The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-07
RESULT MADE MURPHY SMILE.
SAYS TAMMANY'S ACTION AT
BUFFALO is JUSTIFIED.
Leaders AZ the wigwam Seemed TO Think
the Deal q Clever Move, As II HAD Dis
posed % Hearst for the Time Being
Confident Hest Of Ticket Is saved.

With /. Sergeant Cram ON one side and
W. Bourke Cochran on the other, Charles F.
Murphy received the returns in the execu-
tive committee room at Tammany Hall
When II was known that Mr.. Hearst had
been defeated, yet had carried the five
boroughs Of New York city, Mr.. Murphy
was all smiles. He received congratulations
on the success OF the organization in the
city, and it was near midnight before he
left for home. He was particularly gratiied
over the election OF Senator Thomas r.
Grady. who read the returns for the select
few, and McCarren's failure to carry Brook
lyn for Hughes made Mr.. Murphy smile.
just before he left the h1ll he made this
statement:
at Is now clear to every one that az Buff
falo this organization did nothing more than
to recognize and obey the demand of tho
people" %
Pressed to make a more extended state
ment. Mr.. Murphy declined to say another
word.
Senator Grady was not quite so secretive
and after a long whispered tion
with Mr.. Murphy he said that ha felt C IL
fident that the State ticket save Mr.. Hearst
iL1u DPen eleCteu. I1t utIlnNu u tNlfllt
Hughes's plurality to be greater thgn - OO),
and it is believed he represented Nr. MUIR
phys views. $685..
Talks with the leaders and successful
candidates present brought out the IN
formation that they were convinced that
Murphy's so-called deal with Hearst he'd
been one of the finest hits OF politica.
strategy ever practised. II had not only
enabled Murphy to sweep his entire t,,ket
with the possible exception Of McAvoyl
into Office. but it had disposed Of Hearst
for the time being. They we're agreed,
however, that il would take more than
yesterdays defeat to end Mr.. Hearst as a
political factor in this State. McCarren's
defeat gave them unalloyed pleasure.
Early in the evening, when il looked as
II Hearst might make gains large enough
up the State to wtn, there was much en-
thusiasm in the Hail.. Upstlirs in the
main hall were packed several thousand
persons 70 whom the telegrams were passed
as soon IA read by the leaders down.
stairs. The crowd began 70 gather az early
as 9 O'Clock and by 8 the Hall was jammed.
Out in front there was a great crowd ha ving
all the fun Of a Coney Island MaTdi Gras
night.
The crowd in the main hall kept con-
stantlyl changing. a stream five persons
deep passing in and out all night. II was
estimated that a )t less than 5000 passed
I'm and out. At first they we're very en-
thusiastic, but as the night wore or and
it became Ilain that MIR. Hughes had such
a large plurality up the State that it could
not be overcome by New York city the
cheering died down, and except for some
cheers for the purely local ticket the crowd
lost heart and slowly melted away.
Down in the commJttee room where the
returns we're received Daniel Cohalan was
masfar Of norpmnniaS He road the hnlla-
tins aloud while Senator Grady N Thomas
r. Smith collated them and tried to figure
out some sort of encourag cement for the
leaders who sat around. Mr.. Murphy
did not arrive until half-past s. He came
in with j. Sergeant. Cram and Francis
Burton Harrison, and taking a seat at one
side Of the room, never lett ii until mid
night. Others who were present were
several Of the judiciary candidates. Mitchell
L.. Erlanger, T. c. I. Grain. Charles L.. Guy,
City Magistrate Moss, Lewis Nixon, John
T. Oakley and Maurice 'Blumenthal.
There was much cheering in the earlier
part of the night for Judge McAvoy, who
appeared to have a winnig lead over
l,osalsky for the Cour Of General Sessions.
but al Rosalsky gradually crawled up il
was feared McAvoy would lose and much
regret was expressed that he should he
the one exception to the otherwise COM
plete vindication Of MuTphy's Judgment
in selecting the local ticket. His defeat
was not conceded at midnight.
Senator Gradv was as harry over his
success as a small boy with a nice little rid
wagon, and he made no attempt TO hide his
glee. In conversation with several friends
he o occasion to remark that his SUCCESS
demonstrated one thing clearly. and that
was the fact that the newsp apers in this
town don't cut much ice, for. he remark ed,
thew were practically unanin ously orFOsed
to him. Even Hearst = papers did not until
the very last days OF the camp aign attempt
to defend him, and then only negatively by
attacking Rock. his OPT onsnt.
I'D rather nave the newspapers against
me than for me, anyhow, " he said.
Il do my duty fearIessly al / see il and
accept no dictAtiOn from anybody or news
paper, and my conscience il my only guide"
Mr.. Murphy smiled when a bullstin an
nounced that Mr.. Ihmsen had wired broad
cast through the State TO Democratic
watchers to urge them to compel IN imme-
date return of the results from Republican
counties: Apparently Mr.. Murphy did not
put much stock in Mr.. Ihmsen's warning.