Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
BOSS MURPHY CALLS LlEuTEN.
ANTS FOR IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE.
LEADER IN LAST STAND
WITH BACK TO WALL
Prsdietien freely Made That Murphy
Will Be Rstirsd-No Plane Made to
Combat suIxsr In HE Campaign for
EIsotion-MocaIi Faces Defeat in
Race for Mayor Of New York.

Albany, Oct. 29-Char!es F. Murphy
assembled his lieutenants and advisers
from all parts Of the state about him
at Delmonico's. In New York, in one
Of the most important conferences Of
his political life.
Patrick q. McCabe wen. down from
Albany and sat in. John H. CcCooey
was there from Brooklyn. Other ad-
visers were present. The conference
was on the crisis facing Judge Edward
e. Mccalrs candidacy, on William Sui
ger and on the Glynn state administra-
ton.
Murphy is fighting this year with his
back to the wall. He has been told
recently, and it is stated here that he
was told yesterday, that II he loses this
city election his political influence will
have reached an end. The upstate
men are calling Murphy's error Of po-
litical judgment in nominating William
Sulzer "a political crime"
Leader Admits Murphy's Retirement.
In New York last night. one of the
men who had attended the afternoon
conference made no bones Of admit
ting that Murphy's retirement was In
the air.
IF Murphy loses the city election"
he said, II look for him to retire. A
leader wears out after O certain num-
Der Of years. II Murphy does not re-
tire. as I believe he will, in the event
Of the loss Of the present election. 1t
is quite possible that he may be forced
out But this Is not SO likely as that
Mr.. Murphy himself will see the force
Of the situation and retire from poll
tics. His record Of defeats Is piling up
on him. He could not do anything for
the organization in the Mcclellan or
Gaynor administrations, although he
nominated both Of those mayors. His
Sulzer fiasco was the last thing and
the worst. Upstate people are de-
scribing the Sulzer matter as q politi-
cal error on Murphy's part amounting
to crime"
The spokesman said that now that
Murphy was discredited by the WASH
ington administration. and there was
IA probability that Mccall would be
defeated on an issue created solely by
Murphy's bad judgment, there seemed
no reason why Murphy should expect
to lead the organization any, longer.
1 4A1S man pOluIcu Out LNdL murphy
personally Is being made the issue in
the New York City campaign
Tammany Has No Plan.
So far Tammany Hall has not decid.
ed upon any course Of action with re-
gard to William Sulzer. The Tam
many leaders are already hearing that
they committed a serious blunder in
not pressing the disqualification vote
against the former Governor. They
have not decided upon any appeal to
the grand Jury and have not definitely
taken up the possibility of indicting
Sulzer. They fear that this will make
him more Of hero. Any move made
along this line will be made after the
election.
Murphy himself at Yesterdays con-
ference conceded the fact that Sulzer
would be elected in the Sixth Assem-
bly, district. His view is that Sulzer
will be discredited in the Assembly and
will not cut much Of a figure there.
Murphy, the man of few words. made
no comment on the city situation at
yesterdays conference. He said:
1T Is tight fit"