The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-26
HEARST AT THE BACK DOOR.
H4RBURGER'SN NAIVE ACCOUNT or
OVERTURE TO MURPHY
Just Before the Labor Candidates Fell OF
the Hearst Assurances Tha
stripes and AbJuratiOn Of h Boss
We're Only Part Of the Game.

the Hearst te-ASsurances That
''strlpes'' and Arbitration OF the Boss
We're Only Part OF the Game.
At the meeting Of the executive com
mittee OF Tammany Hall last Tuesday.
when Daniel F.. Cohalan, the lawyer who
represented Taminany Hall at the hearings
held by the Board Of Elections, told the
committee that Mr.. Hearst and those be-
hind him had never favored or authorized
the placing Of a full Independence League
district ticket in the field. but had been
Obliged to seem 70 countenance il in order
to placate the district leaders Of the league,
Julius Hamburger, the leader Of the Tenth
Assembly district. got up and testified
to the same effect. This did not come
out until yesterday. One Of the Tammany
leaders who were present at the meeting
said yesterday that as closely as he could
recall these were the statements made by
Mr.. Hamburger:
Gentlemen: I can tell you that Mr..
Hearst is not trying to harm Tammany
Hall or its candidates in any way. Mr..
Hearst sent for me two nights ago to visit
him at his house. It was just after he
got back from his trip up the State.
went to his house and saw him. Mr.. Hearst
oShCo II hC Oulu ItlN vi ~ otppVi' VI
Tammany Hail and OF Mir. Murphy. lie
wanted to know. in fact. il We we're on the
level. I said 70 Mr. Hearst, Mr.. Murphy
and Tammany Hall are absolutely on the
level with you; they are working for you
and they will deliver the votes for you
Mr.. Hearst spoke to me further about Mr..
Murphy's feelings toward him, and he said
to me-, 7 hope that what I have said on
tka rlaNfDrr, oHz,N NJ NI,,rNh,, and what
has been reported in my papers az to my
attitude toward him have not caused any
hard feelings on his part toward me, be-
cause I had TO follow out that line az part
OF my policy before the public I said
to Mr.. Hearst in reply to that, Mr.. Murphy
is too broadmindcd a man to take offence
at anything you Rave said and he fully
understands the situation you are in. Tam
many Hall will deliver it's vote for you
and you need have no fear"
Two nights before Tuesday was two
lays before the league labor candidates
fell Cd the slate. Charles +. Murphy and
other district leaders at the meeting who
were seen yesterday refused to ALLOW them
selves to he quoted az standing for the
accuracy Of this report OF Harburger's
narrative, although two men who were
present admitted that it was substantially
correct. Mr.. Hamburger himself, however.
practically confirmed il. Asked if he had
seen Mr.. Hearst a couple OF days before
the meeting Of the executive committee,
Mr.. Hamburger replied:
Yes. he sent for me, and l went to see him
and ] had a talk with him, but what | told
the exc cutive committee about our meeting
was confidential. and ! cannot repeat it
now: in fact l should be sorry Il anything
l said at the meeting should he made
public"
is it correct that Mr.. Hearst told you
that Mr.Murphy should not take seriously
anything that Hearst had said or written
about him. because 1t was only part Of the
game?" Mr.. Hamburger was asked.
NO. that was not said to me by Mr.. Hearst
personally. but II was said to ne by one
Of his closest and most intimate friends
and m~anagers.'
did Mr. Hearst talk to you about the
possible attitude Of Mr.. Murphy and Tam
many Hall toward him?'
81 cannot tell you what he said to me or
what I said TO him, because il was a private
conversation and was meant to he CON
hdential," Mr.. Hamburger answered.
But you told in your speech to the eXecu-
tive committee the substance of that con-
versation, didn't you?" Mr.. Hamburger
was asked.
Il made a speech to the committee, but
/ can't tel you what | said because il was
meant TO he confidential, " he repeated.
Mr.. Hearst and his managers have not yet
landed the villains who mutilated the petit
tions Of the league candidates while they
were in the possession Of the Board Of Elec-
tons. A large number Of persons, Hearst
men as we'll as Tarnmany men, had access
TO the papers.
On Wednesday William j. Corners called
a messing OF the executive committee Of the
State COMMITTEES. Mr.. Murphy was asked
over the telephone by Mr.. Corners to attend
the meeting and promised to do 80, but
when he learned later that Mr.. Hearst was
to be at the gathering he declined to go near
the Victoria Hotel, where the meeting was
held.
Mr.. Murphy said yesterday that now that
the Board OF Elections has turned down
most Of the league candidates a better feel
ing prevails in the district Tammany or
gAnixatione.
District Attorney Jerome wrote a letter
yesterday TO Lawyer Herbert r. Limbur 9,
who appeared for Independence League
candidates in the contests before the Board
of Elections, asking him to produce any
evidence he had relative to mutilation OF
petitions OF other frauds. Mr.. Limburg
had been quoted as saying that he had such
evidence and Mr.. jerome wants to see 1t.
Tammany is now getting busy with mass
meeting e. In the Murray Hill Lyoeum,
ThiTty-fourth street, near Third avenue,
w. Bourke Cochran will be the principal
speaker tonight. Magistrate Wahls also
will speak. On the night OF October 81 there
will be a big meeting at Tamnany Hall
and on the Sunday before election several
meetin q In theatres.