New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-23
NO BLOW HIT, BUT
MURPHY GLARED AT
BRISBANE AND
Head High Just Like That
as "tke Boss" Gided A5cay
at Delmonico's.

Arthur Brisbane, Hearst champion,
and Charles F. Murphy and ]. Sergeant
Cram. Gaynor champions. came danger
ouslv near a clash at Delmonicos on
Thursday night.
The details were made known yester-
day at Tammany Hall. The disclosure
followed the publication last night of the
following paragraph in a two-column
article written by Mr.. Brisbane in an
evening paper:
only want to add a few lines.
gazed upon the faces of ]. Sergeant
Cram and of Charles F. Murphy in Del
monico's cafe yesterday. Defeat for
Gaynor was written as plain as day on
Grams large forehead and all over
Charles F. Murphy's face. Mr.. Murphy
would endear himself TO the friends or
the deceased if he could save that look
for a funeral.
There was blood on the moon when
this came to the attention of Messrs.
Cram and Murphy at the Wigwam. The
facts, from the Tammany point OF view,
seem TO be as follows:
Mr. Murphy and Mr.. Cram were to-
gether at Delmonico's, as usual. late in
the afternoon. Mr.. Brisbane came along.
and knowing Mr.. Cram, stepped up and
shook hands with him. II Is said that
he was on the point of speaking and Of
fering to shake hands with the leader of
Tammany Hall when Mr. Murphy gave
him a Dead Mans Gulch glare. turned
on his heel and walked away. leaving
Mr. Brisbane alone with his thoughts
and Cram.
Whether that was just the way it hap
pened or not. the three were close to-
gether. and there was nearly a clash
between Mr. Murphy and Mr. Brisbane
When Mr.. Murphy was asked yester-
day if he had met Mr.. Brisbane the day
before he looked angry. and said:
"A fellow who seemed intoxicated or
under the influence of drug spoke to
me. turned away from him."
When Mr.. Murphy was asked yester
day about Tammany pluraIities he said:
From $4,000 to 100000 would not sur
prise me in the least
What are your figures?''
Il have not figured yet. 1 will tell Won
later when the leaders have compIeted
their canvass. This will not be until
n.
however. that we will win all the tick
cts, city, county and borough, and that
the lowest man on the county ticket will
have from $4,000 to 10000 plurality"
Mr.. Murphy was asked if he had read
the story from Albany, in which Pat
rick A. McCabe. the Democratic leader
of Albany County, was said to have
stated that it was at Mr.. Hearst's sug-
gestion that ". ]. Conners, of Buffalo.
was made chairman of the Democratic
State Committee three years ago, when
Mr.. Hearst was the Democratic candi-
date for Governor.
Yes" was the reply, Il know it 10 ne
true. know that Mr.. Hearst demanded
that Conners be made chairman of the
state committee. He said that Corners
was the only man he would trust his
money with. AS Mr.. Hearst had prom
ised to finance the campaign, / advised
letting him have his way about it, and
Conners was elected chairman"
1T is stated that Mr.. Hearst promised
to put $4,000 in the campaign if he
was nominated Did he do SOP" Mr.
Murphy was asked.
"I don't know" was the response. II
do know that Corners told me after the
campaign that he had sent Hearst a bill
for either $4,000 or $4,000. 1 don't
now remember the exact figures. but IL
was one or the other. and that he had
never received a reply from him. He
afterward told me that he had sent him
two other letters about the matter. with
the same result. l don't know whether
he ever got the money or not'
The centre of activity OF the Demo-
cratic municipal campaign at noon to-
day will be the Order OF Acorns' head
quarters. No. 25 Union Square. Judge
Gaynor will be the chief speaker