New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21
ALL FALSE; | PITY HIM."
IS THE CRY OF MCCALL
Tammany Hall Candidate for Mayor Makes Long
Reply to the Murphy Messenger-Boy
Charges of MIR. Sulzer.

up on that, and I will not be changed.
| He said; now want to talk with you
about the man. and that Ia tho purpose
Of my sending for you He enumerated
! several names. and as he announced
| them. Of his own motion and without
any suggestion OF any kind from me.
declared he would not appoint them
names, because they were not. excepting
one instance, the names OF the men
whom he refers to In his statement.
The one name that he did mention
| and which he refers to In his statement
| was Henry Morgenthau. And he stated
| to me that Mr.. Morgenthau would proba-
! bly, be made Secretary OF the Treasury
under the new administration, and that
he. Morgenthau. had told him that he
! was willing to take the appointment OF
the Craftsmanship of the Public Service
| Commission, take up the subject Of rapid
transit and subways. act upon It and dis
pose Of 1t before March l. and resign in
| time to 60 down to Washington TO assume
| his portfolio.
II Immediately said: Why don't you
| appoint him? He is capable man; he
| Is a man Of experience, and whatever
his action may be on the question OF
rapid transit or subways. you would
| have the comforting assurance that the
man you had named was chosen by the
| President Of the United States for the
most important portfolio In his Cabinet
That was the only time that Henry
Morgenthaus name was mentioned In my
presence by Governor Sulzer. and In re-
Spouse to my inquiry as to why he did
not name him. he told me that he had
concluded not 20 do so.
"You Are tho Man."
He then turned to me and said: There
| is just one man that could relieve me Of
| this anxiety that is bearing down upon
me. and he said: You are the man My
] reply TO that was: Governor you are
| crazy. ! do not want to enter into any
discussion OF this matter at all. so that
you cannot possibly indulge the hope that
VIII take the place. I want you TO put
1t out OF your mind
II left the Executive Mansion some
where around midnight. believing that I
had made myself understood to the Gov
| ernor and hoping that he would accept II
| In the proper spirit. From that moment
up TO the Saturday before my name was
sent To the Senate for confirmation | was
: lmportuned by the Governor at every
turn, and on the Thursday before the
Monday on which my name was sent TO
the Senate went 10 Albany at his earn
est solicitation and he again preached tire
subject Of the craftsmanship OF the Pub
| lie Service Commission. teiing me that he
would send some name into the Senate on
Monday night.
II told him he had better first find tho
man. AS I would not servo or consent TO
my name being considered for the posi-
| ton / left Albany that night thinking
' the matter was settled. on Saturday I
received a communication from the Gov
ernor saving that he was coming to New
York | met him. lie dired with me. and
he told me that his sole object In coming
TO New York was To force me u take this
place. and that Ahe would not 20 back to
Albany until he had my consent
Charles r. Murphy sent For.
"He appeAle to me on the side ~ M
! duty 10 the state. my duty to my party.
and my duty TO tho citizens OF New York
| who had hCnorcd me. and he became so
| importunate and so insistent that asked
him:
J What assurance can you give me that
| will be promptly confirmed IL allow my
name TO go in? He then suggested that
Mr.. Murphy be sent for. Mr.. Murphy
came. and In the conversation that ensued
he opposed my appointment. and even
went 80 far as TO say that he was dis
posed TO advocate that be not confirmed.
During the conversation. which lasted UNI
III midnight, not one word was spoken
about any other Office except the chair
manship OF the Public Service Commits
sion.
mo other Office or application for Office
was discussed. He left my house with my
consent to send my name to the Senate on
Monday night When the Governor says
that at that conversation he mentioned
the name OF Mr.. Morgenthau or Mr.. Pea
body or John Temple Graves he is making
statements that are the pure figments OF
his imagination.
| Oh what say dTe the ut-
terances Of the Governor made at the time
OF my nomination.
In the New York papers on the morn
Ing after my appointment was announced
Governor Suzer was quoted In n long
statement. the pertinent part OF which
was as follows:
"In selecting Nj. Justice Mccall for the
Office want to tell the people just how
and why the selection was made. ! have
known him since we were law students.
and our personal relations for thlrty-odd
years have been intimate. He Is a man
for whom | have the greatest respect and
the highest regard. No man can question
his high standing as citizen. his Indus
try as a public servant, his ability as a
lawyer, his worth and impartiality as a
justice OF the Supreme Court OF our state
and his determination always to do what
he believes TO be just and right for the
public good He Ia my lifelong friend. In
him 7 have the most implicit confidence.
He is big enough for any office In our
country.
Looks for Some Ono Else.
"a short time ago he was our guest In
Albany. when we gave the official dinner