New-York tribune., 1909-04-02
MAYOR-M NJ URPHY PEACE
EXPECTS I'LL
THE GOOD JOBS LEFT.
Promised DsaI Makes Organization
HapW-.5trengthcn8 BcnsePs
Chances to Head Ticket.

Tammany organization men were juhiiant
! Yesterday over the unconfrmed news sitting
from the city Hall and Tammany Hall that the
Mcclellan Murphy peace pact would endure
sufficiently to insTire TO the organization all Of
the remaining good appointments to be made by
the Mayor The developments yesterday sup
ported The Tribune's article last Sunday an
nouncing the probability that Commissioner
Bensel of the Board of Water Supply would run
for Mayor and that easier times were due for
the Tammany district leaders.
Things are not far enough along to character
ize the situation as a deal" between the Mayor
and Mr. Murphy. but it is believed that the
Mayor has 20 some extent resumed friendly
relations with the chief of Tammany Hall. and
is preparing 10 distribute patronage in a man
ner that will please the Tammany men. Before
midsummer Mayor Mcclellan will make the fol-
lowing appointments:
Three city magistrates. to serve ten years, at
$500 year; one Special Sessions justice. forty
city marshals, whose fees amount to about
$1,000 year each; a Deputy Water Commits
sioner and secretary to the Department of
Water Supply
In addition to these places there is
less patronage in connection with the Board of
Water Supply. of which John a. Bensel is
president. Mr.. Bensel says he is not poll
tcian, but while he was chief engineer of the
relations with Charles F. Murphy. at that time
treasurer of the board, and with J. Sergeant
Cram. president Of the board and now chairman
of the Tammany General Committee.
Mayor Mcclellan and John H. OBrien, Com
missioner of the Department of Water Supply,
Gas and Electricity, not as intimate las for
merly. while Commissioner Bensel and his
brother Walter Bensel. Sanitary Superintend-
ent. seem to be more potential than at the
City Hall.
Just what it all means the Tammany district
leaders do not profess to know. The Mayor has
given Murphy some terrific surprises in the last
three years. and that gentleman is wary Of him
The Tammany organization has been greatly
weakened by the starvation diet enforced by
the City Hall under Mcclellan. and while it well
comes the prospect of regular meals it is look
ing hard at all the bones from the City Hall,
fearful that there strings" TO all of them,
and that further and more bitter disappoint-
ments will follow their acceptance
The Mayors friends scout the theory that he
has entered into deal with Murphy. They
admit that he is showing the organization favors
and expect that he will do what he can to beat
the Republicans and others in the coming may
orally night
Yesterday there was sprung story that
Commissioner O'Brien very soon would resign
his office and that the Mayors new political
adviser was Commissioner BenseL When the
Mayor was asked about it he said:
4 see that l am to have a political Sviser.
am not in politics. and have not been for three
years, so | don't the necessity of a
adviser. or any adviser, for that matter. l don't
know Of any reason why Commissioner O'Brien
should resign. I have not asked him to do so.
and he has not rendered his resignation. nor
has he spoken to me about it"
"Will you say that far you are con-
cerned he viii not resign
Il know of no reason why he should resign.
He is most admirable commissioners"
When Commissioner O.Brien was asked about
the reports he said:
Il don't intend to resign. Nothing has been |
said to me about resiCning. and I've said moth
ing 20 any one about ii. It's good day for an
April fool joke"