New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
MURPHY TRIES HARD
TO REVIVE CHARTER
Queens Borough Presidency May
Be Bait Held Out for Sen
ator Harte'S Vote.
MAYOR SAID TO BE BUSY
His Postponement Of Election Of
Gresser's Successor Thought
To Be Signifcant-Boss
Summons Leaders.

/ There were strong indications last night
that Charles F. Murphy and his lieu
tenants were engaged in a desperate at
/ tempt 10 revive and pass the charter, in
spite Of the pledges made by Senator
/ Grady and Senator Cullen that no further
effort would be made TO foist the docu-
ment on this city.
Murphy was said to be in consultation
with his legislative leaders, who had
been hurriedly summoned from Albany,
and If by hook or crook enough Of the
insurgent Senators could be forced into
line the charter would be passed. All
sorts OF pressure was being used on the
men who had stood out against the
charter on Saturday. after which Sen
ator Grady declared it was as dead as
mackerel.'
The postponement Of the election Of a
Borough President Of Queens by Mayor
Gaynor yesterday. in the light Of last
nights developments, was seen TO work
in perfectly with the plans Of Murphy.
/ Senator Harte. of Queens, one OF the
eight Senators who so far has refused
steadfastly TO vote for the charter, has
been freely mentioned as a possible sue
/ cessor 10 President Gresser. In case he
/ should decide at the last minute that the
charter was not so bad as he thought, II
would not be at all improbable that Muir
! ply would be glad to use his influence
with the Democratic aldermen in Queens
10 obtain Harte's election as Borough
( President
Friends Of Mayor Gaynor declared
yesterday that he was enraged over the
/ failure Of the Democratic organization
/ TO force the charter through as he de-
sired He is said 10 have suggested that
/ one more attempt be made to get the in
surgent Senators in line in addition 70
| urging the Tammany boss" 10 use every
means in his power TO force through the
/ charter, the Mayor was said 10 be using
what personal influence he had TO bring
about that result.
/ I'm their determination TO make an
other attempt TO pass the charter the
! Democrats are showing a shameless dis
/ regard for the pledges made by Senators
I Grady and Cullen on behalf Of the ma
/ iority in the Senate But it would be
only such a trick as has been used be-
/ fore by Tammany in getting through
+ something that public sentiment de-
/ nounced. BY their announcement that
/ nothing further except the direct pri-
/ mary measure would be taken up in the
/ Senate the Tammany leaders gave their
word % the Republicans and the other
/ opponents of the charter that they could
safely withdraw from the battlefield
! Persons who have known Senator
/ Grady for years expressed great doubt
/ last night that he would allow the pledge
that he had made TO be broken, even
ON orders from Murphy. Whatever his
faults have been. Senator Grady has
had the reputation, like the late Senator
4 1IcCarren, Of not breaking faith. even
with an opponent
There are twenty-nine Democratic
/ Senators. including Senator Wagner,
who is still in the hospital Eight Of
those at the capital refused on Saturday
to vote for the charter, leaving only
/ twenty or the lWehty-siA Notes heces-
sary 10 pass the charter. Senators SAKE
and Stilwell have made no secret Of the
fact that they would favor the charter
IL certain changes were made in it.
Tremendous pressure is being brought
ON Senators Duhamel and Black, of
Kings. With these four votes only two
more would be needed. Those Of Sena-
tor Harte and Wagner would do the
trjck-and it was said last night that
Senator Wagner might be taken 10 Al
/ banv in case his vote were needed.
Senators Burd, Roosevelt and Bayne
were considered fixed in their opposition
to the charter, although that has not
/ prevented the Tammany men from un-
/ ..-i..., nffnrts 10 hiring them around.