New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
SCARED BY HEARST
T1MW1NY MEN HIDE.
Another Murphy Letter Ont
and Others Erpected.

ana olHtTS ETDeCt60.
All the Tammany leaders were in their
fraid holes" yesterday. out West. where
cyclone, rip and twist things. the wary
settlers have "'fraid holes.'' into which
they retreat when there is a tornado
around
Charles Francis Murphy. who saws that
some one in the employ of William r.
hearst. ransacked his room and stole the
letters sent by his lieutenants while he
Was at his rest cure I'm Mount Clemens-he
was in his " fraid hole" and no one could
find him.
Charles H. Hyde. who figures as a sort
OF go-between for Judge Gaynor and the
Iammany men, also was in his "'fraid
hole So was Jim" Gaffney. and so was
Al Johnson. the hustling young gertle-
man VINO wrote Charles F. Murphy that
Menken will have any one appointed presi-
oent OF the Democratic League who is
agreeable TO you"
Thomas +. Smith. secretary Of Tammany
Hall. was mot at home" to promiscuous
callers. and no one on the Tammany side OF
the political playground seemed willing 10
say anything
GAFFNEY'S FRANK LETTER
But Mr.. Hearst was ready 10 entertain
the big and little people in Tammany Hall.
He contracted the habit al the Buffalo con-
vention in 1906. and has been keeping it up
ever since Mr. Hearst obliged with an
other Of the stolen letters. 1t was writ
ten by James f. Gaffney. one OF Mr. Muir
Ihy's trusted lieutenants. who wrote his
chief all the news about the situation that
was worth printing, and then added. in the
closing paragraph. this touching bit Of
pathos:
II am sending il under cover of registry
TO prevent any possibility Of it falling into
other hands"
Under date of November % Mr.. Gaffney
wrote Mr.. Murphy that he had had a long
talk with Hyde-Charles II. Hyde formerly
Judge Gaynor's law partner-who had
taken notice that on the preceding day
state Chairman William J. Corners had
spent two hours with Judge GaynOr. Mr..
Gaffney goes on
Applications for positions are coming
in by the thousand. Judge is sending them
all TO Hyde's office. Hyde is filing them
away I'm indexed cabinets. Told me did
not think that out of the whole bunch re-
ceived there were ten fit for the jobs they
friend Hayes nicholas J. Hayes. Fire
Commissioned had been TO see the judge
re his position in the Fire Department.
Says he knows that Hayes nor any other
man has no chance unless they come rec
elllnlenueQ nN tne OlkdnlZdtOn.
our friend, ex-COmmmissiOner Black. has
been down TO see the judge number of
times. He seeks his old position ICOm-
missioner OF AccOuntsl. Hyde says he is
jenkins, Mr.. Croker's brother-in-law. is
candidate for Health Commissioner Al
Johnson also has a letter on rle. Has
expressed himself as desirious of being
part of Judge GaynOr's administration.
He gives his business record for the last
fifteen years. Doesn't make any selection
| of position. but states that he had your
/ Endorsement.
Hyde says that there is not a thing been
decided reference to any office whatever.
| He says for you not TO worry. When you
return home he will talk the situation over
( with you fully. one strange thing he said
was that Judge Gaynor would go very
/ slowly. In fact. he thought the judge would
/ told Hyde that l had asked you to rec
Ommend me 20 the Judge for the office Of
/ Street Cleaning Commissioner. which
! seemed 20 please Hyde very much. He
saic he knew that was one appointment
! that the judge would MI at once. told
him this To act a feeler to see II he
would say ANYTHING about other candi-
/ wards IMcClellan's Street Cleaning Com
| Stated that Edwards has the recon-
mendation and backing OF Morgan and
other prominent bankers. These Creden-
| tials for Edwards have come through Mr
While talking with Hyde I Informed
him about Tom HaSsett- I said IL was
an outrage for the city 10 pay him $4,000
/ a year as secretary Of the Water Board.
/ and Mcclellan having him going through
/ the state as an advance agent HYDE
made memorandum and said he would
/ take il mp with the Judge. and that as
soon as the Judge assumed office he would
! go after Hassett-
HASSETT BIDS DEFIANCE
Thomas Hassett. referred TO by Mr. Ciaff-
! ney is secretary of the Board OF Water
| Supply. lie did not seem To be perturbed
/ yesterday AT the prospect that JuGge Gay
! nor might "go after him"
1T is perfectly we'll known said Mr.
/ Hassett. that / am a friend Of Mayor
| Mcclellan : am for him first. last and
all the time and nothing in the shape Of
/ patronage will cause me To break with
/ him"
/ The BOARD Of Water Supply appoints the
] secretary Of the Board Of Water supply.
/ The place is not protected by the civil
Service laws.
/ Another letter from Gafney indicates
that Charles +. Murphy is still 10 some eN-
/ tent the financial backer OF the New York
| ContractinL and Trucking Company. The
4 letter is typewriter on the stationery Of
The New York Contracting ard Trucking
/ COMPANY No 2l5 West 33d street. and
dated November 20. 1919 1t follows;
! Mr. charles F. Murphy, Park House.
/ Mount Clemens, Mich.
Ny Dear commissioner; Herewith | at
/ tach YOU copy Of letter. which | have
/ lhis DAY forN ard.d to George r. Weller.
/ esq which is lf-eXplanatory-
! have reduced your note from SlO.e0 to
/ s Oro and hope YOU viii hnd IL convenient
J To accommodate us with this reduced re-
/ uevaI We will endeavoT To pay some
thing of each time as II comes due' uhul
/ il is cleaned up. Very truly yours.
I JIM.
/ The incIosure reads thus:
November 26 1899.
. George T. Weller. Esq, No. Il Cedar Street,
New York city
Nv Dear Sir: Herewith I hand you new
/ NOTE of this company, at three 90 months,
. iu the amount Of eight thousand 5000 dol
/ lars and ch ok of this company, in the
/ amount of twcnty-one and nfty tS2.ljO). to
/ take care of the note due to-day In the
I amount Of ten thousand SlO,W0l dollars.
J ,,-itl, interest. in favor of Charles +, MuI-
/ phv Please return by bearer the note due
Treasurer.