New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-12
MURPHYTZING THE STATE.

What will Republicans and indie
pendents who are dissatisfied with the
Republican party in this state, who are
angry at Alldsism and indignant at the
opposition to Governor Hughes, accom-
plish by voting the Democratic ticket?
They may elect Mr.. Dix Governor. Mr..
Dix is certainly Murphy's candidate.
nominated by a convention which all
observers agree was more completely
dominated by the Tammany boss than
any previous convention ever was. To
what extent Vfr Dix is Murphy's man as
well as his candidate it is safe to judge
from the circumstances. Mr.. Dix was
one of the organizers of the Democratic
League which played into Murphy S
hands. helping him to unseat Corners
and make himself undisputed master of
the Democratic machine. Mr.. Dix was
then chosen by Murphy TO be chairman
Of the Democratic State Committee,
since which time he has evinced ca
pacity TO get on in perfect harmony with
the Tammany boss, and the net result
of his work as state chairman is that
Nurphy's power in the Democratic
party is greater than it ever was before.
Murphy has tried him. found him salts
factory and nominated him for Gov
ernor.
Furthermore, the rest of the state
ticket is thoroughly Murphyized. With
a characteristic eve on the main chance
the two state offices which have to deal
with the states finances and contracts
went TO Tammany men. But that is not
all The Attorney General who will
have charge of the states Department
of Justice will be. if the Murphy ticket
is elected. the useful Carmody, who
scandalized the state by his actions
when presiding at the Carnegie Hall
convention where the foundations Of
Murpby's power in the state were laid.
Murphy depended upon him then and
can depend upon him now. With this
ticket elected the whole state admins
tration would be Tammanyized.
Then we pass to the Legislature. 1t
is there that fault IS found with the
Republican party, csr5ainly not in the
gOTernorship, for the universal testi-
mony is that the party has just given
the state one Of its greatest and best
governors. 1t was in the Legislature
that one Republican leader Of the Sen
ate received large sums of ''apprecia-
ton money" and his successor, the
notorious Aids. took bride The Re
publican party, however, has got rid of
Aids and his kind and has shaken itself
free from the control of those who
backed him. But. on the other hand, if
the Democrats control the Legislature
the leadership of the Senate will go TO
Grady, Allds's old crony. who defended
him when he was Oh trial and voted for
his acquittal. With Grady will be asSo-
ciated the two Sulliyans. Cullen and
FrawIey, who also voted for Allds's ac-
quittal and who have been for years
members of the non-partiSan "old
guard" which has dominated the Senate.
If the Democratic party is successful
Allds'S supporters will have the chair
manShips OF the leading Senate com
mittees and will dominate the legiSla
tive situation at Albany. A vote for the
Democratic party is a vote to put in
power the kind of men and the sort of
influences which Governor Hughes has
driven out of public life and which his
friends have forced out of control Of the
Republican party