New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27
MURPHY'S SILENCE HAS
NEW WORKERS At SEA
Tammany Boss. Holding State
Delegation Under Unit Rule,
Gives No Inkling Of Plans.
HEARST DEAL AN ADVAN TAGE
Might Mean Legislature Control
-Crimmins Says Gaynor Boom
Is Fading and Favors
Underwood Now.
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Baltimore. June 26-Members of the
New York delegation are deep In the
woods when II comes to knowing just
what Charles r. Murphy IS up 10 and
what. he intends 10 do with their votes.
Of course. they know that he has never
! been loalacious nor given TO committing
himself 10 any proposition unnecessarily.
! but on this occasion they seem 10 be un-
able to get the slightest inkling of what
he Is planning.
Tn, ninety members Of the delegati1l
are waiting TO cast their votes under the
mn rule for the propositions that Mr.
Nurphv NAV finally decide must g.
through. They hope that what he does
NAV he wise. because Of the presence a
his side OF Justice Daniel f Cohalan'
who before he went on the bencn' was
for more than ten years the mentor OF
the New York boss
, The strongest sort Of pressure mas neen
brought to bear on Murphy 10 throw the
New York delegation 10 the support d
Champ Clark II has been pointed out
70 him that he might make a protitable
arrangement with William Randolph
Hearst on the strength of such support.
Although Murphy is taking the keenest
delight on figuring in the national situa-
ton. II has always been the 1rst thouSht
of the boss OF Tammany Hall 10 look ont
for his own interests in the city and the
state.
II has been shown TO him that in re-
turn for his support of Clark Mr.. Hearst
would be willing to have the lndepen-
dence League indorse the Murphy local
ticket in New York this fall. II is fig
ured that this might result in the cleo
ton Of at least ten or twelve additional
Democratic Assemblymen and several
Senators. Above all things. Murphy
would like to control the New York
Legislature, and anything that might
help to that end must prove most at
tract!ve proposition to him.
Boss in Conference All Day.
The committee on rumors has been ex-
tremely active to-day. Mr.. Murphy
spent the day away from his rooms in
the Hotel Emerson in conference with
Thomas F. Taggart, Roger Sullivan.
Norman f. Mack, Senator Stone, OF Mis-
souri,, and other members of the old
guard They went directly from the
% An tn of
the country clubs in the vicinity of
Baltimore. In this way they avoided
hundreds OF managers. assistant man
ayers and second assistant managers
who were looking for them hard
One of the rumors that received the
widest publicity at the Emerson and the
Belvedere was that Murphy and his
friends had decided to try 10 nominate
Clark for President and Senator O'Gor-
man of New York. for Vice President
The story went further. to the effect that
the Murphy plan included the appoint
ment by Governor Dix Of William F.
sheehan as United States Senator 10
succeed O'Gorman. II Murphy ever had
any such idea the attitude of Senator
OGorman put an end TO it.
ut is only dream" said the Senator
"As a matter OF fact, 1t is ridiculous
You must remember that 1t would not be
necessary for a Senator to resign in or
der 10 run for Vice-President."
By which he meant TO imply that even
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