New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21


me 70 60 10 his hotel to confer with him.
wanted him to meet me In the Execu-
tive Chamber or come 10 the Executive
Mansion.
HE refused 10 do this and declined TO
go 70 the hotel.
Met Murphy at Mecalrs House.
Now, the next time saw Mr.. Murphy
was at Judge Edward f. McCalfs house
in New York City on the night or the
second Of February. | talked from Albany
with Mr.. Mccall over the telephone about
the Public Service Commissionership.
we made an appointment to meet at
his house that night.
II left Albany that afternoon for New
York, and Judge Mccall met me with his
automobile at the 25th street station.
"He told me Mr. Murphy was at his
house waiting for US
I'VE talked going down to his house.
He said he would accept the Public Ser
vice Commissionershp II would insist on
It. But he wanted Mr.. Murphy's consent,
so there would be no dificulty about his
confirmation.
house we went upstairs and met Mr..
Murphy IN the front room. We talked
over several matters Judge Mccall was
present part Of the time. Then we had
dinner.
After dinner MIR Murphy and | dis
cussed matters at considerable length re-
garding appointments. Mr. Murphy urged
me to appoint his friend. John Calvin.
Public Service Commissioner. in place OF
Mr.. wilcox, whose term had expired.
Mccall and the Public Service Com.
nissionershp.
THE subway question was very acute
in New York and great pressure had been
brought TO bear on me by prominent ciu-
zens to reappoint Mr.. Wilcox or TO let
him remain in office until the subway con-
tracts were disposed Of.
81 urged the appointment Of Henry
Morgenthau or George Foster Peabody
or Colonel John Temple Graves. Mr..
Murphy would not hear OF these men. He
talked long and earnestly In behalf Of
Mr.. Calvin.
Finally suggested as a compromise
Judge Mccall Mccall himself said that
he would accept, provided il was agree
able TO Mr.. Murphy
we discussed the subway question, the
proposed contracts and various other mat
tiers. The hour was getting late and |
finally said that unless Judge Mccall vas
agreeable to Mr.. Murphy ] would send IN
the name OF Henry Morgenthau TO the
Senate the following Monday night. and
II he was not confirmed OF course MI
Wilcox would hold over, and that that
would be agreeable TO a great many prom
nent citizens in the city.
"Mr Murphy was agreeable TO the ap-
pointment OF Judge Mccall, and IL was
understood that the judge should send me
his resignation by messenger Monday
afternoon.
Appointments That Murphy emanded
AT this meeting and subsequently Mr..
Murphy demanded from me pledges re-
Harding legislation, and especially con-
cernIng appointments TO the Public Ser
vice commissions, the Health Department
the Labor Department, the State Hospital
Commission. the Department OF state
Prisons and the Department OF High
ways. He insisted that George NJ. Palmer
should be appointed chairman and Pat
rick e. Mecabe . member OF the Public
Service Commission OF the I'd District.
This is the 'Packy' McCabe who Is Muir
phys political lieutenant In Albany.
Mr.. Murphy further Insisted upon hav.
! Ing The McManus for Labor Commits.
sIoner, a man named Meyers for State
Architect, a man from Brooklyn whose
name ! forget for State Hospital Com
missioner. and James e. Gaffney for
Highway Commissioner, in case ] wished
! to supplant Mr.. Reel. Mr.. Murphy said
that Reel ought TO be kept, as he was a
good man. This is the same Reel whom
l subsequently removed
"Gsffnsy or War;" Murphy's Message.
Mr.. Murphy added that II wished a
new Commissioner Of Highways Jim
Gaffney was the best al.around man for
the Job. Subsequently he demanded the
appointment OF Gaffney, and still later a
prominent New Yorker came to me in the
Executive Mansion bringing the message
from Mr.. Murphy that II was 'Gaffney or
war | declined to appoint oaffney.
This Is the Gaffney who, only few
months afterward, on September 4, 1913.
in undi sputed testimony before the Su-
preme Court at Nyack. was shown TO have
demanded and received $4,000 in money
| (refusing to take a check from one OF
the aqueduct contractors, nominally for
| advice This is the man who Mr..
Murphy demanded should be put In po.
sItIon where he would superlntend and
control the spending Of sixty. five millions
OF the money OF the state In road con-
treets.r
The lines around Mr.. Suffers mouth
frightened as he recalled the scene at the
Mccall house. and his fingers twitched.
How could /, how could any honest
Governor consider such man for such a
place." he exclaimed. "How could face
the people after such a surrender7
Shortly before midnight We left Judge
McCalrs house in his automobile and he
and Mr.. Murphy accompanied me 20 the
Grand Central Depot where took the
train for Albany.
Murphy Determined on 0aHnsy.
When removed Reel from the ONCE
OF Commissioner of Highways ! began to
hear pretty vigorously from Mr.. Murphy,
who was more determined than ever TO
| ,acura the place for Tim Garfney"