New-York tribune., 1910-01-05
MURPHY DROPS IN
T4MM4NY SURGES IN
BEHIND HIN.
But If He Got More than Soft
Words the Tiger Hasn't
Cheered Up Yet.

Gaynor and Secretary Adamson on the
Jump, but the other things paled in COM
parison with the larger fact that Charles
F. Murphy. the boss of Tammany Hall,
called at the Mayors office at 3O3
o'clock, waited in the office of Secretary
Adamson Cor Public Service Commits
sioner Wilcox to get through talking
with his honor until 3:25 o'clock and
then himself talked face to face with
the chief dispenser of temporal political
blessings for forty minutes by the clock.
1t must have been telepathy or some
thing that did it-that is, Sent the news
around the Tammany camp that Murphy
was with the Mayor Not many Tam
many men We're at the City Hall when
the Tammany chieftain reached there,
but inside of ten minutes the homo
geneous political molecules of Tammany
Hall came piling into the City Hall by
the dozen, and the corridor soon be-
came jammed with them. A palpitat-
ing. saliva-swallowing, hungry-featured
mass. they swept up the corridor like
grasshoppers in an Oklahoma cornfield,
ready to seize anything juicy emerging
from the Mayors office.
AN AWFUL FORTY MINUTES.
1t was an awful forty minutes for the
big and little molecules of Tammany
Hall. ]. Sergeant Cram had pledged his
word of honor that none but Democrats
were to be placed on guard by the
Mayor What kind of Democrats-that
was the burning question? And the big
boss was in the inside Office with the
chief dispenser talking it over with him.
The Mayor had given forth soft words
for Murphy. Would he follow them up
with soft jobs? That was what Senator
James j. Frawley wanted to know while
his gold watch ticked away the fatefui
minutes. That was what Larry Multi
san. representing the pieces"
Sullivan brigade, wanted 20 know. Ditto
Billy Sinnott and Jack Fitzgerald
and Charlie" Culkin and all the lesser
molecules.
1t was the first time that Charles F.
Murphy had been in the Mayors Office
in more than eight years. His last exit
from the office had been when he was
treasurer of the Dock Board, in the
golden age of Tammany Hall, when Van
Wyck was Mayor, Cram president of
the Dock Board, Murphy treasurer. and
the highway to the City Treasurers Of
fee was marked with the footprints Of
all the happy big and little Tammany
men.
While the crowd waited it wondered
how it happened that Mr.. Murphy went
straight to the Mayors office, without
being directed. When Mayor Gaynor
reached the City Hall on Monday morn
ing he asked OF the old patrolman,
(Which way do L go?' Murphy didn't
have to ask yesterday. The end of the
City Hall has been remodelled and the
offices shifted about since, as Dock Com
missioner, he made his last pilgrimage to
it. He seemed to go to the patronage
door as if by instinct. All these things
kept the little fellows pondering as they
waited for him to reappear.
Finally. after more than a full hour
inside, large hurly man with red face
came out 1t was Murphy. The re-
porters closed in on him, shutting off his
advance and retreat.
What about it?" asked half a dozen
at once.
ASK the Mayor-helI do all the talk
ing" said Mr.. Murphy.
rs he going to give you anythng?"
THE Mayor will do the talking" was
the answer.
Did you submit any names?"
Ask the Mayor-he is the one to an
swer questions" said Mr.. Murphy, good
naturedly.
AWAY STRIDES THE BOSS.
|. Down the corridor he strode, surging
crowd after him, asking all sorts of
questions. When the Tammany leader
reached the front entrance he was joined
by Philip F. Donohue, treasurer Of Tam
many Hall; Alderman Frank i. Bowling,
Tammany leader of the board, and
Joseph Haag secretary of the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment, the Tam
many candidate for President of Man
haitian Borough in the last election.
With these he went away.
1t was nearly two hours later before
Mayor Gaynor furnished the sequel to
the big story of the day.
The Mayor did not wish to be quoted
as saying anything about Mr.. Murphys
call. ne SdlO llldI MI. pIIy Iiou Dtfi
IL Atlantic City. and had called person
ally to congratulate him. They had
talked about politics, government and so
forth. He couldn't tell about the details.
Mr. Murphy had not suggested any new
names for appointments. They had
talked about appointments still under
consideration. but Mr.. Murphy had not
suggested any new names. Mr. Murphy,
the Mayor said, had not come by APP
pointment. He had just called, that
was all.
His relations with Mr.. Murphy never
had been other than cordial since he
first knew him, which was less than a
year ago He said he didn't know
whether Mr.. Murphy would come again.
II had been eight years, according to
Mr. Murphys own statement, since his
last visit to the City Hall, and il might
be another eight before he came again
Those were the points traversed by
Mayor Gaynor and the reporters as the
latter started for his home in Brooklyn
at the close of his fourth days work.
IL the consensus Of opinion among the
Tammany men is safe deduction Mr.
Murphy saw the Mayor yesterday TO as
certain just how he stood with him He
wanted 10 know whether the words of
commendation printed on Monday meant