New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
MAYORS BLOW READY.
TO STRIKE At MURPHY.
Fight OUer Elections Commissioner
ship-Toorhis Likely to Go.

The lines are tightening for good sized fight
between Mayor Mcclellan and Charles F. Muir
ply the control of the Tammany executive
committee. The fight IL expected 10 develop
over the recommendation OF a candidate TOT
elections commissioner. Mr.. Murphy will return
from Hot Springs Va. early in the week and
It is expected that the executive committee will
be called together before Saturday night
John r. Voorhis is president OF the Board
OF Elections. and is candidate Tor re-
appointment. The Mayor has the appointment.
but he is supposed 70 give heed to the recon-
mendation of the county committee. He can
appoint without consulting any of the political
leaders IL he wants to, but will her That is the
question which is keeping the Tsmmany leaders
busy
Mayor Mcclellan does not expect 10 reappont
Mr. Voorhis. who is Murphy man. In the
controversy the designation OF Democratic
papers TO publish the election advertising MI
Voorhis lined UP with Murphy and Hearst as
against Mcclellan. Since then he has been on
the Mayors doubtful" list The Mayor has
no quarrel with the Tammany organization The
leaders come and go at the City Hall and keep
on good terms with him When he can do one
OF them favor he is quick to do IT. The dis
trfct leaders never have taken part in the quar-
rel between the Mayor and the boss
It looks now as II the Mayor would win the
bout as Mr. voorhis is not particularly strong IN
his district, the 9Th. and may not have the sup
port of his district leader. Charles W. Cu4Kln-
Mr.. Culkin does not think much Of Mr. WORMS
as party worker and would be glad to furnish
some other name. If the new man is to come
from the 9Th If Murphy insists on the reap
pontment OF voorhls he will bring the mater
before the Tammany executive committee ana
tell the committee that the organization is called
M ha-a &c
boss may get a fall. There are men IN the
executive COMMITTEES who desire 70 maintain
friendly relations with the Mayor. One or them
will have up his sleeve the name of a popular
Tammany man whom the Mayor would De giao
10 appoint. It is doubtful if the Mayor VIII 90
Murphy the courtesy Of letting him know VINO
his candidate is If Murphy falls into line for
the man whose name is suddenly sprung ne VIII
suffer the humiliation OF supporting the Mayor
man If he does not support the Mayor s man
the Mayor will probably appoint without refer
ence 10 the wishes Of the executive committee
The elections Commissionership is not big
tb,rg ,n itself hut II is likely TO be the thing
that will show either the Mayor or Murphy the
victor in a spirited fight.
William J Conners, Democratic state CHAIR
man. viii return TO town with MI Murphy ana
the Democratic state officials elected last month
will he here TO see the carving or the patioi@Se
-asen7hIas the skim milk variety, but II is a
cheese nevertheless Tho Democrats nave hot
Sad one of the upstate variety for long time
and Murphy and Conners are going 70 make tIe
most of il The carving OF the nfhcaa' -oe'
, ,naV be done al IAnLnlaEy Haii, as tnt' re-
,rsfic state Committee has surrendered HIS SUITE
az rooms at the Victoria and at present has
no home II used 10 have headquarters at A.
-. ~ t1,+ Ax-AIavor Osborne of Auburn. who
Zras onfciaIlv killed and buried" at the Burfaloo o
convention and who thought BY 't1ngey
Conners to be quiescent corpse suaaeuIS go
~ life and took possession of the old state heao-
quarters in Albany. There Is however plenty
OF room in Tammany Hall for patronage cary :
- - rbeI- are used TO II there. and that is
where the gentlemen elected on the state ticker
NAV gather TO witness the apportionlng OF me
aa+ro5aqe that they thought was personal
fpa-gass until Nessrs Murphy and Conners
sb62,,ed them the error of their ways