New-York tribune., 1907-09-26
MAY SHUT OUT MURPHY
SEES H PLOT.
Fears Mcclellan Viii Take HIS Ozgn
District from Him.

Fearing a plot on the part OF the Mcclellan
managers to deprive Charles F. Murphy Of con-
troll of his own Senate district, the 14th. the
Tammany law committee last night requested
District Attorney jerome practically 20 threaten
the members of the Board Of Elections with ar
rest if certain missing primary election returns
were not on file with the board at the opening
of business this morning.
on the face of the returns on Tuesday night,
william ]. Boyhan. the Murphy district leader,
was reelected. but there were four election dis
tricts missing of the votes canvassed Boy
han received 1.9s2 and Larney 1,34s. In ths9
22d election district twenty more ballots than
we're registered were found in the box and not
counted
Tammany in a sort of panic last night
over the prospect that Charles F. Murphy
would after all. lose control OF his own Senatei
district and be left off the state committee Mr.
Murphy himself realized his danger and ordered4
the law committee of Tammany Hall 70 watch
every move of the Board of Elections and demand
help from Jerome. Daniel F. Cohalan. Joseph
F. MuIqueen. ex-senator Jacob L. Marks and
Robert l.. Luce called the Board of Elections
yesterday forenoon and demanded access to
the returns from the 14th-Boyhans district.
They were Informed by President Doolins that
the board was waiting for four missing districts
of the 14th. Members of the COMMITTEES waited
for the missing districts until late in the AFTER
noon. when they complained TO District Attor-
ney Jerome
ASK JEROME TO HELP THEM
The District Attorney" said Mr.. Cohalan iass
night told President DoOIing that il the four
missing districts were not file at the opening
of the office for business tomorrow morning
ne would bring the matter TO the Afternoon OK
the grand jury and cause the arrest or tns'
members of the Board of Elections
The 18th Senate District IS made up of the 18th.
Nth and 18th election districts. Charles F. Mur-
ply through his brother. John j. Murphy. con-
trolls the 18th William J. Boyhan is the present.
leader OF the 18th. and Fire Commissioner Ian
try is the leader of the 10th. If the final returns
show that Larney has won IN the 14th Lantryti
and Larney will control the district. retire
Thomas F Grady and elect some one In place ot
Charles F Murphy state committeeman
The situation looks so suspicious to the MUIR
ply men that they have decided TO shut the Fra
Commissioner out OF the executive cornrittee:
Mr. Murphy believes that Water Commissioner
O-Brien is the originator of plot TO count IN
Larney and throw Murphy off the state COM
mittee This would be extremely huniIiatins 10
the Taumanv boss" as he IS virtually
the state leader. OF course a way would bs
found n give him place on the state CON-
1nittee but Senator MCCarrsn and others would
object his presence on the state COMMITTEES
as regular member unless he was elected from
his own Senate district
There is even more than control of the Senate
district involved in the fight for the Boyha1
district II the Mcclellan should get from
the Board of Elections a certificate OF election
for Larney they probably would be able next
year To capture the national convention dele
gates from the 18th Congress District. row rep
resented by W Bourke Cochran Mayor Nc {
CIelIans friends do relish the idea OF NIur
ply trading this district 70 William r. Hearst,
for instance. and If they once get control of It
they Will be bound by the tineworn unit
rule in Tammany.
Mr. Murphy Is sensible OF the Importance ot
retaining control Of his Senate and Congress
district and that is why the Tammany law
committee will watch every move OF the Board
Of Elections
HOT AIR" SAYS DoOLING.
when President Dooling was seen last nishti
a the Board OF Elections and informed of the
perturbation of the Murphy men he laughed
heartily and said:
Why that is a hot-ar story. Jerome has
not said anything TO me. and the idea OF his
holding me responsible for the returns OF miss
ing primary election districts is ridiculous It.
IS true that We lack the returns from three elec
ton districts in the nth Assembly. but the City,
Clerk has all but two \ missing district from
the 18th came in just few minutes ago an
waiting here for the struggling returns II Ia
the custom at primary elections for the irspec-i
tors 10 delegate one OF their number the dutvi
of delivering the returns to the Board Of Elec-
rfons and CITY Clerk Often the do this
after their DAYS work following primary day.
That happens every year I don't imagine that
the missing returns when filed viii chanss
the face of the returns. feared by the people
at 14th street And that reminds me-. SAID
Mr. Dooling that I'm getting tired OF the end
less complaints coming from 18th street II
ihe,- had any good cause for complaint II would
be different but lately they have been saying
things Just to hear themselves talk
At q o'clock last night Assistant District Att
torney Murphy who had been waiting for hours
in the offices OF the Board Of Elections. turned
to President DooIins and said:
Have you got pen and some ink handy.
commissioner?
When the pen and ink handed to HIM
Mr. Murphy pulled out a batch OF grand jury
s,Itpcenas and started to make them out fsi
made out seven and when finished ne catied
6.ountv Detective Roberts A policeman was
then sent for. and when he arrived Roberts and
the policeman started out together
Mr. Murphy admitted that the subpoenas werei
for the charr1len Of the districts in the 1ith As
.a,,b,,, District who had failed to file their
returns -
..yy,o = the seventh one for. Mr.. Murphy?
..1 cannot saw at the present time. vas hi4
reply.
rs il for Commissioner DoolingF
II will not say
HAS the commissioner been scrved7
NO he has not been served tonight, wae
Mr Murphy's peply.