New-York tribune., 1906-11-14

What's Murphy buttfn' in rore. asked nanv
OF the Tammany men as they received the ticket
yesterday.
If the threats OF the Murphy men are carried
out. Charles T. Msrphy will bar from the Tam
many executive COMMITTEES all the so-caIIed Nc
CleIan men elected at the last primaries. These
include James F Ahearn. OF the 18th: Ross D
Williams. of the 18th: PercivaI z. Nagle. Of the
SOth. and. in addition. Francis J. Lantry AMI
Maurice Featherson.
The test Of Murphy's control Of the organiza-
ton probably will come IN open meeting at the
reorganization OF ths county committee be-
tween Christmas and New Years. when the en-
tire general connnnittes will gather TO ratify OF
dtsapprove the action OF the executive COMMITTEES
taken in the afternoon
The executive COMMITTEES Is likely TO pass a
resolution OF some sort declaring vacant the
Ieaderships Of the various anti-Murphy districts
When this action comes before the general COM
nnittee II will provoke a rollcan On the iimsy
evidence gathered by the Murphy men II Is
doubtful II motion 70 deprive Lantry OF his,
leadership would carry. II there an under
standing at the time that Fsatherson Ahearn
Williams Nagle and other suspects were TO
walk the plank there would be battle IN the
wigwam that would not be forgotten for many
long day. Neither Patterson nor Lsntry is the
in a fight Lantry says he was loyal TO the
ticket and that there is no case against him
His word will be taken by the general COMMITTEES
rather than the word OF interested soreheads.
The general COMMITTEES. rather than the execu-
tive committee. is the final arbttsr OF ths ques-
tions which promise 10 be troublssoms,
Mr.. Murphy doubtless could control the sxec-
utive committee. but controlling the general
COMMITTEES is an entirely different proposition
Borough President Ahearn wants TO be with
Fea therson and Lantry. but he is afraid to fight
Murphy The chances are that On the show
down Mr. Ahearn would swing into nns for
Murphy and that the SuIIivans would bs with
him.
A defeat for Mayor Mcclellan at the December
restins would not be much OF victory for
Murphy. It IS the sruellinz that will come
afterward that Murphy fears. That McCIsl-
Ian has three years 70 serve. and that IN that
time there will be hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars worth OF patronage. and that it win be
dolsd out TO hurt the present leader OF Tammany
these are the facts that are making Murphy
serious these days. II the canvass should show
that the Democrats have elected their state
ticket with the exception of Hearst. Murphy
would get some patronage from Albany The
State Controller would be able 10 give him some
thing and 50 would the Attorney General AttOr-
do Tammany a few good turns. But when the
state patronage is punched il is small in COM
pariscn with the good things which the Mayor
Of this city Is able TO dispense during a year
Ii is believed in Tammany Hall that as soon
as vote adverse 70 Murphy is taken in the
Tammany executive committee he VIII resign
the leadership OF the organization His title 70
the leadership is based resolution passed
two wears ago. He - not chairman OF the
finance committee nor is he chairman OF the
executive committee Croker was chairman OF
the Anance committee James ". Gerard Ills
thai post now. Mr.. Murphy receives the cOnt-i-
buttons however Just II he were the treas
urer and chairman OF the finance committee
combined Mr. Gerard. since he became chair
man OF the finance committee. has at times car
ried around a black book. bur he never had the
satisfaction OF recording large sums Ia H. The
big contributions go TO Charles F. Murphy Just
as they used 10 go 10 Croker.
What NIr Murphy fears Is a surprise from the
Mcclellan men in the executive committees. The
Mayor will name an election commissioner IN
place OF John r VoOrhis. whose term expires