New-York tribune., 1909-10-13
IF GAYNOR DIDN'T TALK
so BOSS" MURPHY SAYS.
He Would Be Elected, and SO the
Tammdny Leaders Think.

''Gaynor would be elected if he didn't make a
single speech"
SO said Charles F Murphy. the Tammany leader.
al the NigwRm yesterday.
After reading the rambling discourse by the
Tammany candidate FOR Mayor at she Brooklyn
Academy of Music on Monday night there was
q disposition yesterday the part q many Tam
many Han 10 admit that Mr.. Murphy's state
nent came pretty near being The truth.
The reverse side Of the proposition is. How badly
VIII he be beaten if he keeps or making speeches
like the one in Brooklyn on Monday night?
Tammany Hall a gloomy place yesterday.
In the afternoon few district leaders strOlled IN
10 speak 10 the chief about the situation in their
districts and ask bow soon they would get some
money. Arthur II. Murphy. candidate for Presi-
dent Of The Bronx, told Charles F. about the sit
nation there.
Senator James +. Frawley around waiting
for a chance 10 speak 70 the boss His head was
between his hands most OF the time. and he didn't
try 20 '.jolly" any one.
There was great disappointment at the Wigwam
the failure OF Justice Gaynor TO denounce
promptly the allegation 10y William N. Wins. that
Justice GRynOr. June !. 1905 at the Holman
House. was conniving with Senator McCarren and
Gene" Wood the notorious Albany lobbyist 10
cefeat the enforcement OF the law against betting
The psychological effect OF q backdown by a
Iammany champion in hard fight is always de-
moralizing the rank and file. After the Tam
many men saw Mr.. Ivinss charges in the morning
dent that Justice Gayuor would come back with
q vengeance al WINS and cover him with confu-
sion. Instead Of that. the judge contented him
self with calling Mr. WINS liar and letting the
matter so that.
This attempted disposition o. sensational mat
ter didn't suit the Tammany men at all Not in
ten years has the gloom around the MiSwam been
30 pronounced as this year. At the outset OF the
campaign IL figured that the nomination
Of Gsynor would result in a walkover for the Tam
4. To nil he TY1Cr CllT
Tamnany IN nearly al the New York County
districts consunmated their steal OF the Hearst or
ganizstion. The effect Of this exactly the op-
posite Of what contemplated. Mr.. Murphy and
his friends assumed that doing this would demOral-
ize the Hearst organization and put Nj Hearst out
0f politics for at least 3 year Instead Of that Il
made Mr Hearst angry. and. although he had de-
cided 10 keep Of politics he Al once decided to
punish Tammany Tor its wanton insult and injury.
and now he is IN the race for the mayOralty.
The best that Tammany can figure out Of the
situation now is the election OF Gaynor alone
The leaders figure that. while he is losing ground
every day he stin has a comfortable winning
margin, and that he viii retain II through the
canvass Privately they admit that the fusion
fists stand 10 elect their Controller and president
OF the Board of Aldermen, as well as their county
tickets in all the bOroughs. Such q defeat as
this would be is not openly admitted possible
by the Tanmany men. but privately they admit
that the fusionists have the better chance Of
victory for everything below Gaynor's name on
the ticket
What is the outlook for the Democratic ticket
Al this tine?" Charles F. Murphy was asked yes
teTday.
The II was the beginning OF the
campaign" said Mr.. Murphy. I am confident
that Gaynor VIII carry al the horoughs He
would win II he didn't make = single speech"
The double meaning attachable this utter
snce was not recognized by Mr.. Murphy.
What about Mr.. Ivins's charge, that Gaynor
couniTed with Senator McCarren. Eugene Wood
and Others 10 defeat the enforcement OF the anti
gambling laws?'
7 don't know the hrEt thing about it, said
Nj Murphy.
He said that you were one OF the hackers OF
the Bradley-G Gafney-Steers Company. What about
that2"
Nothing in it-absolutely nothing in il I am
not connected with the Bradley -Ganney- Steers
Company, and never have been"
When told that Herbert Parsons said that the
registration showed falling of in strong Demo
cratic districts and a corresponding increase in
strong Republican districts, Mr. Murphy replied:
That is very nice-for Mr.. Parsons Continu-
ing, he said:
i have not had time to study thoroughly the
registration, but 7 think that you viii find there
is an increased registration in the boroughs Of
The Bronx and Queens and II you study the in
crease in those boroUghs you viii find that Il is
the lost TaInmany registration from the lower
districts