The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-15
MURPHY SHIFTS TO HEARST,
AND BTG TIM SAYS SULZER WILL
BE THE NOMINEE.

LOng Talk win une FanNhnMhy hess'
wonderful are the workings Of a mouse
,r.n,s Said a Tammany mar yesterday when
hs learned that Charles r. Murphy, after
cling his personal friends the day before
,hst Tammany could not take up with
uearst after Hearst had nominated himself
ana his own ticket, had begun again only
yesterday morning to talk Hearst.
Mr.. Murphy had had another talk with
william J. Conners Of Buffalo. who while
nrs.nminR to speak for the Erie county
democrats was defeated for delegate to
~. democratic State convention, and Mr..
Mrrnhv said of his talk with Mr.. Corners:
sMr' Corners is still confident that Mr..
Eear.t will be the Democratic nominee for
Governor.
Mr.. Murphy said that he was'also familiar
With the efforts OF the Hearst people to
capture the Democratic State convention
AZ Buffalo. A number OF the Tammany
LEADERS when they learned that Mr.. Murphy
had resumed mention OF Mr.. Hearst's
name were nettled, while others were sur
nysed and still others didn't seem TO know
that Mr.. Murphy was up to. The ex-
nlanation Of Mr.. Murphy's resumption Of
Eearst talk came later in the day, when
a was said with more or less emphasis
that Mr.. Murphy cannot hope to control
more than thirty-six Of the los Tammany
Ssleaates 10 the Buffalo convention; and
nth Mayor Mcclellan n the Sullivans
controlling the remaining sixty-nine Mr..
Murphy's thirty-six cannot be used by him
a a personal asset.
mr.. Murphy knows what that Means
..id an important Democrat. MIR. Murphy
can have his thirty-six delegates but he
cannot dispose OF them even at bargain
counter prices. The unit rule will be
damned on by the Mcclellan and the Sui
Ivan forces. and this unit rule vii not be
favorable to Mr.. Hearst. Neither will
Mr.. Murhpy's thirty-six delegates, under
fhe workings Of the unit rule, be OF any
value to Mr.. Hearst
Tsmmanv men explained yesterday that
sonne people have been looking Tor an open
break between the Sullivans and Mr.. Muir
nhv. Mr.. Murphy has said that the Sui
tivsns were with him in his battle against the
Oeroocatic city administration. The Sui
livans haven't taken the trouble to speak
OF this statement, other than to say that
thew we're with the organization, which,
interpreted, means that the Sullivans would
Ioin with the Mcclellan forces at Buffalo
in representing the majority OF the Tam
many organization against MIR. Hearst,
and that later on in the year the Sulllvans
would still be for the organization, as It
will be re~organized by the Mcclellan and
sullivan forces. This reorganization will
eliminate j. Sergeant Cram, president OF
the Tammany county committee; Thomas
+. McAvoy, chairman OF the executive COM
mittee; Charles @. F. Wahle, vice-chairman
Of the executive committee n repre-
sentative Bourke Cochran, chairman Of
the committee on legislation, and John T..
Oakley, chairman OF the committee on
rules.
IL wal further explained that it isn't at
all necessary for the Sullivans to have any
the Sullivans with the Mcclellan men after
Tuesday next will control 90 and perhaps
more Of the 1O6 delegates to the Bufialo
state convention, and under the unit rule
they will be masters OF the situation. Mayor
Mcclellan has spoken up for William Trayers
Jerome for Governor, declaring that Mr.
Jerome will make the strongest candidate
for the Democrats to name at Buffalo.
The Sullivans ave always spoken up for
Mr.. Jerome, and were nightly displeased
last fall when Mr.. jerome was not put on
the Tammany county ticket for District
Attorney. For the last few days the Sulli-
vans have said a number Of kind words Tor
Representative William Sulzer az a Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, but nothing
definite can be expected from Iammany
es a unit until the caucus OF the delegation
is held at Buffalo, and then the sixty-nine
or more delegates controlled by the McClel-
Ian and Sullivan forces will decide for whom
Tammany shall stand in the convention.
The Sullivan boom for Sulzer was helped
along by an interview which Big Tim gave
out last night. This is part OF IL:
You can quote me as emphatically as
you desire in favor OF the OF
William Sulzer for Governor at the Demo-
cratic State convention in Buffalo. Every
friend OF mine in this city and throughout
the State will be for Sulzer first, last and all
81 Ss-.- -o-.- -rAoR a oav and in INV
opinion he will have a majority OF all the
delegates from Greater New York n q
very substantial following among the dele
gates from up the State, l predict now,
and ! Know what l am talking about, hat
Sulser will be nominated, and l believe he
will be elected, no matter whether there are
three tickets in the field or not.
You remember Sulzer came very near
being nominated for Governor at Buffalo
once before. At that time iO4 delegates
from up the State voted solidly for his nom
nation, and il the delegation from New York
city had not adopted the unit rule and cast
the solid vote of the entire delegation from
New York city against him he would nave
been nominated on the first ballot. Sulzer
wasn't treated square then. That will not
be repeated in Buffalo this year.
How about the unit ule this time''
Mr.. Sullivan vas asked.
There will be no unit rule in the next
Democratic State convention, promptly
replied Mr.. Sullivan. In fact, there IA
no such thing as a unit rule in a Democratic
State convention. Any delegate can de-
mand that the vote OF the delegation be
polled and the roll must be called in accord
ance with what is known as the Cassidy
resolution adopted years ago ,
This convention at Buffalo continued
Congressman Sullivan. will be a true
Democratic convention, ar open conven-
ton, where every man will have his say and
where the best man to carry the banner will
he nominated.
'For the last ten years the PEOPLE Of the
State, to nv personal knowledge, have
been demanding the nomination for Gov
ernor Of Congressman Sulzer; but because
he lived in New York city and was a Loyal
and regular Democrat he was always
turned down by the organization for some
man up the State the people did not want,
and the consequence has been the Demo
cratic party never won a victory in the
State during the decade.
This is the first interview l have giver
out 50 far in this campaign. No matter
what anybody says, il will be the last thing
will have to say, until the convention meets
IN Buffalo. But I want to say again, and
want YOU 70 say that ! am for William SulzeI
for Governor first. last and all the time
and, mark my words, he will be nominated
lust as sure as the sun rises tomorrow
morning and he will make one Of the great.