New-York tribune., 1911-01-12

New York County is concerned. ne isyc 9n1p
ard committee has reason 70 u"u,icsi
though II Is difficult to believe OF !. po pr Mr.
leader as experienced and as aStute 40 a
Murphy. that this announcement was nd
without previous conference with tne tneecrat r9i tic
Governor Of New York - =, hi,
Though Mr.. Murphy. as head oi dae
county organization. may be the pest JSSo2y
OF the wish and determination or that oV MS
as TO its rejection OF a candidate lot t,r,s
high office, recommended by the aJSna adJo,s' ~
county in which the candidate resiueo' ~
would not seem that his position - one A.
Justify such a summary and hnai CT nf
nouncement even for his own county -, ~
the elimination OF the candidate puon,Jhss ~
proposed and earnestly supported oy u'o
Democratic Mayor OF his own city. ,s
The Tammany leader, powerful as ndic, ne h
does not yet, despite Republican preuiJ .
tions. speak for the whole state. nor Is h'S
announcement decisive OF the contest. 3
The county of New York by and OF
itself does not represent or control ,ao Ira
jority of the Democratic Legislators WIs
are TO vote for Senator: and Mr.. MurpnS ~ .
declaration. in curt disregard of the Demo
cratic Mayor and without prior conference
with the Democratic Governor, may nov
prove acceptable TO the majority OF Demo,
cratic legislators OF the state az soullu
party policy or proper party decorutn,
Other counties and other leaders are yet 70
ne heard from. and IL may be that they
are not all ss Indifferent as Mr.. Muipny
not voted the Democratic ticket before the
last election. Democrats whose regularity
and constancy are beyond question are
supporting Mr.. Spehsrd in great numpers
and they resent any imputation upon thelr
political fidelity but they believe that sucn
fidelity does not require them TO ignore
the value OF enlarging the party and OF at
tracing TO II those who have not hereto
fore voted with IT, The policy of repellins
such voters has been pursued for too many
years with the result of keeping the party
out Of power. Its return to power has been
effected and should be continued by the
policy Of attracting support, which Is Of
fered by the candidacy or Mr.. SHEPARD
more than by that Of any other candidate
yet suggested.
II. however such policy of repulsion IL
TO he adopted II should not have been an
nounced without full and frank conference
With the two principal Democrats In re-
sponsible official position--the Mayor OF the
city Of New York and the Governor OF the
State of New York. The end is not yet.
Murphy Grants an Interview.
Murphy got here a little after o'clock.
With him were Daniel T. Cohalan and
Thomas F. Smith, secretary Of Tammany
Hall Immediately every politician in the
hotel lobby surged toward Murphy, but he
gave a little interview first.
There is no sentiment among leaders in
our organization for Shepard" said he. "If
the organization is against him, I'm against
him"
Does this eliminate Shepard from the
contest" was asked.
80 far as we're concerned it does"
smiled Murphy. grimly.
Was any sentiment discovered in the
organization for Nr. Sheehsn?'
II didn't discuss that or the sentiment for
any other candidate" was the reply. NO
sentiment was found for Shepard, save
among those who vote the Republican ticket
and occasionally for a Democrat"
Are Sheehau and Cohalan and Cram and
Herrick and Gerard still in the feld?'
"Yes; those and others" said Murphy.
"The Shepard men say this means a
fight" the Tammany chief was told.
"A fight?" lie queried. IA fight where?
We will make no fight"
Immediately after Murphy gave his inter-
view he had a long talk with Alderman
Sullivan. OF Buffalo Sullivan is first lieu
tenant Of County Chairman Fitzpatrick,
who Is kept at home through serious illness
In his family. Both are hot Sheehan men
Joseph Cassidy. of Queens, announced five
minutes after he heard Murphy was against
Shepard that the Queens County legislators
would vote soIldly with Tammany on the
Senatorship. Queens has one Senator and
four Assemblymen. all Democrats.
John II. McCooey, looking perfectly COM
Portable, declined TO discuss the big chiefs
utterances He said that so far as he was
concerned he stood on his statement issued
yesterday.