anthony y. Brady to drop
the idea of -antagonizing Tammauy
Hall and resume doing business at the
iSame old i4th street stand.
Probably NJ. Murphy means both
these things when he takes a stand for
cooler and says that he would make a
good candidate for governor.
Mr.. Murphy's was pro-
voked by a report that was again on
friendly terms with Tammany. having
broken away from the Hearst men to
Isome extent. When Mr.. Murphy was
asked about this he said:
Mr.. Coler is a good man and a
Democrat. 1 do not know whether he
will be a candidate or not. but he is a
io0o1 man aud he iS n0Dulqr TOO He
was elected governor in 1902, although
he was not seated. He is always elect
ed when he runs for office and that is
the sort Of a nan to nominate for an
office
Have you met Mr.. Coler lately?"
he was asked.
Not lately" said Mr.. Murphy.
DO you believe that he a be elect
ed ?" was asked.
II do. If he can only get the nomi-
ination he will be the next governor.
He was elected President of the Bor-
Iough of Brooklyn by a big plurality.
and he has always shown himself to
Are you willing to go On record tor
these remarks?
81 am always willing to go on record
for what 1 say" said Mr., Murphy.
"Will you support Mr.. Golfer if he
IcOmes out as a andidate"
IL Is 100 early " I1iot iuCS
ton" said Mr.. Murphy. IF I answer
it some people might say L was inter-
fering. I only say that Coler wou be
a strong candidate.'
When Borough President COler was
asked about the Murphy statement he
said l.! .a statement which
Mr.. Murphy is said to have made. All
I know about it is from hearsay. But
Whatever Mr.. Murphy may have to
say about my being a candidate, the
fact remains that I am not a candidate
for any office. I am very busy with
the duties of the Borough Presidency
and I expect to be busy for tn next
-four years in this office. Whatever
preference I nay AVE for a candidate
for governor is in favor u -
Hearst"
Defeat Would Ruin Murphy.
A member of the Tammany exenu-
tive committee, in commenting on the
Murphy statement last night. said:
Murphy wants to serve notice on all
Democrats that Tamnany is going &C
itry to get chino a winner next fall
another defeat. or another such snow
ling as Tammany made last November
against Hearst, would ruin Murphy as
Header, and the organization would &C
lover to Hearst. Murphy TO
lforestaIl any such disaster by making
a friendly advance toward the Hears
= men. BY standing for COler he comes
within one of standing for Hearst. as
jColer is Ommitte to Hearst. Coier
may make a showing Of ~eDenden
but he is a Hearst Democrat, Just the
same.
"McClellan and his kitchen cabinet
nave declared war on Murphy and NC
ICarren, and Murphy's boom for Colel
today is his answer. Boiled down. II
lis that Tammany is going to go over
ito Hearst for the fall election. Murphy
Wouldn't do it if he didn't have to. He
is simply making the best Of a bad SIT
luation."
Experience has taught Tammany
idistrict leaders the political wisdom
of getting in behind McClel-
|lan's narrow escape last fall was q
virtual defeat for the organization. a:
thousands of voters believed afterWdrC
that Hearst got the worst of it on the
count.
The election next fall is almost a
important to Tammany Hall as the one
last year. First and foremost is the
fact that there will be seven Supreme
i%courst justices nominated in this coun'
Ity. That means a whole Tot to ram
many. as several we'll XIV" Dream "a
ltion IaWyers want to be nominated
The Hearst people also would like tt
put seven of their lawyers On tn
bench. but they might be willing t.
give Tammany the greater numbe o.
these places if Tammany for their par,
would Internationally support TIT
Hearst candidate for governor.
Besides the judges. there will bt
twelve state Senator's. eleven Congress
imen and thirty-fve Assemblymen to b
| elected in his county. n it would
be a good deal better for Murphy /
he could name his men in the Demo
Icratic districts with the assurance tina
: Ithey would win than it would to hav'
. la three cornered fight. with a pro5pec
8. THAT either the Repubncan or tn
Hearst men would win. ny supporting
: Hearst or Coler for governor Murph.
l might carry nearly all of his normal.
lsafe Democratic districts.
l That the Hearst men are Soin'
= lahead with their plans regardless o
r ITammanv is certain. Lot only in New
/ York, but in the upstate counties tn
] LIIoarct 4 La telling Of the-cC n