New-York tribune., 1906-09-26

j are no less princes Of the blood than the Hon
w. Bourke Cochran and the Hon. Thomas e.
Grady. MIR. Murphy has placed Mr.. Cochran In
the category of TRUSTEES" He was reasonably
sure OF him before. Now, the brand M is on
him.
The story also makes It certain that it will be
we'll at critical junctures to have chaperon
attend the Hon Patrick McCarren when he
saunters along dangerous political highways lest
he spend his hoardings on poisonous glucose
candy or on seductive appearing gold bricks One
of the principals in the tragedy winch snail be
called "The Doing OF Little Mac man
by the way who tells the truth-or means 10
at all times. is authority for this narrative:
When Murphy picked Nixon for the temporary
craftsmanship it was the signal for the threat-
ened battle between Murphy. Hearst ct al, on
the one side and Mcclellan. McCarren ana Shee-
han the other. Murphy at that time ala not
actually have the votes in the state committee
with which to force q successful hght. But ne
did have the growing, well nigh resisuess heaT5t
tide his side, and ne felt sure Of winning ne
sent for McCarren. When McCarren got 10 me
death chamber there sat Grady ana CochrdIi
Murphy was otherwise engaged. he was 'usy
at about that time telegraphlng for tne proX!es
OF the Sullivan men, those other valiant allles
of Mcclellan who sometimes are for the Inah
whom they are for
You are anxious to nominate Gaynor." said
Grady, "and have discovered that the sentf-
ment among the delegates does not warrant the
nomination of Hearst. Mr. Murphy wants the
prestige of naming the temporary chairman.
AS he is the leader of Tammany Hail. we think
you ought TO stand for that This is what we
are willing TO promise you in behalf or Mr.
Murphy; If you will stand for Nixon for tenn
porary chairman we will unite on Gaynor 1or
Governor and nominate him on the first ballot.
There lay the beautiful brick. bathed in the
sunlight of glorious September day. 1t was
wide. it was thick, and it golden. Pat
didn't have any nitric acid with him just at that
IN bIIt OISa6 a
right, and felt all right when he "hefted" It.
'It sure is the real thing" thought Patrick
Henry.
He bought it. 1t should be said. to the credit
Of Messrs. Cochran and Grady, that they were
greatly surprised. They did not think they
would find purchaser in Mr. McCarren, but
they did
Senator McCarren gave his promise to Grady
and Murphy that he would be for Nixon. He
also told Mr.. Nixon so. Then he went to tell
Mayor Mcclellan the good news.
what" yelled the Mayor as he whirled out
of his chair and faced McCarren. DO you mean
to tell me that you believe that Murphy will
stand for anything like that?"
why, Grady and Cochran have Just assured
me that he WILL" said McCarren.
did Murphy himself promise it7" asked Mr
Mcclellan.
Mr.. McCarren admitted that he had not. He
hurried down TO the second floor, and after
waiting ten minutes got an audience with
Murphy. He told Mr.. Murphy the arrangement
entered into by Messrs. Grady, Cochran and
himself. Mr. Murphy listened, looked bored,
and finally said
Il amt making promises amt going to
commit myself to any one until have talked
with the delegates and found out the senti-
ment"
It was McCarren's word against the word Of
two. If he repudiated the deal and broke his
promise to Nixon, IL would make new trouble.
and there was trouble enough. He went into
the state committee meeting, made his fight.
and discovered that Murphy had scored an i'm
portant point against him in obtaining control
of tho temporary organization. Men who were
with him before thought the drift was toward
Murphy, and they switched
"Packy'' McCabe, OF Albany, was one OF
these He pledged to McCarren on any
anti-Hearst proposition. He walked across the
room and whispered, I'm agin ye" into the
OF the Brooklyn boss McCabe's defec-
ton and the wavering OF the Erie members
convinced McCarren that 1t would be unsafe
to force a count. It a showdown without
a count and Murphy had won.
McCarren to-day is as sad-faced as a monk
under penanCe. He is waiting for chance to
get square with those wicked friars Cochran
and Grady He suspected that he had been
gold bricked when Murphy repudiated the bar
gain made by Grady and Cochran. To-day
when Grady chosen chairman Of the COM
tee went to work on the job OF throwing out
the legally elected Mcclellan delegates and
seating the Murphy men, ne knew that he had
been gold bricked.