New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
Ends His Four Days of Pleasant
Work in the Capital With.
out Saying Farewell
to Governor.
STILL HIS PARTYS MASTER
Unperturbed by Executive S
Claim of Leadership, He Set
ties Matters of Patronage
and Policy Away from
the Peoples House"
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany, Jan. 16.-Charles Francis
Murphy, after spending four days Of
leisurely and apparently pleasant work
in the capital, returned 10 New York
this afternoon. He did not make "A
farewell call on Governor Sulzer. The
Governor said tonight he had not seen
the Tammany chief since the first day
he came here, when Murphy, with tEe
other electors. walked from the Capitol
10 The Peoples House" known as the
Executive Mansion i'm official docu-
ments, and took luncheon there.
During his stay here Murphy's opera
tions have made il perfectly apparent
that he isn't paying the slightest at
tention TO Governor Suffers dcclara-
tion that he is the state leader. made so
by the votes Of the people. Seemingly
the oyerlord OF 1ith' street has brushed
il aside like the Intellectual campaign
attacks which are made on him around
convention time by anti Murphy Dem
ocrats
Murphy devoted himself to con-
ferences with upstate politicians and
legislators--his own from New York
and upstate men. He returned 90 New
York with the cheering confidence that,
whatever the ( pvcrnOr might say
about being leader. either of his party
or public sentiment. Murphy was com
pete and absolute master of the Demo
cratic organization.
With Murphy here since Tuesday
have been three Of the men on whom
he relies most upstate-William II.
Fitzpat trick Of Buffalo; Patrick T.. Nc
Cabe, of this city, and William r.. kel-
ley. state committeeman from SYRIA
cuse. With them and some Of the more
important men i'm the Legislature he
has discussed matters Of politics and Of
legislation Just as If there we're no
Governor-or as If the Governors opin-
ion were certa 10 coincide with theirs
these men have settled questions Of
patronage and OF public policy.
Settled Commission Question.
Two things among the matters dis.
cusscd and apparently settled by them
stick out prominently above all the
Others. one was the purposed abol-
ishment Of the Public Service commits
sions in favor of new body Of seven
members, with the same salary as the
members Of the present commissions,
but seven-year terms instead OF five
year terms. Murphy, Fitzpatrick and
the other politicians and legislators de-
cided that this was too crude and raw 10
attempt in a year when Tammany had
TO have the appearance Of being
good" that it might not prejudice its
chances of carrying the coming mu-
nicipal election in New York city.
Subsequently, Governor Sulzer made a
sort Of public tender Of appointment
TO place in the upstate Public Ser
vice Commission to Fitzpatrick, Muir
phys first lieutenant. The Buffalo
man at that time was saying he
couldn't afford to take the place.
Scott t-Sulzer fight in the prison de-
partment. This was a thing touching
Murphy nearly on two counts, his
friendship for Scott, who is a loyal
Organization" man, though an excel
lent prison official, and the fact that
Governor Suzer was favoring the anti
Murphy element Of Democracy in the
person Of Thomas Mott Osborne.
Murphy and the others thought Sulzer
was making foolish mistake and get
ting himself into trouble.
II is known TO some persons here
that Murphy told Colonel Scott to
stick" regarding his desire to resign
rather than displace George Benham,
warden of Auburn Prison, in favor Of
the Osborne candidate. whose cause the
Governor had espoused. Colonel Scott
stuck" to the extent that Benham
Is warden OF Auburn to-day, although
he has resigned to take an office in
an Auburn trust company. Moreover,
Benham will remain warden until
Colonel Scott appoints another. He
will say nothing about that. II seems
to he a matter for much considerat ton
with him.
Governor Sulzer, on the other hand,
saws the entire incident is closed. The
net result is that Colonel Scott remains
in Office and his friends say Rattigan,
the man Sulzer wanted appointed, will
never be appointed to that place as
long as Colonel Scott is head of the
prison department.
Fitzpatrick Close to Murphy.
Peports that the Governors tender
If a $4,000 job to Fitzpatrick haI
hrouoht about a rupture between Muir
nh, and the Buffalo leader and swung
,be latter into an alliance with the
Governor against Murphy were re-
ceived here day with chuckles OF de-
risiou by organization men. Fitzpat-
rick was pleased enough at the Gov
ernor's rraise of him. He did not treat
Il as an important matter. however. and
,,oot nersons here took II as pleasing
u,tIe stage play. II is said on the
highest authority that the relations be-
,woon Murphy and his Buffalo col
han