New-York tribune., 1913-11-01


geon because they were going so far
Wood corrected me, and said that
the real reason Mccall had left the
meeting was that Mccall had suggested
to the conferrees they could not legally
impeach. Sulzer. and McCabe had called
Mccall down for his exposition OF the
law, saying, When we want any iesal
advice wen get a lawyer and that
was the time and the reason OF mccall
leaving"
McCalps Bench Nomination.
Hennessy talked steadily along, tax
4ng I'D next, without interruption IRON
court or District Attorney, the matter
Of McCalrs nomination to the supreme
Court bench in 1902.
Wood told me-" he continued, "that
there was a time when Murphy wasn't
so friendly with Mccall and that II
took a lot of influence to get Mccall
nominated as a Supreme Court canui-
date" ,
ue checked himself on that part OF
his recital for moment then and re-
turned to more recent events, to say:
AT a subsequent meeting in Albany
I told Wood that Mayor Gaynor ned
told me that Mccall was to be the can
didate. Wood said, Yes, he Is the can
didate.' and l said, We'll, you told me
once that Murphy was sore at Mccall
and he said that that feeling had oeeh
dissipated long ago.
Then Wood told me the clrcum-
stances of the Judicial nomination III
1902. He said that Big Tim suIh-
van was very anxious to have McCall
as a nominee and asked Murphy 10
nominate him. Wood said that Muf-
ply came to see him in the HoHiiiah
House. Anthony n. Brady who also
had a room in the Hoffman House, was
there. and Brady suggested sending Ior
Murphy, and called him on the tele-
phone ard Murphy came.
Wood told me that Murphy said
then that he didn't know Mccall, ana
that while he had nothing against nm
his. McCalrs, district leader had not
recommended him, and he didn't see
any reason for nominating him for su-
preme Court justice.
Brady Was Mccail's Warm Friend
Brady indicated a warm friendship
for Mccall, Wood told me, and said to
Murphy he would be very glad 10 see
him nominated. but Murphy left with
out making any promise
Before Murphy left, Wood said' he
asked him whether he would give the
nomination to Mccall if he, Wood,
would get McCalls district leader to
recommend him. Murphy didn't COM
nit himself. but told Wood to go and
get the district leaders recommended
ton first.
Wood said that he saw or called
George w. Plunkitt and arranged for
meeting for that same might in Woods
room between Mccall and Plunkitt.
Pmnkitt came first, and said he didn't
know Mccall. and wasn't opposed to
him hut ne wanted any candidate from
his district to see him first. He said
he was tired of having candidates going
TO 14th street first"
Chief Magistrate McAdoo interrupted
Hennessy's steady stream at this point
10 INQUIRE whether Wood bad said spe-
cihcally that Mccall then lived in the
district of which Plunkitt was leader.
Hennessy replied that he did not recall
Wood saying so in so many words, but
he gained that impression from what
Wood said.
Taking up the thread Of his story
lain, Hennessy continued;
Mccall came along and Wood left
Mccall and Plunkitt in his room, and
he went 10 Mr. Brady's room, telling
them TO call him when they were ready.
Later he came back, and found Mccall
and Plunkitt on very friendly terms,
and Plunkitt said he was going to see
Murphy in McCalls behalf.
'T think Wood said that Murphy had
been waiting in restaurant In Third
avenue, between 10th and 18th streets,
and Plunkitt went over to see him.
Wood said that after Plunkitt saw
Murphy Murphy still remained obsti-
nate about the Mccall matter, and Big
Tim Sullivan went to see him and
again urge McCalrs nomination.
Wood told me that later he had
telephoned Murphy on the day of the
county convention in Tammany Hall,
but that even at that late day Murphy
still refused to give any assurances.
and ne said to Murphy, Why, you
haven't any candidate except Mccall.
What's the use of bluffing?' Wood said
he asked Murphy TO stop in at the
Hoffman House on his~way TO the Hall
for the convention, but Murphy did not
appear, and he. Wood, went down to
l4th street with a. friend, whose name
he did not mention to me.
They waited outside. in 14th street,
Just to the west OF Tammany Hall,
Wood said, and then they heard that
the nominations had been made, and
Murphy came along with Phil Donohue,
and Murphy said to him. Wood, L see
YOU nominated your man."
PIunses Steadily Along.