Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
.HEARST'S DEAL
WITH TAMMANY
Murphy Sees in Him Continu-
ance of Power.
MATTER OF SELF-INTEREST
Looks as If the Newspaper Owner
Would Be Nominated.
THE WORK OF CONFERENCE
Lasted Until After Midnight-Efort
Directed to Harmony of the
Democratic Convention.
Looks as If the Newspaper Owner
Would Be Nominated.
THE WORK OF CONFERENCE
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
BUFFALO, n. Y. September 25.-When
the tired politicians wendell their way
YEARLY to bed at l o'clock this morn
ing after a night of scheming and maneu-
vering for tactical advantage It was with
the conviction that Leader Murphy Of Tam
many Hall had obtained what he wanted
and was ready to come out into the open on
the gubernatorial nomination. 1t was
deemed practically certain that he would
support Mr.. Hearst for governor and would
have the assistance of Tim Sullivan, the
other big Tammany leader. who up TO that
hour had been hostile to Hearst.
In such circumstances the verdict was
unanimous that Hearst would be nomi-
mated, and that he and Murphy would die
tate every move of the convention thereaf-
ter. 1t was demonstrated that Mr.. Murphy
had obtained complete control of the pre-
liminary machinery of the convention with
the end in view of dominating the new
state committee and naming the chairman.
After that arrangement Mr.. Hearst would
be the nominee of the democratic party,
and Mr. Murphy, in behalf of his friends
and interests. would control the machinery
Of the party for the next two years.
An Anomalous Combination.
Such a combination would be about as
anomalous as could be well imagined. Mr..
Hearst's professions and platform being the
opposite of Mr.. Murphys practices and fu-
ture policies However, politics makes
strange bedfellows, 1t is said. and the poll
ticians at that hour were contemplating
Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Murphy safely slowed
away for the night under the same blanket.
To be sure, some of the Hearst men were
still suspicious of Leader Murphy and fear
full that Mr.. Hearst would eventually wake
up to find his bedfelow missing, likewise
doubling Thomases murmured fears that
after Mr.. Murphy had intrenched himself
in the state committee and in other ways
by the seating of his delegates he might
find 1t advantageous to make other combi-
nations for governor. q
But at o'clock this morning the deal be-
tween Murphy and his Tammany colleague
on the one side and Mr.. Hearst on the
other was well understood and accepted as
fact by the rank and file of the politi-
Clans
The events Of the evening had been very
interesting. At q o'clock it looked as IL
Leader Murphy was trafficking with
the MISREPRESENTATION forces in
a way that might lead up to the nomination
of Gaynor- of Brooklyn. But Mayor Nc
Clellan called for a showdown. and it was
found that Murphy was only dickering for
the seating of his contesting delegations.
and still holding to Hearst. Nc
Clelan was willing to sacrifice his men to ,
Murphy IL Murphy would drop Hearst, but
the willy Tammany Hall leader baked at
were off. Then the state commtte met and
Leader Murphy set out to safeguard his COM
mitteemen and his delegations That meant
dealing direct with Hearst, and Murphy did
not hesitate. The Hearst choice for tenn
porary chairman of the convention, Lewis
Nixon, agreed upon, and all contests
were shunted over to the convention, both
of which factions were favorable to Hearst.
All the Tammany men commenced at once
to talk Hearst; even Big" Tim Sullivan
said 1t looked as if Hearst should be NOM
mated Bourke Cochran said he saw no
one else in sight but Hearst That set the
Hearst men wild with delight. and down. |
town Buffalo had four or five hours Of the
widest enthusiasm it has probably ever
seen.
Importance to Murphy.
1t was necessary to fully appreciate the
full Importance to Murphy of the assets for
which he has been dickering to keep in
touch with the events which are to follow
from !.ow on.
In the first place, you will recall that
, Murphy has been fighting for his suprem-
acy in Tammany which was menaced by
Mayor Mcclellan. Murphy won at the re-
cent primaries, but he did not make the
full sweep he wanted. In the districts
where he lost he has set up contesting del
egations and every one of these that he
can seat will mean the clinching of his
power in that district Tammany Will not
fellow dead one.'' and the only way TO
be able to deliver the goods.
The small matters of contests may seem
INSIGNIFICANT but they mean everything to
the man who wants to be absolute boss.
Moreover there were some places on the
state committee that Murphy ne ded for I'm !!
mediate purposes of his own. and Murphy
made the deal with Hearst through the lat
ter's strength in the state committee.
These dispatches yesterday pointed out
what Murphy was working for, and in what
contingencies he would decker with Hearst. .
Leader Murphy has succeeded most effect
ualIy I'D to this time. 1t now remains for
him to deal fairly with Hearst an deliver
the goods, meaning thereby the Tammany
delegation in the convention
The absolute incongruity of the alliance
between Hearst and Murphy is recognized
on all sides and commented upon, but the
politicians only laugh and say, Its all In
the days work.
They recall that just year ago Hearst
was fighting Murphy tooth and nail on the
score of bossism. His newspaper pictured
Murphy in every possible cartoon OF boss
and political despot, and even went SO 1ar
as to represent him in stripes.
Now, on another platform OF Down with
BOSSES" Mr.. Hearst. mild-eyed ana with
chidlike innocence. stands shopioer 70
scorned boss of last year, and invites the7
democracy of the state to fall into line
Belief in Hearst's Election.
Rut the beauty of it is there is general
belief that the combination will win and
Hearst be elected governor. This opinion is
expressed privately by democrats who have
opposed him. The politicians are asking to-
day what motive caused the Sullivans to
break away from Mcclellan and train with
Murphy The only answer vouchsafeo IS
Community of interests and the proodph-
fly of being on the winning SIDE. ,o.o,v
Mayor Mcclellan is apparently completely
crushed His hold on Tammany Is ruthless