New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21

But about John Mitchell. Governor Sui
yer? What was Mr.. Murphys objection
| 10 himT'
IL urged the peculiar qualifications OF
Mitchell, and he said Mitchell was not a
Democrat. and that he was Roosevelt
man, adding: He 10 . Progressive and
you are heading the same way
II replied that Mitchell was a good
enough Democrat to get every Demo-
cratic vote In the Legislature OF Illinois
! for United States Senator and to be CT
+, fered the Democratic nomination for vice.
! President at the Denver convention.
| However, said IL is immaterial to me
whether he Is a Democrat or not he Is
/ the most experienced and competent man
! in the state in my opinion, for the place
Refused to Put Murphy's Mon on the
Bench.
| I'VE talked over the appointments to
vacancies on the Supreme Court bench for
the LIST Department. Mr.. Murphy was
very anxious that j should appoint
I Michael j. Mulqueen and Mr.. Giliespir
to two OF these vacancies, and urged the
matter on me very strongly. In taikins
about these appointments to the Supreme
Court bench told him under no circuin-
stances would | appoint any lawyer 10
| the Supreme Court unless 1t met with the
approval OF the Bar Association.
"As a matter Of fact, | refused to nan'e
! Mr. Murphy's candidates for the Supreme
Court vacancies, but appointed Barlow
nj
| Threat 10 Wreck His Administration
1T was in this very conversation that
| Mr.. Murphy said to me: unless you DO
what I want you to do ! will wreck your
administration as Governor. block all your
LEGISLATION, and defeat all your appoint
| ments
| He said Remember. | control the
! Legislature, and the Legislature can con-
/ troll the Governor
He also threatened me with public
| dIs7race unless I agreed to his programme
on legislative matters and appointments
1T was at this conference, too, that
! he talked about the things he had
on me- and said that had better listen
state; that ~ I did what he told me to !
would have things easy. and no trouble,
and that N I didn't do what he wanted
me to would have all the trouble
wanted
| MIR Suffers eyes fairly bazed ms he
spoke Of the insulting threats OF the
| Tammany boss He clenched his fists and
4 I,gg % rptn stood
out sharply.
Would Make Him a Laughing Stock.
! Think OF a Governor OF the great State
/ OF New York having to listen 10 such
/ language from such n man! / told him
that was the Governor and that II he
would let me alone | could succeed, but
! that could not succeed II | vas 10 be
"a catspaw for him. | told him that
! I wanted to give the state ar honest and
efficient administration; that In my opin-
| ion that would do more 10 help the party
than anything else"
| What did Mr.. Murphy say 20 that.
Governor
He was very insulting. Then J asked
I him what he could do 10 destroy me.
And he said Never mind you will find
out In good time. Stand by the orsani-
cation and YOU will be all right. II you
90 against the organization I will make
your administration the laughing stock
OF the state
Il told him that all | wanted vas To
do right, be honest and carry out my
oath OF office. lie laughed AT this. and
said that some OF the men had around
me would run away from me just as soon
as trouble began
Tried TO Stop Investigation Of Prisons.
ut was at this time that he asked me
to call or George Blake, the commissioner
who was investigating the prisons. He
said that Blake must be called off and
that he didn't want the prisons lnvestI.
gated unless we could agree upon some
man TO do IL. 1 told him that Blake was
an efficient man and that was going TO
~ you do you will be sorry for II. Mark
what | am telling you nowI'
Il told him what had heard about the
vileness of things in the Sing Sing and
| Auburn prisons. I said: We certainly
ought not to stand for them. l want to
get at the facts. and IL there is anything
! wrong. stop IT. IL there is any graft.
eliminate it,
| Mr.. Murphy told me that he didn't want
! anything done in connection with Sing
| Sing prison by Blake or any other man:
that the warden there, Mr.. Kennedy, was
n friend OF his and good man and he
wanted him left alone. This. remember
was the warden whom l afterward re-
moved from his place on charges and
who was since indicted by the Vest
chester grand jury"
AS Mr. Sulzer told his story OF the
bosss attempt to seize the state govern
ment he gave names and dates ana
places in convincing. straightforward
narrative. There was no hesitation, no
evasion. He gave the facts like one who
that every event had been burned into
| his memory.
Mccall Murphy's Emissary.
when Mr.. Murphy found out that he
could not use me and control me he sent
emlssarIes to see me frequently to de-
mand that / do certain things and to
threaten me N I refused. You must not
Empire State. These threats began In a