New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
BRYAN HERE TO-DAY
NAY NOT SEE MURPHY.
Long Pat" May Try to Get Has
Help to Fight Murphy.


Charles L. Murphy will not see William Jennings
Bryan during the Peerless Ones" stay in this
city, according to statements made last night by
the formers intimate friends Overtures, 1t is
understood, have been made by Mr.. Bryan's cam
pagn managers in this state to Tammany Hall to
effect such meeting but the Bryanites met little
encouragement and Murphy himself rather frowned
upon the idea II is probable that McCarren ennis
saries will visit Bryan and sound him as to his
position the factional fight here
Mr. Bryan's visi: to New York is considered
especially interesting because ii happens to come
at this particular time. after the ousting of Nc
Carren and the latter's announcement that he
/ would make effort 10 seat his delegation at
Denver, though Murphy and Conners have read
him out of the party" Under the circumstances
the situation seems tangled one and potent with
possibilities for the three most directly inter-
ested-Bryan. Murphy and McCarren.
Republican leader remarked yesterday that
there much of humor we'll of interest
in it, Murphy choked off all efforts to introduce
a Bryan resolution the state convention and
succeeded in having the party send uninstructed
delegation To Denver Mr. Bryan has no love for
him. McCarren has had any love for the
Nebraskan 1t works both ways. Yet McCarren
may have to ask Bryans help in his fight to seat
his delegation Denver Murphy may need his
aid to Illustrate McCarren's plans there and the
Peerless One is looking with greedy and long
ing eye at New York's seventy-eight delegates to
the Denver convention
Such being the state of affairs, many Democrats
believe that either Murphy McCarren will at
tempt to get in" with Bryan and that both sides
will find such alliance mutually beneficial.
Tammany men said yesterday that the Chief
would not take the initiative. but would leave it
To McCarren to make the first move They
gued that Murphy top at present and
could well afford to let things take their course.
There much speculation last night to
what McCarren would do-whether he would
tempt TO the Nebraskan. lay the state sItua-
tion before him and find out whether he could
count for any help from that quarter in his fight
against Tammany Hall. One Of McCarren's lieu
tenants said the Senator's emissaries would
sound" Bryan and get line him." but that
Long Pat himself would keep In the background.
other Democrats in the situation distinct
advantage for Bryan, and said that whichever
way the McCarren- Murphy fight went Bryan
would reap the advantage far his fight for
the nomination went. But they also Of the
opinion that if nominated the factona fight would
affect him in just the reverse manner.
Another man Bryan will not this trip is
William K. Hearst. Bryan has generally found
time during his former visits to New York to
drop in on Mr.. Hearst, but since the latter
announced significantly that he would support
neither Roosevelt. Bryan. Taft Governor
Johnson for the Presidency there has arisen
little coolness betwixt the two
The. sad faced McCarren was a busy man yesteT-
dav pushing forward t1e funeral arrangements for
Tammany Hall Long Pat" some one re-
marked is. by reason OF his physiognomy excep-
tiCnay well fitted to play the part of undertaken.
He many OF his political henchmen yesterday
and kept himself well informed the upstate sit
uation. While he is continuing his fight against
the bosses they. Murphy and Conners, profess
to be much amused and not at all alarmed by his
efforts for. "Fingey' has remarked the peo-
pie has spoke. amt that enough" Daniel +.
Cohalan. chairman of the Tammany law committee,
said he did not discuss the situation.
A member Of the state committee said that Tam
many Hall would easily get control Of all the elec-
tion machinery in Kings County before the prima
ries in the fail That being the case said he
'McCarren will be licked out of his boots. 1 don't
believe he could poll 10 per cent OF the enrolled
Democratic vote Kings County Talk about in
gratitude Why McCarren is shining example. II
il had not been for the loya assistance and sup
rcrt Murphy and Tammany Hall gave McCarren
he could never have been leader of Kings County.
No, not by a damned sight
'rhis same state committeeman when asked if
Murphy and Corners would recognize McCarren's
proxy and allow him attend meetings of the
state committee, said: 1T a long time before
there will be another meeting Of the state commit
tee but | do not think there will be any trouble
about that What could McCarren do If he did
tend. Why, he is down and out, It's all except
the shouting l don't believe any objection Will be
made to his sitting in the proxy Hasenhug
gave him, though / cannot make that statement
positively
You take It from me that there won't be any
anti-snap convention. There won't be any serious
revolt. McCarren is bowling to cover up his
own lamentable weakness and to try TO get public
opinion his favor When the results Of the pri-
mares announced you viii that they will
be McCarren's funeral sermon. There will be such
Il landslide against him that people Will wonder
how he ever lasted long he did
Senator McCarren is not sayin;; much but il is
evident from his activities that he saving
wood" His political advisers say that McCarreu
will keep control OF the election machinery and win
by Overwhelming majority at the primaries
They insist that he will not let matters rest until
he has paid Murphy hack" and that sooner or
later he will do il. They count much upon the
assistance of upstate 'macontents." and especially
look for help from such Norman r. Mack
of Albany; Osborne Rattigan, Coatsworth aud
Smith.
Miss Grace d. Bryan reached here yesterday in
advance of her father and registered at the Hon-
man House Mr. Bryan Will get here in time for
breakfast this morning. He will have that meal
with Colonel Watterson at the Manhattan Club.