The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-12
'SULZER-MURPHY
SPLIT AT HAND
Break Expected Over Cam
paign for Gaffncy as
Highways Chairman.
GOVERNOR OBJECTS
Advisory Committee Majority
Presses Naming of
Murphy Man.
TREMAIN LEADS 4 BOLT
Legislative Approval Of Suffers
Programme Promised if
He Will Yield.
TREMAIN LEADS 4 BOLT

tonight to complete break between
Gov. Sulzer on one hand and Charles +.
Murphy and the Democratic state
orga nization on the other.
II the break comes it will he over
the question Of appointing James T..
Gaffney. associate OF Mr. Murphy. as
State Highways Commissioner.
Gov. Sulzer will not appoint Gaffney
! n he holds to his present purpose. Mr.
Murphy is understood to have insisted
that he wanted Gaffncy to head the
reorganized highways commission.
Friends of Gaffney have written to the
Governor urging his appointment. IL
Gaffney can get the Endorsement Of ex-
perts on road building he may have a
| chance. Otherwise he hasn't any.
The mannuvring to have Gaffney
named az head of the Highways Depart
ment from which the Governor removed
G. Gordon Reel as superintendent and
| which is still being Investigated. has
interested :he Governor.
Gaffney was named as chairman of
| the advisory committee appointed by
the Governor to help him in his inves-
tigation. one object Of the committee
was to assist the Governor in picking a
competent head for the department.
To make II easy for the Governor to
appoint Gaffncy without taint OF Tam
many influence or Murphy's suggestion,
Gaffney's friends on the committee are
said to have planned 10 submit to the
Governor twelve names. Gaffney's being
one. There was considerable opposition.
however. The minority on the commit
| tee, headed by Charles r.. Tremain. who
was Superintendent OF Public Works
under Gov. Dix. announced that II the
plan was followed there would be red
hot minority report to the Governor
against Gaffney.
| The Governor was assured. il is un-
derstood. that IL he appointed Gaff-
ney, as Murphy wished, there would
be no opposition to his pet measures
from the Democratic majority in the
Legislature and no objection from the
same source to other appointments he
has to make.
| Suffers bills for an efficiency depart
ment and a board OF estimate, in addi-
ton to other reform measures which
have been held up by the Legislature,
would be passed and he could have full
swing in appointments to the Supreme
Court and the upstate Public Service
| Commission.
The Governor was also informed that
the Senate would confirm the nomina-
tion of Milton +. Gibbs OF Rochester AS
IA member of the State Hospital Com
mission. This nomination has been held
up. Senator James Frawley, n Tam
| Ef ri ct lna6 rh., to hu,
of the Finance Committee, has said that
Gibbs would not he confirmed. The com
mittee viii hold "A meeting to-day.
1t is expected that there will be wit
nesses who will try to show that Gibbs
has not the qualifications for the job.
| II Justice James W. Gerard is ap-
pointed an Ambassador by President
Wilson the Governor will have two ap-
pointments to the Supreme Court There
will be two vacancies on the upstate
Public Service Commission. II the
Gaffney arrangement should go through
there would be no objection to the nam
ing OF John n. Carlisle who has been
chairman OF the Governors inquiry
commission. and George NJ. Palmer,
chairman OF the Democratic State com
mittee. as Public Service Commissioners.
| Politicians are worried over the Gov
ernor's attitude on making appoint
ments. 1t IL not likely that ne will name
any man for the Supreme Court who
has not received the approval of the Bar
| Association. He Is not likely TO appoin,
a successor to Herman w. Hoefer, WIN
resigned as State Architect as a result
of the complaint OF the American Insti-
tute of Architects, unless the candidate
is acceptable to the institute. This
leaves the politicians without much
opportunity to put forward favored
friends.
The action taken by Gov. Sulzer In
the case of Michael j. Mulqueen. pu,
forward as a candidate for the Supreme
Court to succeed Edward T.. Mccall
shows the course he is adopting In
making important appointments.
William ID. Guthrie. chairman OF tho
judiciary committee of the Bar Associa
ton. wrote to the Governor as soon as
Mulqueen's name appeared in the news,
papers and said the association woulc
like to have chance to pass on Mul.
lqueen's qualifications Gov. Sulzcr tolc
the Bar Association to go ahead. 1t IL
understood that Mr.. Guthrie was in.
formed that no man would be appointed
who did not qualify according to tn,
Bar Association standards.
a fight with the Legislature and the
Democratic State organization would re-
suit in the Governor being turned
down" for denomination, according tc
the State leaders who have Mr.
Murphy's confidence. Those who are
supporting the Governor contend that
II ia Tammany which IL taking the risl,
In an open rupture with the Gov
ernor.
The New York city Mayoralty cam.
paign In the fall Is giving much concern
to tho Tammany men, who admit that
the record made by this Legislature will
play an important part in the cam
paign. The Democrats. for the first
time In years. have an absolute con-
troll of the Legislature, which is dom
mated by Tammany men.
| The Speaker OF the Assembly is
Alfred Il. Smith, n 'fammanyite from
his boyhood. Senator Robert i. Wag-
ner. also IA Tammanyite. is leader Of the
Senate, and Senator James Frawley. a
Tammany district leader Is chairman
Of the Senate Finance Committee. Tam
many can legislate for the good or the