The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
CROKER SHUTS MURPHY UP.
T4MMANY GREATLY DISTU RDED
BY OLD CHIEFS CABLE.

congratulated Senator McCarren on
MoCarren's reputation Of Hearst, and
great was the disturbance at TammanY
Hall. When Charles F. Murphy could no
longer question the genuineness OF the de-
spatoh, after he had questioned IL all the
forenoon, he went into conference with
his advisers, among them being J. Sergeant
Cram, w. Bourke Cochran and John T.
Oakley. At the end Of he conference,
which was held, il is understood, at Del
monico's, Mr.. Murphy went baok to Tam
many Hall and declared that he would
rave nothing to say until Wednesday,
the day after election.
But John T. Oakley. the former Com
missioner OF the Department OF Water
Supply, Gas and Electricity. who was
dropped by Mayor Mcclellan at the be-
ginning OF the year and who is one OF
Murphy's closest friends, exploded and let
out a blast against Mr.. Croker which de-
scribed the feelings which have been
aroused among the Murphy contingent
by the Croker cable to McCarren.
What right has Croker to butt in at this
time?' Mr.. Oakley exclaimed. He always
preached regularity while he was the leader
of the organization, and no matter how
much he fought a man before he wa nomi-
mated he always insisted that once the
nomination was made the organization
should be regular. Now he Is going against
every principle that he laid down while
he was our leader. Hearst has been nomi-
mated by the State convention, he is the
candidate OF the party and of Tammany
Hall, and yet Mr.. Croker is seeking to knock
him. Mr.. Croker gave up the leadership
Of Tammany Hall Of his own v~olition, he
went to Europe of his own accord and what
right has he now to send such a message
as he did. which practically is an invitation
to the Democrats Of this city to knife Hearst?
Going back like this on bis old principles
OF regularity simply shows that Mr.. Croker
has become a renegade.
Another thing | want to say is that the
action taken by Mr.. Croker was not made
so much from al idea of praising McCarren
for fighting Hearst as from a desire to pro-
tect his investments in this country. Now
we can see why Andy Freedman. when he
got back to this country a week or two ago,
after seeing Croker, said thai he would not
vote for Hearst. Freedman is one Of
Cookers representatives in this country.
l know also that Croker is a large holder of
marlborough stock, and as | said before
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| more anxious to protect his financial in
terests than anything else, and that his OPP
position to Hearst comes from the fear
that the election of Hearst might hurt those
interests"
Before Nr. Murphy was counselled to
| silence and while he was still questioning
the genuincness of the Croker despatch
he let fall this remark about Mr.. Hearst:
eF lid not xuarIy Cor uaarSf fAr ans, larn
of him. I will say now that I don't like
Mr.. Hearst any more than he likes me,
but l fell in line with the sentiment for him
and now that he has been nominated he
ought TO be Loyalty supported.
Il question the genuineness Of the de-
spatch. because such a thing as that would
be absolutely contrary to the teachings
and practice Of Mr.. Croker. When Mr..
Croker was the leader Of Tammany Hall
he always insisted upon regularity and I
cannot believe that he would do anything
which might hurt the candidate Of the
| Democratic State convention"
Were regular when you brought
about the nomination Of Mr.. Eearst?" it
was asked.
u was" Mr.. Murphy replied. "Tammany
! Hall supported Hearst because the people
up Dldlt Ndhlcu ulIH we IlCItly TUT
lowed the upstate sentiment and we fell
into line behind Hearst because those Demo-
Gratis above the Bronx wanted him"
One of the things that led his advisers
TO urge Mr.. Murphy 10 stop talking to the
reporters was his estimate of "A Hearst
plurality in he greater city Of $4,000 to
100000. They thought that was too low
to be encouraging.
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one OF his intimate friends. who spent a
month with him early in the spring. sale
yesterday that Mr.. Croker does not look
upon Mr.. Hearst as a Democrat and does
not think that Mr.. Murphy has needed the
ancient dignity OF Tammany as the most
compact Democratic organization in the
country.
Mr.. Murphy, said Mr.. Cookers visitor.
makes Representative W. Bourke Cochran
grand sachem Of Tammany. knowing how
Tamnany leaders condemned Mr.. Cockran's
! course in 1896 in boiling Bryan and taking
the stump for Mckinley. Cochran was a
member OF the Tammany organization at
the time and had been a Tammany Con-
gresham. Bryan was the regular Demo-
cratic ca ndidatefor President and Tammany
had indorsed him, vet Mr.. Cochran openly
bolted Bryan, and with the retirement Of
Mr.. Croker as leader of the organization
Mr.. Murphy e~levates Mr.. Cochran to be
grand sachcm of Tammany.
Then, too, Mr.. Hearst a year ago ran
stump for Mayor against Mcclellan, the
regularly nominated candidate Of Tammany.
and Mr.. Hearst at the time was a Tammany
Congressman. Mr.. Croker is right in sIs-
tanning Senator McCarren's attitude against
Mr.. Hearst. Mr., Croker was always regu-
lar. He knows that Mr.. Hearst is running
an Independence League ticket in California
against the regular Democratic candidate
for Governor and is also running Independ-
enoe League tickets in Illinois against the
regular Democratic State ticket and the
municipal tickets in Chicago"
George Raines of Rochester. il will be
remembered. read in the Buffalo convention
when Mr.. Raines was opposing Mr.. Hearst's
Endorsement this despatch from Timothy
Spellacy. chairman OF the Democratic State
committee OF California.
1T seems inconsistent for the Democrats
Of New York TO nominate a man who IL
trying IN 1efput the Damocratic DaFLy of